Firmware question

[Sentinel]

Just got a SpyTec A119 and it came with firmware 2.01. I see 2.02 on the SpyTec website but here on this website they have 2.05 but I'm guessing that it is from VIOFO and not SpyTec. Is it safe for me to use the 2.05 firmware?
Is it necessary? Does the newer firmware give me anything or fix anything important?
Just don't want to take the chance if I don't have to.

Thanks.

 

[CaptureYourAction]

I would update to 2.05 as it does fix some bugs.

 

[Danny Boy]

It is now V2.06

http://support.viofo.com/support/solutions/articles/19000019600-viofo-a119-car-dash-camera-firmware

It appears to me that this is changing to fast. I have V2.01 and will stay with it until I encounter some abnormally.

 

[BlackCloud]

Just got a SpyTec A119 and it came with firmware 2.01. I see 2.02 on the SpyTec website but here on this website they have 2.05 but I'm guessing that it is from VIOFO and not SpyTec. Is it safe for me to use the 2.05 firmware?
Is it necessary? Does the newer firmware give me anything or fix anything important?
Just don't want to take the chance if I don't have to.

Thanks.

Yes the Viofo one will work fine. The only difference will be you will have a VIOFO splash screen on startup and not the Spytec one. Some of the default menu settings will be different such as Kph vs. MPH. All else is the same and it will work fine.

 

[Sentinel]

Thank you all. Very much appreciated.
I'll update to 2.05 from here then but I think I will wait a few days first. Just got it and want to make sure it works before messing with it. I think if I flash it now and something is wrong I won't know if it was wrong out of the box or if it was the firmware update that did it.

And I guess in order to update the firmware you just put the update file on a blank sd card and insert it and turn it on and it just updates the firmware all on its own right? No input necessary from me?