SawMaster
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Mine are still working and still keep the date/time reasonably accurately for 24 hours; I haven't had them idle for longer than that yet. My 'funky' one is still recording but I don't trust it so this weekend I'm ordering another Mobius as I'd planned for my side cams along. EddieL's fix should work for any of these, but most dashcam users aren't going to have the needed tools, skills, or desire to accomplish that. And the manufacturers aren't going to fix it by any means other than firmware changes because of the added expense/loss of profits that would entail.
It needs to be realized that this is an old generic design whose performance is now considered mostly acceptable at best. And with the many different manufacturers and the intense market competition it's nearly reached it's nadir. Viofo's upcoming G1W-S with a Sony sensor will probably be the last hurrah of the G1W series cams. It's an old veteran who has served us well (and it deserves recognition for that) but whose time to fade out of the scene has probably come. There's not a lot to recommend it anymore- mostly it's low price and it's ability to use cards larger than 32GB and the versatility of the suction-cup mounting. It was a very good option in it's time but those times have changed.
Phil
It needs to be realized that this is an old generic design whose performance is now considered mostly acceptable at best. And with the many different manufacturers and the intense market competition it's nearly reached it's nadir. Viofo's upcoming G1W-S with a Sony sensor will probably be the last hurrah of the G1W series cams. It's an old veteran who has served us well (and it deserves recognition for that) but whose time to fade out of the scene has probably come. There's not a lot to recommend it anymore- mostly it's low price and it's ability to use cards larger than 32GB and the versatility of the suction-cup mounting. It was a very good option in it's time but those times have changed.
Phil