Just wondering if anyone has used the Geko Orbit 530. I don't see a Geko section but they are the same company as Papago.
I've used it for several days now. I am actually on a second unit because I returned the first one. While it checks a lot of buttons for me, I have two issues with the camera.
On the plus side, it
- has a screen
- has WIFI
- has what seems to be a decent app
- comes with an adhesive AND suction mount (suction mount looks to be pretty strong too)
- has 1296P
The issues I have are the following
- the 1296 is 1768 x 1296 which is a 4:3 aspect ration - ie NOT widescreen. The image also looks horizontally compressed using this mode. Cars look squished. I don't get why they would use this boxy shape ratio. Almost defeats the purpose of the higher resolution.
- the other issue I have is that even with it set to record at 5 min lengths, the camera can save videos of any and all different lengths - 13 seconds, 3 minutes, 2 minutess, ... anything under 5 min.
- there can be missing footage - I have seen gaps from the end of one video to the start of the next video form 1 second to as much as 30 seconds.
Because of the issues, I returned the first unit. I did test the camera with supplied 16 Toshiba Gig SD as well as my own Kingston 32 Gig SD. The issue seemed to be only with the supplied SD.
The camera went on sale again for $40 off so I decided to give it a 2nd chance. I was still seeing the odd video time lengths. I ended up testing it on the 8 Gig SD that came with my Papago S37 as well as my own Kingston 32 Gig SD. Got the same results on all SD cards. From what I recall, the camera did seem to be more stable at recording proper 5 min videos if the camera was not moving - ie just left on a table to record. In an actual car, I would get anything but 5 minutes. I was also still seeing 1 or 2 second gaps between video files.
I contacted customer service. They are looking into it. The service is actually really good.
I have a few days left to decide if I want to keep this so wondering if anyone else has seen these issues.
The reviews are really good on the Best Buy website but I wonder if those people see this issue with video length and the gaps.
I've used it for several days now. I am actually on a second unit because I returned the first one. While it checks a lot of buttons for me, I have two issues with the camera.
On the plus side, it
- has a screen
- has WIFI
- has what seems to be a decent app
- comes with an adhesive AND suction mount (suction mount looks to be pretty strong too)
- has 1296P
The issues I have are the following
- the 1296 is 1768 x 1296 which is a 4:3 aspect ration - ie NOT widescreen. The image also looks horizontally compressed using this mode. Cars look squished. I don't get why they would use this boxy shape ratio. Almost defeats the purpose of the higher resolution.
- the other issue I have is that even with it set to record at 5 min lengths, the camera can save videos of any and all different lengths - 13 seconds, 3 minutes, 2 minutess, ... anything under 5 min.
- there can be missing footage - I have seen gaps from the end of one video to the start of the next video form 1 second to as much as 30 seconds.
Because of the issues, I returned the first unit. I did test the camera with supplied 16 Toshiba Gig SD as well as my own Kingston 32 Gig SD. The issue seemed to be only with the supplied SD.
The camera went on sale again for $40 off so I decided to give it a 2nd chance. I was still seeing the odd video time lengths. I ended up testing it on the 8 Gig SD that came with my Papago S37 as well as my own Kingston 32 Gig SD. Got the same results on all SD cards. From what I recall, the camera did seem to be more stable at recording proper 5 min videos if the camera was not moving - ie just left on a table to record. In an actual car, I would get anything but 5 minutes. I was also still seeing 1 or 2 second gaps between video files.
I contacted customer service. They are looking into it. The service is actually really good.
I have a few days left to decide if I want to keep this so wondering if anyone else has seen these issues.
The reviews are really good on the Best Buy website but I wonder if those people see this issue with video length and the gaps.
