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SC100 capacitor is labelled as 5.4V
(photos from RCGroups)
don't we have that with mobius 1 too? 3.7v batteries and 5.4v capacitors??
GitUp F1C - 4K F1.8 130° FOV
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don't we have that with mobius 1 too? 3.7v batteries and 5.4v capacitors??
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Personally, I don't know. I just plug it in and it works.
Perhaps the Mobius 1 was designed with circuitry to work with both battery and capacitor?
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I don't know guys, just putting it up... I find it weird that Mobius can and Gitup can't...
How is that with the Maxi btw?
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There you go, I'm in for a new Maxi....
Digitalele889 has the cap version for US $67,49 now. Or should I better turn to eletoponline??
Since it's going on my bike(s) I'm getting me the condom too! https://www.ebay.nl/itm/Black-Soft-...Resistant-for-Mobius-Maxi-Camera/163875893118
Yes I said bikeS, since I've allowed me a little playing endulgence.....
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GitUp F1C : Observations
I have used the F1C intermittently for the past 7 months. I really want to like it and use it every day, but there are two issues that stop me from doing that.
- The capacitor does not keep the internal clock running for much more than 24 hours. If I don't drive every day, the camera soon loses the correct date & time. If the time is lost it does not revert back to a default time unlike some cameras, so the loop process still works correctly. It's just the date & time stamp which is almost always inaccurate.
- The Auto WB is unreliable, with frequent shifts depending on changes in the scenery. It's almost like the colour is sampled from a very small area of the sensor rather than looking at the whole frame. The only workaround I have found is to use the "Sunny" WB preset all the time.
GitUp have never released a firmware update for this camera, which is a shame since it has the potential to be a good quality, discreet 4K dashcam for people who prefer a matchbox format camera and the mounting options that shape provides.
I have used the F1C intermittently for the past 7 months. I really want to like it and use it every day, but there are two issues that stop me from doing that.
- The capacitor does not keep the internal clock running for much more than 24 hours. If I don't drive every day, the camera soon loses the correct date & time. If the time is lost it does not revert back to a default time unlike some cameras, so the loop process still works correctly. It's just the date & time stamp which is almost always inaccurate.
- The Auto WB is unreliable, with frequent shifts depending on changes in the scenery. It's almost like the colour is sampled from a very small area of the sensor rather than looking at the whole frame. The only workaround I have found is to use the "Sunny" WB preset all the time.
GitUp have never released a firmware update for this camera, which is a shame since it has the potential to be a good quality, discreet 4K dashcam for people who prefer a matchbox format camera and the mounting options that shape provides.
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GitUp F1 / F1C Hybrid
As noted above, the F1C currently has a few drawbacks. However the 130deg F1.8 lens is rather good, so I have decided to swap the lens modules, installing the F1C lens on a regular F1. So far the results are fairly good - better than using a standalone F1 as a dashcam.
As noted above, the F1C currently has a few drawbacks. However the 130deg F1.8 lens is rather good, so I have decided to swap the lens modules, installing the F1C lens on a regular F1. So far the results are fairly good - better than using a standalone F1 as a dashcam.
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I've not seen it listed on its own.
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Well, bought the F1c to replace my old Mobius2 rear dash cam.
Two observations till now:
1. In my case it acts as a rear dash cam. it has no rear status led so in order to check if its recording i need to turn around and look at the status led located on the lower part of the camera
2. Very often, i open the car switch, wait a few seconds and then start the car, only to find the camera started when i opened the switch, but when i started the car it shutoff and didn't start again
Two observations till now:
1. In my case it acts as a rear dash cam. it has no rear status led so in order to check if its recording i need to turn around and look at the status led located on the lower part of the camera
2. Very often, i open the car switch, wait a few seconds and then start the car, only to find the camera started when i opened the switch, but when i started the car it shutoff and didn't start again
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Update:
regarding #2 above. what solves this issue is to open the car switch, wait a bit longer and then start the car.
also, while driving, every ~20 min, i hear 3 beeps from the camera, it restarts. i tried to:
1. Replace the memory card
2. Flash Firmware
3. Connect the camera to electricity in my home
None of the above helped, it keeps restarting every ~20 min.
I sent mail to Gitup, its been a week now, no answer yet.
regarding #2 above. what solves this issue is to open the car switch, wait a bit longer and then start the car.
also, while driving, every ~20 min, i hear 3 beeps from the camera, it restarts. i tried to:
1. Replace the memory card
2. Flash Firmware
3. Connect the camera to electricity in my home
None of the above helped, it keeps restarting every ~20 min.
I sent mail to Gitup, its been a week now, no answer yet.
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Update #2:
Seems like the problem was with the memory card ,it is not compatible with the camera.
heres the testing.
Some info:
- The card that caused me issues is a Genuine Samsung 128GB evo select type 3 memory card
- I have formatted the card on my mac + guiformat2 tool
1. The memory card in FC1 is causing camera restart
2. Inserting the same card to my Viofo A119 V3 causes the same issues. its stops recording after a while
3. Inserting a different memory card to these 2 cameras solves this issue. no more restarts
4. Running h2test2 on the memory card gives NO error
5. Connecting the card to my MAC and transferring couple of GB of data pass successfully
Seems like the problem was with the memory card ,it is not compatible with the camera.
heres the testing.
Some info:
- The card that caused me issues is a Genuine Samsung 128GB evo select type 3 memory card
- I have formatted the card on my mac + guiformat2 tool
1. The memory card in FC1 is causing camera restart
2. Inserting the same card to my Viofo A119 V3 causes the same issues. its stops recording after a while
3. Inserting a different memory card to these 2 cameras solves this issue. no more restarts
4. Running h2test2 on the memory card gives NO error
5. Connecting the card to my MAC and transferring couple of GB of data pass successfully
