Etnoy
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Hey all!
I've researched dashcams for a long time now and finally got one for Christmas, a Mobius with the C2 lens. Excellent camera, and I got everything to work quickly
However, I have a strange issue in that it sometimes does not record at all. The lights flash just as if the camera is recording, however nothing is written to the card.
Let me walk you through everything. Brand new Mobius C2, everything points to the camera being genuine, purchased here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/161577541220
Firmware 2.41. Sandisk Class 4 16GB microSDHC (has worked excellent in my phone for many years), card formatted in the camera.
Power supply: Brand new 12V-5V USB converter with 2.1A current delivery.
Settings: Loop recording, 1080p, auto power on from power.
The strangest thing is that the LED:s are blinking as they should (alternating green/yellow at 1Hz plus the red rear led flashing in unison). Still, sometimes recordings appear on the SD and sometimes they do not. This happens no matter if the card is just formatted or full with loop recording.
Anyway, from my extensive testing it seems to be related to temperature. The Swedish winter has had temperatures down to -20 degrees C, and the cam stays in the car overnight.
It only matters which temperature the cam has on startup. If I run the car, the cabin and camera of course heat up, but if the temperature was low at powerup, nothing will be recorded. If the cabin becomes warm and I disconnect power, wait for shutdown, and then reconnect the camera, recording will start again.
I even tried throwing the camera in the freezer for a few hours. Upon taking it out I had the same symptoms, blinking LED:s saying everything is right, but no recording shows up on the card. I repeat this every few minutes, and after a while the camera is warmer and everything starts working again.
This issue happens even around 0 degrees celsius, so it doesn't have to be very cold at all.
A brand new class 10 64gb sd card is on the way but I doubt that's the issue.
Any ideas? I want to have a camera permanently in the car, but this is really putting me off. Thanks for reading my long post, but I want to get everything down
I've researched dashcams for a long time now and finally got one for Christmas, a Mobius with the C2 lens. Excellent camera, and I got everything to work quickly
However, I have a strange issue in that it sometimes does not record at all. The lights flash just as if the camera is recording, however nothing is written to the card.
Let me walk you through everything. Brand new Mobius C2, everything points to the camera being genuine, purchased here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/161577541220
Firmware 2.41. Sandisk Class 4 16GB microSDHC (has worked excellent in my phone for many years), card formatted in the camera.
Power supply: Brand new 12V-5V USB converter with 2.1A current delivery.
Settings: Loop recording, 1080p, auto power on from power.
The strangest thing is that the LED:s are blinking as they should (alternating green/yellow at 1Hz plus the red rear led flashing in unison). Still, sometimes recordings appear on the SD and sometimes they do not. This happens no matter if the card is just formatted or full with loop recording.
Anyway, from my extensive testing it seems to be related to temperature. The Swedish winter has had temperatures down to -20 degrees C, and the cam stays in the car overnight.
It only matters which temperature the cam has on startup. If I run the car, the cabin and camera of course heat up, but if the temperature was low at powerup, nothing will be recorded. If the cabin becomes warm and I disconnect power, wait for shutdown, and then reconnect the camera, recording will start again.
I even tried throwing the camera in the freezer for a few hours. Upon taking it out I had the same symptoms, blinking LED:s saying everything is right, but no recording shows up on the card. I repeat this every few minutes, and after a while the camera is warmer and everything starts working again.
This issue happens even around 0 degrees celsius, so it doesn't have to be very cold at all.
A brand new class 10 64gb sd card is on the way but I doubt that's the issue.
Any ideas? I want to have a camera permanently in the car, but this is really putting me off. Thanks for reading my long post, but I want to get everything down