How long is the date and time stored

[Nitram]

I tend not to use my car regularly. I can drive two hundred miles in a day and then not use it for 3 or 4 days.
When left for a few days I've noticed that the date & time is lost. I thought there would be a battery in the unit just to keep the time. Is this the case?
The Supplier suggested I install the hardware kit but I'm a little concerned that the only way to preserve the time would be to have the unit powered continuously, which I'm not keen to do.
Has anyone experienced this?

Thx.

 

[lacibaci]

This cam uses a super capacitor which will keep date/time for a couple of days.

 

[jokiin]

This cam uses a super capacitor which will keep date/time for a couple of days.

doesn't it have an RTC battery on the PCB?

 

[lacibaci]

Yes it does. Maybe it's just something they will fix in the "next" batch.

 

[jokiin]

Yes it does. Maybe it's just something they will fix in the "next" batch.

if it has an RTC battery it should keep time and date info for at least a month, if it's losing the settings in a matter of days it's likely the cell is faulty

 

[lacibaci]

if it has an RTC battery it should keep time and date info for at least a month, if it's losing the settings in a matter of days it's likely the cell is faulty

Wouldn't be surprised. There is very little on this model that works correctly.