Issue with Dash Cam recording mode on Battery C3 on loop mode

Mike,
since you have L files, my guess is your switch is not the problem...
what kind of cards are you using?
here is another try...

take your sd card out insert into a cpu with Window Os
use SmartDisk_FAT32_tool.exe or sdformatter 4 to format the card to FAT32 (not sure if you used the mention tools)
do not use Window's native formatter..they are not very good
and try again..

since you did not mention which firmware version.. I would start fresh..
get sept version..flash
now config the unit as you wish but use no larger than 3 min clips.
when you plug into the power...C3 will autostart regardless of your current setting.

let us know .as it will take 4 hrs for 32g card to loop.
 
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I just confirmed this issue on my C3 as well, (Shipped Dec 21) I let it run, it recorded 32 files, all nearly the same size (1,168,xxx KB.
Last file's time stamp was 8:47 PM, but when I shut it down at 9:30 PM, the LED was still blinking as if it was recording.
I'm also using a 32 GB card.
All the filenames begin with L, and it's also missing the second to last file

01/17/2015 07:27 PM 1,197,011,012 L0000029.MOV
01/17/2015 07:37 PM 1,197,043,780 L0000030.MOV
01/17/2015 07:47 PM 1,197,568,068 L0000031.MOV
01/17/2015 07:57 PM 1,197,207,620 L0000032.MOV
01/17/2015 08:07 PM 1,196,879,940 L0000033.MOV
01/17/2015 08:17 PM 1,196,683,332 L0000034.MOV
01/17/2015 08:27 PM 1,196,912,708 L0000035.MOV
01/17/2015 08:47 PM 1,197,011,012 L0000037.MOV
01/17/2015 04:47 PM 1,197,338,692 L0000013.MOV
01/17/2015 04:57 PM 1,195,503,684 L0000014.MOV
01/17/2015 05:07 PM 1,196,027,972 L0000015.MOV
01/17/2015 05:17 PM 1,195,896,900 L0000016.MOV
01/17/2015 05:27 PM 1,196,585,028 L0000017.MOV
01/17/2015 05:37 PM 1,197,469,764 L0000018.MOV
01/17/2015 05:47 PM 1,197,469,764 L0000019.MOV
01/17/2015 05:57 PM 1,197,666,372 L0000020.MOV
01/17/2015 06:07 PM 1,196,421,188 L0000021.MOV
01/17/2015 06:17 PM 1,196,585,028 L0000022.MOV
01/17/2015 06:27 PM 1,195,765,828 L0000023.MOV
01/17/2015 06:37 PM 1,196,355,652 L0000024.MOV
01/17/2015 06:47 PM 1,196,224,580 L0000025.MOV
01/17/2015 06:57 PM 1,196,781,636 L0000026.MOV
01/17/2015 07:07 PM 1,196,879,940 L0000027.MOV (26 is missing)
01/17/2015 07:17 PM 1,196,388,420 L0000028.MOV
24 File(s) 28,721,677,920 bytes

This is the config file I loaded earlier (to set the time and date again)
datetime=2015:01:17 16:35:00
datestamp=on
videostamp=K1600 GT
poweronrecord=on
autopoweroff=none
moviesize=1080p
photosize=3m
videocliplength=10min
selftime=off
continueshot=1
videosound=on
wb=normal
recordingindicator=on
hz=60
motiondetect=off
ev=0
saturation=normal
gsensor=off
tvmode=ntsc
lapsetime=off
 
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I use 1 min clip....firmware may have an issue to dealt with files bigger than 3 min.
 
K1600C3 said:
I just confirmed this issue on my C3 as well, (Shipped Dec 21) I let it run, it recorded 32 files, all nearly the same size (1,168,xxx KB.
Last file's time stamp was 8:47 PM, but when I shut it down at 9:30 PM, the LED was still blinking as if it was recording.
I'm also using a 32 GB card.
All the filenames begin with L, and it's also missing the second to last file

01/17/2015 07:27 PM 1,197,011,012 L0000029.MOV
01/17/2015 07:37 PM 1,197,043,780 L0000030.MOV
01/17/2015 07:47 PM 1,197,568,068 L0000031.MOV
01/17/2015 07:57 PM 1,197,207,620 L0000032.MOV
01/17/2015 08:07 PM 1,196,879,940 L0000033.MOV
01/17/2015 08:17 PM 1,196,683,332 L0000034.MOV
01/17/2015 08:27 PM 1,196,912,708 L0000035.MOV
01/17/2015 08:47 PM 1,197,011,012 L0000037.MOV
01/17/2015 04:47 PM 1,197,338,692 L0000013.MOV
01/17/2015 04:57 PM 1,195,503,684 L0000014.MOV
01/17/2015 05:07 PM 1,196,027,972 L0000015.MOV
01/17/2015 05:17 PM 1,195,896,900 L0000016.MOV
01/17/2015 05:27 PM 1,196,585,028 L0000017.MOV
01/17/2015 05:37 PM 1,197,469,764 L0000018.MOV
01/17/2015 05:47 PM 1,197,469,764 L0000019.MOV
01/17/2015 05:57 PM 1,197,666,372 L0000020.MOV
01/17/2015 06:07 PM 1,196,421,188 L0000021.MOV
01/17/2015 06:17 PM 1,196,585,028 L0000022.MOV
01/17/2015 06:27 PM 1,195,765,828 L0000023.MOV
01/17/2015 06:37 PM 1,196,355,652 L0000024.MOV
01/17/2015 06:47 PM 1,196,224,580 L0000025.MOV
01/17/2015 06:57 PM 1,196,781,636 L0000026.MOV
01/17/2015 07:07 PM 1,196,879,940 L0000027.MOV (26 is missing)
01/17/2015 07:17 PM 1,196,388,420 L0000028.MOV
24 File(s) 28,721,677,920 bytes
Click to expand...

That means you checked camera at 9:30 PM, and found the last file recorded time is 08:47 PM, even LED is blinking, but no file recorded from 08:47 PM to 9:30 PM.
Here I have been testing on that now.
 
Just finished another test and here are some observations:

1 Using Lexar 32GB card - class 10
2 Camera did loop
3 Recorded 81 files over 6 1/2 hours
4 All files (except last one) are 467MB and are prefixed HT
5 All files are sequential
6 Camera was not switched off during the recording
7 Files are set at 5 minutes record time

It would seem from this test that the files only become scrambled when contantly switched on and off when in the vehicle. @RockThinking has already explained the L and HT file name mixup.
 
you might also see the first file - a one second file..before it continues on....
though it has mix file name etc...it does not stop the unit to record properly..of which most important to me.

the power on/off is a firmware power detection timing/jitter detection issue.
 
Yes, 36. Sorry.
I'll test it again tonight to verify.
 
Tested mine again, started at 4 PM, stopped at 10:25 PM. I disconnected it too early at 8:12, which is why L0000025.MOV is smaller than the rest.
It appears to be working now It had originally started at L0000001, but the early files have been overwritten.

01/18/2015 05:11 PM 1,198,223,428 L0000013.MOV
01/18/2015 05:21 PM 1,197,830,212 L0000014.MOV
01/18/2015 05:31 PM 1,196,453,956 L0000015.MOV
01/18/2015 05:41 PM 1,196,486,724 L0000016.MOV
01/18/2015 05:51 PM 1,196,290,116 L0000017.MOV
01/18/2015 06:01 PM 1,196,421,188 L0000018.MOV
01/18/2015 06:11 PM 1,196,519,492 L0000019.MOV
01/18/2015 06:21 PM 1,196,453,956 L0000020.MOV
01/18/2015 06:31 PM 1,196,617,796 L0000021.MOV
01/18/2015 06:41 PM 1,196,421,188 L0000022.MOV
01/18/2015 06:51 PM 1,196,355,652 L0000023.MOV
01/18/2015 07:01 PM 1,194,848,324 L0000024.MOV
01/18/2015 08:13 PM 199,256,988 L0000025.MOV
01/18/2015 08:30 PM 1,197,371,460 L0000026.MOV
01/18/2015 08:40 PM 1,197,109,316 L0000027.MOV
01/18/2015 08:50 PM 1,197,404,228 L0000028.MOV
01/18/2015 09:00 PM 1,197,666,372 L0000029.MOV
01/18/2015 09:10 PM 1,197,731,908 L0000030.MOV
01/18/2015 09:20 PM 1,197,699,140 L0000031.MOV
01/18/2015 09:30 PM 1,197,633,604 L0000032.MOV
01/18/2015 09:40 PM 1,197,207,620 L0000033.MOV
01/18/2015 09:50 PM 1,197,043,780 L0000034.MOV
01/18/2015 10:00 PM 1,196,912,708 L0000035.MOV
01/18/2015 10:10 PM 1,197,895,748 L0000036.MOV
01/18/2015 10:20 PM 1,197,568,068 HT000037.MOV
01/18/2015 10:26 PM 717,289,404 L0000038.MOV
26 File(s) 29,644,712,376 bytes
 
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@K1600C3 Thank you for the input, that helps a lot, now here we do test on 32GB sd card.
 
so k1600...what ave you changed to get it working?
 
Keep updated,
The new FW is initial released and tested on cameras today, give the feedback to FW guys for further checking.

And tested on 32GB card, it keeps recording, @K1600C3, from your last result, seems everything is fine?
 
Hi Rock,

Hopefully your testing of the new FW is positive, I look forward to your results, and then testing on my two C3's.

Cheers . . . Mike
 
Hi Rock,

Any news? What is the status of this issue?

Cheers . . . Mike
 
Hi Mike,

We have been testing the revised FW, below is the update,
1. the 30 minutes loop recording issue solved,
2. the continue shooting issue solved,
3. we test on file names, it has been L and HT files as we defined, but still has one HT files mixed in loop recording,

So the FW guys keep working on that.

Once it is ready, will release it anyway. :)
 
Good news Rock,

You mentioned 30 minutes, are they also dealing with 10 minute files in loop mode as well?

Look forward to testing once you release the F/W.

Cheers . . . Mike
 
Thanks @RockThinking, will your FW update also take care of the issue of the last file always being placed at the end of the previous last files, as in the example below? It's not a big deal but it still isn't right.

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I use sort display by "time of creation" instead of by "name" in Win7
 
Ok, I do understand,

Other update, as there are people mentioned it is hard to connect to computer via USB cable,
As here I have tested many cables on windows 7 desktop computers, all can connected, the LED is solid red, but take around 20 seconds to see the driver.

We suspect the problem comes from the USB cable, we hand made usb cables, use two current usb cables wired together, there are 4 wires inside cable, now from this hand made cable, each wires now have been double.

I would like to send these two cables to people for testing, and give us the feedback.

To whom?
 
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