kamkar
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Okay got some more to share, and on video this time ( though OOF as action camera was too near to LCD screen )
So i have just modified the Sj6 air to near field focus so i can retake video tomorrow.
But what i found out and replicated several times was:
If you let the camera go into parking mode with the engine still running, and then after the camera have gone into parking mode turn off the engine a little later.
Then after letting the camera sit and do parking mode recording ( i assume don't have memory card as i left that in the car overnight ) well then when you start your engine again the camera remain dark and make no sound.
BUT ! it is recording something, cuz if you poke the camera the G sensor wake it up and the LCD screen come on, and it change to regular recording ( so i think it are still in parking mode though i have started the car again )
But the camera don't respond to changes in power but only to G- sensor, but i would assume if the camera are in parking mode and detect whatever on the power it should change to normal mode.
Which it also do fine if you turn off car before camera go into parking mode, in that case the camera record regular for a little while then change to parking mode and turn off LCD screen, and then upon turning on car again the LCD screen come on and the camera change to regular recording as one would expect.
This are probably not that big of a problem as people would not sit still in a car long enough for the camera to go into parking mode before you turn off the car.
Tomorrow i will also test what happen if you let camera go in parking mode with engine running, but then rummage around to get G-sensor to wake camera up again, but i assume it transition just fine into normal mode again, but better check that to be on the safe side too.
I call this issue No wake up screen, the camer are awake, just not 100% sure what it is doing in this case until G sensor wake it up, which you getting into car and drive off would do of course.
So i have just modified the Sj6 air to near field focus so i can retake video tomorrow.
But what i found out and replicated several times was:
If you let the camera go into parking mode with the engine still running, and then after the camera have gone into parking mode turn off the engine a little later.
Then after letting the camera sit and do parking mode recording ( i assume don't have memory card as i left that in the car overnight ) well then when you start your engine again the camera remain dark and make no sound.
BUT ! it is recording something, cuz if you poke the camera the G sensor wake it up and the LCD screen come on, and it change to regular recording ( so i think it are still in parking mode though i have started the car again )
But the camera don't respond to changes in power but only to G- sensor, but i would assume if the camera are in parking mode and detect whatever on the power it should change to normal mode.
Which it also do fine if you turn off car before camera go into parking mode, in that case the camera record regular for a little while then change to parking mode and turn off LCD screen, and then upon turning on car again the LCD screen come on and the camera change to regular recording as one would expect.
This are probably not that big of a problem as people would not sit still in a car long enough for the camera to go into parking mode before you turn off the car.
Tomorrow i will also test what happen if you let camera go in parking mode with engine running, but then rummage around to get G-sensor to wake camera up again, but i assume it transition just fine into normal mode again, but better check that to be on the safe side too.
I call this issue No wake up screen, the camer are awake, just not 100% sure what it is doing in this case until G sensor wake it up, which you getting into car and drive off would do of course.