Lock / save file?

[evan15281]

Hi

Just fitted Mini 0805.

I've had a search but can't see - is there a way I manually can lock a file or save it so it won't be overwritten if I have a near miss / crash?

Thanks

 

[Nigel]

Welcome 🙂

Bottom button while recording, or if you want to do it later while not recording long press bottom button, select the clip to lock and then long press top button for the menu which includes a lock option.

 

[evan15281]

Thanks for speedy reply. So just a quick press of the bottom button ?(rather than a long press)

 

[Nigel]

Thanks for speedy reply. So just a quick press of the bottom button ?(rather than a long press)

Yes, just a quick press while recording will write protect the current file, assuming you have it set to loop recording.

 

[evan15281]

Thank you very much.

 

[jokiin]

Thanks for speedy reply. So just a quick press of the bottom button ?(rather than a long press)

Generally if the screen is off at the time you'd need to press once to wake it up, a second press to save the file

 

[Aero]

I press the middle button once to switch screen on, then the bottom button to lock the file.

 

[Nigel]

Generally if the screen is off at the time you'd need to press once to wake it up, a second press to save the file

True, but if the screen isn't off and you press it twice then you lock the file then unlock it again!

- Another advantage of the mini 0806, you can press the button on that as many times as you like and it will stay locked 🙂

 

[jokiin]

True, but if the screen isn't off and you press it twice then you lock the file then unlock it again!

- Another advantage of the mini 0806, you can press the button on that as many times as you like and it will stay locked 🙂

If pressing it again while its recording then unlocks the file that's a firmware bug, should behave like the 0806 (and every other camera for that matter) and have no effect if pressed again, consider that in a lot of installations is not possible to see the screen while driving and you can understand why this is a mistake

 

[Nigel]

If pressing it again while its recording then unlocks the file that's a firmware bug, should behave like the 0806 (and every other camera for that matter) and have no effect if pressed again, consider that in a lot of installations is not possible to see the screen while driving and you can understand why this is a mistake

I think all the mini cameras have had that "bug", the developers thought you might want to be able to cancel the lock?

With the 0806, you can cancel the lock with a long press of the lock button.

 

[jokiin]

They've had a lot of simple things wrong before so nothing should be a surprise I guess