Loop Recording Question

[Pavlov]

Hi all

I'm not sure if I should have started a new thread for this question. I apologise if I shouldn't have.

I received my Mini 0801 camera today and can't get my head around loop recording. I don't know whether to select 1, 3 or 5. I am using a 32GB memory card. Is there any benefit to a small or long loop time?

Sorry if this is a stupid question.

 

[jokiin]

personal choice, whatever suits your needs

 

[Choachy]

Right, no real benefit or negative to any choice. If you look at your memory card, you should see each individual file that is the length of your choice (1, 3, or 5). When the card fills up, it begins overwriting the oldest files. Whatever software youre using to view those videos will play them seamlessly and let you export and save the video between your selected starting and end point.

Personally, I like the 3 minute option.

 

[CheckYourLights]

Is there any benefit to a small or long loop time?

As other members have mentioned it really comes down to what you personally prefer Being able to select different segment times is nice because if you were to buy a second DashCam and put your Mini in back with one up front or the other way you could match the clip times making finding and joining together corresponding footage easier.

For instance if you had a Vico TF2 in front and the Mini in the rear the Vico TF2 only records in 5 minute clip segments so you might want to set your Mini to 5 minute clips in case you needed to make a video where a car rear ended you and then went around and took off you would have the whole thing on video via two clips. On the other hand the other Vico model the WF1 only records in 3 minute clips so you could set your Mini to that if you had a WF1 up front.

Some of the lower and middle end cameras offer loop segment times in anywhere from 3 to 10 or 15 minutes. If you happened to buy a camera where this is the case I always suggest a lower loop over something like 10 or 15 because it is easier to go through smaller segments of video if you need to find some footage you want to save when you get home, and to lessen the chance of something getting over written that you wanted to save if your camera does not have a file lock button

Sorry if this is a stupid question.

The only stupid question is an unasked one. We all started somewhere once, and that is what we are here for. We hope you enjoy your Mini and it offers you a little bit of protection and piece of mind when you are out on the road

 

[Street Guardian USA]

I'm using 3 min loop mode on my 0801 in the rear
My other Vico-WF1 only has a 3 min loop mode in the front so I picked 3 min to match up to be the same.

 

[Pavlov]

Thanks for your advice guys. I now understand 🙂

 

[jokiin]

jokiin, wouldn't the bitrate and buffer memory size also affect the choice here? I might have been overcautious, but when I changed to custom firmware on BlackVue DR400G-II with bitrate increased from 7.5 to 12 Mbps, I changed the video segment lengths from 3min to 1min, just in case. Was that unnecessary?

I don't know what sort of recycle strategy they use but for us the higher the bitrate the harder it is to recycle when the recycle setting is lower, longer settings are easier to manage

 

[jonnor]

If I had to email a video file to my insurers - or anyone else - could I send more than a one minute loop? Being a computer thicko I was under the impression you couldn't email more than about one minute. Answers please.
Jonnor

 

[jokiin]

You wouldn't be able to email even a minute, that's generally around 100mb, upload the files to a file sharing site and provide a download link

 

[jonnor]

Thanks Jokiin.....very kind. As you'll have read, I'm a pc thicko, so now I've got to find out how to "upload to a file sharing site and provide a download link." That'll take me a week or two.

 

[jokiin]

Thanks Jokiin.....very kind. As you'll have read, I'm a pc thicko, so now I've got to find out how to "upload to a file sharing site and provide a download link." That'll take me a week or two.

sign up for a free account at www.mega.co.nz very straightforward