Update!
I'm not sure what happened, but after reinstalling the latest firmware (same file from last night/1CARD), using the same procedures... everything works like normal now!
Seeing that I was on 2014 firmware before, this latest one is a big jump and I noticed a lot of new items in the menu.
This is what the latest firmware has, along with my settings, which I'm not sure what the optimal settings are for a few, so I'm open to your suggestions.
Screen 1 of the menu: my settings
RESOLUTION: 2304x1296 30P 16:9 Compare with 1080p, you may find quality actually better on the lower resolution
QUALITY: S.Fine
PHOTO SIZE: 13M (4800x2700 16:9)
PHOTO QUALITY: S.Fine
Screen 2 of the menu: my settings
AE METER MODE: Center
WDR: On (what does this do?) Wide Dynamic Range, may give better results at night
FLICKER: Auto (what's the optimal setting?) Don't worry about this if using outdoors
WHITE BALANCE: Auto (what's the optimal setting?)
Screen 3 of the menu: my settings
EV: 0 (what's the optimal setting?)
RECYCLE: 5 min (I'm assuming this means the videos will record in 5 minute intervals per video file)
MOTION DETECT: Off (I don't have it hardwared)
TIME SETUP: -4 (to get my correct GPS time, Eastern)
Screen 4 of the menu: my settings
AUTO POWER OFF: Off (I'm assuming it will turn off when I turn off the ignition and not while I'm driving)
POWER OFF SCREEN: 3 minutes (but will continue to operate while I'm driving)
STAMP: Date/Time
DRIVER NUMBER: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not sure what this is) You put in your license plate (or any other text) and it'll be part of the onscreen info in the video
Screen 5 of the menu: my settings
GPS STAMP: On
VELOCITY STAMP: On
G-SENSOR SENSITIVE: 2.5G (what's the optimal setting?)
GPS: On
Screen 6 of the menu: my settings
SPEED UNIT: Km/H
BEEP SOUND: On
LANGUAGE: English
DEFAULT SETTING: (didn't go into it)
Screen 7 of the menu:
FORMAT: (formatted to FAT32 on the laptop)
SOFTWARE VERSION: FW 20160317 V1.0
Thanks.