Heideho
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- Brisbane
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- Dash Cam
- Navman Mivue 680 x 3
I've owned 3 of these dash cams in 3 cars for nearly 3 years.
I discovered an issue where at times the dash cam would restart recording sometimes as frequently as every 10 seconds or so. This took a while to become evident as it doesn't happen everywhere. For example, I can drive Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast and return on the highway (an hour each way) and the video records in 5 minute segments as per settings. If I return down the old highway to Caboolture however I continually see "Start Recording" on the screen and smaller video chunks are stored until I get back to the Highway and then it's back to 5 minute segments.
I first thought it was power related and caused by bumpy roads. I purchased another Navman power unit for the car lighter socket as the 3 cars are all currently hardwired. That made absolutley no difference. It also took me a while to realise that it was happening in all of the cars and not just mine.
I then started a long discourse with Mitac support which culminated with them having me return one of the units from my car to them. During the discussion I replaced SD cards twice as they neglected to inform me the first time that Sandisk cards aren't approved. I had already discovered a local road where I could replicate the problem (Eatons Crossing Road heading West from South Pine Road). If I drive on Eatons Crossing Road pretty much as soon as I leave the 60 kph zone I can see the problem start to happen. I've repeated this in our Hyundai and it happens a little further but still displays the same behaviour.
Mitac returned a MiVUE 680 to me but not the one that I sent to them. They basically stated it was a faulty SD card and that I should only use certain SD cards that are "approved". The issue still occurs. I just purchased another new "approved" Samsung PRO Endurance card just to be sure but it still happens.
I don't believe the problem relates to a bumpy road as rougher roads around Brisbane or roadworks don't cause the issue. I have at least 3 roads that I frequent that I know cause the issue but I've also seen it on similar secondary mainly country roads.
Sorry for the long-winded intro and background. I'm wondering if anyone else has observed this issue or has a comment?
What I would really like is someone with a similar dash cam here in Brisbane to try driving west along Eatons Crossing Road and tell me if they have the same issue appear. It normally happens very shortly after passing Queen Elizabeth Drive and entering the first 80 kph area in my car and then continues spasmodically all the way to Mount Samson Road and back. My brain thinks it must be a firmware or GPS related problem but I'm uncertain what is triggering it. It definitely appears to be location triggered although I've wondered about the GPS signal being impacted by more trees along these roads however I don't see the issue when entering tunnels or underground carparks that block satellites.
I discovered an issue where at times the dash cam would restart recording sometimes as frequently as every 10 seconds or so. This took a while to become evident as it doesn't happen everywhere. For example, I can drive Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast and return on the highway (an hour each way) and the video records in 5 minute segments as per settings. If I return down the old highway to Caboolture however I continually see "Start Recording" on the screen and smaller video chunks are stored until I get back to the Highway and then it's back to 5 minute segments.
I first thought it was power related and caused by bumpy roads. I purchased another Navman power unit for the car lighter socket as the 3 cars are all currently hardwired. That made absolutley no difference. It also took me a while to realise that it was happening in all of the cars and not just mine.
I then started a long discourse with Mitac support which culminated with them having me return one of the units from my car to them. During the discussion I replaced SD cards twice as they neglected to inform me the first time that Sandisk cards aren't approved. I had already discovered a local road where I could replicate the problem (Eatons Crossing Road heading West from South Pine Road). If I drive on Eatons Crossing Road pretty much as soon as I leave the 60 kph zone I can see the problem start to happen. I've repeated this in our Hyundai and it happens a little further but still displays the same behaviour.
Mitac returned a MiVUE 680 to me but not the one that I sent to them. They basically stated it was a faulty SD card and that I should only use certain SD cards that are "approved". The issue still occurs. I just purchased another new "approved" Samsung PRO Endurance card just to be sure but it still happens.
I don't believe the problem relates to a bumpy road as rougher roads around Brisbane or roadworks don't cause the issue. I have at least 3 roads that I frequent that I know cause the issue but I've also seen it on similar secondary mainly country roads.
Sorry for the long-winded intro and background. I'm wondering if anyone else has observed this issue or has a comment?
What I would really like is someone with a similar dash cam here in Brisbane to try driving west along Eatons Crossing Road and tell me if they have the same issue appear. It normally happens very shortly after passing Queen Elizabeth Drive and entering the first 80 kph area in my car and then continues spasmodically all the way to Mount Samson Road and back. My brain thinks it must be a firmware or GPS related problem but I'm uncertain what is triggering it. It definitely appears to be location triggered although I've wondered about the GPS signal being impacted by more trees along these roads however I don't see the issue when entering tunnels or underground carparks that block satellites.