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I got the Mini 0806 for our upcoming road trip, but need some help with setting it up. I'm trying to achieve the following. Does anyone know how I should set my dashcam? I've went they the manual several times, but still clueless.

1. Continuous recording. I set my dashcam to the unlimited (4gb max), but once the recording reach 4gb, it stops recording and does not start recording on a new clip unless I manually press record. I'm ok if it needs to be segmented, but I prefer keeping in largest segments possible. If set to 1 min recording, it automatically start a new clip after 1 minute and continuously recording without interruption in 1 min clips. When set to the max (4gb) clip, it stops when 4gb clip is reached and does not start recording a new clip.

2. How do I config it so that it does not erase (overwrite) the oldest clip when the card is full?

3. How do I know when both micro-sd are full so I can swap it out? I have 4 x 128gb cards that I'm going to use for the dashcam. I will transfer the clips out at night to a laptop. I can get more cards if needed. I just need to make sure it does not overwrite the oldest clip when the storage capacity is reach.

4. How do I set it so that the dashcam does not power on each time the car is started? I want to manually power on the dashcam. Every time when the dashcam lose power (ex. when the car is turned off), it turns off and then back on when the is started.

5. Night recording. Do I set anything if I want to record at night time or is it automatic?

6. What video resolution is recommended? I don't want to compromise the quality of the video, but setting to highest resolution will use up the card space too fast. I was better than decent quality since it would be the primary recorder to capture the road trip.
 
Hi,

1. There are several options for loop recording. 1, 3, or 5 min recordings. Or you can completely turn off the loop recording feature.
2. You can turn off the loop recording feature. You can also manually lock a file by pressing the down button, and unlocking by holding down the down button.
3. I would not rely on the dual card feature. It is buggy. Although some have had success with the latest firmware.
4. I'm afraid that is not possible. I'll have to check.
5. No. But the HDR mode is suppose to make the night time quality better.
6. Seeing you are going on a road trip, 1920x1080P I would recommend. That will roughly be around 22 hours of recording on 128GB.
 
1. I've tried 1 min and it continuously record by creating a new file for 1 min long each. I've tried turning off loop recording and it record 4gb of video then stop. Can I set it so that it keep recording without breaking it into small clips? I think loop off would record 4gb clips that is about 1 hour of video, but I would need to manually press record again after the dashcam stop when the 1 hour recording us reached.

2. So the only way to prevent overwriting the old clips is to turn off loop recording? But turning loop recording off would mean I need to press record every time the 4gb (1 hour) of recording us reached. I'm only worried I would forget to press record again. You mentioned I can lock the clip. I want to lock every clip recorded. When do I lock it? When locking, it locks the clip right? Not disabling the dashcam from recording right?

3. How would I know when the cards are full? Should I even bother with inserting 2 cards at once? It just stick with using slot 1 and constantly swap out with another card when it's full?

4 and 6. You mentioned HDR is better for night time recording. And you recommended 1920x1080P. So should I set it for HDR 1920x1080P? If so, approx how many hours of recording would I get with a 128gb card?
 
leave loop on, your not going to drive for long enough in one day to fill a 128gb card anyway, just switch cards at the end of the day and copy your files off
 
Set loop to highest minutes available for less number of files.
 
The screen was set to stay on, but recall it being off after a few mins, but it recorded. Can I assume that it is recording if the red light is on?

Do I need to worry about locking the videos? I'm planning to either swap out the cards or transfer the recording out each night. I think the longest we'll be driving in a day is 12 hours.

Should I bother with inserting 2 cards at once or just use 1 card in slot A? If 2 cards are inserted, would it randomly record to either card?

What resolution is recommended? HDR 1920x1080P?
 
1 card at a time.
2560*1080p day and 1920*1080p HDR night.
You can turn g-sensor off so it doesn't lock files or delete manually after transferring files to PC.
 
A blinking red light indicates recording. If you plan on driving 12 hours a day and transferring the files it shouldn't matter if you lock the files or not. You'll have around 15 hours for 128GB on max settings.

Just to be safe, I would not recommend using both slots. There are issues with the dual card switching feature.

Personally, I would keep it at 1920x1080.
 
Looks like 5 min is the max for loop recording.

You mentioned 15 hours for 128gb on max setting. Max setting as in highest resolution setting?

Is HDR 1920x1080 good enough for day and night?
 
In my opinion using 1920x1080 on a mini0806 is a waste, get a better camera that does this resolution natively.
I use 2560x1080 for more horizontal pixels, greatly improves number plate legibility. If you have square windscreen you could use 2304x1296.
 
agree. HDR is not good on dashcam. Dashcam need WDR which 0806 dont have.
SergeiF said:
In my opinion using 1920x1080 on a mini0806 is a waste, get a better camera that does this resolution natively.
I use 2560x1080 for more horizontal pixels, greatly improves number plate legibility. If you have square windscreen you could use 2304x1296.
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