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Hi, newb here on this forum, but not a newb to forums in general. I did the full blown install (front & rear + hardwrired) into a 2016 Mustang EcoBoost today. I cursed just about all 4 hours it took doing it.
So, it's in, it's working, parking mode works, I can connect to smart phone, life is good! Except the bloody manual is rubbish.
My assumption was when I took the car out for a test drive, I would come home and be able to view my video. The only video I had was me sitting in my driveway with the engine running, or a few 30 second clips when the mustangs aggressive suspension took a few pebbles in the road. When I got home, it was about a minute before going over a few bumps and one after.
Question 1: How do I get the thing to record all the time so when I get home I can watch the entire video? I realize it breaks it into clips, so does loading it into the PC render it to one video? I went to the Thinkware site and their demo video of the F800 Pro has some very nice footage somewhere in the South West US (Utah/Nevada/Vegas...)So I know the camera can do it, now how do I set it up for that?
Question 2: WiFi vs Hotspot. I have an iPhone and I can get F800 to connect to WiFi without issue.. Hotspot is a different animal. I've done it twice, but couldn't tell you how I did it to save my life. Do I really care about either? The only reason I could see needing to connect is to either make config changes, or download video (which I can do with PC).
Question 3: Audio is erratic as others have mentioned. On some clips audio is normal... I can hear my self blabbering about why something isn't working. Other times, my eardrums get blown off, or as stated in the example above when the Mustang hit a few bumps it triggered the recording but no audio at all.
Again, sorry for all the questions, I'm new to Dash-Cams... I thought the biggest challenge was getting it installed (yeah, there is a trick to the double stick tape... being a deatailer, I know a few tricks.)
For those with the double stick tape issue, ever so lightly dip the tip of a razor blade in a small drop of goo-gone. Use that tip to pry at just one small corner of the double stick tape, and there ya go! Off in seconds!
Looking forward to some good answers! Thanks!
So, it's in, it's working, parking mode works, I can connect to smart phone, life is good! Except the bloody manual is rubbish.
My assumption was when I took the car out for a test drive, I would come home and be able to view my video. The only video I had was me sitting in my driveway with the engine running, or a few 30 second clips when the mustangs aggressive suspension took a few pebbles in the road. When I got home, it was about a minute before going over a few bumps and one after.
Question 1: How do I get the thing to record all the time so when I get home I can watch the entire video? I realize it breaks it into clips, so does loading it into the PC render it to one video? I went to the Thinkware site and their demo video of the F800 Pro has some very nice footage somewhere in the South West US (Utah/Nevada/Vegas...)So I know the camera can do it, now how do I set it up for that?
Question 2: WiFi vs Hotspot. I have an iPhone and I can get F800 to connect to WiFi without issue.. Hotspot is a different animal. I've done it twice, but couldn't tell you how I did it to save my life. Do I really care about either? The only reason I could see needing to connect is to either make config changes, or download video (which I can do with PC).
Question 3: Audio is erratic as others have mentioned. On some clips audio is normal... I can hear my self blabbering about why something isn't working. Other times, my eardrums get blown off, or as stated in the example above when the Mustang hit a few bumps it triggered the recording but no audio at all.
Again, sorry for all the questions, I'm new to Dash-Cams... I thought the biggest challenge was getting it installed (yeah, there is a trick to the double stick tape... being a deatailer, I know a few tricks.)
For those with the double stick tape issue, ever so lightly dip the tip of a razor blade in a small drop of goo-gone. Use that tip to pry at just one small corner of the double stick tape, and there ya go! Off in seconds!
Looking forward to some good answers! Thanks!