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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! π
Looking forward to some good answers! π 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! π
Looking forward to some good answers! π Thanks!
