So I did tons of research over the past few months while I waited for my car to be built. This was the most expensive dashcam option but had a solid feature set compared to the competition. I pulled the trigger and ordered the BlackVue via Amazon Prime (new) last week and installed it into my 2016 BMW 550ix. I hard wired it with the Power Magic Pro to the fuse box in the trunk. I'm running a Sandisk 128gb SDXC card.
My problems:
1. I upgraded it to the latest firmware (V2.0) and the parking mode has a mind of its own. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. From the videos it seemed to just be constantly recording. There were no parking or event videos at all.
2. The GPS is only functional some of the time. No speed has ever been included with any video. (MPH) from what I could tell.
3. My device did not come with a QR code on it so the cloud code setup cannot be completed.
4. After 5 days of use I got in my car this morning and received a message on my BMW idrive that the battery was being discharged quickly. I have the default PMP settings/switches.
Today I downgraded to the 1.09 firmware. I'll see if this resolves the issues above.
My problem now with 1.09: The Blackvue app on my IOS 9.2 iPhone 6s crashes every time I try to change the default Wifi SSID and password. So either I stick with firmware v2 with reduced functionality/secure SSID and password or stay at firmware V1.09 with functionality but unsecured SSID and password.
Overall I'm impressed with the hardware but the software has lots of room for continued improvement. Hopefully the next firmware drop (beyond 2.0) will solve some of these glitches.
Any thoughts or advice are welcome.
LB
My problems:
1. I upgraded it to the latest firmware (V2.0) and the parking mode has a mind of its own. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. From the videos it seemed to just be constantly recording. There were no parking or event videos at all.
2. The GPS is only functional some of the time. No speed has ever been included with any video. (MPH) from what I could tell.
3. My device did not come with a QR code on it so the cloud code setup cannot be completed.
4. After 5 days of use I got in my car this morning and received a message on my BMW idrive that the battery was being discharged quickly. I have the default PMP settings/switches.
Today I downgraded to the 1.09 firmware. I'll see if this resolves the issues above.
My problem now with 1.09: The Blackvue app on my IOS 9.2 iPhone 6s crashes every time I try to change the default Wifi SSID and password. So either I stick with firmware v2 with reduced functionality/secure SSID and password or stay at firmware V1.09 with functionality but unsecured SSID and password.
Overall I'm impressed with the hardware but the software has lots of room for continued improvement. Hopefully the next firmware drop (beyond 2.0) will solve some of these glitches.
Any thoughts or advice are welcome.
LB