Paul Iddon
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- Dash Cam
- Viofo A139 Pro 4K, A129 Pro Duo 4K, A229 Duo 2K, & NB 522GW
Ouch...
Have a look at my thread here:
Fake SDCards
Here is my 128Gb Samsung Evo. Bought from ScanUK so is genuine: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Further reading advises modern SDCards need to be tested under USB3 as USB2 often isn't...dashcamtalk.com
and use Speedout to test the true write speed of the card. I'd be interested to see how fast your extreme card can write compared to my trusty Samsung Evo that is still going strong and currently coping with my dashcam writing 1440p @ 60fps without issue.
I have also a problem with the 522 freezing, I expect it to do that at least once a day.
A few observations I have made during the past couple of weeks.
- It stopped freezing as I changed the SD-card, before the camera had froze at least once a day. The replacement was the same brand and type of card, the difference was that the first card was formatted through the camera.
- Also that the former had been in and out of the camera once each day and regurarly formatted through the camera.
- With the new card the camera started to freeze after I formated the new card through the camera format function, I had not formatted that card until the third or fourth day of use.
- After a while with the camera freezing the camera also stopped recording after a few second, the camera turned of the recording it self.
- And at this point, when I used the function to format the card the camera could not format the card until I had removed and reseated the (same) card into the camera.
The cards is a Samsung Evo Plus 128GB and they are a couple of weeks old and the actual recording usage have been (my estimate) 0,5-4 hours per day (mon - fri).
And as per this thread I will try to format the card in the PC, a full format not a quick format, and see what happens.
522GW Issues
Hi, Ive had my 522GW just over a year now. When i go to format card, nothing happens. It its stays at 99%, when i reboot the app, it appears to clear. Whenever i press the button on the camera to to lock a video, i can never find them in the app to review, and it takes so long to load up. When i...dashcamtalk.com
Hi,Hmm, I did a full format of my card on my laptop (took about an hour) and installed the 16.3 firmware on my cam, then formatted the card again within the cam. Took it for a 3 hour drive then and it worked perfectly! So hopefully it's fixed now...
Hi,
Can you tell me how do you remove the update or where did you find 16.3 version? I can't find it anywhere and it seems like the only option will be to replace the camera in the store for a new one which doesn't have the update yet installed.
I have a 522GW with rear camera in two cars, both running most recent firmware, and both using the same type of SD card, Sandisk 128G Extreme, Class 10, U3, V30. One behaves perfectly, the other has started freezing on startup. It turns on and the small rear camera rectangle briefly appears but then goes, leaving just the front view. In this state the camera is then completely unresponsive. The power button doesn’t work, nor any touch screen controls. The front camera still appears with live video but no recording is taking place. This all sounds similar to the issues in this thread. Is there now a recommended approach to fixing this issue?
Having exact same problem. Not just with 522gw, but also 422GW. Its not a bad connectionI have a 522GW with rear camera in two cars, both running most recent firmware, and both using the same type of SD card, Sandisk 128G Extreme, Class 10, U3, V30. One behaves perfectly, the other has started freezing on startup. It turns on and the small rear camera rectangle briefly appears but then goes, leaving just the front view. In this state the camera is then completely unresponsive. The power button doesn’t work, nor any touch screen controls. The front camera still appears with live video but no recording is taking place. This all sounds similar to the issues in this thread. Is there now a recommended approach to fixing this issue?