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That's really strange let me ask SungMoon Jang what could have caused that.
That is all fine and good, but not just bad gps modules, but one out of two Cams gone bad... see this video at 0:14 seconds, you will see what looks like a wire hanging in front of
the lens, but the lens is perfectly clean:
Thanks for your help and suggestions. Can you tell me where to find this newest firmware that is only a few days old?most recent is from a few days ago
the narrower field of view will offer advantages over a wider lens
I'm only summarizing what I have read here and what I know from my experience. Reliability is something that only time will show.
1st cam, the one that is having problems was from the Ebay seller, just over a year ago.Where did the cameras come from? The firmware gets distributed by the seller responsible, it's not posted in the forum
1st cam, the one that is having problems was from the Ebay seller, just over a year ago.
Second from Pier28
I remember some guy was not satisfied because the sky is grey and not blue like in reality. I told him almost the same thing, that we need details, good image in low light. Also I like to have the most natural colors, but as dashcam my priorities are other.dashcam is not about bringing natural colours, its about reading action on the road.
First, I never stated that the more naturals colors the GT680W produces is important for me. Like you, I need a higher level of Detail, specifically for reading License Plate #'s, since I bust North Carolina Cops for Speeding on my youtube channel. The GT680W provides slightly better detail than the Panorama IIs. But the detail of the GT is still not good enough. It only captures a passing license # in the best of circumstances; so I still relay on my Mobius for that specific task.I remember some guy was not satisfied because the sky is grey and not blue like in reality. I told him almost the same thing, that we need details, good image in low light. Also I like to have the most natural colors, but as dashcam my priorities are other.
Maybe this thread should contains in the title „natural colors”, to be more accurate.
For the moment I think the biggest challenge is reading number plates when cars are moving, even during day.
enjoy,
Mtz
Thank you... you have always provided Superior Customer Support.It looks like you bought the Panorama S GPS logger from us back in August. (but not the camera itself) You're still covered under warranty for GPS. You should talk to the seller you bought the S from for warranty coverage. (you must have imported it) That black dead area is a new one. Anyone shine any lasers at your lens or anything? Maybe a neighbor kid etc.
reverend; I'll take a quick look at it this weekend after I do the permanent install of the GTX. If I don't see anything obvious, I'll just send it to you, with best wishes. I'll let you know so that you can pm your address.It is pretty easy to get these apart - the hardest part I found was getting the glue off the lens and to do that I just warmed it up first and then when it was hot managed to get it free with a good twist (ensuring I was holding the base and not the PCB otherwise you can rip the holder off).
It should just unscrew and you can give it a good blow (hopefully it's not something between the layers of the lens) - just make sure to mark the lens and base first so you have a point of reference as these are an absolute ballache to focus compared to the GT680W or any camera with HDMI out
Worst case scenario is grab another lens unit such as a Mobius wide lens and that should at least make it work again
If not let me know as I'd be interested in buying it off you please to see how the IMX122 performs if you write it off?
Any night time footage? Just curious how it looks at night.
GT680W and Pano S are both good value for money, however they are from different classes and can not be compared 100% side by side.
Any dashcam may have troubles, even 400-500usd ones. The ratio of RMA GT680W is much higher than Panorama. Built quality of Pano is higher, specs are higher, having supercaps puts its on a different level than GT680W. You can use Pano in extreme conditions and for parking mode, but GT680W can not be used in parking mode and have high risk of battery swelling on the hot sun ( there has been already few reports about this )
I do agree with you that GT680W has more natural colours, thats true, but dashcam is not about bringing natural colours, its about reading action on the road. Yes, Panorama EV value maybe too high, but you will see hidden details ( in shadow areas ) where other dashcam will have completely dark area. Sony Exmor at night will be better than AR0330.
Overall I agree with you, for 100usd GT680W is worth to buy, but if taking into consideration all extras that Panorama has, - we can not compare them, Panorama will beat gt680w at any time. The only thing in your case is bad luck with not working gps or some "hair" at leans, which is unfortunate situation and can happen to any product, so from this point of view I do understand your concerns.
The Panorama is not perfect but is better at it than my last two dashcam purchases.
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