have never seen it happen when driving, you wouldn't be driving a car at the sort of temps required for that to happenI assume it is when parked you get thermal shut down, if you live in a hot place, but that should be next to impossible when driving.
That’s exactly what happens. The problem arises when I would start my car and have to drive about 10-15 minutes before the camera(s) would cool down allowing them to start recording again. A lot can happen in 10-15 minutes of city driving. This happened with my sg9663dc, viofo a129 duo and my blackvue dr750s 2-ch cameras. When I switched to a blendmount for my blackvue the cool down period wasn’t as long as it would normally take to start recording again. Instead of 15 minute cool down driving it would start recording about 7-10 minutes after driving with the air condition on. So far the only cameras that have withstood the heat in parking mode and normal driving is my f800pro and now my q800pro.I assume it is when parked you get thermal shut down, if you live in a hot place, but that should be next to impossible when driving.
a few inches back from the window makes a huge difference to the tempsI’ve considered making or having a custom mount made using another blendmount for the front facing sg9663 camera to get it off of the windshield. Maybe that would help stop thermal shutdown.
I've become a big advocate of mounting on the sensor housing if your car has one and it's design will accommodate that type of installation....get it off of the windshield. Maybe that would help stop thermal shutdown.
Jokin should know this better than myself but I would think it is best to have the camera as close to the glass as possible, this reduces any window glare/reflections. So yes, better for temp reduction but not for video quality. This is why we need the DR, fixes many issues....still patiently waiting :-(a few inches back from the window makes a huge difference to the temps
see...others do know more than myself. I have never even had a dash cam....I am waiting for this DR to come out to be my first. Hoping for one and done, not willing to go through many for something that is sort of expensive.Us old timers here on DCT .......
With ANY dash cam, the best solution for dashboard reflections in the windshield is a good quality matte black dash mat or a CPL. Preferably both!
As @Dashmellow said that theory has been pretty much put to rest. I did some unscientific testing a while back that showed closer to the glass makes for worse reflections: https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threa...n-the-right-cameras.20413/page-10#post-277887Jokin should know this better than myself but I would think it is best to have the camera as close to the glass as possible, this reduces any window glare/reflections....