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Is this possible? Is there another lead I would need?
when you plug it into a battery is it just normal recording? or do you switch it to a parking mode? i have the innovv c2 which requires you to manually change modes which i find annoying as much as a love the camera. i want something as convenient as my blackvue with power magic pro where when i shut my ignition off it automatically switches to parking mode after a few minutes because it knows my car is off.I'm a fan of the dual port USB cigarette lighter adapter because it allows me to plug my cameras into an external USB battery supply for optional parking mode. The least expensive and best quality shielded 5 pin USB-A male to mini-B male cables I've found come from Monoprice. They sell them in many lengths with or without a ferrite core or gold plated connectors. Two examples are this 15 footer (I use this for my rear cam) and this heavier AWG ten footer.
Monoprice sells in the UK via their Amazon presence.
when you plug it into a battery is it just normal recording?
when you plug it into a battery is it just normal recording? or do you switch it to a parking mode?
The dual port USB socket adapter makes the most sense, but you can also use a 12 volt Y adapter to convert one socket to to sockets.
Is there any electrical advantage or disadvantage with using a 12 volt Y adapter versus a dual port USB adapter? For example, are there any differences in overall power consumption, efficiency, or safety?
Is there any electrical advantage or disadvantage with using a 12 volt Y adapter versus a dual port USB adapter? For example, are there any differences in overall power consumption, efficiency, or safety?
I've posted this question on another thread.Some folks were getting radio interference issues with the supplied chargers with some of the cheaper cameras which chargers like the Scosche don't seem to have? It does seem to vary a bit across manufacturers though.
That might be one advantage to going down the Scosche or similar USB route?
I'm actually amazed at the amount of 5v stuff out there needing to be plugged into cars (and have been for a few years now) yet manufacturers still aren't giving us any 5v ports! (or not many are doing it)
For the last two months my several year old Toyota Tacoma pick-up truck was in service for a major factory recall. In the interim I was provided with three different 2014/2015 model vehicles to drive, A 2014 GMC Yukon full sized SUV, a 2014 Nissan Frontier pick-up truck and a 2015 Mazda CX-5 cross-over SUV. All three vehicle had USB ports designed for connecting iPods and iPads to the on board sound systems as well as device charging. The Yukon had three of them including in the back seats! The Mazda had one inside the center console box and a slot for a cable to run out through even when the lid was closed which was great for operating a dash cam. It had another in the dash. The Yukon had power to just about everything when the ignition was off including the 12v sockets and the USB ports, so parking mode with all my dash cams was always available and the vehicle has a BIG honking battery and electrical system. When I went to pick up my Toyota two weeks ago I looked at the new vehicles they had in the showroom and all of them have USB ports for data and charging. So it seems the newer cars 2014/2015 going forward will all have USB ports.
Sadly, the UK will always be light years behind the USA.
Back in the early 80s, I worked with a bloke who went out there to visit his sister. He was there for 4 weeks so decided to hire a car, only a basic model Ford but it had power windows, power steering and air con. The same (nearest equivalent) over here wasn't even supplied with a radio as standard!
It's only in the last couple of decades that basic family cars have seen these luxury touches as standard.