StrayCam
Well-Known Member
Recently Joe384 mentioned he has a number of problems he's dealing with on his Viofo A129. - - One challenge new and existing customers face is "now knowing what all the problems are" with this dash cam. Sometimes reported problems just get buried in some thead like "buffered parking mode" although the problems may have nothing to do with buffered parking mode. - - And although Viofo is aware of numerous reported problems with the A129, they do not share them with their customers nor indicate that they plan on fixing the problems in a future update. - - So, please share any challenges/problems you have experienced using your A129. Your sharing can help new and existing users of the A129 understand the dash cam's challenges. - - Hopefully at some point, they get added to Viofo's fix-it list and actually get fixed!
Summary of A129 Problems Reported on this Thread
- One small issue that I was reminded of yesterday is when you start up your car, after your dash cam had been "on in parking mode" and hear a series of beeps continually. The solution is to merely press the left menu button to make the dash cam start and function properly...
Summary of A129 Problems Reported on this Thread
- Starting Car after being in Parking Mode: a series of continuous beeps while starting "driving mode".... - - Need to push leftmost button to stop beeps and to start driving mode
- Returning to car - A129 was in parking mode: continuous beeps heard & recording stopped after only 2 hours; pushing leftmost button displays screen, stops beeping and then turns-off A129. When starting car, A129 works like normal in "driving mode".
- Instruction Manual doesn't say anything about interpreting what various beeps mean... nor does Viofo website.
- Video Cut-Off Problem - sometimes videos are cut short by 10-30 seconds
Viofo A129 Duo - What Problems Have You Encountered With this Dash Cam?
I've noticed that the camera is less responsive when the camera is very hot. I'm guessing the processor gets throttled when in high temps, causing the response to take quite a bit longer after pressing the button(s) (whether it be going to the screen to view playback, opening and going through...dashcamtalk.com
- G-Sensor does not work in "Parking Mode".
Viofo A129 Duo - What Problems Have You Encountered With this Dash Cam?
If viewing memory card on a Apple product, i think both phone/tablets with a reader or their MAC computers, you will be forced by Apple practices to do a in camera format after you have been reviewing files. On the PC i have never encountered such problems, but as jokiin say you don't want to...dashcamtalk.com
- The issue of the A129 creating "duplicate frames" was brought up by HonestReview
Disappointed with Viofo for Abandoning A129 Duo Owners
Bill from Viofo was contacted about the double frame issue and said techs were going to work on a solution. Seems that promise hasn't come to fruition. While I realize the new 4K A129 is Viofo's latest and greatest product, the A129 4K is pre-order only. Meaning those with the A129 Duo...dashcamtalk.com
- The A129 drops frames from the front camera. - This was also brought up by Honest Review
Disappointed with Viofo for Abandoning A129 Duo Owners
Does your front cam drop frames? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk According to @gabilando77 yes. When using the front + rear camera in unison, the front randomly drops frames. Whereas the rear camera consistently duplicates frames every 92 FPS when using DUO MODE (Front + Rear)...dashcamtalk.com - Customer Service at Viofo is terrible. This attached link with post from Valkyrie shows just how bad it can be.
Buffered Parking mode
@viofo - are you going to fix the G-Sensor problem in buffered parking mode? It is waiting for an SDK update from Novatek, timescale unknown, but it will be fixed. Meanwhile, it does record, using the 15 second pre-buffer, whenever it sees motion, so any impact that moves the car should still...dashcamtalk.com
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