Your conversation with
@abarth got me thinking some more about the Parking mode. I have not had any problems in Parking Mode with continuous normal recording while driving, but recall from my
previous post that with the V3.1B firmware
as is, once normal recording starts there are actually two sources of triggers at work to keep normal recording going... the "soft bump" G-sensor and motion detection. It virtually assures continuous recording while driving, interrupted file-wise only by the Loop Recording function. However, if the firmware were changed so as to cause the A119 to revert to Time-lapse recording when only Motion Detection triggers are sensed in the last 1.5 minutes of normal recording, then continuous normal recording while driving would depend solely on new "soft bump" G-sensor triggers occurring frequently enough (at least one ever 1.5 minutes) while on the move. It appears that the "soft bump" G-sensor trigger is sensitive enough to promote continuous normal recording while driving, but it is hard to tell for sure without first changing the firmware and then testing. It would be possible for the camera to revert to Time-lapse recording while driving if there were insufficient G-sensor triggers to continue normal recording. For example, a very quite car stopped at a very long 1.5+ minute stoplight. Even if Time-lapse recording (or even Standby mode) did start, the next "soft bump" G-sensor trigger should restart normal recording.
{Edit: The point here was to explore a possible downside to changing the firmware to revert to Time-lapse recording when only Motion Detection triggers are sensed in the last 1.5 minutes of normal recording. But I still think the change is needed and is probably consistent with the original intent of the A119 Parking Mode. The A119 would then quickly shift from Normal recording to Time-lapse recording in busy parking lots with a lot of motion while maintaining the capability to resume normal recording if the car is bumped. Recording in quite areas should not be affected by the change.}