VIOFO's A119S

[Harsh]

Hmmm, not good. Still work to do @viofo.

Same car icon I reported before firmware V2.2 here: https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/a119s-firmware-v2-1.30638/page-3#post-366854. Note that this particular car icon is not used anywhere on a working A119 or A119S, or at least I couldn't find it.

Hmmm, the good news, at least for folks that read Dashcamtalk. But all in all, still a serious problem.

I seriously thought they had nailed it this time but indeed more investigation and fixing required.

Hope a definitive fix is rolled out soon, been quite some time now.

 

[CaptureYourAction]

I seriously though they had nailed it this time but indeed more investigation and fixing required.

Hope a definitive fix is rolled out soon, been quite some time now.

Do you have just the one A119S, or do you have 2?

 

[Harsh]

Do you have just the one A119S, or do you have 2?

Just one, the sample received in January from VIOFO.

 

[jokiin]

@viofo

No XXXXXX boxes this time but similar behaviour, unresponsive to clicks and the screen fades slowly on removing power. I've seen similar garbling of the screen in conjunction with the X-boxes and this one also happened on startup.

A car icon can be seen on the screen, Parking Mode, Motion Detect, LDWS and FCWS were all OFF.

Saving grace is that with this one firmware reload is not necessary, menu can be accessed by turning the camera ON without the Micro SD card and can be reset to defaults.

problem with the CMOS ribbon cable can also cause this behavior, might not be firmware related

 

[Harsh]

problem with the CMOS ribbon cable can also cause this behavior, might not be firmware related

But resetting to defaults cleared the glitch and it recorded fine post the reset.

 

[Harsh]

Also I'd opened up the unit recently and reseated the cable.

 

[jokiin]

But resetting to defaults cleared the glitch and it recorded fine post the reset.

have seen the same from a ribbon cable problem, can cause it to crash

 

[Harsh]

have seen the same from a ribbon cable problem, can cause it to crash

@viofo

I can send the unit back to VIOFO for further testing, this one has seen it all.

 

[jokiin]

@viofo

I can send the unit back to VIOFO for further testing, this one has seen it all.

wouldn't hurt to open it up again and re-seat the ribbon cable

 

[Harsh]

wouldn't hurt to open it up again and re-seat the ribbon cable

Done, had it right here. Let's see if it helps.

 

[jokiin]

what colour is the ribbon cable on your camera?

 

[Harsh]

what colour is the ribbon cable on your camera?

 

[jokiin]

ok, we call that black

that's the better type anyway which answers the question I had

 

[viofo]

XXXX issue should be fixed in V2.2 version, we have a backup solution for this.
For the screen issue, it is caused by the ribbon cable connection, we have done some improvement, but still looking for better solution.

 

[5Cowbells]

XXXX issue should be fixed in V2.2 version, we have a backup solution for this.
For the screen issue, it is caused by the ribbon cable connection, we have done some improvement, but still looking for better solution.

So, for the next person to encounter this problem, would you suggest re-seating the sensor ribbon cable connection to the main board before trying anything else? Or re-seat both ends?

 

[Mtz]

Re-seating both ends instead of just one means more 2 minutes to work.

 

[Harsh]

Rear

F.W V. 2.2 - 1080p @ 30 FPS, WDR - On, CPL - No.

Daytime

Direct sunlight (both directions)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kT4rRuEC4zuA0La6QWt0EjELycCZiSOE


Sunny (tree cover, underpasses)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1T6_-KJTRue-F8k2xyvKvGw4Li2M7y7V8


Market

https://drive.google.com/open?id=19jEmqwT87PdI702p1SaCmqConaye6lQq


Entering a basement parking

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CC9ovRgYNRaVvqtJRrBMuDkutNK2LtfR


Exiting a basement parking

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qXGje-TziMtu_Fva5akmgjEgP03RThZN

Night

Tailing headlights

https://drive.google.com/open?id=10rNUwnnJIAkjVbnyTdLHMVfGQhAgTV_1


Market

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eMdXUgu_OXl8J_iJDxlgTb5Di-Xafqcf


Intermittent streetlights

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MpTfNcHrSDRvw5tVYKerlQwwxWjajgb3

 

[Harsh]

F.W V. 2.2 - 1080p @ 60 FPS, WDR - On, CPL - No.

Daytime

Morning

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gz3hHHx2hsrOt4wkPMtxE5vDvti9-ZaU


Night

Streetlights

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1r3k5B4cgM3Hodu2msQz_ooqJU_cudfMp


Tailing headlights

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nvhDlUulBokWT39ymiuXDoFGG2j61fcD


Market

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JRcxMdrQYwe2rfnj4NGaDSevAuDrR5SD

 

[Harsh]

Well lit (T3)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jg0wLw_vMZD4i0I43VNprkQc8r8gvpaP

 

[gse]

Viofo 119S /F 1.8

https://www.dropbox.com/s/05q7zdm5f92xqhk/Viofo119S - объектив F1.8.MP4?dl=0