One 'positive' thing I can say about the WR1, is it seems to handle the start up procedure of the diesel truck, ok, and has started recording 99% of the time. The mobius next to it, maybe 80%. No big deal, I reach up and unplug it for a second.
The WR1 seems to have a long boot period. That's ok. But usually when somebody on foot approaches this truck, I turn the truck off, turn the key to the accessory setting, roll the window down a little to get the audio of the expected 'pitch' a little better.
(while hoping to catch any vehicle they are in on cam)
My two forward facing cams are on a switched power source, since it has an easy place to tap into it overhead.
I've since put a 3d cam on a non switched source (On top of the dash) as a backup for audio, and when I forget to turn the key to 'accessory' when I park.
A few days ago I had some scammers, beggars, or hucksters approach my truck. They were in a NEW small SUV,(possibly a rental) with plates from 1500 miles away...and trying to sell what the lady claimed was a 'GPS' for $100. (Looked like a cheap tablet to me)
You see the reflection of the sunscreen in the windshield. It's not uncommon for a car to stop in front of a parked truck like this in a truck stop, not always up to no good, sometimes they're dropping off somebody at an adjacent truck. Since I was in the drivers seat using the laptop....I noticed, and watched, and I guess they saw me.
The lady was Cubana/Puerto Ricana, the much darker guy who spoke no english probably same. The car had florida plates, and this was in the Midland/Odessa, TX area.
What is missing in this video is the complete conversation, due to the long reboot time for the WR1.
It roughly went like this. They walk up to my drivers door, I turn the truck off and to the accessory postion, roll the window down. This whole conversation is missing due to the reboot time.
DARK GUY: 'You speak spanish?"
ME: NO (Only enough to insult or propostion yoga pants chica)
YOGA PANTS CHICA: 'Ju wanna buy GPS? Wan hunerd dollar'
ME: no
They walk away.
The long reboot time is not really a problem, just something I need to remember and deal with. The low audio.......is another problem. The mobius either chose not to restart, or I had unplugged it after accessing files, or sometimes do it when parked over night, leaving one cam with better night video running while parked.
(don't remember what the situation was)