A:AnswerI have the same and it was installed by Best Buy and what I did was that I moved the files off of the Micro SD card and move it to your computer and watch it there. I have the 256 GB Micro SD A1 V30 card which works real well.
A:AnswerThe dash cam only powers on when your car is turned on so I wouldn’t recommend this for vandalism unless you’re willing to connect it to a portable battery charger for a different power source.
A:AnswerThere are several possible reasons for this. Based on the description. I believe this is when the vehicle is running and the camera is on. The camera should be reaching 3 minutes then starting a new recording. Once the micro chip is full, it should erase the oldest recording and begin a new recording from the current date/time.
One possible issue: date setting incorrect or date on recordings was incorrect when recorded.
Say, for example, you accidentally set the year for 2033 instead of 2022. All recordings will have future dates. Then you correct the date to 2022. If the disk is full, the camera will keep deleting the current video because it is the oldest dated video. If you only have one minute of recording space on the disk, it would record for one minute, fill up, delete the current video and start recording for a minute again. Confirm the date in the camera, Then check the dates of the recordings. Format the micro chip (this will erase all information on the disk and incorrectly dated videos will be erased (save any important videos to a computer first). Instead, you could simply insert a new blank micro chip.
Second possible issue: bad SD micro chip. This is possible and reformatting the disk may help. You might need to replace the SD chip. This doesn’t would likely as the camera does seem to be recording per your description.
It is also possible that something is wrong with the camera. Since the camera does seem to be recording, it doesn’t appear to be a camera problem, but is it possible that the camera is resetting and changing the date back to the factory settings. This would cause the date to be wrong and constantly record over the most recent video. If the camera is resetting, you will need to diagnose the problem that is causing the reset of the camera (such as extreme heat or cold weather (even moderate heat outside the car could cause extreme heat inside enough to cause problems for the camera). Of course the camera could have an internal problem making it reset too which could mean that the camera would need to be replaced. I would check all possible SD chip issues first as they are more likely, easier, and less costly to fix.
A:AnswerYes sir, you can use any power source. The camera comes with a cigarette lighter plug-in/DC adapter, but thankfully the Mini USB - to - USB-A cable is detachable from that adapter. You can just get rid of the DC adapter and plug the USB-A end into a proper charging brick/wall adapter.
A:AnswerLoop recording overwrites the oldest footage and prevents you from running out of storage. To protect a specific video clip against being overwritten, press the (power/set) button. The (emergency recording) icon appears on the screen. You can also protect files on the playback screen in video playback mode.
A:AnswerI think it has to do with how your car puts out power after shutting off. I have 2 of these in 2 different cars. The more modern car always has the correct time. My older car is always behind. I believe some cars just cut power completely and the clock falls behind. But I’m just taking a shot in the dark here haha.
