Can the system be set to overwrite historical video once the SD card is full? I don't want to have to delete old files every time the chip is full.
197729
I'm not sure if it has that feature.. but once the SD card is full, you don't have to necessarily delete the old files, you can just back them up into you computer and keep them safe in a document.
159807
No, once the memory card is full it stops recording. But also it is battery operated so even if it could eventually the battery would die.
262964
HiOur units record continuously but in segments, until SD card is full the loops to record over what was previously recorded. Thank you Darren Brock
1848740
Note - one of the comments was "reboot every week", and this is true, you can set it to reboot every day or every thursday etc, but that will NOT delete the recordings, it just reboots the system. To overwrite the recordings so it's a continuous loop (always removing the oldest ones to replace with the newest ones) you can set that in the config.
1754369
no... it's not intended for that sort of thing.. When the memory card is full it shuts itself off until you change the card or erase it.
1037030
I have not seen a way to do that but the system overwrites the oldest video when the hard drive runs out of space. Ao in that respect you don't have to worry about it.
2166578
It will erase the oldest files when the card is full and keep going so you'll always have the last 5 or 6 hours on the card. Please be aware that this unit does NOT use the more efficient Mpeg4 video format so the recording capacity is fairly short.
1083000
it can do both, it will overwrite existing videos if you want it to or just stop recording till its cleared.
114195
It will stop, the built in software is very basic. There is an option that allow you to record over what's already on the card but it is a 10 minutes loop only : to me this is ridiculous !
2042408
I've recorded video until the card filled up. Deleted it and did it again for several other events. Never had a problem. Works great!
1449584
Yes, it WILL overwrite old data when the SD card becomes full. Additionally, it will resume recording when power is lost and resumes.
2235928
Gary, I'm really not sure, but I don't think it does. I am using a 32 gig as well and I just checked my card today and it showed 99% full. But I could not really tell if it had try to overwrite the existing files. Not much help I'm afraid.
2003761
Every time you start the engine, the video starts on new session or file. If you continue driving for say one hour, it will create new file every few minutes. Depend on size of the USB thumb drive, e.g. if yours is 20GB, then it will accumulate many files for many hours, and I think when all 20GB is filled then it will start writing over the oldest file automatically. My 20GB thumb drive is not full yet because I often remove my dashboard camera to avoid exposing to southern CA sun light and heat and forgot to mount it back. Other customers maybe able to confirm this. Kenny
2138497
Yup- need to have some data on there...it helps! Too bad the SD card reader is limited to SD and won't play the newer SDHC. So the card reader is limited to 2 gigs. Somewhat useful but not supe-useful for video as many of those files or folders are well over 2 gigs.
220008
It has been my experience that this unit will keep on recording over the the oldest recording, ie: on a loop. You can also delete the old stuff using the onboard menu.
1213209
It's up to you. You can set it so it stops recording when full or you can set it to overwrite.
1231088
That being a longer video, and If I remember correctly, it will record 4gb and then start another movie as a safety save type of thing. It will be seamless when edited. Do you have LOOP on or off? The answer may be there too.