When I attempt to start recording, it says no card inserted, what does that mean? Also do I have to manually turn the camera on everytime I drive?
1482472
U have to buy a microSD card. And no it turns on automatically if u set it up right.
1482473
You need to put a memory card into the slot on the side. It uses a micro SD card. I use a ScanDisk 32 GB Ultra They are about $30. Also no you don't have to turn it on every time as long as there is power to the unit it will start up by itself.
1482474
I think you need to insert a Micro SD card for recording. If you plug the power cord to the cigarette charger, the camera will turn on and off automatically every time you start your car engine or turn it off.
1482475
There is no On/Off switch, so for the cars that keep the lighter powered after the ignition key is taken out, you'll need to remove the power adapter for the camera. As previous users mentioned, you'll need to have a micro-SD card, that is formatted in FAT32. It needs to be Class 10, otherwise you'll have the unit locking up and crashing all the time.
1482476
It requires a micro SD card. I use a 32gb class 4. The camera should turn on when it receives power from the car charger.
1482477
No, you need a memory card for it to record on. My camera turns off and on automatically with the car.
1377
If you take the card out and look to see a tiny slider, slide it the other way and put back in the camera. That should do it, or try a different card.
1479729
Everything is suppose to automatically save to the memory card. If not go to setting and go to storage after checking if you can't see the way to do it ask again k
811530
I have never been able to get the camera to record more than a few seconds of video. I have not taken the time to figure it out. I think that I should not HAVE to figure it out. You put in an SD card, you record, you replay, you're happy! Not this one.
854156
Yes though you may receive a weird message stating that some footage may not record properly. Never had an issue though. If it pops up inaccurate format simply remove the card (while cam is on) and put it back in. Should fix the problem
1573558
Try with and without the image stabilization to see if that makes a difference. Also try at lower resolution. I just did "Fast 720P" with a clear picture, I also had record when moving so it only never recorded more that 5 min at a time. I have not noticed that problem yet, but I have notice jumps(screen goes blank?). Could be the card. Make sure it is a class 10 card. I just upgraded to 64gig SanDisk Extreme and will see if it makes a difference.
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It must be your computer as I can take photos without a card (I just experimented) and then download them into my desktop computer with the USB cable. Also if you are using a card my computer won't read the card when in the card slot on one of my computers and will on another. If you can try using another computer.
2272257
Just put a memory card in it and plug it in the car. Once you start the car, it starts recording. I know the manual is bad, just try the keys while electricity is on, it is not so hard, you can configure some options, change date and time, choose is you want video blocks of 1, 2 or 3 minutes when it records.
339962
Hi! I haven't filled up the32gb card yet. But from what I understand it does have a looping option that is auto. I could be wrong. One more thing. After 4days of use, the back camera is now not working....The front camera is fine. I'm a little bummed that the back camera broke/failed so fas. 4 days and it's not working anymore.
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Have you try a different SD card? After you re-insert the SD card; did you un-plug and re-plug the power? If you have tried all of the above, and it still doesn't record; the unit might be defective. Please email us at customersupport@cavalrystorage.com so that we can swap out with a new unit for you.
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After you install the new firmware to the card, power the unit up while holding down the play button. Then press the >> button once and press record....give it about 5 seconds and then power it off and then back on and it should work just fine.....just sort of did it by accident!
2256451
The upgrade process worked properly until it came time to reinsert the card and start the upgrade. Then nothing happened. The two programs (one of which had no data at all) were on the card, but inserting the card and turning on the camcorder had no effect whatsoever except to start the camcorder in the 3D mode The upgrade did not happen.
339963
It is a auto feature. I have a 32gb card in it which records about 16 hours when the sd card gets full it automatically starts recording over the old files. Nothing manual at all.
293419
Very informative, Matthijs. I was wondering why the card from my new camera was not getting recognized. Old was SD New was SDHC. My version is 20-90-00136. Guess I will go to Sandisk to see if I can update the firmware. EDIT: Well, I just checked. Looks like I am SOL! I guess a new card reader is in the cards.
974567
Yes, I was using one, without any issues.. Sometimes the camera would stop filming due to card slowness, but it was just at the start, if you pressed record again it would record without issues..
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 !
861624
I paid $30 for a Sandisk 8GB card, and when I tried to take a video, after one minute, it shut down and said that the card doesn;t write fast enough. Is this a defect of the camera or the card. In any case, I feel burned by this and feel like sending the camera back to Amazon.