The manual says that video is copied to SD card every five minutes. Do you lose your most recent recording?
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I've not lost any recordings. I have no complaints. It's no GoPro, but I love it anyway!
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No, it will continue recording new 5 minute chunks until the card is full. When the card fills up it will start overwriting the oldest video. I haven't had to worry about it, I have a 32GB card in mine and the battery only lasts about an hour and 10 minutes, so it never fills the card. Also note that it only records five minute chunks in "vehicle" mode, in normal mode it will record one long video.
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No. It'll record a few hours worth of stuff. But when the film gets full, it'll start recycling from the beginning of the video. So the most recent recordings you do not lose.
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The video recorder will continue to overwrite data once it runs out of storage. Exception: there is a built in sensor when it senses a crash it will keep I believe 5 minutes before and after the event "marking" it as do not erase. I believe so you can use for insurance purposes. There is also a manual button you can use to "mark" video. I am using a 16GB card and I get 2 hours on best - so you should get about 4 hours.
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Yes, its not fun though. The only way to re-record is to clear the memory... and that clears all 5 potential recordings. So make sure you have everything you want to put back on it backed up.
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It really all depends on how you configure the camera. If you have is set to constantly record, you might get a few days. If you have it set for motion detection, it will depend on how much traffic goes by the camera. You can tweak the motion detection settings to get the most recorded video on the SD as possible. I would say at least 5-10 days...
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I haven't timed the duration of the recording, but after an estimated 2 hours ether the battery died or my card was full. I believe I was using a 2, 4 or 8 GB card. I believe it will record continuous if left plugged in.
2157156
Yes it will copy over the oldest file. I only pull the card out every 3 or 4 months to make sure it is still working since they do go bad. I have another dash cam that also copies over oldest file, so I am thinking most if not all work the same way.
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Is yours only recording a single 3 minute clip/frame/segment or a number of them? Check your settings. I have mine set for 5 minute frames/segments etc. It records continuously for several hours (32GB) but when I down load the card the entire recording is appears in 5 minute segments. Makes it easier to find a spot in the journey. ??????
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Mine only records when motion triggers it and it records for 30 seconds or as long as there is enough motion to be detected. You can set it to record over old recording if it is at capacity. I have a SD card that I download to my pc if I want to keep it, otherwise I just delete everything after a few days.
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Not to record, no. Unless I missed it somewhere. You get a new file whenever you start and stop recording.
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
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It doesn't come with SD card that's why it stops 5-6 mins you have to put in SD then it well record more then 5-6 mins . I have one my does record up to 30:00 mins . If you don't have SD in your SPY HIDDEN MICRO CAMERA CCTV CAR REMOTE KEY STYLE . Make sure SD in then you well see it well record up to 30:00 mins .
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Does the camera stop after capturing 2GB of video or does it start a new file? I realize that it is very rare for most people to shoot a single clip that is longer than 5 minutes, but if the camera quietly quits capturing after 2GB, then that might be a problem.
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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 !
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Hello! If you are talking about the 'loop recording' setting, from the menu, I can help you. The options I have when choosing 'loop recording' are off, 1 minute, 2 minutes and 3 minutes. I do not have 5 minutes displayed there. If you choose off, the camera will record a video file until the memory from the micro sd card will be filled, then stop. For the other 3 options, it will record video files of 1, 2, or 3 minutes duration and when the memory is full it automatically erases the oldest video file on the memory card, so you don't have to erase anything manually in order to be able to record more, once the memory is full. I hope this was helpful. Hori. Hello! If you are talking about the 'loop recording' setting, from the menu, I can help you. The options I have when choosing 'loop recording' are off, 1 minute, 2 minutes and 3 minutes. I do not have 5 minutes displayed there. If you choose off, the camera will record a video file until the memory from the micro sd card will be filled, then stop. For the other 3 options, it will record video files of 1, 2, or 3 minutes duration and when the memory is full it automatically erases the oldest video file on the memory card, so you don't have to erase anything manually in order to be able to... » Read More Hello! If you are talking about the 'loop recording' setting, from the menu, I can help you. The options I have when choosing 'loop recording' are off, 1 minute, 2 minutes and 3 minutes. I do not have 5 minutes displayed there. If you choose off, the camera will record a video file until the memory from the micro sd card will be filled, then stop. For the other 3 options, it will record video files of 1, 2, or 3 minutes duration and when the memory is full it automatically erases the oldest video file on the memory card, so you don't have to erase anything manually in order to be able to record more, once the memory is full. I hope this was helpful. Hori. « Show Less
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The filming loops around the SDI card. The camera takes video in 3 minute increments and saves in 3 minute increments. You don't need to do anything. Downloading is at the computer.
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My unit records in 3 minute intervals and records them back to back for as long as memory allows, it just saves them in three minute clips. Normal memory then loops and overwrites oldest normal files, so you can record a trip as long as your SD card can hold and it will be arranged in 3 minute clips. Event files (shock, motion, ect.)are saved and not overwritten until you delete them. I know of no option to increase the 3 minute clip size.
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I have 32 Gb sd card it records at intervals of one and a half minutes but it saves them all I haven't reached the max record time yet and Ivereach about 2 hours