im thinking of getting this one just a few questions
-What size card you use an how many hours it holds 16GB class 4 (seems to suit mine better than a higher class)
-is the stand alone camera for the rear window? if so what the score with cables yes, mine are all tucked into the trim/headlining
-where is it best mounted on the windscreen?
I have a doblo which has a shelf above the screen. Mine is screwed to the underside of the shelf, the unit is amost horizontal with the lens pointing slightly downwards. Best position is certainly as high as you can get with the lens pointing down.
Man thanks
- no idea how much it holds . The cam stores up to 4 files at the same time in folders A (lock, normal) & B (lock, normal). A is for the front cam, B for the rear, Lock is auto saved from g-sensor info or by pressing the emergency button (note, it saves a lock file AND the identical file in the normal folder!).
A 2 min file takes up an average 72.5meg for the front cam and an average 37meg for the rear (lower quality cam).
Each folder can contain 2 instances of the same file (lock & normal), hence the possibility for saving up to 4 files).
I have my g-sensor turned off, even on lowest setting, the lock file fills up quickly with potholes & bumps. this means I have no lock files saved.
Under card properties, it shows 14.6GB available space and 14.4 used. In folder A, normal, I have 143 files taking up 9.6GB. Folder B has 143 files using 4.9GB.
Bear in mind that whilst most files are 1min 59 seconds, there will be times when this won't apply (end of journey, cam could turn off after a few seconds' recording?). these files were over 7 days' journeys to and from work (mostly), so a 16GB card holds about 4.7 hours' recording. On a long journey with no stops, I reckon it might stretch to 5 hours (maybe more)?
