The default setting is 3 mins, cannot be changed.
I don't remove my cams when parking my car - unless I intend to park for a few days in an open car park (more worried about heat in the parked car). Plugging on/off the power supply to my blackvue damages the power plug connection.

I terpress the emergency recording.
That's why it keep recording for duration of 10 sec to 20 sec.

Ya one of the concern is heating under hot sun, my company car park don have roof one...

ahhahaha alright

about the sun.... cant say about the models which have the stuck on holder, but those with the sucker.... well after a while it becomes abit loose, i suspect heat might exaggerate this flaw. (better would be to tukar to a better holder in the 1st place

Is it possible to mod the sucker to use 3M tape? Tear away the sucker, file/grind away protruding section, fill gap with epoxy, stick the 3M tape.

well i just shoved tissue over the sucker, under the plastic bit surrounding it, seems firm enough for now.

Quick one, is 165° view angle worth the extra penny? Thanks

Yes.

Thanks man...Will buy the wide angle one

Have both black n first edition, and I think black edition with 130 angle seems fine.
I think black edition is really value for money.

counter point.... have both....
Fyi,
1)the 165 deg model kinda records my pillars as well while the 130 is just nice, maybe just a few degrees out of frame.
2)wider angle also means you are loosing out on the detail (a tiny tiny tiny bit less clear) compared to the cheaper model.
3)more expensive (wide angle) model on paper supports a higher res BUT its upscaled if im not wrong.... so... technically its max resolution is the same.
4)wide angle model is abit.... conspicuous, it really is... black ia a better color lol
5)adas is useless!!!!!!!! just annoying!

A comparison between my Yi (165°) vs generic A118 (supposedly 170°). Left image is Yi cam, which is noticeably wider than A118. I don't know how the 130° Power edition will fare, but I'll go for the widest angel possible to avoid buyer's remorse.


Edit:
1. Ignore the bike on the left. Just focus on the signboard to see the angle. More surrounding details is always a welcome to me.
2. I only set at 1920*1080p 60fps. I don't need the upscaled video. Now I'm trying out 30fps to see any difference. My instinct tells me lower fps should be easier for the camera to capture details due to possibly hardware limitation. And it doesn't hurt to have 100MB smaller files per video clip.

This post has been edited by mushigen: Mar 6 2017, 09:44 AM

Hmm...
Finally installed in my car...
Recorded 3 min of 1080P - 60 fps, it took 400 MB !! (So huge file)

But somehow the video looks not clear, I put in my PC cant even see the car plate clearly...
I think maybe my windscreen dirty also lar, compare to other who post in youtube which is very clear can see car plate.


Any suggestion??

This post has been edited by patrickthissen: Mar 10 2017, 11:58 PM

I also facing this issue when view the video thru my PC.
Video is blur 1080p @ 60 fps

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This post has been edited by xperiaVuser: Feb 2 2018, 08:10 AM

that plastic bit infront of the lens... ade remove x?

*also, can just skip the 60fps if its eating too much space..

This post has been edited by lsm1991: Mar 11 2017, 09:44 AM

Suggest you post the YT link for us to view. Can do away with the audio if you don't want us to hear your intimate conversation.

Ya already removed..


By default I mute it.. (My singing really zzz)
I will try to upload it and discuss here.

Any idea to squeeze or make the file smaller to upload YT??
Internet not that fast haha

This post has been edited by patrickthissen: Mar 11 2017, 12:06 PM

make dropbox account, share link to video here.
youtube compresses files badly.

btw u using suction or 3m mount?
just a possibility.

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This post has been edited by xperiaVuser: Feb 2 2018, 08:10 AM

=( my power edition got two mode only, 1080 and 720 is big difference there