I like that idea! All the reviews I have read are great on the mini!
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I was thinking of getting the Viofo A229 Pro until I seen:
Gives me pause too!
Seems like that assumption is correct, LifeHackster provided this update to his video:
Update: Viofo has reached to me and stated that they did extensive testing on their units. "We have taken this matter very seriously and conducted extensive testing with several units. And I’m pleased to report that we encountered no issues. Upon reviewing the shipping timeline, we discovered that your wife's A229 Pro was among the earliest produced. We implemented improvements last year that addressed the concerns you've raised, and we'll continue to do more violent tests to verify stability later."
I guess I will try one after all.
Gives me pause too!
Seems like that assumption is correct, LifeHackster provided this update to his video:
Update: Viofo has reached to me and stated that they did extensive testing on their units. "We have taken this matter very seriously and conducted extensive testing with several units. And I’m pleased to report that we encountered no issues. Upon reviewing the shipping timeline, we discovered that your wife's A229 Pro was among the earliest produced. We implemented improvements last year that addressed the concerns you've raised, and we'll continue to do more violent tests to verify stability later."
I guess I will try one after all.
bigredfish
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SO I got one of these for our vehicles for Christmas, and a trip up north.
Wow, great camera! Images are much better than I expected, especially at night. Its a shame our surveillance cameras aren't this good at night.
Now if I can figure out how to reduce the file size on a 1 minute 354MB video clip I'll post some examples .....
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Which one did you end up getting? I got the A229 Plus and the A119 v3 and they are both great! Couldn’t be happier.SO I got one of these for our vehicles for Christmas, and a trip up north.
Wow, great camera! Images are much better than I expected, especially at night. Its a shame our surveillance cameras aren't this good at night.
Now if I can figure out how to reuce the file size on a 1 minute 354MB video clip I'll post some examples .....
bigredfish
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A229 Pro, the 2 cam package 4K Fr/2K rear but I havent hooked up the rear yet.
I liked the voice commands and wifi for viewing/managing files on the phone.
But I really haven't played with it too much and need to see what other options are available. Image is pretty good but a little oversharp and a little noisier than I expected,
I liked the voice commands and wifi for viewing/managing files on the phone.
But I really haven't played with it too much and need to see what other options are available. Image is pretty good but a little oversharp and a little noisier than I expected,
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tangent
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Youtube is the easiest option preserving quality. You can make the videos unlisted.
bigredfish
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Day and Night samples.
Note: I didnt have the CPL filter on so I'll get one with it this week to compare
Note: I didnt have the CPL filter on so I'll get one with it this week to compare
MikeLud1
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I just installed my A229 Pro I got over Black Friday. Man was it a pain in the ass pulling the plastics to get the cable ran for the rear camera.
bigredfish
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Is the only difference between the 229 and 329 the 60fps?
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Clark Griswald
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The 329 has the option for the external ssd up to 4TB.
Santa brought my wife the 229 pro
Santa brought my wife the 229 pro
bigredfish
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By default and as seen in my two samples, it breaks down video into 1 minute clips. at 4K they are 354MB each!
I think I have mine set to 5 min, maybe I should change that.
bigredfish
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There is definitely a setting, not sure where it is though.
Good video. I see that you have your cars speed enabled on the camera. May want to rethink that since it could be incriminating if you are not going speed limit. Just saying. . .
I have 2 minute loops setup with Max bit rate and 4K recording on front camera and see a lot of 900MB video clips. This eats up the memory.
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bigredfish
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bigredfish
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On that 3000 mile trip I discovered that Mrs bigredfish's idea of a 70mph speed limit means 65mph, while mine means "they wont probably pull you over at 79"
You can access the loop setting on the dash cam, although making the settings on the app is a bit easier (attached). I found that a setting of 2 minutes is the sweet spot. A setting of 1 minute creates way too many files, but 2 minutes is a nice compromise and allows easy editing of the videos on Final Cut Pro. Also, a polarizing filter definitely makes a worthwhile improvement, depending on the angle you have aimed the camera(s). Since a polarizer came with the 229 Pro, it was easy to compare the images with and without the polarizer. Good improvement, and when I added the optional polarizer to the rear camera of the 229 Pro, that made the videos a lot better. Again, I think the improvement is dependent a lot on the aiming angle of the camera and the angle of the sun.
