Falcon Super Slim Micro DVR Dash Cam?

[Deleted User]

Has anyone got the Falcon, Super Slim Micro DVR Dash Cam, currently on sale at Tesco?

If so, can you give me a little advice?

I've installed it, and it seems pretty good, but one thing is odd.

The box says:-

Loop-cycle recording overwrite allows unwanted footage to be automatically recorded over without the need to manually delete out-of-date files.

However, on the way home tonight, I got the message "SD Card Full", and had to format the SD Card, before I could get it to record again :huh:

Any ideas anyone?

Marktheshark

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Supatramp

Did you format the SD card when you initially put it into the cam?

I'm afraid the simple fact is that a fair percentage of cheaper dashcams have serious reliability issues. I'm just about to return a 2nd one to Currys.

[Deleted User]

Supatramp wrote: »

Did you format the SD card when you initially put it into the cam?.

Yes.

It's not a reliability issue. The camera works fine, but it doesn't automatically record over previous recordings.

I'm wondering if there's a setting I need to change, or something?

Supatramp

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Yes.

It's not a reliability issue. The camera works fine, but it doesn't automatically record over previous recordings.

I'm wondering if there's a setting I need to change, or something?

Well I've now had 3 different makes/models of cams, and there's never been a setting dealing with the over-writing of files/recordings, it's all done automatically.

The only other thing I'd query would be the SD card, some cams can be fussy re the spec/size/brand of card.

BiFF

Have you used the setup menu to set the loop record time period?

[Deleted User]

BiFF wrote: »

Have you used the setup menu to set the loop record time period?

I've just left it at, whatever it was, out of the box.

What does the loop record time period do?

EssexExile

Is there a setting for saving a recorded segment if there's a collision? G sensor or something, if so turn it off.

[Deleted User]

OK, I've checked, and Motion Sensor is turned off.

As for recording time, I've set it at 10 minutes.

Does that mean it fills the SD Card, then re-records, in 10 minute blocks, starting with the first 10 minute block?

EssexExile

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Does that mean it fills the SD Card, then re-records, in 10 minute blocks, starting with the first 10 minute block?

Yup, it records in 10 minute blocks then when full should over-write the earliest block.

sillygoose

EssexExile wrote: »

Is there a setting for saving a recorded segment if there's a collision? G sensor or something, if so turn it off.

My first thought was this as most DVR's write protect the segment files when either a collision or the manual save button is pressed.

The other time I have had issues is with the internal clock, like this:

You set the onboard clock, it records loads of files until full, overwriting normally.

If you then hard reset the DVR or let its battery run too flat for too long the internal clock is reset to an old default date.

It then can't overwrite the card because as far as its concerned the new files its trying to write are 'older' than the ones already on the card.

You just need to set the clock right and reformat the card.