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I highly suggest a PRO Endurance SD card for constant re-writing over the Amazon Basics. The Amazon one is good for smartphones and on-off recording, like for a digital camera, not for a dash cam for constant recording. All i can say is rock the card until fails or gives you issues then look into a Pro Endurance card. I have been using Samsung PRO Endurance 128GB in my Viofo with the installation kit to continue recording when the car is shut off and I have not had to replace the card yet in 6 years. I also setup the Vifo in the settings to prompt me to reformat the card every 15 days. That keeps the card fresh from wearing out on the same spot from recording.
Been on the Internet since before eternal September and I think this is the most worthless comment I've ever seen. People in the market for a $200 dashcam are not going to instead buy a whole new car.
I've had this for about a year now. Love it!! Someone in front of me got into an accident and with my footage that I was able to download immediately, sent the driver the clip so that she can provide to their insurance company. She later messaged me that because of the clip, she won the claim.
Just get a Tesla with sentry mode. These things suuck! You can't view any clips from your phone unless you download them from the app, you car has to be powered down as the viofo wifi Bluetooth interferes with the car, these are a huge hassle
If I had another type C dash cam to plug in I'd try it, but that list doesn't mean that other brand dash cams with the same power connection won't turn on. It's that different hardwire kits might be necessary for different Viofo models. If you have a camera with type C it should at least power on the front camera.
If I had another type C dash cam to plug in I'd try it, but that list doesn't mean that other brand dash cams with the same power connection won't turn on. It's that different hardwire kits might be necessary for different Viofo models. If you have a camera with type C it should at least power on the front camera.
The question I was replying to was "is existing (hard)wiring generic?", and my qualified reference to back up my "Is not generic" claim was showing 5 separate wiring kits (for viofo alone)- which can have (active) components for more than just voltage conversion, and beyond the physical USB-C connector and some focusing on just its power pinouts.
"Existing wiring" may even extend to the hope that if the rear camera cable physically fits the new cam (or even slap on a "generic" USB adapter), that any future glitches and intermittency - due to current / bandwidth limitations or impedance mismatch- is the green light to jump on forums and bash the product as a failure.
One caveat to "it might just work cuz all USB-C defaults to 5V not 20v and are created equal" is: will the product's disclosure of detailed specs be sufficient? As sufficient as your quantified measurements of, say, at least the peak current requirements are met (with some extra margin) by the legacy "generic" cable?
If Yoda was tech, it would be, "Know. Or know not. There is no try. There is only fry."
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"Existing wiring" may even extend to the hope that if the rear camera cable physically fits the new cam (or even slap on a "generic" USB adapter), that any future glitches and intermittency - due to current / bandwidth limitations or impedance mismatch- is the green light to jump on forums and bash the product as a failure.
One caveat to "it might just work cuz all USB-C defaults to 5V not 20v and are created equal" is: will the product's disclosure of detailed specs be sufficient? As sufficient as your quantified measurements of, say, at least the peak current requirements are met (with some extra margin) by the legacy "generic" cable?
If Yoda was tech, it would be, "Know. Or know not. There is no try. There is only fry."
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