Hey all, Just a bit of info that can save you some money and trouble. I am using a small power bank with multi power , 5v @ 2 amps, outputs (emergency car starter bank) that when plugged into, gives you many hours of camera time. I can quickly go from car power to on the battery for parking lot, or anytime coverage any time I think I need it. So if you already have a battery bank, use it with your camera. 😁
How has the OBD connector been going with Parking Mode? I read for the main website it doesn’t work so I was abit nervous about connecting it that way. Cheers
A real good question. I'm still trying to figure that out myself. On the one hand, I do have parking mode video as you can see in the samples where I am approaching the van. From what I gather, the OBD port has both constant and accessory 12v pins, but whether the USB A ports translate that into something the Viofo cam understands isn't clear to me. It may be entering Parking Mode simply because it no longer senses motion, but I'm not sure. I've also had issues where, in under the 24hr limit on the Garmin ODB connector, the cam is showing it's recording, but is unresponsive to requests to protect a clip. I don't understand that. I did a firmware update, but not sure if that has affected that situation or not. Also after the update, I've been getting "Recording started" announcements from the cam almost every 3 - 5 minutes. It's been enough for me to just unplug the darn thing. I think I need to turn off the motion detection feature is what I'm reading, but I don't know how that affects Parking Mode. So yeah, I'm feeling a little clueless about some aspects of this thing's operation. If you have the option to hard-wire it into a fuse block under your dash, I think that would be preferred, for sure.
@@joyenroute Cheers thanks mate for the response interesting 😁. I was thinking the OBD route like yourself as I’m not techo enough to install the hardwire kit and to cheap to pay someone lol. I will just stick with the cigarette 12v plug for power for now maybe in time I might relook into it. Thanks again from Australia 👍
It was this video at the time index it starts that put me on to it. At the time, the sale at Amazon was still in play, so yeah, seemed like a good deal. th-cam.com/video/sOcgC8S59xw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=F9v0J0faqjo3-iW6&t=120
Hey all, Just a bit of info that can save you some money and trouble. I am using a small power bank with multi power , 5v @ 2 amps, outputs (emergency car starter bank) that when plugged into, gives you many hours of camera time. I can quickly go from car power to on the battery for parking lot, or anytime coverage any time I think I need it. So if you already have a battery bank, use it with your camera. 😁
That's a great idea! Thanks.
How has the OBD connector been going with Parking Mode? I read for the main website it doesn’t work so I was abit nervous about connecting it that way. Cheers
A real good question. I'm still trying to figure that out myself. On the one hand, I do have parking mode video as you can see in the samples where I am approaching the van. From what I gather, the OBD port has both constant and accessory 12v pins, but whether the USB A ports translate that into something the Viofo cam understands isn't clear to me. It may be entering Parking Mode simply because it no longer senses motion, but I'm not sure. I've also had issues where, in under the 24hr limit on the Garmin ODB connector, the cam is showing it's recording, but is unresponsive to requests to protect a clip. I don't understand that. I did a firmware update, but not sure if that has affected that situation or not. Also after the update, I've been getting "Recording started" announcements from the cam almost every 3 - 5 minutes. It's been enough for me to just unplug the darn thing. I think I need to turn off the motion detection feature is what I'm reading, but I don't know how that affects Parking Mode. So yeah, I'm feeling a little clueless about some aspects of this thing's operation. If you have the option to hard-wire it into a fuse block under your dash, I think that would be preferred, for sure.
@@joyenroute Cheers thanks mate for the response interesting 😁. I was thinking the OBD route like yourself as I’m not techo enough to install the hardwire kit and to cheap to pay someone lol. I will just stick with the cigarette 12v plug for power for now maybe in time I might relook into it. Thanks again from Australia 👍
Thanks
I'm curious as to why you chose that brand dash cam ?
It was this video at the time index it starts that put me on to it. At the time, the sale at Amazon was still in play, so yeah, seemed like a good deal.
th-cam.com/video/sOcgC8S59xw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=F9v0J0faqjo3-iW6&t=120
Link to the obd2 adapter?
Yes. It's working great.