DVR

Paff · 09-10-2014, 23:11

I have a DVR camera in my work van. Today I was very close to a fairly bad RTC. I was a witness so hung around to help the folks in the cars and traffic until the ambulances and plod turn up. Plod wants my details and asks if the DVR was working, yes I say. Can he have the recording please, yes says I. I get home, pop the memory card in the PC and guess which of all the many clips on there is corrupt? Yep, the very 30 seconds upto and including the crash

WTF!

solarman216 · 09-10-2014, 23:26

yep I have found this many times, they are not the most reliable of devices, in fact I have found that I have yet to find a 90% reliable one, disappointing, Rick

terrano bob · 09-10-2014, 23:28

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Originally Posted by Paff

I have a DVR camera in my work van. Today I was very close to a fairly bad RTC. I was a witness so hung around to help the folks in the cars and traffic until the ambulances and plod turn up. Plod wants my details and asks if the DVR was working, yes I say. Can he have the recording please, yes says I. I get home, pop the memory card in the PC and guess which of all the many clips on there is corrupt? Yep, the very 30 seconds upto and including the crash

WTF!

no evidence then

makeitfit · 09-10-2014, 23:31

Are you using the software for the DVR to playback ? I had issues with a cheap dash cam when I used W7 to playback. Then I used the mini disc with it's own drivers on and all was well agin

kitchenman · 10-10-2014, 00:53

The system saves the video in chunks and so there is a few seconds where there is no recordings, this always seems to happen at the point you need to see.

AlexD333 · 10-10-2014, 06:04

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Originally Posted by terrano bob

no evidence then

whoops.

Is it a cheapie you've got or an all singing all dancing kit?

briggie · 10-10-2014, 07:19

never had a problem with mine , it records onto a micro sd card , in 3,or 5 minute segments , in fact some of the footage is currently being used to prosecute a doctor who crashed into me then drove off

clivvy · 10-10-2014, 08:28

i have a cheapo one, works perfect every time. As Pete says, what are you using to play back the file, maybe it can be fixed?

09-10-2014, 23:11	#1
Paff Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Just north of Ipswich, Suffolk Vehicle: Terrano II 2.7 SE+ Auto Posts: 1,094	DVR I have a DVR camera in my work van. Today I was very close to a fairly bad RTC. I was a witness so hung around to help the folks in the cars and traffic until the ambulances and plod turn up. Plod wants my details and asks if the DVR was working, yes I say. Can he have the recording please, yes says I. I get home, pop the memory card in the PC and guess which of all the many clips on there is corrupt? Yep, the very 30 seconds upto and including the crash WTF!

09-10-2014, 23:26	#2
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,430	yep I have found this many times, they are not the most reliable of devices, in fact I have found that I have yet to find a 90% reliable one, disappointing, Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

09-10-2014, 23:31	#4
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	Are you using the software for the DVR to playback ? I had issues with a cheap dash cam when I used W7 to playback. Then I used the mini disc with it's own drivers on and all was well agin

10-10-2014, 00:53	#5
kitchenman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Essex Wescliff Vehicle: maverick 1994 2.7 TD Posts: 1,278	The system saves the video in chunks and so there is a few seconds where there is no recordings, this always seems to happen at the point you need to see.

10-10-2014, 07:19	#7
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	never had a problem with mine , it records onto a micro sd card , in 3,or 5 minute segments , in fact some of the footage is currently being used to prosecute a doctor who crashed into me then drove off

10-10-2014, 08:28	#8
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	i have a cheapo one, works perfect every time. As Pete says, what are you using to play back the file, maybe it can be fixed?