@TheReminderChannnel There are different parking modes with sensitivity levels. I set it to detect the car being bumped. It has a switch that you can set to protect your battery from going dead. When it detects that selected voltage, it will shut down. I'm going to buy one of the battery packs. So far video is clear and very nice.
Thanks for the great content! Your videos have really helped me settle on the A229 Plus. One of the bigger selling features for me was the motion/shock detection. How hard do you have to hit the car in order for it to detect an impact? Tossing a basketball at the window is one thing but not incredibly likely in the real world. 🙂 Would someone backing into you in a parking lot for example be enough to trigger an event? (I'm guessing you'd be better off using Low Bitrate parking mode?)
I have a question. My car’s power outlet works even if my ignition is not on. Do I still have to install the hardware kit to be able to use the parking mode?
Parking mode - Auto event detection. Parking Motion Detection - Low sensitivity. Firmware - V1.0_230928 Camera in Parking mode recording continiusly and after 2 days memory card (256 Mb) is full. What is the problem?
@@dresdnermuldental8876 I do not reccomend auto event detection. I believe that Viofo should remove this option as it has lots of known issues or take the buffered recording from 13 seconds down to like 3 or 5 seconds and maybe that will correct it
Great video, Ben! Has the A229 pro been updated since that glitch you mentioned? Also, can you disable motion detection in parking mode and only set it for impact? I live in a duplex and my camera would be going off non-stop otherwise, thanks!!
@@SafeDriveSolutions What about disabling the motion detection in parking mode? I just want parking mode to turn my camera on in the event of an impact.
there is no voice notifications of impacts, or any CLOUD features to notify your phone. It will only lock the video if there is an impact on newer firmwares
@@SafeDriveSolutions and from there how do I find out I got a locked video , could it be days until I find out someone try breaking in or tapped my car?
Speaking of parking mode, you know how every camera has their own parking cable, some have 1 voltage option while others have 4 or more... any reason you couldn't use the viofo's parking cable on other camera's since it has the most voltage cutoff selections?
I just got A139pro, but I noticed unlike BlackVue, if Gsensor feels impact during parking mode (low bit or auto event) when I start the car the Viofo does not say “impact detected during parking mode”…. It doesn’t alert me at all upon exiting parking mode! Am I missing something or is BlackVue just that much better? Thx
Thinkware does voice notifications. Not sure if Blackvue does. Some people prefer it locks the video, some people want voice notifications. Viofo does not do voice notifications
@@SafeDriveSolutions so with my BlackVue, if it detects impact during parking mode (while you are away), then you return & start your car (cam switches to reg recording & out of parking mode), BlackVue will say “An impact was detected in parking mode”. Sadly Viofo does not do this, instead you have to go into the app & search for locked/parking files… that stinks!
@@AJCoReTV Yeah I understand that. I get customers that wont buy Thinkware because they hate the voice notifications. newer models you can now turn that off. But every brand has its selling features.
Hi I have a question about the parking mode if someone hit my car in the parking lot then how do I get the notification in my phone? I tried so many times but never get the notification so
I’m looking at getting the viofo A229 pro, but are you aware of a software fix for this issue yet as this is holding me back at the moment, great channel by the way
this is an older video but typically everything got fixed. The only weird thing we noticed on a recent test was one of the parking modes at night did not lock a video. but not sure how night time would affect locking a video. There has been a new firmware since that video though.
Hello Steve there are 3 settings for this however. I am waiting for new firmware before testing those settings again. I would however recommend using low bitrate at this time.
How do I know if I hardwired the cam perfectly to get into parking mode? When I switch the car off it goes off and I don’t know if it has entered the parking mode. I have configured the settings on the app for parking but i thought it would alert me with something like “ parking mode enabled” your help will be appreciated
You must use the hardwired parking mode cable. If you do have one and it's wired correctly, it will say "parking recording started" after 30s of key off.
I am not a native english speaker, but you said the Auto event detection (and timelapse mode) is not working, not creating ANY video. I think you wanted to say that the Auto event detection is working but is not saving in separate folder the emergency video files marked as protected by the G-Sensor. My advice is, as a pro, when looking for videos you should look for them also on PC directly from the card because is possible in the Viofo App from smartphone to not appear because of other things than dashcam itself. I am almost sure that all your videos from this youtube episode were on the card. Even the ones which were not marked (as expected!) as Protected.
I only look on a Mac computer. The videos are there but it is not locking the video as an impact. Which means the video can be over written and not protected. I know the difference of what your talking about as I brought it up to Viofo last year when they were telling everyone you could now use a 512gb sd card and the 256 were even acting up. I do feel they fixed the videos missing in the app challenge when they added options in for front, rear and interior viewing making it not have to load as many videos. Either way it is not working 100% just like there hdr night vision is a challenge as well on this model which is delaying my full review. As i am giving them time to fix it.
@@SafeDriveSolutions I have firmware V1.0_230912 and for me the Auto Event Detection is working and an impact is creating the locked video. G-Sensor in parkin mode set as default as High sensitivity. Maybe you had another setting on it or you didn't look where the protected videos are.
@@HD2You I could make a whole new video showing you that they were not in the RO file folder. I still have all original files on my desktop and the only files that were locked are the Low Bitrate files in parking mode. Either way Most testers have been testing video quality and sometimes parking mode gets overlooked. This is what I found and reported to VIOFO. I do mention in the video they will get it fixed. Glad to hear your works. Maybe this is an issue when using it in 3 channel mode. Maybe my rear camera has a different firmware on it and that is the issue? I reported it to Viofo. I could make a whole video on how Auto Event detection should not even be an option for parking mode as it locks up in high heat. At least the A139 Pro does on multiple occasions. Every manufacturer has their challenges. I am sure they will fix it.
Hi, I’ve currently got the Viofo A129 Plus Duo. Would this be a decent upgrade or is there not much of a difference between the one I have and this one? I’m mainly looking for a dash cam that has an excellent parking mode particularly at night. Thanks
Great video! Will there be a complete comparison like you did for those 4k Sony starvis2 cams, but adding a229 pro? Thinking about getting one but the night view performance is a bit concerning (compared with vantrue n4 pro)
Great channel! I'm about to buy an a229pro 2ch with an HK4 kit mainly due to parking mode. I live 7 km away from my workplace and I'm parked for 8-9 hours at a rough location. What settings do you recommend to avoid any major drain on my car's battery? I really appreciate your help
All 3 of the parking modes will draw close to the same current. I would personally have a battery pack for wear and tear on your battery. Other wise you will probably not get 8-9 hours on a frequent basis
@@SafeDriveSolutions Thanks I would need a dashcam with a reliable Energy Saving Impact Only mode. The dashcam should wake up within 2 seconds after impact with the minimum current draw (max 10-18ma). What would you recommend? Thanks again
What are the best settings for the parking mode? I have iroad battery pack connected directly to my battery and it looks like the viofo a229p 3ch runs all the time. Is this normally? Or maybe my settings are wrong?
Going by math i think it will run 25 hours if fully charged. You can change parking mode to a rimer setting so it only lasts for certain time you need while parked.
@@SafeDriveSolutionsThanks for the info. Will check in the morning. I have not searched but is there a video on the viofo a229p 3ch going into all menu and kind explain all options and what they do ? Just curious. Thanks!
There is no collision only parking mode on this unit. The unit does have collision detection in low bitrate, time lapse and auto event detection. It should not completely fill up the sd card, but we do reccomend formatting the memory card every 90 days. The dash camera does not like it when the sd card has too many locked files
I just bought viofo a229 pro and I have an issue with it when I put on auto detection mode it’s only detect about 30 minutes and after that it doesn’t i did change all the settings to to fix this issue but it’s still not recoding any motions after 30 minutes when I stop my car . Thank you
@@IBE.55 1. could be your low battery protection. 2. could be your power source on your vehicle is going asleep. 3. and the ever more popular one people like to use 3rd party cables that are not Viofo. Did you use the HK4?
@@SafeDriveSolutions hello my friends I'm going to need your advice here I installed a thinkware u3000 with external battery 7500ah blackvue can you help me to make the best setting in parking mode to save energy because the next day my external battery was down 65% thank you
Do you have problem from the parking about 12AM? I not sure is a HK4 kit problem or firmware problem, everyday after 12AM my A229 PRO parking mode will shutdown, and never record until my vehicle turn on, I connect HK4 to my THINKWARE iVolt Mini External Dash Cam Battery, hopefully it is firmware not hardware problem.
@@SafeDriveSolutions Firmware: V1.0_230928, I not sure is a firmware problem or hardware HK4 problem, but if only my A229 Pro has this problem, it may be hardware kit problem
@@kaifongsin1859 hardwire kit typically only controls low battery protection. Are you sure your battery is not just dropping below your set voltage. It will not record all night.
I pretty sure my battery has enough battery, because when it shutdown at 12AM, it doesn't matter when 5pm went into parking mode or 10pm went to parking mode, it still shutdown at 12AM, when I turn on my vehicle at 6AM, and after few min I turn off my vehicle, parking mode start again and can recording like 5 or 10 hrs depend how many battery left. So, I not sure is firmware or other things else@@SafeDriveSolutions
@@SafeDriveSolutions Yes. That one. I feel like that's the only solution to parking mode. Because I'm in the city and if someone breaks into you car and swipes your dashcam, you have nothing.
@@Super6ix06 I dont feel people are going out of their way to steal dash cameras. But if it is a concern I think any dash camera with CLOUD service where there is a sim card and a battery pack involved is a good solution
@@SafeDriveSolutions had my car broken into in September. They even stole the child seat , so yeah , dash would've been a goner. They steal everything in NY.
Hi, I'm trying to find the best dashcam(especially for parking). Which is better of the Viofo A229 Pro, Viofo A139 Pro and the Vantrue N5? I've also been looking into the Blackvues. Just can't decide which of them capture the footage best. Thanks in advance
Personally would get A139 Pro. I have not tested an N5 thoroughly to know if there is any issue. A229 Pro will be solid in a month or so once firmware is finalized
@@recklessracoon7190 In my opinion it is not a successor. It is a different line. A139 series is non-lcd series and a229 is the LCD series. It should be for 2 different types of customers. However the A229 Pro has a 4K front and 2K rear and overall when in 3 channel mode it will still do 30 frames persecond while a139 pro will not. I personally expect certain things to perform better.
