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Lord Voltermore

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Micro sd card in dashcam
« on: March 24, 2024, 11:45:24 AM »
After 2 years of use my Garmin Mini2 dash cam showed there is a problem with the micro sd card.  The instructions advise reformatting the card every 6 months to prolong its life, which I didnt do  :-[

A fast reformatting didnt help but after a full reformatting on my computer (which took hours)  it seems to be working again  for now.     But I want to replace it.

The camera came with a 15 gb Transcend   class 10  but I replaced it with a 64GB PNY class 10 which is the one that failed..      While it was working it seemed to cope with the necessary write speeds etc.

The cost of a new cd card every 2 years wont break the bank  but  any advise on a particular brand, or type of card that might have a longer life  ,but without paying a premium for speed performance etc that the camera doesnt actually need  , would be appreciated.

I know the advice is to use a reputable well known  brand ,from a reputable supplier  to minimise the chance of it being a fake,.  As far as I was aware  at the time PNY is considered a reputable brand and I dont think it was a fake.   .

« Last Edit: March 24, 2024, 11:50:53 AM by Lord Voltermore »
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Re: Micro sd card in dashcam
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2024, 12:09:00 PM »
I just replaced mine with a SanDisk

So far, seems OK

I also use a similar in my Panasonic video camera



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Re: Micro sd card in dashcam
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2024, 02:30:41 PM »
I've had a Samsung Evo Plus 128Gb one running for almost 5 years now without error

Never formatted it, just cut and paste to the PC to empty it

You do need to be very careful where you buy them as there are lots of fakes around. Got mine from Scan who are Samsung authorised sellers
Let's be careful out there !

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Re: Micro sd card in dashcam
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2024, 10:55:26 PM »
Agree about the fakes.
I hope the place I've used a few times is "totally boney fido" (Victoria Wood??).
 I've been using Sandisk High Endurance from https://www.picstop.co.uk/dash-cam-memory.html?scroll=2303 , they send offer emails every now and then, prices are competitive I think, delivery has always been pretty prompt.
I have a couple of Viofo Mini 2 units, been faultless so far, I bought direct from https://www.picstop.co.uk/dash-cam-memory.html?scroll=2303 , they send from China in about a week, significant savings over buying from the .uk online store.

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Re: Micro sd card in dashcam
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2024, 03:39:24 AM »
The main issue with modern high quality dashcams is the SD card write speed

If your dashcam is HD or 2k then you ideally need a write speed of at least 50Mbps. A lot of these endurance cards aren't and they can cause a bottleneck which in turn can cause the dashcam to freeze

https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Benchmarks/SpeedOut.shtml

There is a free program called Speedout0.5 that tests SD card speeds, but you do need a PC USB3 port as USB2 isn't fast enough
Let's be careful out there !

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Re: Micro sd card in dashcam
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2024, 07:54:01 AM »
I had a Samsung SD card in my previous (Blackvue) and now in my current (Garmin) dashcams

Bought directly from the Samsung site so that I know its not a fake. Never had a problem (but its time to reformat so I'll do that later today)

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Re: Micro sd card in dashcam
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2024, 09:01:08 AM »
This was what I got, no longer available I think :
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