BigSpoon
New Member
Hi all I purchased my VIOFO A119 V3 back in late 2018 or early 2019 and it was mostly flawless until the last few weeks when driving at night the sky is flickering and some of the video is out of focus - I wonder if it is simply an age related failure and I need to upgrade? I should also mention that this dashcam has been in 1 crash in December 2021 so it has really paid for itself already and so I should really upgrade to a nicer newer model
what I have tried to fix the problem but have been unsuccessful:
Cleaning the inside and outside of the windscreen
Cleaning the camera lens
Cleaned the electrical contacts on the dashcam itself and GPS mount
Purchasing and fitting a CPL filter
Changing the video resolution to higher and lower
Changing the FPS
Changing the frequency
Changed the bitrate
Replaced the cigarette lighter/USB charger
Upgraded the SD card from a SANDISK Extreme Plus Class 128GB to a SAMSUNG EVO Plus 256 GB
Formatted the SD card
Reset the camera to default settings
what I am yet to try:
Replacing the dashcam power cable - I was hesitant to do this because I would have to reroute the new one around the windscreen which is a pain
The first video is from my first car in December 2021 (the one that was involved in a crash) the sky is clear and the image is decent for nighttime footage (2560 x 1440 at 30 FPS, medium bitrate, WDR off, 50HZ, no CPL filter, exposure 0, older firmware)
https://streamable.com/jkhrxw
The second video is from my current car it's the exact same dashcam but with different power cable, GPS mount, and SD card (2560 x 1440 at 60 FPS, high bitrate, WDR off, CPL filter, exposure 0, current firmware)
https://streamable.com/5xox3w
I don't review my dashcam footage very often but I do remember the few times I've checked it in the last couple of months footage being much clearer and I'm at a loss as to what's causing such low quality footage
Daytime footage is ok not flickering at all but maybe a little bit blurry? I will try to get some daytime footage
Sorry if I'm breaking any rules by sharing external links to Streamable
what I have tried to fix the problem but have been unsuccessful:
Cleaning the inside and outside of the windscreen
Cleaning the camera lens
Cleaned the electrical contacts on the dashcam itself and GPS mount
Purchasing and fitting a CPL filter
Changing the video resolution to higher and lower
Changing the FPS
Changing the frequency
Changed the bitrate
Replaced the cigarette lighter/USB charger
Upgraded the SD card from a SANDISK Extreme Plus Class 128GB to a SAMSUNG EVO Plus 256 GB
Formatted the SD card
Reset the camera to default settings
what I am yet to try:
Replacing the dashcam power cable - I was hesitant to do this because I would have to reroute the new one around the windscreen which is a pain
The first video is from my first car in December 2021 (the one that was involved in a crash) the sky is clear and the image is decent for nighttime footage (2560 x 1440 at 30 FPS, medium bitrate, WDR off, 50HZ, no CPL filter, exposure 0, older firmware)
https://streamable.com/jkhrxw
The second video is from my current car it's the exact same dashcam but with different power cable, GPS mount, and SD card (2560 x 1440 at 60 FPS, high bitrate, WDR off, CPL filter, exposure 0, current firmware)
https://streamable.com/5xox3w
I don't review my dashcam footage very often but I do remember the few times I've checked it in the last couple of months footage being much clearer and I'm at a loss as to what's causing such low quality footage
Daytime footage is ok not flickering at all but maybe a little bit blurry? I will try to get some daytime footage
Sorry if I'm breaking any rules by sharing external links to Streamable