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K6 forgot time
How does the loop recording determine what is the oldest file to write over? Is this by date/time and if so, how does it keep track of what day/time it is?
The initial sync sets the date and time. I see that on the files. However, after some time the camera “forgot” the time and reset itself to a default time. That default time is older than the first synced time. Rather than test the behavior, I’ll ask here first.
Now if it’s a number that’s incremented, then at that point it’s a mild annoyance of finding the right day and number but at least the oldest default time stamped are not overwritten.
I don’t think it has a battery to keep the time, is it a capacitor that slowly discharges before it resets to a default time. If so, what’s the frequency that the camera must be turned on to keep the time settings?
If it’s by date/time, I can see a scenario of it being reset to default time and it just overwrites the default time stamped items despite them being more current than existing video files.
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Hi C,
The sequence is determined by a combination of date, time, a sequence number, and an indication of the front/rear camera. All of this is combined in the naming of the video files. So you can identify a file quite quickly. See the image of a number of my K6 files.I don’t know exactly how long the K6 retains its time/date. This also depends on whether the K6 is connected to a USB power bank or to a constant power supply via a DC converter. It is my habit that if I haven’t used the K6 for more than two weeks, I perform a time synchronization with the app before I go riding. This is done quickly in the app, and then I know for sure that the time/date is correct again.
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