Possible bug? Clarification on Sentry & DashCam saved files - 2019.12.1.2

[woodisgood]

It's my understanding that TeslaCam files are saved only when you tap the button on-screen, saving the last 10 minutes of video to the SavedClips directory.

It's also my understanding that Sentry Mode files are saved to the same directory whenever the system is triggered.

As of 12.1.2, I'm seeing dashcam files (taken while driving) in SavedClips that I never clicked save for. It's only some drives, not all. I typically don't touch the cam icon unless something of interest happens or for testing, but generally make note that it's always active with the red dot. I'm not sure if this was happening in previous software versions.

It's possible that the drives being automatically saved are those that occurred immediately before I activated Sentry Mode in the parking lot, but I haven't tested that hypothesis.

Anyone else seeing the same thing?

 

[M109Rider]

I’ve seen the same thing. I’m also not sure why. Your theory is a valid guess.
Maybe someone who knows will chime in.

 

[jat255]

I've seen videos from Sentry mode that when it triggers soon after parking, part of the previous ten minutes that it saves includes driving footage. In these cases, the ten minutes also include me parking, walking away, and then whatever the trigger was for Sentry Mode (sometimes it's me coming back to the car because I forgot something)

 

[timk225]

My 3 just got 12.1.2 a few days ago, and now I am noticing some battery drain with the car parked. It lost 3 miles just sitting in the parking lot at work all day, and within 2 hours after I got home tonight it was down 11 miles. And Sentry Mode was not enabled.

 

[woodisgood]

I've seen videos from Sentry mode that when it triggers soon after parking, part of the previous ten minutes that it saves includes driving footage. In these cases, the ten minutes also include me parking, walking away, and then whatever the trigger was for Sentry Mode (sometimes it's me coming back to the car because I forgot something)

Ah that makes sense, probably what I'm seeing. Though when Sentry triggers (let's say after car has been sitting for an hour undisturbed), it doesn't save the previous 10 minutes before the trigger, or does it?

 

[OPRCE]

On mine since 2019.12.1.2 it is impossible to switch the dashcam off with a long press on the icon, then when I pull the key about the last 30 files are 0-byte.

 

[MacGreiner]

On mine since 2019.12.1.2 it is impossible to switch the dashcam off with a long press on the icon, then when I pull the key about the last 30 files are 0-byte.

Same for me.

 

[woodisgood]

Weird. Long press works fine for me.