Any suggestions on a speed or type of USB stick for the dashcam feature in v9? I want to get one in advance of getting the update. I'm assuming probably a 256 GB or somewhere around that for the size.
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Recommended USB drive for dashcam
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Knightshade
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Right now? 4GB is plenty.
It's only recording a single camera for an hour max at 1280x960/30fps. That's less than 2GB for a full hour of video... so you could hold that plus another dozen or so 10 minute clips.
256GB might be useful when it's doing 8 cameras 24/7 or something but that's... not likely coming super soon.
It's only recording a single camera for an hour max at 1280x960/30fps. That's less than 2GB for a full hour of video... so you could hold that plus another dozen or so 10 minute clips.
256GB might be useful when it's doing 8 cameras 24/7 or something but that's... not likely coming super soon.
JPP
Active Member
...planning ahead (you can never have too mush storage/memory):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D7Q41PM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Very highly rated unit--fast read/write speeds. Yes, maybe overkill for the TeslaCam application.
This is the one I got and it is working well. 256 gb is way to much. Keep in mind these USB keys wear out so by the time it’s useful to have that much space (never) , you will need a new one.
64 gb Sandisk ultra usb 3
https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultr...UTF8&qid=1538536985&sr=8-4&keywords=usb+64+gb
64 gb Sandisk ultra usb 3
https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultr...UTF8&qid=1538536985&sr=8-4&keywords=usb+64+gb
Thistledown
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I would think you really only need enough space to store the buffer size of the camera + a few of the saved clips. You are not leaving the saved clips on the USB drive, so they would be off loaded in a day or a few days. It seem a bit overkill to get a 256G thumb drive. Also I am not sure you need a very fast usb drive. I think the car actually stored the footage inside the car's own memory first, then it just copy the files over to the thumb drive. It is probably not using the thumb drive as a real time storage device. Any thumb drive made in the last 10 years will probably work.
Chris350
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Eno Deb
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Using a drive that is larger than necessary will probably prolong its life (since it has more room for wear-leveling). The pricing sweet spot is probably 32 or 64GB right now. AFAIK the ports in the Model 3 are USB 2, so buying a USB 3 drive is unnecessary.
Some thing like this with wireless connectivity could be interesting, since you could offload the video without ever removing the drive from the car.
https://smile.amazon.com/SanDisk-Wi...SDWS2-016G-E57/dp/B00DBX37H6?sa-no-redirect=1
https://smile.amazon.com/SanDisk-Wi...SDWS2-016G-E57/dp/B00DBX37H6?sa-no-redirect=1
That's an interesting option. Kinda pricey but might be nice to have it connect to my home wifi and have my Raspberry Pi pull the videos out automatically when I am home.
JPP
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Haven't used it yet. I will plug it into my Model 3 once I get v.9, and use it for TeslaCam. I don't plan to load it up with music. I have a SanDisk (old model):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LLEODCK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
for my music.
lairdb
Member
I've got one on the way to try. (Disclaimer: don't have v9 yet.) I'm also planning to see if it will properly handle splitting the available space into two volumes, since the preliminary documentation suggests that music and TeslaCam can't share; it would be handy to use only one physical device, though.
Why buy that one when the new model is less than 1/3 the price?
https://smile.amazon.com/SanDisk-117873-Sandisk-Connect-16GB/dp/B00ZCFYDLA/
I was reading up the info on it and it seems like the stick cannot use the wireless function when it is plugged into the an usb port. You have to unplug it to use the WiFi transfer function.
TT97
Active Member
I'm wondering if when the car is asleep, the stick does not recognize as being plugged in (I know the Wi-Fi on the 3 shuts down). If that is the case, you may be able to use the wireless function while the car is asleep.
Oh.. sneaky..... But I think it won't work. The Q&A said something about to use the wireless function... need to put the cap on top LOL. Can't be plugged in and have the cap on at the same time.
SSonnentag
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I picked up a few of these 128GB buggers for $30 each.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BGTG2A0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BGTG2A0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Goosby
Member
I bought this while it was on sale a few days ago. Not sure how long the write cycle life on it is, but it was a pretty good deal for 200gigs and should serve its purpose for the short-term. Who knows, maybe once the feature gets improved Tesla will offer a cloud based storage service for a moderate monthly fee. Until then, I’ll keep my fingers crossed for V9 and see how the drive I bought holds up.
insaneoctane
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I am thinking less about getting a huge thumb drive for this purpose and more intrigued by the thought of one with built-in Wi-Fi. It would be easy to write a script for my server that polled the thumb drive in the evenings and grabbed any content.
When I went to see what thumb drives with built-in Wi-Fi were available, I was surprised that that doesn't really seem like a thing. Really? SanDisk has one product line (referenced above) but it's not super clear if that is what we are looking for...
When I went to see what thumb drives with built-in Wi-Fi were available, I was surprised that that doesn't really seem like a thing. Really? SanDisk has one product line (referenced above) but it's not super clear if that is what we are looking for...
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