Nguyenning
Member
Does anyone care to watch videos if there is no visible damage to the car? (assuming 99.99% of sentry events are just people walking/cars driving by)
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Slumpey326
Member
no, but the onetime there is actually damage I want to make sure I am capturing video from all 3 repeaters (front, left, right). What SSDs or flashdrives that people are using where all repeaters are capturing video while parked. Right now mine is not capturing the right repeater while parked and I am using a Sandisk iXpand flashdrive. I do like this flash drive because I can plug it right into my iPhone and watch video when need be.
I watch for the hot chicks walkin by
KenMast3rs
Member
Can anyone confirm if the SentryView app ($6.99) lets you see all three (Left, Center, Right) side by side? It looks like it can in the preview.
FloridaGary
Member
That's why I use SentryKeeper on my laptop. It allows you to view all 3 cameras at the same time and also increase the speed of viewing up to 8X.
FloridaGary
Member
I am using the Samsung Pro Endurance 64GB Micro SD card typically used for video cameras. It minimized the problem I was having with video clips not having any video data.
Slumpey326
Member
Thanks I just ordered this specific sd card to along with an iPhone USB adapter to try.
Are you using a specific iPhone usb sd card adapter so you can view the videos real time on the iPhone. I am trying to find a fast one so I don’t get the no video recording issue.
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FYI,
This isn’t 100% plug & Play.
It comes formatted formatted as exFAT.
You need to reformat the card as FAT32.
It can be done on a PC or a Mac (using disk utility)
FAT32 may be shown as “MSDOS (FAT)” in the drop-down list of formats on the Mac disk utility application when you choose a the erase option.
If you need help with this just search for “formatting FAT32 on a Mac” in Google.
It doesn’t seem to matter what you name the drive.
I have a pair that I swap for each car.
I named mine “ModelScam1”, “ModelSCam2” & “Model3cam1”, “Model3cam2”
Then make sure there is a folder named “TeslaCam” on the drive.
Also...I didn’t mention this in the video. When deleting files from flash drives on my Mac I always had to empty the trash to complete the deletions. When using the iPhone app “iPlugmate” Deletion is instantaneous - there is no trash to empty. Obviously this eliminates the ability to in-delete things. But it also makes it great because you can actually make room on the card with your mobile device.
follow.johnny
FSD Beta Tester
I actually watch the videos just to see what actually happens around my vehicle when I'm not around.
Spoiler: No hot chicks walkin around my car since I park at the very back of most parking lots
calidreamz808
Member
Yes, when playing a video, you have no choice.. it will take all 3 videos and play them at the same time. I kinda love it actually because now my blondness doesn't have to guess the matching video etc. Use your IPAD, its extra nice.
FloridaGary
Member
Glamisduner
Active Member
Will dual partition work with the wifi?
Im currently using TeslaCam / Sentry Viewer for android but I have to plug the stick in. Does this app have a way to format the card over wifi when it gets corrupted or can you at least mass delete?
Twincam23
Member
TANE
Member
I have the app and the sandisk.
After some testing I deleted some files with the SentryView app from the usb. After that the disk was protected. Format and delete files from the stick is no longer possible.
Tested different apps for recovery/ formatting the stick without success. osx and windows. Also used diskpart.
Steps:
Created folder TeslaCam on the Sandisk.
Copied some data from another stick to sandisk.
Started the sandisk in WiFi mode
iPhone connected to the sandisk
SentryView started
View was perfect.
Deleted some old files using SentryView.
Next step was format the stick FAT32.
This is not possible.
Think the stick is corrupted.
Will return this one. Hope is a hardware failure.
Any tip for recovery is welcome.
After some testing I deleted some files with the SentryView app from the usb. After that the disk was protected. Format and delete files from the stick is no longer possible.
Tested different apps for recovery/ formatting the stick without success. osx and windows. Also used diskpart.
Steps:
Created folder TeslaCam on the Sandisk.
Copied some data from another stick to sandisk.
Started the sandisk in WiFi mode
iPhone connected to the sandisk
SentryView started
View was perfect.
Deleted some old files using SentryView.
Next step was format the stick FAT32.
This is not possible.
Think the stick is corrupted.
Will return this one. Hope is a hardware failure.
Any tip for recovery is welcome.
Leafdriver333
Somewhat Active Member
The wifi seems very slow........
And the videos stop after 30% playback probably due to buffering.
And the videos stop after 30% playback probably due to buffering.
TANE
Member
Did you manage to format the stick FAT32?
There is also a small 16mb partition on the sandisk. Did you also remove that one?
There is also a small 16mb partition on the sandisk. Did you also remove that one?
Twincam23
Member
I used the app below to format to FAT32.
I didn’t format the small 16GB partition.
I think the quality of the video is what’s causing the slow stream. Just need to let it read/buffer for a bit to get good playback.
Free Partition Manager Software - AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard
Birdman325
Member
I love it. Best case scenario would be to be able to view the videos from outside the car (without taking the stick out) or from inside the car on the big screen but other than that, the combination of the app and the wifi USB stick works great.
Yes, there are some slight buffering issues when viewing the files but I find that dragging the slider back and restarting the video after the first 10 or 15 seconds works well.
All in all, if you are looking for an easy and efficient way to view the videos, the app and the stick are a great combination.
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