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What is a "panic event"? [in sentry mode]

Discussion in 'Model 3' started by Seth2020, Dec 9, 2020.

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  1. Seth2020

    Seth2020 Member

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    SENTRY MODE IMPROVEMENTS
    Sentry Mode footage of the last panic event will now be saved to onboard memory. To view or save this clip, plug in a USB device, launch the Dashcam Viewer, and tap the save icon on the bottom right corner of the screen. ​

    What is a "panic event". Manual makes no mention of it.
    Is any Sentry Mode event a panic event, or only certain types?
     
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    I was guessing it might be a sudden braking event. Or maybe it’s for people that don’t have a USB device always in the car (or it got dislodged) so people can access something they wanted to record with a honk or hitting the dashcam button. Just guessing, though.
     
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    Sentry, the security system, is not to be confused with the dashcam. Braking and record with honk are dashcam functions.
     
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    Likely a glass break or a G-force event like someone jacks the car.

    Use a SSD or quality flash drive and no need to worry about Tesla saving Dashcam or Sentry Mode events.
     
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    Except if the person who breaks the glass takes storage device with them.
    That's probably the biggest reason for this change.
     
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    Another reason was failure to copy to hard drive in the event of a crash. Lots of cases where after a crash the drive either got damaged and didn't save the most recent event. But yeah also the drive removal after a break in (not many reported cases of that unless the theif knew of it).
     
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    The most obvious answer is "alarm goes off"

    Sentry has 3 modes (well, 4 if you count "off" as a mode)

    1. On. Sentry is just waiting for something to happen, not doing anything active at all.

    2. Alert- Sentry flashes the lights, displays the you are being recorded bit, and moves the last 10 minutes of dashcam footage to the sentry saved folder.

    3. Alarm- Car alarm goes off, sentry blares classical music, sends an alert to your phone, etc.
     
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    You're kidding, right? It doesn't really do that, does it?
     
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    I know @Knightshade answered, but yes, it absolutely does play loud classical music. Kind of a cool idea, actually. People are trained to tune out a standard alarm sound.
     
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    I think the new 2021 model 3's come with hard drives now that are in the glovebox and there's a pin to the glove box (they are meant to be incredibly hard to break into), so that's cool.
     
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    I was under the impression that a significant sentry event (perhaps now called panic event) is one that is enough to set the alarm off. So basically what @Knightshade said.
     
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    It's not hard to break into the glovebox, it can be pried open with a screwdriver.
    But AFAIK a burglar will most likely break the glass and grab anything visible. It's too risky spending time prying open things and trying to dive into the trunk.
     
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    How do you view this?

    And where is the save icon on the bottom right corner of the screen. ? I dont see it?
     
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    I saw this in my Sentry videos list (see pics). My daughter set off the alarm on the car. The video can be saved to USB, but not deleted.

    Onboard_small.jpg Save_small.jpg Dialog_small.jpg
     

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