Drive Recorder Operation

Hansn said:

You can have automatic on. Then if you want it to start recording something hold the button next to the gearshifter that looks like a camera for 2-3 sec. Both works at the same time.

Its hard to get used to tbh, i had two events i would like to have recorded involving animals where the auto function did not work. Its very hard to remember clicking it within 20s.. 😂

I drove over a badger at 90km/h without the recorder triggering, then had a very close encounter with one two days later.. Nothing on tape. Car is fine, but the hit should maybe have triggered. The poor guy got pretty much steamrolled.. 😅 I heard horror stories about badgers being hard to hit, but the 2400kg i4 won this time. Helps that its flat all the way from front to rear. All i got was a bunch of dust from its coat on the underside of my bumper right infront of the wheel... 😵

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Hansn said:

You can have automatic on. Then if you want it to start recording something hold the button next to the gearshifter that looks like a camera for 2-3 sec. Both works at the same time.

Its hard to get used to tbh, i had two events i would like to have recorded involving animals where the auto function did not work. Its very hard to remember clicking it within 20s.. 😂

I drove over a badger at 90km/h without the recorder triggering, then had a very close encounter with one two days later.. Nothing on tape. Car is fine, but the hit should maybe have triggered. The poor guy got pretty much steamrolled.. 😅 I heard horror stories about badgers being hard to hit, but the 2400kg i4 won this time. Helps that its flat all the way from front to rear. All i got was a bunch of dust from its coat on the underside of my bumper right infront of the wheel... 😵

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Hansn said:

You can have automatic on. Then if you want it to start recording something hold the button next to the gearshifter that looks like a camera for 2-3 sec. Both works at the same time.

Its hard to get used to tbh, i had two events i would like to have recorded involving animals where the auto function did not work. Its very hard to remember clicking it within 20s.. 😂

I drove over a badger at 90km/h without the recorder triggering, then had a very close encounter with one two days later.. Nothing on tape. Car is fine, but the hit should maybe have triggered. The poor guy got pretty much steamrolled.. 😅 I heard horror stories about badgers being hard to hit, but the 2400kg i4 won this time. Helps that its flat all the way from front to rear. All i got was a bunch of dust from its coat on the underside of my bumper right infront of the wheel... 😵

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JToddK said:

Yes, I want to leave automatic on, as I might not be capable of hitting a record button in the event of an accident. I recognize the button hold enables the recording and if it works while Automatic is enabled, I'm good with that - that's the way I would want to operate it. I guess, then, that selecting Manual would disable "automatic" recording in the event of an accident?

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Markus E said:

If I have 360 cameras, can I activate/buy drive recorder via a Software?

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461 said:

You can use remote 3d view with your phone, on demand, no recording

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Marvellous said:

Called Remote Theft Recorder (iX)

German:

BMW Germany

faq.bmw.de

Google translated

If your BMW triggers an alarm, the cameras installed in your BMW automatically create images of the surroundings and the interior of your vehicle. You will be notified of the triggered alarm via a push message and can download, view or forward the video in the My BMW app. Please note: in order to be able to use these functions, you must go to "Drive Recorder" > "Settings" > Activate "Theft" and set a recording duration. To receive the notifications, you must set "Enabled" in the MY BMW app under "Settings" > "Notifications" > "Allow push notifications".

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