PDR camera resolution
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 2,590
Likes: 403
From: Nashville TN
St. Jude Donor '09
My understanding is GM had issues capturing 1080 video AND telemetry data; processor could not keep up which resulted in choppy video. Capturing at 720 was the solution.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 1,733
Likes: 403
From: Atlanta, GA
no ****. Huh. That makes perfect sense. I have a ‘15 without the upgraded software patch from way back. My track recordings are jumpy. I do plan on getting the update before my next event.
Tech Contributor
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 41,066
Likes: 9,833
From: Charlotte, NC (formerly Endicott, NY)
The resolution is fine for what you are recording. The problem with the camera isn't the resolution. It is poor dynamic range of it's exposure control. There are certain portions of the track at VIR that are in light shadow on a bright sunny day and the camera won't respond to the lower light level and the picture goes black. I have plenty of videos where the only way you can tell there is a car in front of mine is when the brake lights come on.
Bill
Bill
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
5 Best & 5 Worst Corvette Daily Drivers
Joe Kucinski
The Headlights of Every Corvette Generation Explained
Joe Kucinski
5 Best & 5 Most Overrated Corvette Track Packages of All Time!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 3,945
Likes: 1,255
From: Northeast
The resolution is fine for what you are recording. The problem with the camera isn't the resolution. It is poor dynamic range of it's exposure control. There are certain portions of the track at VIR that are in light shadow on a bright sunny day and the camera won't respond to the lower light level and the picture goes black. I have plenty of videos where the only way you can tell there is a car in front of mine is when the brake lights come on.
Bill
Bill
