Why upgrade your dashcam’s firmware ?
Firmware upgrades may add functionalities to your dashcam, and/or improve its performance.
How to upgrade ?
Using an iOS or Android device: download the BlackVue App to use FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) to conveniently update your device without taking out the microSD card.
Using a Windows or Mac OS computer: follow the steps below.
STEP 1
Access the BlackVue homepage (media.blackvue.com/firmware-download)
from your computer browser.
STEP 2
Download the latest firmware for your model from the DOWNLOADS page (this page)
STEP 3
Unzip the downloaded firmware (Zip file)
STEP 4
Insert the BlackVue SD card in your computer using the USB reader provided with your dashcam.
STEP 5
Format the microSD card in the Viewer. On Mac, after clicking the Format button, choose MS-DOS (FAT) in the Disk Utility.
STEP 6
Copy the BlackVue folder to the SD card.)
STEP 7
Insert the SD card in your BlackVue dashcam and turn the power on to apply the upgrade
STEP 8
The dashcam will reboot automatically after applying the upgrade, and start recording.
IMPORTANT
Using an iOS or Android device: download the BlackVue App to use FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) to conveniently update your device without taking out the microSD card.
- Please backup all necessary files before formatting the microSD card, since all your videos will be erased in the process.
- Please ensure you follow the specific formatting requirements for your device series before copying the firmware (FW) files to your SD card
– ELITE Series
* The SD card must be formatted to exFAT or FAT32 before copying the FW file.
* Note: When formatting an SD card in Windows, you typically only have the option to choose between NTFS and exFAT.
In this case, you must select exFAT. (Formatting to FAT32 requires a separate third-party program).
– DR Series
* The SD card must be formatted to FAT32 before copying the FW file.
* Note: Since Windows native formatting usually only supports NTFS and exFAT for high-capacity cards, you must use the BlackVue Viewer or
a dedicated third-party formatting tool to format the card to FAT32.
- After the firmware upgrade, please use the latest version of the BlackVue Viewer and/or App.
About microSD cards
Using an iOS or Android device: download the BlackVue App to use FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) to conveniently update your device without taking out the microSD card.
