Recording Interval option is missing after updating to 15.23

I think the recording interval is now set to only 1 second. That change is listed in the firmwares description.

That's right  : " Updated data recording mode to once per second "

Finally. I've been using Garmin GPS devices for 10+ years and first thing I always did after buying or after a factory reset was to change recording mode to "1 second".

nghpmc said:

Updated data recording mode to once per second "

How can this be an “update” , surely a “downgrade” to remove a useful option. For 10 years the “smart” recording has been promoted as a battery saving method, some of us still do very long rides measured in days where there is an elapsed time limit, the clock is always running, even if you are sleeping, eating so auto pauses etc are not appropriate, smart recording seemed like a good option to maximise battery, minimise recording space. Sure the 1040 has lots of battery / space / processing power but have the last 10 years of Garmin support advice to use smart recording to save battery now been found to be wrong?

What is the impact on battery life of this “upgrade” and why waste development time removing the option, what is the advantage / benefit for me?

I don’t think 1 second recording uses more power than the smart recording and if it does, it would be very little. So many of us now use power meters and 1 second recording is then set to on 

cheracogoff said:

I don’t think 1 second recording uses more power than the smart recording

https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-0083D0A0-EA6E-41F0-8207-3F1498875E61/EN-US/GUID-83CA3524-0C2B-435C-BC4D-5FAC6E378659.html

Has been part of Garmin Support advice for maximising battery life on Edge devices for the last 10 years, is it now wrong?

ps, I am not asking for everyone to be forced on to smart recording, I am asking why I am being forced onto 1 sec, I only have a speed sensor. When I have experimented with the recording mode 1 second can increase the number of recording points by 10+ times, this clearly has an impact on the battery, storage and general processing load

Thanks for the warning!  I think I will wait a while before updating my software, in hopes that the Smart Recording option will be reinstated!

I have been riding with my Edge 1040 "up front", and my Edge 1030 Plus in my pocket.  I have quite a number of rides recorded, and the Edge 1040's .FIT files are significantly smaller than those produced by the 1030 Plus - on the order of 20%.  (Both are set to Smart Recording.)

One second recording is likely to make the 1040 files a good deal larger.  Maybe I'll change the setting on the 1040 to one second recording for today's ride and see what difference it makes.

I was incorrect about the battery usage using 1 second recording. However, since Garmin has increased run time hours significantly for the last few Edge models I don't see the problem with slightly more battery usage using 1 second recording. Has anyone actually tested how much more power 1 second recording uses over smart? I didn't notice any difference in run time when I installed a power meter several years ago which sets the recording to 1 second.

The vast majority of Garmin users do not go on 20 hour rides and I fail to understand why Garmin keeps focusing on battery life. Why should we pay more for a device that runs 50 hours when we only go on 4 hour rides?

FWIW:  I've always stuck with the default Smart Recording starting with an Edge 705 in 2010.  I never saw an issue that 1sec recording would solve.  I did variously use other sensors including HR, cadence, speed, and power.  It could be possible that the use of senors forces 1 sec recording, IDK.  On the flip side,  I don't think I'd have an issue with 1 sec recording anyway, as I periodically deleted activities off my devices.

For me, there has been no benefit to using 1 second recording. I suppose serious athletes might see a benefit. I don’t know the reason why 1 second recording is required when using a power meter.