- HD 720p high-definition video.
- Dual separate camera.
- SOS urgent file protection.
- Motion detection. Built-in G-Sensor (car accident case of emergency save, will not be deleted).
- Recorder will automatically start video when connect the power.
The Good: This camera from Amazon Prime arrived in 1 DAY! Wow! It was new, with plastic covers over the lens and screen. It came with both camera lenses, fwd and aft. Battery life is about 20 minutes after charging, so plan on using the cigarette charger. It properly overwrites old files when the SD card gets full, it powers up and down with car ignition. It will stay on about two minutes after the engine is off, or you can keep it running with the key in "accessory" position. (assuming your cig lighter is powered like mine) The video display shuts itself off after about 3 minutes so you don't have the light shining in your eyes. The blue "power" and blue flashing "recording" LEDs are too bright for nighttimeyou must employ a piece of black tape. The suction mount is very small and stable, the "permanent" sticky back mount is even smaller. The whole camera mounts on the windshielf behind my mirror, completely hidden from my sight by the mirror. Cables are about 6 ft long so you can snake them out of view behind trim panels in your car. The video resolution is not clear enough to read license plates until you are stopped-at-a-traffic-light distance away. I plan to read the license plate number out loud if the need ever arises, and let the sound recording remember it for me.
The (not so) Bad: **Update** I FINALLY discovered that this camera DOES record sound. It uses an unusual encription for the sound track. Neither Quicktime or Windows Media Player would play the sound track. You must find an enhanced codec package and install it on your PC. I used K-Lite from Cnet now I can hear the sound tracks. The sound is good, but not excellent. I can hear engine revs and conversations inside the car. This particular model watermarks the date/time onto the recordings with green letters in a black box in the upper LH corner. I have read that other similar looking cameras show the date/time watermarks with white outlined letters. I don't know how to tell which version you are ordering the green date/time or the white outline date/time. I suspect the white date/time version of this camera is the "original design" camera. For the record this camera's firmware is Ver: 007 F20_212111.
Summary: Overall I'm very happy with the camera. Good price so I won't cry if it gets stolen from my convertible. It runs reliably without any fiddling. Turns itself on and off and keeps a nice record of shenanigans on the highway.It arrived two days ago. It's a nice toy. But, the quality is not very good. The microphone does not work out of the box (I used the right setting. It is broken.). I saw a review on the internet before I bought it. They showed a different rear camera and a remote in the box. This one came without the remote. The manual is horrible. They should hire somebody who is a native English speaker.
The box does not say anything about the producer or the origin.
Edit: I tested it today under perfect weather conditions. Picture quality is poor.
I return it.Just got the recorder cam, worked good for first day. Then, who would've thought, that this little device like all electronics, does not react well exposing to the summer heat. I live in Chicago where hitting 90 degree is common. This device when overheated, will not record at all until it has been cooled off. I cant really sent my unit back because i wired the charging unit through dashboard to fuse box (should've waited). Oh well, seems like a nice device but dont buy unless you live in canada or russia i guess.For the price it works pretty awesome! (So far no issues since I bought it in Jan 2013. I'll post a sample video in the future. I'll update my post if my unit stop working in any way. Paul.
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