Capture clear video footage day or night with this waterproof
motorcycle dash cam featuring dual 1080P lenses, wide 130°
angle, night vision, and WiFi connectivity.
Review: Read The Instructions - As most people do, skim through
the instructions THINK you understand the install & working then
get completly P***ed off when it doesn't work. So before you
start do your homework FOLLOW the instructions, look at some
YouTube vids and understand how parts of the bike come apart as
clips and fastners are easy to break and expensive to repair /
replace. Once the above was done I found the camara system
straight forward to install with more that enough cable for the
front camera and cable tied the excess cable for the rear camera.
Watch how you make the connections as the male / female push
together via a slot, if doesn't connect your not correctly alined
don't force! The supply transformer 12v + / - straight from the
battery with ring terminals but you need to have a switched feed
for the yellow wire (only powered up when the ignition is on) So
I tapped off (soldered) onto the rear number plate feed + wire
(check with a 12v tester) which ONLY becomes live when ignition
on. Control box fitted under rear seat and excess cables neatly
cable tied here aswell Downloaded the APP to my phone, ignition
on, a voice from the control box says, "Welcome and have a good
trip" opened the APP followed the guidance and hey presto live
pictures to your phone. Pictures are saved via a SD card in the
control unit (I set for 3 mins in video time length) which I
bought seperately with can be removed for downloading to other
devices. On a side note this system doesn't have GPS location but
does have time stamp and date. Overall very pleased with the
price, picture quality and ease of use.
Review: Value for money, but not perfect. - So, this review I'll
try and update as I go. Purchased for £92.48 Overall its a good
cctv unit. Cameras for high quality creative footage, not so good
Setup and installation easy Post processing and editing footage,
not so good Received it a couple of days ago. Basic
packaging/instructions, not that you really need a lot. Installed
today. App is easy to download- just scan the QR code its called
"Wireless Camera" They all get shipped with the same password,
this is in the instruction book. Looking in the settings, there
doesn't seem to be an option to change the wifi password...
Wiring is simple, its colour coded, only issue you might have is
if you are colour blind. I wire most of my accessories to USB
power banks, not direct to the bike. This comes with a "USB test
cable" so it was ideal. A lot of people are confused by the
mounting bracket. That is for the SSD/Hard drive main unit. It
simply slides onto the bracket and is found on many dashcams. Its
like a T shape slot. Align the T's and slide it in. The memory
unit does seem to have internal battery so it keeps the date/time
setting when its not powered, many dashcams you have to reset
every time it gets unplugged. (this is only for the date/time,
you can't record without a constant power supply). Quality at
stopped/slow speed seems ok. But once you get over 40kmh you
start to get a lot of warping distortion. I'm guessing this is
the built in image stabiliser, but its just not good enough for
the vibrations you get running through a motorbike. Its very
similar to early gopros, but no comparison to recent 7+ models.
Dynamic colour range, you'll also get a lot of blown out whites,
but you aren't really getting this camera for artistic skylines.
Control/memory unit felt hot to touch when I removed the micro sd
card after about an hours ride. Something to keep an eye on.
Overheating could cause file corruption issues. For the purpose
of cctv it does the job. With the date/time presence it can be
used as evidence in court. The video files are saved as MOV
files. They will play without issue on a pc. However, uploading
to editing software is currently giving me errors. If I have to
convert the files from MOV to mp4 in order to edit them jsut gets
frustrating and time consuming, so again, not a dash cam you want
to be using for regular ride footage. But for the purpose of
cctv, does its job. Luckily I do have prior knowledge of video
editing. You can use software to convert the files from MOV -
this shouldn't be necessary and again is a time sink for the
consumer. But if you need to do this. The programs that may help
you are "Handbreak" file converter and .NET 5.0 desktop runtime.
You can use other software, however this will let you convert MOV
to M4V and allow you to use PP to edit the videos without the
constant errors and crashing. The handlebar "take a photo" mount
only works when you are not using the app on your phone. You
cannot use both units at the same time.
