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What a great piece of kit!!! I had it up and running within 1 hour. The hardest part is deciding where to run the cables.....
So, What is it you ask............?
This is a stand alone unit that records (with sound if you choose) your driving habits, such as speed, acceleration, cornering etc. There are 2 cameras, 1 forward facing and 1 rear facing. The rear facing camera basically video\'s the inside of your car as it is a wide angle lens. There is an additional Infra Red unit that works with the rear camera; this is to enable a good quality recording in night time or low light conditions. Inside the unit, there is a GPS unit which records your exact location and a 3 way Gyroscope (forward / backwards, left / right and up / down) . This is displayed as a line graph in the player when you review your recordings. Additional to this is an LCD display which shows your current speed (displays current time when you\'re not moving), again the speed is displayed in the player as a \"speedometer\" style application.
Everything comes in the box that you will need and if you want a larger SD card, you can download the software from the website to your new SD card, this is a great idea as you could keep a catalog of any incidents without the risk of overwriting it.
Using the device.
Once installed, the start up time (performing its own self checks) is about 10-15 seconds once power is supplied through the cigarette lighter. Listen for the chimes and once the display says \"hello and GPS fine\" then you are ready to go.
I drove my car round the local streets to test it and the sound and video quality is very good (I have it on the high quality setting). Reg numbers, other vehicles, landmarks and roads are clearly visible. The inside view from the rear facing camera is also very good. When you are doing the playback, the interaction between Google maps is a big help.
The GPS is (I\'d say) is about 95% accurate as the interactive map showed my location just to one side of the road but I assume it will be better on long runs (motorways, A road\'s etc.)
The player is easy to use and displays all the current info you will need. The added bonus is you can save the files as .AVI format so you can play them on your own media player or e mail the evidence to your insurance company should the worst happen......
You can leave the unit recording all the time and if the Gyroscopes detect an impact or you hit the emergency button (on the unit or the additional wired button located where you choose), then it will protect that \"time frame\" (up to 3 minutes). Even if you have an \"uneventful journey\" with no mishaps, you can still view the recordings. This is an added bonus as if you witness an accident, you can hit the emergency button and the evidence is saved. Imagine how helpful it would be if you had an accident that you know wasn\'t your fault and a fellow motorist had video evidence to prove your innocence.......
I thoroughly recommend this product (much better than the single camera units as you get an inside and an outside view) to all those who drive for a living (HGV, taxi\'s, Rep\'s etc.). The unit is very easily interchangeable between vehicles (dependent on how you run the wires).
Overall Review
9.5/10 (I can\'t give it 10/10 as nobody is 100% sure if insurance companies will admit this as evidence, but its worth having it there just in case)
I feel, just by having this in the car will make me a safer and more aware driver as I now know that I am being filmed as well as other road users.
The delivery time was excellent, I ordered the unit very late on Friday night and it was delivered Tuesday......Excellent
You can leave the unit recording all the time and if the Gyroscopes detect an impact or you hit the emergency button (on the unit or the additional wired remote.)
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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