Friday
Dec312010
Car DVR Review part 2
Friday, December 31, 2010 at 6:22PM In a bit of a departure I've made a 'part 2' to a video review. I've included a demonstration of a few features that I missed out in part one, a comparison with the DVR D011 and shot some night footage. I think I've exhausted this camera now - and there might be a bit of a break before I post up my next video. I hope everyone has a happy new year.
Reader Comments (19)
Excellent reviews thanks, the comprison in Part 2 really helped.
I wondered if the HDMI slot non-recognition was due to the camer already being on when the cable was inserted, and if connecting the cable in power off mode and then poweing on will achieve recognition??
I have a motorhome, quite expensive, long and wide vehicle. Most of my driving of this will be daytime on motorways, so the closer range ID functions on number plates/faces are not so important to me, but the slightly wider angle is, so I have gone for 2 x car dvr (one front/one rear - I luckily have a 12 v connection in the rear. The vga recording option looks best for slightly higher vehicle than the cropped HDMI option.
On a site I was reading the 50/60hz options are in part due to light flickering, but one person mentioned that the 60hz was compatible with more HDMI tv displays then the 50hz - i think they said the 50hz only displayed on 1080i (though not being a techy I cannot confirm this).
Nice to see ur part of the NW of England in the video clips (St.Helens myself).
nice videos and reviews! very helpful!
however, i still cant make up my mind which minicam to purchase.
im a amatuer goalkeeper and id love to take a minicam and film 1st person movies for myself and my teamates. ive came up with the idea of straping a minicam to a cap or so and film the action on the field. thus jerky and laggy ones are definately off my list. moreover, i hope it it has a higher resolution so they would be better material for making documentary films. which would you reconnmend?
BTW heres an idea of what id like to do. not as great of course
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc3PZ3Im5aQ
im sure minicams werent how they did it, but its probably the best id be able to afford
Hello,
my comment has nothing to do with this particular camera (I am really sorry about that), but you seem to know most of cameras, so I hope that you could help me. A few weeks ago our company bought this camera http://www.intelspy.com/72p-52-voicecam.html. The problem is that it was delivered without the software and because of that we cannot set the date and time. Could you recommend us some webpage where could we download the software for this camera?
Thank you in advance.
Best regards Lucy
@ Lucy - Try the drivers to the MINI DV D005 on this site - the files are the in the Files & Drivers link - look for the file named MINI DV D005.zip (2.8M)
@ doctordrum If you don't mind looking silly - you can get spy cameras already built into glasses or caps- just have a search on ebay - I haven't tried these, but most will give very similar results to the DVK808 keyring camera. For proper results you will need to use the gopro HD or the Contour HD - but you will need deep pockets for both.
Another excellent review, many thanks. Can you remember if you had the Car DVR in 50hz or 60hz mode when doing the side-by-side comparison, as I notice quite a significant flicker on the bus's electronic sign as it goes by at 03:15?
The two i ordered vi ebay from Hong Kong arrived today.
They differ slightly from yours and had a bit of a panic for a while as:
1. The now do not have a HDMI socket
2. When USB is connected you cannot access settings menu's, but you can access the SD card from the computer.
3. The settings on arrival were in Chinese, it took a bit of fiddling to find out by trial and error how to get english.
4 I am still working out which settings will be best for me.
The connection to 12v in the car that auto starts the recording, and auto ends when 12v disconnected, makes operation simple.
I have yet to get out on the road, will do at some time this weeked.
One other question with these, do you know the maximum supported memory card size? I'm planning an American roadtrip this year and am hoping to be able to capture each 3-4 hour step of the journey without having to monitor memory card usage along the way for fear of the first parts being recorded over by the last.
Hi,
first of all thank you for the useful information. As I wrote in my previous comment, I am loooking for the driver for camera (//www.intelspy.com/72p-52-voicecam.html). The driver that you recommended does not work completely with this camera. We still cannot set the date and time. Do you know some website where could I download the driver? Or what would you advice me? Thank you very much.
Best regards
Lucy
I want to know details about time of recording for HD 720 car camera. I travel 2000 Kms in a car and I wan to recorder all trips.
I want use this camera for recorders
@AdamK Max size is 32GB (as per the box).
@Lucy. Sorry I don't know of any other drivers. You don't usually need drivers to set the time & date though. The drivers are just to use it as a webcam. The manual should explain how to set the time and date which is usually accomplished by editing the info in a text file and copying it to the root of the memory card.
@necrima 16GB=6hrs 'HD' or 7hrs VGA - info is in the first video.
Hi,
I am really sorry to disturb you again (I hope this is the last time :-)), but our technician tried what you recommended (editing the info in a text file and copying it to the root of the memory card), but it did not work.
In the manual " CD with time synchronization file" is mentioned, but we did not receive such CD with our cameras. Is it actually possible to set the date and time without it?
Thank you very much for any info.
Best wishes
Lucy
@Lucy - the camera you have is a version of the D005. You either need to have a file named TAG.TXT or TIME.TXT and drop it into the root directory of the memory card.
TAG.TXT files are in the format shown in the DV D005 video - and are as follows
[date]
2011/01/31
22:20:59
In the TIME.TXT file the same time and date would format the information all on one line as follows
2011.01.31 22:20:59
If neither of these work - then I really have no idea what you need.
Hi
do you know the angle view of D011 camera?
Thank you very much
Sorry I have no idea and I don't know how to measure this. It is very narrow though, not good at all. It is exactly the same as the DVK808 #3 if that is any help.
I need the manual in ENGLISH for the 2.5" Car 720p HD DVR Camera.
Thank you
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