+Daviljoe193 If it's made in China they don't give a rat's ass. Have you seen the shopping places that sell counterfeit items? They even set up your fake iPhone with the themes that make it look like the real thing at the cash register. Watch Danny Winget's Video showing all the shops selling fake goods and nobody cares they just get pissed when hes filming and tell him in Chinese to shut off the camera, sadly he doesn't speak his own language.
Ive had this camera for a while, it takes 128GB and the 200GB cards just fine since it's the same SDXC format as the 64GB card. Vantrue didn't program an artificial card size limit thankfully. And yes, i did fill up my 128GB card to 100%, the camera didn't "stop working" after 64gb.
Good review. I ended up buying this camera for my wife's car do to it's smaller size and narrower profile. I also like the mount because I don't have to constantly disconnect cables. I don't always leave the camera in when I drive her car to work. Lots of thieves around in the city I live in. My night footage performed a bit better than yours though. One issue I did have that I'm hoping you can elaborate on is the event clips. Like you said the event sensor is overly sensitive even on low. Like you I ended up turning it off and deleting the clips in the Event folder on my memory card. I came to discover this didn't actually delete them. They were also copied to a hidden folder on the card. I discovered this when I noticed the camera randomly shutting off because the card to was full. I could not delete the event videos in this folder on my computer even when taking admin control of the folder. I had to reformat the card in the camera which deleted everything. Now the camera records fine again. This is only my second dash cam. Is this a problem unique to dash cams, this particular cam, or my memory card which is brand new?
Really good video. Thanks for taking the time to put it up for me and everyone else. It's always nice to find videos and information that help us solve problems.
Hello from Russia! Thanks for the video. In a timely manner. I'm currently testing the Recorders for my wife and me. Now I know that I should be able to do a good video recorder))
Garmin has been using such connections for years but the major problem is that none of the manufacturers standardize outside of a single model which makes all of it very expensive to replace all the accessories for each and every model change such as a model upgrade. In this regard though the newest magnetic Garmin mount is very, very easy to work with rather than these crazy pin connectors.
these things should have some kind of exposure compensation setting. It's rare that I see dashcam videos that are overexposed, even with oncoming headlights at night. Mine takes great video of the sky and clouds at the expense of the road.
The empty recording in the garage was triggered by light flicker, I suppose. Its barely visible with naked eye, but motion sensing from video feed works just by comparing 2 frames.
The only reason i could think of for the camera to go off is the fluorescent lights flickering. Most probably not at all the reason. I first thought it might be a clock in the room that set it of, but i could not find any in the frame. And that also would be too good to be true. Anyway, good review as always!
+googleboughtmee I keep waiting to see one reviewed that is how "I" would design/want one: in the style of a home security DVR system. I want a tiny camera (or maybe a few) that can be discrete and a remote recording device (preferably in a sturdy steel case that can be securely mounted) that can be tucked away that is unlikely to be stolen. I would also want it to record non-stop and be able to accept a pair of SD cards (2x64gb? enough to capture en entire 24 hour day) A home system with 4 cameras is like $200 so I'm not sure why an automotive system like that couldn't exist for even twice that price. Or maybe they do?
+Maxwelhse It sounds like what you're looking for is a 'Mobile DVR' which is a multiple-camera mobile DVR system. I've seen them configured for anywhere between 2 and sixteen channels (cameras) and there are MANY to choose from. You'll find a ton of cheap ones on eBay and other places and you can also get high-quality commercial-grade ones from manufacturers like Rear View Safety. www.rearviewsafety.com/ I confess I'm rather astonished that car manufacturers haven't started building these into cars at the factory yet, as the technology has been around for years and what's going on all around you is going to be a concern of anyone who drives a car. Hoping this helps! :-)
been watching your videos for donky's and never once though you lived in preston, only noticed when you came off the m6 and up towards asda, i work round the corner from bluebell way :)
Thank you for the review! I would've liked to see an example of the HDR mode. It might've had better performance in bright daylight and in the nighttime. Second, I have to say that I'm wincing a bit at how you handle the camera in the beginning. You really should keep your fingers off the lens! :)
Thanks for the video. I truly looked at 30 or more videos and reviews before selecting one. I did get this Vantrue R2 and it works for what I need it to do. Plus I got a really good deal on it as mine came with a 32GB card in the box. Approximately $142 USD shipped free to my house. I don't use the parking monitor just yet but I will when my hard wire kit gets here. Or at least I'll try it out. I wonder if lowering the sensitivity on the G meter will help cut out on all those captures where there is seemingly nothing going on? What I really wanted was one that has two small cameras with the main unit being able to be hid away. I did find one but the price was more than I wanted to pay just now. Maybe later. But if you find one that allows you to integrate the factory back up camera with the main unit, that will still record what the back camera sees and still allow the back up camera to function with the vehicle's factory view screen, make a video on that. Most cars already come with a back up camera today and it would be nice to just splice into that and have dual cameras without adding another camera for the back, that will allow the back up view screen to come on in reverse gear, but still record to the main unit. Was that understandable?? Anyway, thanks so much for all your reviews. Great information!
Good review as always. Would seriously consider this camera if it had a capacitor, but it's just too unimpressive otherwise. Lithium batteries do really bad when the inside of your car experiences temps as low as -40c and probably higher than +60c in a year like where I live. Some 105c rated caps would be nice. I retrofitted one of my dashcams with caps, but the charge/psu circuitry isn't set up for that so it sort of works to replace a totally failed LIPO but isn't great.
Looks like the motion sensor, in the garage, might've been triggered by the light's flickering (AC power, 50 hz, and all that). The camera is probably too sensitive. You can kind of see the flicker if you look on the right of the recordings.
I like your videos so much! especially the ones with old formats, but Ive been looking to buy a Fiio X1 "Hi-res" player it looks awesome and I think you could do a great review about it. Cheers!
YES! annother very nice video. This camera seems to work pretty well in my opinnion! Thanks to you I might finally found the cam that's suited for me! Thanks for annother great review!
I look forward to your next video of the other camera. For a car camera I will need GPS and good low light recording, not realy a fan of the bling, or for that matter a built-in led screen (no screen means you can have a much smaller camera body and is harder to see as a result) also a second rear camera as people do silly things behind you like tailgate etc. There are a few cameras like that but not many at all.
Maybe what the parking mode does is takes 10 second clips over the course of time looking for motion, if nothing is spotted it shuts down for a few seconds and repeats. Might be worth trying it for 1 hour and see how many clips you get without motion and their length, if a pattern emerges it is most likely how it deals with motion detection.
Quite a lot of people are now installing third party Android stereos in their dash. The only problem is that they have no cameras. They do however have USB ports. I wonder if you could do a video on USB dashcam options, where an App like Sygic on the phone (or Android stereo) handles the processing?
Sadly I was leaving work one day and seen a guy key a car that parked too close to his truck. His truck was backed into the space and the car parked like most others except very close to the line near his truck. The guy with the truck could barely open his door and I seen him pissed off and watched him key the crap out of that car. About a 4' key line. I left a note with my phone number and his license plate incase something could be done to help the car owner. They called and I told them what happened and never heard anything again. A dash cam wouldn't of worked in that case. They shouldn't of parked that close but that doesn't excuse the truck owners actions. I was about 20' away and could hear him ram that key into the paint before I even seen it.
So my understanding is that you take your dashcam with you whenever you leave your car. Have you ever considered or maybe seen a way to camouflage a dashcam to make it look like a car freshener or something like that. Also, the camera module itself is usually very small and could fit in a cube 1cm big. Are you aware of any dashcams that have the camera module connected to the rest of the device with a lead so the actual bulky bits could be stored in the glove box for example?
Hi, if you have a moment I have a basic question which doesn't appear to be covered in your videos/blog. I have ordered my first dashcam. it's basic, cheap and without GPS and am wondering what software you suggest for stitching loops together and viewing. I use a Mac, and really want the simplest, given that mine will not do GPS. Thanks in advance. I've posted here as this video seems to be your most recent dashcam review, apologies if I should have asked elsewhere. And as always, thanks for all your excellent (and increasing amusing) videos.
+Capt Daves Sportfishing Charters they have a terrible reputation for ignoring you if you have any problems with your purchase. I doubt that Matt wants to tarnish his good repute by having anything to do with them.
+Getaway Turtle I like the camera and would never use it as a dash cam No need for any dash cams, don't know why I watch these video's. But then again, I have two Mobius cams. And it seems like just a deluxe Mobius.
+Getaway Turtle You've got it - I don't like to associate myself with any specific retailer just in case a customer gets poor service. I'm happy to suggest Amazon due to their hassle-free returns policy and on ebay I tend to let people choose their own seller from a selection.
yes, since it stores files into separate folder and does not rewrite that space. So, if it triggers that mode on every single speedhump, it would fill up your memory card and it wont be usable
At 18:37 when you're talking directly into the camera as opposed to doing your VoiceOver recordings, are you using the microphone built into the camera, or are you using an external microphone? That microphone actually has quite a nice sound to it. Do you do any kind of post processing on the audio such as adding some kind of dynamic range compression or normalisation or some other form of audio processing? I think it has quite a nice punchy sound and it sounds really good to me.
.... Your just too damn efficient !, Quality production again Mate. P.S. I thought 'FAT32 had 1Gb file limit and NTFS for larger files ? also, I thought the frequency adjust in menu (50-60 Hz) was for matching the (power) line frequency of traffic lights etc. (applicable country). ? ?
There seemed to be a lot of brightness glimmering artifacts in your footage of inside your garage. Do you have florescent or LED lights in there? That may be what is triggering the motion detection.
TM, do you happen to know which video editing programs (if any) include a function to auto-detect and blur out reg number plates in video footage? Just thinking that although uploading dashcam clips to YT is quite popular these days, it would be nice to have the option of anonymising the vehicles shown if desired. Obviously not an ability that's relevant if one needs to use a clip as evidence (so I doubt any dashcam would include such a function); I'm thinking purely with respect to YT uploads here. Btw, how do you record connected HDMI output from a cam? ie. what model capture or I/O card do you use? I'm still looking for a decent video capture product. Presumably one can either use a dedicated capture card, or just an I/O device that relies on host CPU/GPU processing to convert the incoming stream. Thanks!!
Hi, I was wondering if you could help me?1 I want to buy a small Camera that I can hook an external Microphone to and can install near my rear view mirror, with the camera pointing in so that the driver and passenger are visible so I think it needs to shoot wide. So I think I want a Dash-Cam, it doesn't need to have a display just good resolution, my mate want to do the James Cordon Carpool thing. I want to get it him for his B-Day, price range £50-£150. Can you help me out?
Thanks, great review! would you please compare the one you reviewed with these ones: 1-KDLINKS X1 Full-HD 1920*1080 165 Wide Angle Car Dashboard Camcorder with GPS, G-Sensor & WDR Superior Night Mode 2-Falcon Zero F360 HD DVR Dual Dash Cam, Rear View Mirror,1080p Thanks for your reviews, I am shopping for one, I don't know which one... plz help
I always notice in many videos you like to muck up and put fingerprints all over the lenses of these dashcams when unboxing them. Always makes me wonder if you bother to clean the lenses before testing them out on the road. But one thing for sure that always makes me facepalm when you do these reviews, is when you review dash or action cameras that come with a lens cap or protection film over the lens. Rather than removing the protector/cap later when you're going to first use the camera, you choose to remove them immediately during unboxing then proceed to touch and muck up the lens with finger prints.
+Raven S (Hidden) I clean lenses with a microfibre *lens cloth* before any recording take place. I'm *utterly astounded* that you think I wouldn't be doing this. Its as likely as me not knowing that I need to insert a memory card in my camera if I want to record video.
+Techmoan I figured you'd clean the lenses of course otherwise they would be really blurry. However it's just always one of those little quirks/irks that make me have a laugh or an OCD moment, when you go about just being all over those lenses with your fingers, especially those which had a protector/cap prior :D!
+Techmoan Perhaps you've made this video before, but I'm fairly clueless about camera maintenance and would like to learn a bit more. The most I've ever done is what you just said.
+Maxwelhse Try not to leave the dash cameras in hot, cold or damp environments and you should be fine. Not much to it. If it's 70 degrees outside it can be 115 degrees inside the car after 1 hour. At 80 degrees it can be 125 degrees and at 95 degrees outside temp it can reach 140 degrees inside. My 801 dash cams lasted 18 months before they died. I assumed it was temperature related. I left them in the car year round. Max temp about 100 degrees and lowest temp -20 degrees.
The problem with this product is that those suction thingys often wear out every couple of years (especially where summers are hot) and have to be replaced, so putting wiring in the suction thingy renders the product a lifespan of about 2 years before it'll have to be replaced. I have a cheap Russian dashcam (with instructions written in Chinese, wtf?) and I just replace the suction thingy every year or so when it loses suction.
have you ever did a review on like the M10 SJCAM or any SJCAM ? I didn't see any. that's the only one I have ever owned seems decent lol all though it has been out of the car for a month while I was working on car. now it seems to be dead. charger light comes on but no power or video. before that seemed pretty decent in all light and clarity
Hey @Techmoan i've been watching your dash cam videos for quite some time. I'm looking to buy one, do you have any recommendations for someone who's never used one before? Which brands? Thanks
Hi there, I purchased one of these Vantrue R2 dash cams but I was looking for a spare suction cup. However I can't find one anywhere and wondered if you knew where I could get one from? Thanks in advance...J
What car is that out of interest? The bulgy bits over the front wheels are making me think Mini but I'm not so sure. As a longtime watcher of your videos I'm surprised it's not something a bit more vintage :-)
hi techmoan can you do a review on kdlinks x1 dash cam they give it a 4 1/2 star according to their review but I rather see your review before i buy it .I saw you body cam looks interesting but still thinking about it. thanks from las vegas
I know this is old video but good job ,but I want to know how many amp for this dash camera to hardwire by aftermarket kit is it 3 amp so i can buy obd2 kit with toggle switch ? Or its 2 amps ? So I can decide and if I have extra car battery can I just wire it to the camera with positive and negative and charge it when I want just to monitor my neighbor car he is parking in front of me cause mostly everyday he is bumping my car bumper and making Mark's and he is not saying even sorry for that so I want to catch him and let him do the paint job for this otherwise I'll raise it to police station so back to the main question, what's the amps of this dash camera and can I charge extra battery while iam using this camera in service ??? Waiting hope there is answer and sorry for long comment
hi, im after a taxi dash cam, not interested in gps but need a good quality interior camera. Most dual dash seem to be for the rear of the window with a poor camera, which in your opinion is best, is there a single unit where you can add your own interior camera? or is there a great set up out there allready? my budget is around £120? advice would be good. maybe you could do a taxi cam test as there are loads of us out there but just dont want to spend £500 in getting one. please send your recommendations if you can
Question, with your knowledge of dash cams which dual dash cam that brings a separate cam to place in the back would you recommend? I purchased the R2 and really like it but it's only one view. Something similar to the R2 and not so pricey would be nice.
