quaters
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- Joined
- May 17, 2016
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- Country
- United States
- Dash Cam
- Mini 0807, G1W-CB
A little Review of the Mini 0807 (1080p Ver).
The camera was bought off eBay in June 2016 from estore009 for $109.99 (I know, I procrastinated on the install).
When the camera was first tested the focus was wrong out of the box. I wrote skyhigh and was told the factory had set the first batch at 1.5m (which is way too close). You can see from the picture my dash is perfectly clear, but the truck in front is blurry. I followed the instructions an other member posted for fixing the focus and it worked. In the second picture you can see the truck is much clearer.
Pre Focus Fix:
Post Focus Fix:
I also upgraded the firmware when it was posted to the skyhigh website. I am currently running:
DVR: 0160711_A7_807_2CARD_GPS
GPS: 20160520_GPS
MCU: 20160413_MCU
For storage, I'm using a SINGLE Lexar 64GB microSDXC UHS-I 633x High-Performance. I don't trust the dual recording logic and if I want to review footage I don't want to worry about which card to pull. Currently set to 1-min video length.
Connecting power through the OBDII port (very hesitantly). Lots of feedback from other members on not connecting this way, but I wanted the parking mode and my vehicle allowed for a very clean install to the port, so I'm giving it a shot.
GPS and speed seem very accurate as captured in this screen shot:
The main criteria for purchasing this camera were (in order of importance):
Completely Hidden:
OBDII Port:
Conclusion:
I've been running the camera for about a month. Haven't had any issues with recording and parking mode. The video is surprisingly good quality. Easily able to pause it and pick up plates and faces. If I get a year or more out of it I will be happy with the $100 investment.
Happy to answer any questions.
The camera was bought off eBay in June 2016 from estore009 for $109.99 (I know, I procrastinated on the install).
When the camera was first tested the focus was wrong out of the box. I wrote skyhigh and was told the factory had set the first batch at 1.5m (which is way too close). You can see from the picture my dash is perfectly clear, but the truck in front is blurry. I followed the instructions an other member posted for fixing the focus and it worked. In the second picture you can see the truck is much clearer.
Pre Focus Fix:
Post Focus Fix:
I also upgraded the firmware when it was posted to the skyhigh website. I am currently running:
DVR: 0160711_A7_807_2CARD_GPS
GPS: 20160520_GPS
MCU: 20160413_MCU
For storage, I'm using a SINGLE Lexar 64GB microSDXC UHS-I 633x High-Performance. I don't trust the dual recording logic and if I want to review footage I don't want to worry about which card to pull. Currently set to 1-min video length.
Connecting power through the OBDII port (very hesitantly). Lots of feedback from other members on not connecting this way, but I wanted the parking mode and my vehicle allowed for a very clean install to the port, so I'm giving it a shot.
GPS and speed seem very accurate as captured in this screen shot:
The main criteria for purchasing this camera were (in order of importance):
- ~$100 Budget
- Stealth & Clean Install
- Capacitor over Battery
- GPS w/speed
- Parking Mode
Completely Hidden:
OBDII Port:
Conclusion:
I've been running the camera for about a month. Haven't had any issues with recording and parking mode. The video is surprisingly good quality. Easily able to pause it and pick up plates and faces. If I get a year or more out of it I will be happy with the $100 investment.
Happy to answer any questions.