TonyM
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This is my review of the latest Aukey dashcam, the '4K' DR02 J which I bought from Amazon. This review will start with daytime video and general aspects of the camera. I will add night video recordings later, after I have the opportunity to drive at night then review the footage.
The usual plain cardboard box from Aukey.
Box contents
Wedge camera with 4 buttons
Window side. The outside-facing LED can be turned off to maintain a discreet appearance.
Camera set up alongside A119
Highlights:
- Wedge-style camera
- Advertised as '4K' dashcam
- 5MP ON Semiconductor AR0521 sensor and Novatek 96660 DSP
- Supercapacitor
Likes:
- Above average day performance
- Capacitor design
- Easy to setup and use
- Small and discreet
- Sturdy mount
Dislikes:
- Misleading '4K' claim. The 4k video is interpolated by almost 150% from the 5MP sensor.
- Highest non-interpolated resolution is 2560x1440
- 1080p video is not full-frame
- Poor definition and occasionally blurred night video
- Low bitrate - pixellation and loss of fine detail
- Sharpening set too high
- Poor sound quality (something loose inside?)
- Grey VHB mounting pads
The DR02 J is an upgraded version of the DR02 that was released last year with a 2MP Sony IMX323 sensor and was limited to 1080p30 video. The new model sports a 5MP AR0521 sensor which brings additional resolution options of 1080p60, 1296p30, 1440p30 and 2160p24.
Note that the 2160p video (3840x2160) is upscaled from the AR0521's maximum pixel dimensions of 2592x1944, representing an almost 50% increase in width. Thus the DR02 J is not a true 4K camera and I believe it should not be advertised as such.
Daytime Video Samples
2160p 24fps (24.6Mb/s)
1440p 30fps (17.7Mb/s)
1080p 60fps (20.1Mb/s)
Full Frame Extracts (with comparative frames from an A119)
DR02 J 2160p24
A119 1440p30
DR02 J 1440p30
A119 1440p30
DR02 J 1080p60 (Note that the DR02 J records 1080p at a narrower FOV than the full area of the sensor)
A119 1080p60
The usual plain cardboard box from Aukey.
Box contents
Wedge camera with 4 buttons
Window side. The outside-facing LED can be turned off to maintain a discreet appearance.
Camera set up alongside A119
Highlights:
- Wedge-style camera
- Advertised as '4K' dashcam
- 5MP ON Semiconductor AR0521 sensor and Novatek 96660 DSP
- Supercapacitor
Likes:
- Above average day performance
- Capacitor design
- Easy to setup and use
- Small and discreet
- Sturdy mount
Dislikes:
- Misleading '4K' claim. The 4k video is interpolated by almost 150% from the 5MP sensor.
- Highest non-interpolated resolution is 2560x1440
- 1080p video is not full-frame
- Poor definition and occasionally blurred night video
- Low bitrate - pixellation and loss of fine detail
- Sharpening set too high
- Poor sound quality (something loose inside?)
- Grey VHB mounting pads
The DR02 J is an upgraded version of the DR02 that was released last year with a 2MP Sony IMX323 sensor and was limited to 1080p30 video. The new model sports a 5MP AR0521 sensor which brings additional resolution options of 1080p60, 1296p30, 1440p30 and 2160p24.
Note that the 2160p video (3840x2160) is upscaled from the AR0521's maximum pixel dimensions of 2592x1944, representing an almost 50% increase in width. Thus the DR02 J is not a true 4K camera and I believe it should not be advertised as such.
Daytime Video Samples
2160p 24fps (24.6Mb/s)
1440p 30fps (17.7Mb/s)
1080p 60fps (20.1Mb/s)
Full Frame Extracts (with comparative frames from an A119)
DR02 J 2160p24
A119 1440p30
DR02 J 1440p30
A119 1440p30
DR02 J 1080p60 (Note that the DR02 J records 1080p at a narrower FOV than the full area of the sensor)
A119 1080p60
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