Has anyone tried the Type S S403 dash cam (4k60FPS)?

Agie said:
Thank you for your input it all seemed a bit dubious to me but I could of course be wrong. Totally up to whether @rcg530 wants to throw his hat in the ring with a bit of analysis of the sample footage, but I suspect it's not all it's cracked out to be.
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I'd like to know what that video was recorded on, whatever it was does not have a very good mount, not an S403 mounted normally to the windshield glass. It also appears a fairly heavy camera, unless it is the mount that is heavy.

Hard to tell with so much windscreen reflection, and lack of a CPL, the colours sort of remind me of a Canon.

Agie said:
Despite our differing opinions here on DCT with us members, we do at the end of the day want honesty and transparency, and what's best for the consumer. Hope we can get to the bottom and verify the claims made by the manufacturer.
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Yes, important for the manufacturers to be honest if they want to be trusted, especially with the more expensive dashcams.
This appears to be a more expensive dashcam from the price and 4K 60fps specification, but the IMX415 is one of the cheapest 4K image sensors, found in many sub-$100 dashcams.

It would also be interesting to know which processor it uses, it is a while since I have seen a dashcam produce .MOV (Apple QuickTime) video files:
Specification said:
Video Format: MOV (H.264)
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Panzer Platform said:
3.) Does the S403 use a lithium battery or super capacitor?
See attached screenshot.
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At only 0.017 Wh capacity, that will be a clock battery.
Still a good question, but you can assume it does not have a big lithium battery
 
Panzer Platform said:
Here’s what IMX415 footage looks like.
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Can you see the difference? 🤔

Edit: I actually like the IMX415, not much good for night time or winter low light conditions, but for the low price, it records some nice cheerful video on a sunny day, and is genuinely 4K with good detail when there is enough light. It doesn't have great dynamic range though, which is why your sample video has so much contrast, probably trying to hide the fairly high noise, and why it would be difficult to get it to produce andlmky's video.
 
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Usually I would expect a demo video to have some OSD such as time & date, speed, camera model, or the manufacturer's logo.
 
andlmky said:
1) FCC ID# is WUI-BT58189,
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Thank you, but this is not the correct FCC ID# for the Type S S403 Dash Cam.
FCC ID# WUI-BT58189 is for the Bluetooth Module inside the camera.
I'm asking you for the FCC ID# for the "CAMERA".

fccid.io

FCC ID WUI-BT58189 RF Module of 4K Dash Cam by Winplus Co., Ltd.

FCC ID application submitted by Winplus Co., Ltd. for RF Module of 4K Dash Cam for FCC ID WUI-BT58189. Approved Frequencies, User Manuals, Photos, and Wireless Reports.
fccid.io fccid.io
 
Agie said:
Totally up to whether @rcg530 wants to throw his hat in the ring with a bit of analysis of the sample footage, but I suspect it's not all it's cracked out to be.
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If someone wants to send me a link to the raw footage (as recorded by the dash camera), I'll take a look at it for dropped/duplicated frames. That seems to be a popular task for me this week. 🙂
 
rcg530 said:
If someone wants to send me a link to the raw footage (as recorded by the dash camera), I'll take a look at it for dropped/duplicated frames. That seems to be a popular task for me this week. 🙂
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Having had another look through this Youtube video, although most of it plays with one frame duplicated for every frame posted, there is a bit under the first bridge which actually plays at 60fps, and the number of individual frames I see depends a bit on where I start watching! If I look at @Panzer Platform 's A329 60fps videos, everything plays nicely with 60fps everywhere, so there must be something odd about this video that makes Youtube not play it properly, YT says that it is not dropping frames.

Interested to see the raw video, see how many frames there were originally, and maybe work out what the problem is...
 
Nigel said:
Well, the video that @andlmky has posted does appear to be 60fps, however every other frame is a duplicate of the previous, so really there are only 30 different frames per second. What you would get if you took a 30fps video and converted it to 60fps in a video editor.


When people talk about HDR in dashcams, they normally mean multiple exposures combined into one frame in order to get a larger dynamic range.

The IMX415 is not capable of multi-exposure HDR at 60fps.

Some people do use the term HDR to mean other things, so maybe you should clarify what you mean by HDR, and what the difference is to WDR?

Looking at the performance of the dashcam as you go under the bridges in the video you posted, I would not count that as HDR, or WDR.

It doesn't really look like video from a Sony IMX415 image sensor either, I certainly would never have guessed that is what it was recorded on!
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Honestly, the best way to confirm these details is to just try the S403 yourself. A lot of the speculation here could easily be resolved by testing it hands-on. Whether it’s the true frame rate, HDR/WDR performance, or sensor quality, nothing beats seeing it in action.

If you decide to pick one up and it doesn’t meet your expectations, you’re covered—just contact Amazon or reach out to us directly for a refund within a year. No risk in giving it a shot! Plus, if you do test it, I’d love to see your footage and hear your thoughts—feedback like this really helps improve the product.
 
rcg530 said:
If someone wants to send me a link to the raw footage (as recorded by the dash camera), I'll take a look at it for dropped/duplicated frames. That seems to be a popular task for me this week. 🙂
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Looks like you're in the US, so this is certainly something we can do. Feel free to send an email to info@typesauto.com, mention that you've spoken with someone here regarding the S403 (BT533206), we'll be able to ship you a sample.
 
andlmky said:
Looks like you're in the US, so this is certainly something we can do. Feel free to send an email to info@typesauto.com, mention that you've spoken with someone here regarding the S403 (BT533206), we'll be able to ship you a sample.
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Can you provide the correct FCC ID# so I can confirm & verify the hardware?
The previous FCC ID# you provided was for the Bluetooth Module inside the camera.
That FCC ID# also keeps coming back to a dash cam brand called; YADA
letsyada.com

Yada 4K RoadCam Pro App-Controlled-BT58189

The Yada RoadCam™ 4K UHD Smart Dash Cam records the road in stunning, ultra-high-definition (UHD) resolution. This compact dash cam is feature-packed with a 3" LCD screen, wide dynamic range view, GPS, G-Sensor technology, loop recording, park and record mode, and built-in Wi-Fi for wireless...
letsyada.com letsyada.com
 
andlmky said:
Honestly, the best way to confirm these details is to just try the S403 yourself
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That's not the best way lol

The reputation of the product is in question here, so it's not going to encourage anyone to use their hard earned on purchasing it.

A simple solution is to make the files available to be checked if you have that confidence in the product.

Suggesting making a purchase is very typical of a marketing person.

If it's as good as you say then make the files available for scrutiny.
 
Panzer Platform said:
Can you provide the correct FCC ID# so I can confirm & verify the hardware?
The previous FCC ID# you provided was for the Bluetooth Module inside the camera.
That FCC ID# also keeps coming back to a dash cam brand called; YADA
letsyada.com

Yada 4K RoadCam Pro App-Controlled-BT58189

The Yada RoadCam™ 4K UHD Smart Dash Cam records the road in stunning, ultra-high-definition (UHD) resolution. This compact dash cam is feature-packed with a 3" LCD screen, wide dynamic range view, GPS, G-Sensor technology, loop recording, park and record mode, and built-in Wi-Fi for wireless...
letsyada.com letsyada.com
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YADA is a sister brand and the FCC id# 58189 is shared between the cameras. Nonetheless, let me get back to you on that.
 
andlmky said:
Honestly, the best way to confirm these details is to just try the S403 yourself.
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LateralNW said:
If it's as good as you say then make the files available for scrutiny.
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Correct.

@andlmky Fire up the camera film a 1 minute clip, and put it in a public Google Drive Folder, and place the link here so we can get our grubby hands on it.
 
LateralNW said:
That's not the best way lol

The reputation of the product is in question here, so it's not going to encourage anyone to use their hard earned on purchasing it.

A simple solution is to make the files available to be checked if you have that confidence in the product.

Suggesting making a purchase is very typical of a marketing person.

If it's as good as you say then make the files available for scrutiny.
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It really is.
Also, to clarify, suggesting a purchase wasn’t about pushing sales—it’s just that in the US, easy return policies make trying products risk-free, especially if it's Amazon. I understand this might differ in Australia.

Testing first-hand is the most reliable way to evaluate the product. It allows you to test exactly what you want, including scenarios we might not have considered—or even ripping the product open to inspect it. Sharing files introduces variables like playback or analysis methods, which might not fully represent the product’s performance.
 
Panzer Platform said:
Correct.

@andlmky Fire up the camera film a 1 minute clip, and put it in a public Google Drive Folder, and place the link here so we can get our grubby hands on it.
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If you're located in the US, feel free to send your address to info@typesauto.com as well. It's probably easier for me to arrange a sample and let you test however you like.
 
Panzer Platform said:
Correct.

@andlmky Fire up the camera film a 1 minute clip, and put it in a public Google Drive Folder, and place the link here so we can get our grubby hands on it.
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This this this.

We here love being objective not subjective with our testing. Very defensive and borderline aggressive with the defence of this dashcam lol.
 
Agie said:
This this this.

We here love being objective not subjective with our testing. Very defensive and borderline aggressive with the defence of this dashcam lol.
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So, is it fair to call something a 'fake 4K device' without ever testing or touching it? I’m sure there are better dash cams on the market— I know that for a fact and that’s the nature of the industry. But dismissing this product outright without firsthand experience overlooks the hard work and effort our team put into designing and refining it.

Regarding the interpolation comment, it’s easy to say we should be honest and not call it 4K, but from a manufacturer’s perspective, if the competition is calling something 4K when it’s not and selling it at the price of your honest 2K product, you’re at a significant disadvantage. Unfortunately, this is part of the ecosystem we (us, and our competitors) are navigating, especially on platforms like Amazon, which also have issues with fake reviews—something I know has been a topic here as well.

So excuse me for defending my product and my team.
 
andlmky said:
It really is.
Also, to clarify, suggesting a purchase wasn’t about pushing sales
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Yeah na at AUD $921 it really isn't.
No 5gHz wifi
Max 256GB
Etc
Etc
Etc

"Tellem he's dreaming". Lol
 
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