1080P only?

[LlF]

Hi, I bought one through amazon.ca, the version is sg20151109.v2. I believe it is the real thing.
Is it normal that there is only one resolution available, the 1080FHD?
(My older cam, $100 A118 had a few choices including 720P60 which I really want to try out on the new cam..)

 

[Street Guardian USA]

That's correct, the camera is fixed to only use the highest maximum quality possible.

Curious, what reason would you want to use a lower resolution?

It's better to buy a larger card rather than lower the resolution. You can go up to 200GB.

https://dashcamtalk.com/recording-time-calculator/
15Mbps
32GB = 4-5 hours
64GB = 9-10 hours
128GB = 19 hours
200GB = 30 hours

 

[niko]

Welcome to DCT forum !
Most daschams from this class which are based on present and previous Novatek processors ( incl. A118 ) they have 720/60fps double-frame FPS, so in reality it is 720p/30Fps.
May I ask why you need a lower resolution ?

 

[Feitelijk]

Curious, what reason would you want to use a lower resolution?

It's better to buy a larger card rather than lower the resolution. You can go up to 200GB.

It's also more costly. I would say giving the customers the choice would not be that bad?

 

[Street Guardian USA]

720P is currently removed from all Street Guardian products. (Not just SG9665GC)

 

[jokiin]

if the hardware supports higher resolutions we'll offer that but 1080p will always be the minimum

 

[Feitelijk]

But is there a (technical) reason for not offering lower res?

 

[Street Guardian USA]

This is a premium product, full HD quality is the best performance and large memory cards are supported. If someone wants 720P this probably isn't the product for them.

 

[jokiin]

But is there a (technical) reason for not offering lower res?

the lower resolutions don't offer acceptable quality