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IR Interior Comparison - A229 Pro vs. A139 Pro @viofo @VIOFO-Support
Configuration & Settings:
A229 Pro 3-CH (IR LED’s AUTO)
A139 Pro 2-CH (IR LED’s AUTO)
I re-filmed this comparison with 3 changes that should make @Nigel and @TonyM happy.
1.) Filmed consecutively, instead of simultaneously.
Previously I filmed this comparison simultaneously, and the IR LED Emitters interfered with the opposing camera.
2.) I used the real license plate from the front of my car, instead of the novelty personalized one.
3. Since the A229 Pro Rear camera was installed I included that footage to add context of the demo because @Vortex Radar would say; “Why not?!?” lol
The A229 Rear has a vantage point to show when each of the IR Interior camera’s IR LED’s are illuminated.
Special shoutout to @rcg530 for taking my raw footage, and editing a nifty quad screen video.
I will also include the separate 4 videos so you can hear the difference of the audio volume level of someone speak outside the car.
This was an attempt to demonstrate a mock traffic stop.
After reviewing the footage a couple things stand out at me;
1.) The HDR of the A229 Pro works well as seen when I illuminate objects with my flashlight.
It has no problem resolving the license plate, that is overexposed with the A139 pro.
It also works well when the flashlight is pointed directly at the camera, (A139 Pro not so much).
2.) The A139 is never able to achieve full color mode, and the IR LEDs are always illuminated, (until I shine my flashlight directly into the camera).
Conversely the A229 Pro’s camera switches between full color, and black & white when the dome light is illuminated on/off.
This screenshot shows the A229 Pro IR Interior camera installed at the top of the DRIVER side A-Pillar, and the A139 Pro IR Interior camera installed at the top of the PASSENGER side A-Pillar
This screenshot shows the IR LED Emitters illuminated on the A229 Pro.
This screenshot shows the IR LED Emitters illuminated on the A139 Pro.
These two screenshots show the HDR working on the license plate, and the non-existent HDR on the A139 Pro.
These two screenshots show the flashlight being pointed directly at the A229 Pro & A139 Pro.
Here is RCG530’s quad screen edited video, (the audio is only from the A229 Pro);
Here are the 4 separate videos, (you can hear how much lower the audio volume level is on the A139 Pro);
Configuration & Settings:
A229 Pro 3-CH (IR LED’s AUTO)
A139 Pro 2-CH (IR LED’s AUTO)
I re-filmed this comparison with 3 changes that should make @Nigel and @TonyM happy.
1.) Filmed consecutively, instead of simultaneously.
Previously I filmed this comparison simultaneously, and the IR LED Emitters interfered with the opposing camera.
2.) I used the real license plate from the front of my car, instead of the novelty personalized one.
3. Since the A229 Pro Rear camera was installed I included that footage to add context of the demo because @Vortex Radar would say; “Why not?!?” lol
The A229 Rear has a vantage point to show when each of the IR Interior camera’s IR LED’s are illuminated.
Special shoutout to @rcg530 for taking my raw footage, and editing a nifty quad screen video.
I will also include the separate 4 videos so you can hear the difference of the audio volume level of someone speak outside the car.
This was an attempt to demonstrate a mock traffic stop.
After reviewing the footage a couple things stand out at me;
1.) The HDR of the A229 Pro works well as seen when I illuminate objects with my flashlight.
It has no problem resolving the license plate, that is overexposed with the A139 pro.
It also works well when the flashlight is pointed directly at the camera, (A139 Pro not so much).
2.) The A139 is never able to achieve full color mode, and the IR LEDs are always illuminated, (until I shine my flashlight directly into the camera).
Conversely the A229 Pro’s camera switches between full color, and black & white when the dome light is illuminated on/off.
This screenshot shows the A229 Pro IR Interior camera installed at the top of the DRIVER side A-Pillar, and the A139 Pro IR Interior camera installed at the top of the PASSENGER side A-Pillar
This screenshot shows the IR LED Emitters illuminated on the A229 Pro.
This screenshot shows the IR LED Emitters illuminated on the A139 Pro.
These two screenshots show the HDR working on the license plate, and the non-existent HDR on the A139 Pro.
These two screenshots show the flashlight being pointed directly at the A229 Pro & A139 Pro.
Here is RCG530’s quad screen edited video, (the audio is only from the A229 Pro);
Here are the 4 separate videos, (you can hear how much lower the audio volume level is on the A139 Pro);
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