Re: 2013 Amberalla GS9000 Car Dash Camcorder
I think working one year on a firmware just to release the product is too much because the chipset producers are launching almost one chipset/year and you will be always behind.
Can you tell us the most important differences between A5 and A7?
Regarding feedback or ideas, I already wrote about them and if I can make a dash cam will be like this:
1. Very good low light but is the best value is when connected with the next
2. Really automatic nighttime brightness based on some sensor or firmware calculated timezone hour
3. Separate lens module, smallest as possible with a spherical rotation system like we see in some rear view dashcams
4. Optional GPS to offer good price. The GPS antenna to have some 1 meter cable to put it anywhere. I have one from a radar detector and it have also a magnet.
5. Almost the same model with or without Wi-Fi. But I recommend to use a good antenna because peope expect to watch from their home what is in the front of the car. As I already saw on some product they offer only 10m for Wi-Fi. How much can be a better antenna to not include it?
6. Firmware UPC like the
Livue LB100. Also interesting on Livue is offering a different fps for parking mode which is just great idea
7. Firmware things like firmware update offered by the official site and some firmware smart options like the one of 6.)
As you can see I didn't wrote anything about the video quality because we already expect to be good with the A5 chipset.
The recorder unit to stay for example in the gloves box, stuck in the upper part with 3M tape. The power can be obtained from the gloves box light which is supposed to be permanent 12V for most cars. If the recorder will have a display, it can be opened down like a book to see the display and adjust the camera if needed.
But this type of camera is not good for the people which just want to put a suction cup anywhere on the windshield put the cable in the middle of the car and than in the lighter jack. Unfortunately they are the most, even if after buying their first easy-to-mount-camera will look after few months for a camera like me.
8. Also another option is to be thin, without display and to be mounted on the back of the rearview mirror. Wi-Fi will be instead of display. The shape will be something like an O
uO to avoid the metal fixing arm of the mirror. On the left the lens module and some electronic and on the right the chipset. This option is good because is keeping away the chipset heat from the CMOS which can cause some blue ghosting on the image because of heat.
9. And the last thing: some contract with some rearview mirror producers (or cars) to offer some solutions when people buying a new car and that recording mirror to be included or optional.
As you can see everything in this post is based on the mirror, because I imagine my car with a free windshield. But of course for the truck drivers to offer a small mount.
enjoy,
Mtz
PS: I already like the Amb
eralla topic title. :lol: