Mekerz
New Member
For the price I've paid and the faff of hardwiring the product with the BAB-95, including routing of cables, I really wish I was happy with this purchase but I just have to be honest that I feel I've downgraded after splashing out the best part of £800 (for front + rear and battery).
I bought the U3000 after a colleague of mine reversed into my car in the office car park, and my previous dash cam only started recording after impact. This meant it missed the actual hit, and I could only suspect him (thankfully office CCTV picked it up). Therefore the U3000s radar feature is what swung me towards purchasing it.
The previous dash cam was from OE Witness, which I bought because it clipped into the electronics near the rain sensor so it was an easy and clean installation. I don't know what sensor it uses (similar/same cam on AliExpress lists Sony IMX335), but wow, the video quality from it is much better in daylight than the U3000. Both clips from the different cameras are the same resolution and file size for a 1 minute video. This is the thing that's most disappointing for me.
The OE Witness is £279 for front and rear and I'm confident, but could be wrong, it's the same dash cam you can pick up much less on AliExpress.
Also disappointing with the U3000, although not a deal breaker, is the finicky installation. The installation instructions are unclear, sometimes incorrect and I would also say in some instances, unsafe (referring to wrapping wires around fuse legs and not recommending fuse taps). Then you've got the rear camera cable debacle.
The other deal breaker (on top of the poor image quality) is the radar. I just feel the scenarios where it'll assist in recording before impact are quite niche. What I mean by that is if you're parked on the side of a road, it'll not report cars passing you at spead (above 12kph), so any glancing blow from a passing car will rely purely on impact detection. In my work car park I'm experiencing two things. Firstly recordings triggered by radar where the car is almost out of the frame at the start of the recording and secondly, radar detection events where the video shows no cars or people near the car. I.e. ghost detections.
I just don't feel all that covered by the radar based on what I've seen so far.
Can the fact I've installed the CPL filter be the reason for the poor impage quality? I've installed it correctly with the two lines vertically aligned. Attached are two screenshots from video play back on my phone. You'll see the sign on the left is much clearer from the OE Witness and there's not enough detail in the dark areas and blown highlights.
If anyone has any suggestions to improve things I'm all ears.
I bought the U3000 after a colleague of mine reversed into my car in the office car park, and my previous dash cam only started recording after impact. This meant it missed the actual hit, and I could only suspect him (thankfully office CCTV picked it up). Therefore the U3000s radar feature is what swung me towards purchasing it.
The previous dash cam was from OE Witness, which I bought because it clipped into the electronics near the rain sensor so it was an easy and clean installation. I don't know what sensor it uses (similar/same cam on AliExpress lists Sony IMX335), but wow, the video quality from it is much better in daylight than the U3000. Both clips from the different cameras are the same resolution and file size for a 1 minute video. This is the thing that's most disappointing for me.
The OE Witness is £279 for front and rear and I'm confident, but could be wrong, it's the same dash cam you can pick up much less on AliExpress.
Also disappointing with the U3000, although not a deal breaker, is the finicky installation. The installation instructions are unclear, sometimes incorrect and I would also say in some instances, unsafe (referring to wrapping wires around fuse legs and not recommending fuse taps). Then you've got the rear camera cable debacle.
The other deal breaker (on top of the poor image quality) is the radar. I just feel the scenarios where it'll assist in recording before impact are quite niche. What I mean by that is if you're parked on the side of a road, it'll not report cars passing you at spead (above 12kph), so any glancing blow from a passing car will rely purely on impact detection. In my work car park I'm experiencing two things. Firstly recordings triggered by radar where the car is almost out of the frame at the start of the recording and secondly, radar detection events where the video shows no cars or people near the car. I.e. ghost detections.
I just don't feel all that covered by the radar based on what I've seen so far.
Can the fact I've installed the CPL filter be the reason for the poor impage quality? I've installed it correctly with the two lines vertically aligned. Attached are two screenshots from video play back on my phone. You'll see the sign on the left is much clearer from the OE Witness and there's not enough detail in the dark areas and blown highlights.
If anyone has any suggestions to improve things I'm all ears.
