kamkar
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The SG9663DR the LCD display are part of the main unit where all the good stuff are aside for the cameras, it do of curse turn off in seconds after power up as you do not want a distraction on the windscreen.
Though with the DR that is not where you would put the main unit, in that sense it is more bulky than traditional dashcams due to its pig tail of wires for the things to connect to.
The wire for the GPS antenna are not super long, i do feel it can be a restriction to where you can put the main unit if you want to have the antenna on the windscreen / dashboard.
As i recall the GPS on the DR are meant for being installed on the dashboard, where as all other models are made for install on the windscreen, though i do have mine upside down on the windscreen and it work just fine.
@jokiin can tell the exact length.
The GPS module on the end of the wire do not weigh much, it is just a small plastic housing with the antenna itself inside, i will estimate under 3.5 oz / 100 grams.
Yeah so far all SG products have been with external GPS antenna, so that is 1 more wire to do VS likes of Viofo having the antenna in the mount ( though as seen in history this have also caused some problems for them with connection issues between the 2 parts )
For some reason many seem to misunderstand the size of many wedge cameras, they are quite small but if no full measurements are there you can often go by the measurements of the LCD screen which are most often listed.
I feel they blend in better than the barrel shaped cameras like blackvue, but it do depend on the windscreen layout in some cases a barrel shape are best for stealth reasons.
I think the SG cameras also have the option to use G -sensor while driving, but i wouldn't recommend anyone to use that with any camera as all it do is create several 100 false events before there are something actually worth saving.
The camera record all the time, so anything minor i just push the event button as trying to remember when it happened have not worked for all the years i did that.
If anything major happen, well any people reacting to your accident should turn your car off as a wrecked car is a fire hazard and so stop recording so the accident will still be there too, and with a sufficient large memory cards it would also be even if it take anyone 8 hours to notice you had a accident.
I can only recommend people to use G- sensor activation of events for parking mode.
SG cameras will also recycle the content in the RO folder, but that folder are dynamics in size, but there are room for a lot in there and it would only be a issue if a lot of false events find their way in there, like G - sensor trigger on hitting a pothole while driving.
Only events i get in my RO folder are when i press the event button for saving some idiot in traffic, and it can be weeks or even a month before i get to those 5 - 10 or so events i have accumulated and get them on my computer for editing and upload to youtube.
Actually i copy them off dont even delete the files on the card, and i have yet to notice the RO folder having been full.
You should not delete individual files on a dashcam memory card, it can cause the system to get confused, so always remember to copy files from memory card to computer.
Though with the DR that is not where you would put the main unit, in that sense it is more bulky than traditional dashcams due to its pig tail of wires for the things to connect to.
The wire for the GPS antenna are not super long, i do feel it can be a restriction to where you can put the main unit if you want to have the antenna on the windscreen / dashboard.
As i recall the GPS on the DR are meant for being installed on the dashboard, where as all other models are made for install on the windscreen, though i do have mine upside down on the windscreen and it work just fine.
@jokiin can tell the exact length.
The GPS module on the end of the wire do not weigh much, it is just a small plastic housing with the antenna itself inside, i will estimate under 3.5 oz / 100 grams.
Yeah so far all SG products have been with external GPS antenna, so that is 1 more wire to do VS likes of Viofo having the antenna in the mount ( though as seen in history this have also caused some problems for them with connection issues between the 2 parts )
For some reason many seem to misunderstand the size of many wedge cameras, they are quite small but if no full measurements are there you can often go by the measurements of the LCD screen which are most often listed.
I feel they blend in better than the barrel shaped cameras like blackvue, but it do depend on the windscreen layout in some cases a barrel shape are best for stealth reasons.
I think the SG cameras also have the option to use G -sensor while driving, but i wouldn't recommend anyone to use that with any camera as all it do is create several 100 false events before there are something actually worth saving.
The camera record all the time, so anything minor i just push the event button as trying to remember when it happened have not worked for all the years i did that.
If anything major happen, well any people reacting to your accident should turn your car off as a wrecked car is a fire hazard and so stop recording so the accident will still be there too, and with a sufficient large memory cards it would also be even if it take anyone 8 hours to notice you had a accident.
I can only recommend people to use G- sensor activation of events for parking mode.
SG cameras will also recycle the content in the RO folder, but that folder are dynamics in size, but there are room for a lot in there and it would only be a issue if a lot of false events find their way in there, like G - sensor trigger on hitting a pothole while driving.
Only events i get in my RO folder are when i press the event button for saving some idiot in traffic, and it can be weeks or even a month before i get to those 5 - 10 or so events i have accumulated and get them on my computer for editing and upload to youtube.
Actually i copy them off dont even delete the files on the card, and i have yet to notice the RO folder having been full.
You should not delete individual files on a dashcam memory card, it can cause the system to get confused, so always remember to copy files from memory card to computer.