Since this is my first cam I have nothing to gauge the video quality by. I may have too higher expectations but seeing it's HD I was hoping to be able to see the cars numberplates better. Zoom up on them etc. It's fine while moving slowly and close behind, but put some speed on and I cant make out any plates. It's set at the highest resolution and 60fps. plates can be hard or impossible to see while the video is moving. Try experimenting with the pause button. You will be able to 'freeze' the image and the plate should be clear and legible.
I have no issues with it other than not fully understanding the settings. Most of these cameras are based / built on other devices not really meant for dashboard recording. In other words, they're pretty much useless for what we are using them for.
Might be a silly question, but can anyone enlighten me on what the EV setting is ? EV means exposure value
I've tried it on +1.7 and everything was too bright. I've now got it on -1.3 and it seems better - any suggestions on what I should have it on ? I always leave mine on 0 The cam also has a ring on the lens that you can turn from a day to a night setting. Haven't driven in the dark yet so don't know what that does but I can see it being easily forgotten to be changed and used at the wrong setting. Don't bother switching from day to night. It serves absolutely no purpose. I've experimented quite a bit with this feature and I see absolutely no change in picture quality.
Other settings :-
White B - Auto (also to pick from - Fluorescent, tungsten, cloudy, sunny)
I assume Auto is fine ? Yes, auto is fine...this is another one of those settings that doesn't really belong on dash cams.
Now if I have "Motion Det" set to on, does it record only when there is movement ? Correct, also known as parking mode. (I have it set to Off because I don't fully understand what it does)
As I can't locate the manual, could someone explain the process to protect the video in the event of wanting to save a file from being over written ? I keep taking photo's lol. Pressing the MENU button while in record mode will lock the current video file
I however don't understand the icons at the bottom left corner of the screen. They are what I'll call a lightning bolt symbol, this symbol within a circle (as in a no smoking type) I have it on the one with a circle and as said above it powers up and down with the car. It changes between these with a press of the on/off button but what do they mean ? A short press of the power button while in record mode toggles the useless IR LEDs on and off. The lightening bolt means on. Circle around it means off and the A means auto mode.
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