TheSuper
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- Dash Cam
- GT300W, and iSymDVR on iPhone4
See GT300W Manual in posts below
I am posting my experiences with ordering a using the GT300W. I will post information, over time, as I learn about the device. This is my 2nd dashcam after using iSymDVR on my iPhone4, so I am a little familar with using a dashcam but not an expert.
Order from Foxoffer.com for $113 with free shipping.
Order on: July 8 2013
Arrived on: July 19 2013
Firmware version: GT300W-1307090sc2-e02
Memory card: 8gb SD micro (not included with my order)
Memory card tested using h2testw.exe, passed 100% functional with 8gb size and 4.3Mb/s write, 10.1Mb/s read.
Packaging:
Camera was well packaged and fully functional out of the box. My signature was required by the postman to confirm delivery. Camera box was inside a plain brown box that was fully covered with packing tape. The shipping box was a little scuffed and eveything inside was perfect. Box included (1) camera, (2)suction cup mount, (3) USB data cable, (4) car power cable, (5) HDMI cable.
First use:
I made the mistake of first plugging the device into my PC, which automatically put the device into read-only mode. (I thought the device was defective but it was just fine.) Apparently the camera buttons are not functional when plugged into the PC to download the memory card. To use read-only mode, I simply had to click the top button, to active the memory card for the PC. I read-only mode the screen is sold blue and shows the text "Mass Storage", the camera buttons do not function in this mode.
Charging:
(edited) When charging on the PC via the USB cable, I noticed that there is a tiny PURPLE light on the camera that changes color to RED when the internal battery nearing a full charge or is fully charged. Since I use LiPo batteries extensively I'd guess that it chagnes to red when the battery reaches 80% of a full charge, which took about 20 minutes.
Menus
To use and inspect the camera I simply disconnected the USB cable from the PC and pressed the POWER button. The menus were easy to naviagate and understand. I did noticed that there are 2 menus. The first menu appears when the MENU button is pressed once. The second menu is ONLY shown when the MENU button is pressed twice without pressing any other buttons. The MODE button seems to step throught the functions of (a) dashcam video mode, (b) camera picture mode, to take indivual pictures, (c) viewing mode, to view pics or video. Out of the box I made 5 changes on the menus (1) turned off the beeping sound, (2) set the screen saver to 3 minutes, (3) set the TV mode to NTSC, (4) formated the menu card while in the device, (5) set the date and time. For now, I left everything else at the default settings.
Camera
My first impression of the camera is that is adjust well to the light and dark images very quickly and clearly. The display shows the camera adjusting to bright light by darkening the image and brightens the image when it is very dark. If needed the menu settings allow the user to manully brighten or darken the image. The back screen image looks very clear and has great color.
More to come later.
I am posting my experiences with ordering a using the GT300W. I will post information, over time, as I learn about the device. This is my 2nd dashcam after using iSymDVR on my iPhone4, so I am a little familar with using a dashcam but not an expert.
Order from Foxoffer.com for $113 with free shipping.
Order on: July 8 2013
Arrived on: July 19 2013
Firmware version: GT300W-1307090sc2-e02
Memory card: 8gb SD micro (not included with my order)
Memory card tested using h2testw.exe, passed 100% functional with 8gb size and 4.3Mb/s write, 10.1Mb/s read.
Packaging:
Camera was well packaged and fully functional out of the box. My signature was required by the postman to confirm delivery. Camera box was inside a plain brown box that was fully covered with packing tape. The shipping box was a little scuffed and eveything inside was perfect. Box included (1) camera, (2)suction cup mount, (3) USB data cable, (4) car power cable, (5) HDMI cable.
First use:
I made the mistake of first plugging the device into my PC, which automatically put the device into read-only mode. (I thought the device was defective but it was just fine.) Apparently the camera buttons are not functional when plugged into the PC to download the memory card. To use read-only mode, I simply had to click the top button, to active the memory card for the PC. I read-only mode the screen is sold blue and shows the text "Mass Storage", the camera buttons do not function in this mode.
Charging:
(edited) When charging on the PC via the USB cable, I noticed that there is a tiny PURPLE light on the camera that changes color to RED when the internal battery nearing a full charge or is fully charged. Since I use LiPo batteries extensively I'd guess that it chagnes to red when the battery reaches 80% of a full charge, which took about 20 minutes.
Menus
To use and inspect the camera I simply disconnected the USB cable from the PC and pressed the POWER button. The menus were easy to naviagate and understand. I did noticed that there are 2 menus. The first menu appears when the MENU button is pressed once. The second menu is ONLY shown when the MENU button is pressed twice without pressing any other buttons. The MODE button seems to step throught the functions of (a) dashcam video mode, (b) camera picture mode, to take indivual pictures, (c) viewing mode, to view pics or video. Out of the box I made 5 changes on the menus (1) turned off the beeping sound, (2) set the screen saver to 3 minutes, (3) set the TV mode to NTSC, (4) formated the menu card while in the device, (5) set the date and time. For now, I left everything else at the default settings.
Camera
My first impression of the camera is that is adjust well to the light and dark images very quickly and clearly. The display shows the camera adjusting to bright light by darkening the image and brightens the image when it is very dark. If needed the menu settings allow the user to manully brighten or darken the image. The back screen image looks very clear and has great color.
More to come later.