Mtz
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The Hyundai R700 is a korean camera which can be found on ebay for about $290.
Video format:
It is recording at 1080p 30FPS, up to 13mbps, H264 in AVI container in video segments of 1 minute. You must to know from the start that with the actual firmware (which is in english) you cannot join the AVI segments in direct stream copy using VirtualDub or MKV Merge because the framerate is different for every clip, but around 30FPS and also the audio have different sampling rates about 8000Hz for every file. This is for the first time when I have this problem with a dash cam so you must convert the FPS (to 30FPS) and audio sampling rate.
There is no pause between video segments.
The camera was offered by astrobile.com.
Image:
The image is offered by a Sony Image processor, the lens is about 150 degrees and I can say the image is not very distorted on the sides, like I saw on other dashcams.
The PC configuration tool is offering some settings for the image like: Artifficial Intelligence Auto-Exposure which should make more visible the car number plates during night recordings, Fog Perception which should make the image more clearer in these conditions, Noise Removal and of course, Brightness Improvement which is a general setting with no steps which is affecting the image during day and night. I used only the Artifficial Intelligence Auto-Exposure.
The image is nice, clear and rich even sometimes the sky have some strange blue colors, but we are not interested about sky here.
Firmware/software:
The contends of SD Card can be found here: https://mega.co.nz/#!3oYwhbAC!QJWVik9Bw ... Ppp7Oy7Xhw
I don't know from where to get the latest firmware update, but here are some screenshots from the PC configuration tool and you can see also the firmware version which is 1.0.3:
As you can see in the screenshots, there are some simple settings, easy to understand, but I will write a little about the parking mode based on voltage because this was new to me: when using this option the camera will enter in parking or normal mode based on car battery voltage. When you are making this setting and using the camera for the first time with it, insert the card in the camera when the engine it not running. Start the camera. A voice will tell you to start the engine and press the camera button (the top most button). In this way the camera will know which is the voltage for the running engine and in the future it will know when to enter in normal or parking mode based on this voltage.
For me was very nice because I can turn off the frontal security LED, but you must to know that the side and back small blue lights lights cannot be turned off. These lights are not disturbing you, but some people don't want any light at all.
The english voice is nice and clear and you can turn it off too.
The videos are nice ordered based on day an hour.
Another interesting option is a mixed video quality recording called MicroSD Card optimized which is used to record in VGA mode for normal mode and just the events are recording in FullHD mode. This will save a lot of Card space. I am not using this optioin because I want best quality all the time, but for long trips this can be an option for you to save a lot of space.
When using for the first time you must format the SD card using the bottom two camera back buttons pressing on them at the same time, when the voice is telling you this.
I don't have the GPS module so I can't tell you about the GPS.
Also use the camera with the voice ON for the first time to hear the messages because when using voltage sensing you must to press some buttons. After you understand how is working the camera you can turn the camera Voice OFF.
Here is what is inside the camera (not my pictures, but from some russian forum).
I like at this camera the form factor because is not very visible from the front and the always white lights during night recordings (no more yellow or reddish image during night city driving).
During 2 weeks of daily test I never had any problem like camera stop working even the weather is hot here now.
The start-up time of the camera is about 30 seconds,
My video review:
Videos:
How is working the event mode on R700 or any camera with this option:
Night recording:
Day recordings:
Original video files:
https://mega.co.nz/#!f0BmULbJ!f499ij2i8 ... ECdo-uqDAM
https://mega.co.nz/#!T5pSBSTb!CCzzZltct ... v2zYWzfuP8
Camera lights and mount:
Power on, power off, LEDs, lights and english voice:
The frontal LED and the voice can be turned off.
enjoy,
Mtz
Video format:
It is recording at 1080p 30FPS, up to 13mbps, H264 in AVI container in video segments of 1 minute. You must to know from the start that with the actual firmware (which is in english) you cannot join the AVI segments in direct stream copy using VirtualDub or MKV Merge because the framerate is different for every clip, but around 30FPS and also the audio have different sampling rates about 8000Hz for every file. This is for the first time when I have this problem with a dash cam so you must convert the FPS (to 30FPS) and audio sampling rate.
There is no pause between video segments.
The camera was offered by astrobile.com.
Image:
The image is offered by a Sony Image processor, the lens is about 150 degrees and I can say the image is not very distorted on the sides, like I saw on other dashcams.
The PC configuration tool is offering some settings for the image like: Artifficial Intelligence Auto-Exposure which should make more visible the car number plates during night recordings, Fog Perception which should make the image more clearer in these conditions, Noise Removal and of course, Brightness Improvement which is a general setting with no steps which is affecting the image during day and night. I used only the Artifficial Intelligence Auto-Exposure.
The image is nice, clear and rich even sometimes the sky have some strange blue colors, but we are not interested about sky here.
Firmware/software:
The contends of SD Card can be found here: https://mega.co.nz/#!3oYwhbAC!QJWVik9Bw ... Ppp7Oy7Xhw
I don't know from where to get the latest firmware update, but here are some screenshots from the PC configuration tool and you can see also the firmware version which is 1.0.3:
As you can see in the screenshots, there are some simple settings, easy to understand, but I will write a little about the parking mode based on voltage because this was new to me: when using this option the camera will enter in parking or normal mode based on car battery voltage. When you are making this setting and using the camera for the first time with it, insert the card in the camera when the engine it not running. Start the camera. A voice will tell you to start the engine and press the camera button (the top most button). In this way the camera will know which is the voltage for the running engine and in the future it will know when to enter in normal or parking mode based on this voltage.
For me was very nice because I can turn off the frontal security LED, but you must to know that the side and back small blue lights lights cannot be turned off. These lights are not disturbing you, but some people don't want any light at all.
The english voice is nice and clear and you can turn it off too.
The videos are nice ordered based on day an hour.
Another interesting option is a mixed video quality recording called MicroSD Card optimized which is used to record in VGA mode for normal mode and just the events are recording in FullHD mode. This will save a lot of Card space. I am not using this optioin because I want best quality all the time, but for long trips this can be an option for you to save a lot of space.
When using for the first time you must format the SD card using the bottom two camera back buttons pressing on them at the same time, when the voice is telling you this.
I don't have the GPS module so I can't tell you about the GPS.
Also use the camera with the voice ON for the first time to hear the messages because when using voltage sensing you must to press some buttons. After you understand how is working the camera you can turn the camera Voice OFF.
Here is what is inside the camera (not my pictures, but from some russian forum).
I like at this camera the form factor because is not very visible from the front and the always white lights during night recordings (no more yellow or reddish image during night city driving).
During 2 weeks of daily test I never had any problem like camera stop working even the weather is hot here now.
The start-up time of the camera is about 30 seconds,
My video review:
Videos:
How is working the event mode on R700 or any camera with this option:
Night recording:
Day recordings:
Original video files:
https://mega.co.nz/#!f0BmULbJ!f499ij2i8 ... ECdo-uqDAM
https://mega.co.nz/#!T5pSBSTb!CCzzZltct ... v2zYWzfuP8
Camera lights and mount:
Power on, power off, LEDs, lights and english voice:
enjoy,
Mtz
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