So are you saying the phone pulled detail out relevant to traffic surveillance better than the dash cam?
Interesting, just out of curiosity can you safely run a test of the 2 side by side?
I'd expect the phone to do better regarding general picture quality, but at the same i also expect the dash cam to be better tuned for it's purpose.
You might be onto something curious here.
In all fairness still, you seem to be critical of the The Galaxy Z flip 3's camera.
Let's get you back some perspective here, it is an absolutely decent camera.
Is it the best camera a phone has ever had, maybe not, but it's probably in the top 20% of currently available phones, and phone cameras in general have been brilliant the last 5 years.
Here we're comparing the phone....
Primary sensor - Sony IMX563 sensor, 1/2.55" imaging unit with 12 MP and 1.4µm pixel size
Secondary sensor - Sony IMX258, 1/3.06" with 13MP (only 12MP actually used as implemented) 1.12µm pixels.
Along with modern Snapdragon 888 and powerful software processing (it's fairly common place to use both cameras to generate images with heavy software assistance).
All most likely extraordinarily expensive gear under normal circumstances, but with the economy of scale still able to be built for not much more than a dash cam.
With the dash camera....
Sony IMX678 sensor, 1/1.8" imaging unit, with 8.3MP and 2 μm pixel size.
No secondary and minimal to nill processing off the sensor.
Built without the economy of scale that Samsung have for their fold.
I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the phone might win here.
You comparing an affordable dashcam with a phone that costs twice as much, has a bootload more processing power and can sample light from 2 independent image sensors.
Still I'm interested to see what you're seeing, so please if you can, go ahead and run them side by side and upload a pair of clips to youtube (or even better, Odsyee).
In my experience i've seen dashcam footage to be sometimes uglier than a phone, but often tuned for the task with a wider field of view and a deeper depth of field.
Thank you for the very interesting opinion. I have posted in the viofo 139 subforum samples. It is the original . Take a look .
All the marketing that I read , I see , this processor xxx that sensor xxxx, we have an advantage , it all comes down to nothing much.
And ? If the dashcam cannot compare to a smartphone then to my opinion a dashcam is not worth the 300 euros. I d rather go for the basic, since the marginal better picture quality or maybe parking modes , is much less than the marginal cost which is x4 A400 60€ as opposed to 300 euros. These r my first thoughts.
Have a look, and we ll discuss further. Thank you very much , I appreciate it.
If I could, I would have returned it ASAP. ( **edited I should be the only buyer in Greece so far and thought lets go for the best , even thought, it was not tested bu the local market at all.) something 1080p from a major company like the grm mini2 or 7mais and having 2 or 3 cameras installed would be my second choice. Or maybe a 129 plus duo for 1/2 of 300eur. And I would have no further expectations for what I pay. Makes sense?
Another point. As I am dissapointed , and I asked by the firm for advise instead of having answers from the firm ( no replies whatsoever) , I had to post on the internet , to get some opinions.
What about the live chat ? I press the live chat , and all I get is" send a message ( laugh) and we will get back to you ASAP".. I sent a message on live chat and I get a reply 36hours later in my mail with a standardized typical reply.
Ok , reg the specifications I finally understood that doesnt mean much , as far as the the picture is concerned, maybe an economical choice with descent video ,is the wisest choice here.
And then again,
At least I ll have the benefit of a good parking surveillance maybe?
I couldnt find a comparison of parking modes on youtube, so I cant tell the differences and the drawbacks.
I have been dissapointed as well.. High expectations.
Triggered mode OR time lapse OR low bitrate . I do want time lapse and triggered events in the same setting. it is intuitive.
It's intuitive that someone would expect , with a common sense, to have time lapse or low bitrate plus the events that have been recorded in normal rate, and indications to watch the events , and the rest of the timelapse footage , after that.
The parking mode should INFORM ME, for an event, and then , I ll check my car all around .
I mean ....should I check my car every time all around , each time after park to see if something happened because I prefer time lapse?
If a see something wrong with the car then if it is in time lapse , or low bit rate , I have to watch the entire video ? crazy . Makes no sense .Anyways .
*** Edited. I guess I am a beta tester after all. fantastic
Someone should make videos on you tube , to inform , regarding the drawbacks of each dashcam cam firm , regarding the functionality, and of dashcam market overall .
Anyway , please take some time to watch the footage , I would appreciate your feedback. Thanks
PS , I know ....I am complaining here.....whereas I should have someone by the firm to complain to or maybe someone explaining to me if the settings are wrong . Sorry for that.
