hi
@Nigel , you're right for the "contrast" remarque and I have had the similar doubts as you have.
The first photo looks sharper but the colors are not so saturated.
The second one is blurry but with more saturated/warmer colors.
So I've done other tests and pictures under the same lighting condition, means indoor.
BTW even if, believe me, those two outdoor have been done in the perfect lighting conditions...cloudy sky, like as the photographers prefer, no direct sun etc. I have some others with light (sun) and I've already exlude them as I've new that one of you will have this remarque ;-)
so with the indoor artificial lighting, it's exactly the same, 100%, when the dashcam worms up, the closer objects becomes sharper and the distant object loose the sharpness. When the dashcam cool down the closest object loose the sharpens and the distant object becomes sharp.
I'll do the direct comparison with one Korean "old tech" Cowon AW1 and we'll see the results. tomorrow if possible.
And next week I'll receive an other A119S and I'll do the direct comparison between two a119s, some static outdoor tests, indoor and after in the car, so we'll see.
But for sure I'm trying to control as mush as possible the conditions of the test and the objectiveness of my eye.
It could be that we don't manage properly some parameters or we have wrong ideas...my supposition was that the sensor is changing the color saturation when warmer or some other electronics, as I don't see glass lens with so bad quality. Or
@gse is right and it's the mount as he has fixed it already with the new aluminium mount.
The only reason why I don't send back the unit is that for me, like probably for many of other guys here, couple of $ means nothing, we like to found and especially to fix problems, and at the end even if it's maybe crazy I'll wait, I'm curious to see, how
@VIOFO_Support we'll do the fix and upgrade. if it will be DIY solution I'll be willing to try. it will be my personal touch to my dashcam...funny isn't it how we are still boys willing to play around
Maybe it's my Slave mentality but I don't like to give up...even if sometimes it's the best thing to do, turning the page. I recommend it to others but having a lot of pain doing it myself.
PS: and again if someone knows the ref of the real good dashcam able to read plates on heavy conditions even with the car in movement, not at night with low light, with the 4k resolution, 120fps, big and sensible sensor able to catch objects in movement like the bird, optical image hardware stabilization etc. etc. I'm ready now to put the budget on (1000eur) if I can really see all details around my car; but no way more then 50eur for those gadgets we have on the market today.