budster
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So I had the chance to try out my friend's GoSafe 272. I have to say, I'm pretty disappointed in the video quality. Had it set to record at 1080p. On a fairly sunny day, colors were dull and washed out and could not see much fine detail in anything. When stopped at a light, I could barely read out the license plate of the car in front of me. And for a car to the front left or front right of me, I could not make out the license plate at all. It seems the image sensor used is just not that good.
I've also looked at other video reviews of the 272 (where I believe Papago supplied the cameras to review) and see the same problems in the video quality or even worse. But I had to see it for myself to validate my initial impression. Was looking to buy 3 dashcams for the family and the 272 will definitely not be on the list to consider.
I'm disappointed that Papago delivered such a mediocre dashcam for the U.S. market that retails for $150+, especially for a company trying to establish its brand here. It seems not much better than those no-name junk $50 dashcams that Fry's Electronics carries. At the $150 price level, there are definitely dashcams that have better video quality out there. I think I will look for an Ambarella based one now. In Asian markets, Papago is seen as a good brand with reputable products so it's surprising that such a poor quality dashcam is being marketed in the U.S (I don't know if the 272 was also available in Asia or is a U.S. only model).
One more update:
Tried the dashcam at night. As expected, video quality is even worse. At stop lights, cannot make out the license place of a car in front me at all as everything is just too blurry and unfocused. Shapes are not well defined and the tail lights of cars ahead of me or stop lights are just a fuzzy blob of lights.
Another thing I just noticed after reviewing the dashcam videos is that the camera definitely suffers from the lack of a CPL filter. The reflections from the dashboard are very visible in the windshield and this is very distracting in the recorded video. I feel a CPL filter should be included with the dashcam, especially on the higher end models.
I've also looked at other video reviews of the 272 (where I believe Papago supplied the cameras to review) and see the same problems in the video quality or even worse. But I had to see it for myself to validate my initial impression. Was looking to buy 3 dashcams for the family and the 272 will definitely not be on the list to consider.
I'm disappointed that Papago delivered such a mediocre dashcam for the U.S. market that retails for $150+, especially for a company trying to establish its brand here. It seems not much better than those no-name junk $50 dashcams that Fry's Electronics carries. At the $150 price level, there are definitely dashcams that have better video quality out there. I think I will look for an Ambarella based one now. In Asian markets, Papago is seen as a good brand with reputable products so it's surprising that such a poor quality dashcam is being marketed in the U.S (I don't know if the 272 was also available in Asia or is a U.S. only model).
One more update:
Tried the dashcam at night. As expected, video quality is even worse. At stop lights, cannot make out the license place of a car in front me at all as everything is just too blurry and unfocused. Shapes are not well defined and the tail lights of cars ahead of me or stop lights are just a fuzzy blob of lights.
Another thing I just noticed after reviewing the dashcam videos is that the camera definitely suffers from the lack of a CPL filter. The reflections from the dashboard are very visible in the windshield and this is very distracting in the recorded video. I feel a CPL filter should be included with the dashcam, especially on the higher end models.
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