Sunny
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Thank you @GearBest for providing MATEGO MG288 Capacitor Dashcam for review.
Gearbest product link: *****************************************
Description & Features: 2.0" screen, up to 32GB microSD supported.
It's capacitor based and has Novatek NTK96650 chipset and AR0330 sensor.
Video Resolutions: 1080P (1920 x 1080),720P (1280 x 720); 140 degree FOV.
Loop times: 1min,2min,5min, 10min ; Power supply: 12V.
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Summary: will be updated as I review and test but will note things as I go on.
PROS: Great build qulity, very discrete as it's all black and pretty small.
>Very sturdy mount.
>12v DC in so hard-wiring is easy without down converting adapter.
>Lots of language options.
>Day video is very good
>Night is average quality. It's decent with traffic lights but not great in dark areas.
>Audio quality is very good.
>No heat shift focus as of yet.
CONS:
>No 3 min loop cycle option.
>No manual
>Proprietary 12v plug so can't use battery pack
[Note:
As for the micro USB port, it's interesting.
It's mainly for connecting to a PC and has options like, webcam, mass storage or regular working mode.
It does get power and works with 5v but it doesn't auto start.
I connected power via micro USB and it stayed off.
However, I manually powered it on and it started recording fine as long as the micro USB was getting power so it does work if you only have microUSB as a power source.
It'd be great if the micro USB port also worked the same way as the 12v port to start recording automatically].
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Unboxing and Sample Videos of MATEGO MG288 Dashcam:
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MATEGO MG288 Dashcam Package Contents:
1 x Car DVR, 1 x Suction Mount, 1 x 12v Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter, 1 x USB Cable
![DSC04617-Matego-MG288.jpg DSC04617-Matego-MG288.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/25/25180-a7a30020da7b301f0a75cf3dd2f23523.jpg?hash=p6MAINp7MB)
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MATEGO MG288 Dashcam Images:
![DSC04618-Matego-MG288.jpg DSC04618-Matego-MG288.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/25/25181-c5aaecc8c79337f652675b433278503d.jpg?hash=xarsyMeTN_)
![DSC04621-Matego-MG288.jpg DSC04621-Matego-MG288.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/25/25182-4f7bd0c496f8af71a18a855ddfc2557c.jpg?hash=T3vQxJb4r3)
![DSC04623-Matego-MG288.jpg DSC04623-Matego-MG288.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/25/25184-65b946ada04b9a4b721b97aa6daa9464.jpg?hash=ZblGraBLmk)
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MATEGO MG288 Folders and VBR:
Files have date time so easy to find a particular video.
Not only that but each driving sesson has it's own sequence number. Nice!
Folder: \CARDV\VIDEO
VBR: Overall VBR is 13.1 mbps with video @ 11.9 mbps and audio @ 512 kbps.
![Matego MG288 Folders and VBR.jpg Matego MG288 Folders and VBR.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/25/25186-24a5f559ec6ef7473216837c44d6faaf.jpg?hash=JKX1Wexu90)
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Additional Images from Gearbest site:
Gearbest product link: *****************************************
Description & Features: 2.0" screen, up to 32GB microSD supported.
It's capacitor based and has Novatek NTK96650 chipset and AR0330 sensor.
Video Resolutions: 1080P (1920 x 1080),720P (1280 x 720); 140 degree FOV.
Loop times: 1min,2min,5min, 10min ; Power supply: 12V.
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Summary: will be updated as I review and test but will note things as I go on.
PROS: Great build qulity, very discrete as it's all black and pretty small.
>Very sturdy mount.
>12v DC in so hard-wiring is easy without down converting adapter.
>Lots of language options.
>Day video is very good
>Night is average quality. It's decent with traffic lights but not great in dark areas.
>Audio quality is very good.
>No heat shift focus as of yet.
CONS:
>No 3 min loop cycle option.
>No manual
>Proprietary 12v plug so can't use battery pack
[Note:
As for the micro USB port, it's interesting.
It's mainly for connecting to a PC and has options like, webcam, mass storage or regular working mode.
It does get power and works with 5v but it doesn't auto start.
I connected power via micro USB and it stayed off.
However, I manually powered it on and it started recording fine as long as the micro USB was getting power so it does work if you only have microUSB as a power source.
It'd be great if the micro USB port also worked the same way as the 12v port to start recording automatically].
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Unboxing and Sample Videos of MATEGO MG288 Dashcam:
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MATEGO MG288 Dashcam Package Contents:
1 x Car DVR, 1 x Suction Mount, 1 x 12v Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter, 1 x USB Cable
![DSC04617-Matego-MG288.jpg DSC04617-Matego-MG288.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/25/25180-a7a30020da7b301f0a75cf3dd2f23523.jpg?hash=p6MAINp7MB)
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MATEGO MG288 Dashcam Images:
![DSC04624-Matego-MG288.jpg DSC04624-Matego-MG288.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/25/25185-f531964abe32bf715da3581a688c7311.jpg?hash=9TGWSr4yv3)
![DSC04618-Matego-MG288.jpg DSC04618-Matego-MG288.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/25/25181-c5aaecc8c79337f652675b433278503d.jpg?hash=xarsyMeTN_)
![DSC04621-Matego-MG288.jpg DSC04621-Matego-MG288.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/25/25182-4f7bd0c496f8af71a18a855ddfc2557c.jpg?hash=T3vQxJb4r3)
![DSC04623-Matego-MG288.jpg DSC04623-Matego-MG288.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/25/25184-65b946ada04b9a4b721b97aa6daa9464.jpg?hash=ZblGraBLmk)
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MATEGO MG288 Folders and VBR:
Files have date time so easy to find a particular video.
Not only that but each driving sesson has it's own sequence number. Nice!
Folder: \CARDV\VIDEO
VBR: Overall VBR is 13.1 mbps with video @ 11.9 mbps and audio @ 512 kbps.
![Matego MG288 Folders and VBR.jpg Matego MG288 Folders and VBR.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/25/25186-24a5f559ec6ef7473216837c44d6faaf.jpg?hash=JKX1Wexu90)
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Additional Images from Gearbest site:
![20160727114434_65243.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fdes.gearbest.com%2Fuploads%2Fpdm-desc-pic%2FElectronic%2Fimage%2F2016%2F07%2F27%2F20160727114434_65243.jpg&hash=bb66fe476d53946215e85ca1ca31d689)
![20160727114434_83786.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fdes.gearbest.com%2Fuploads%2Fpdm-desc-pic%2FElectronic%2Fimage%2F2016%2F07%2F27%2F20160727114434_83786.jpg&hash=587e769c91af3310eb4d5419163f1ae2)
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