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Rexing sent this camera for review. Thank you Eric.
Rexing is already selling dashcams in China but is new in US market.
The F9 is based on NT96650 chip and here is the product link:
http://www.rexingusa.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=50
While dashcams with that chip came out long time ago (G1W, G1WH and their thousands of versions), this F9 is not the same in terms of quality.
First look at the F9 reveals excellent build quality compared to the generic G1WX versions.
The front half is glossy black and back half is rubberized plastic type material.
Unlike generic G1W that feels cheap, F9 feels like high end dashcam housing.
Very solid feel on the case as well as on the buttons.
There are more dedicated buttons in F9 than G1WH and also they all are on the back unlike some on the top and some on the back in G1WH (that is hard to access while driving or behind the rear view).
Plus, the buttons light up, with different colors, not bright but nice... .
Think of F9 as upgraded or better brand's G1WH.
Here are some pictures of the product:
Box:
The box is generic but has a sticker/label that designates it's Rexing F9 model.
Note: The picture shows lack of packing materials but this is because the dashcam was opened for testing and packing materials were removed.
The packing is very good on new units. I have another model that has very good/tight packing.
Oh btw, the user manual is very good.
It's 20 pages on glossy paper with details on all the settings unlike G1W's 2 page manual that looks like a kid's work.
All contents out:
This is good that Rexing provides the usual suction cup mount as well as 3M adhesive mount.
Nice!
Lighted and dedicated buttons: Very useful at night to press buttons in dark.
Left side of the LCD has power, REC and menu buttons.
REC also acts as OK in menu settings.
Right side of the LCD has Event/Incident, MIC and mode buttons.
There is a dedicated Event/Incident button that protects the video file and acts as up button when in Menu settings.
Mic button to turn on or off microphone. This is much better than remembering which other function button to press to mute/unmute. It also acts as down button when in Menu settings.
If you remember G1Wx's layout, power and ok buttons are on the top next to the mount that is very hard to press as you have to feel. I many times have turned off the G1WH when pressing okay as I pressed power button instead since they are on top and have to feel and press.
In F9, there is no confusion. All buttons are on the back and properly labeled.
It's pretty wide just like G1WH (maybe slightly wider).
Side by side with dome G90:
Only mount hole on the top.
Very clean looking.
Right side looking from back:
It has AV out, mini USB and GPS port.
The unit I got didn't come with GPS module and I don't have one to test but if it really has GPS capability, that is a huge plus.
Left side looking from back has mini HDMI and microSD card slots:
Front with suction mount:
Browsing through some Menu settings:
Pretty similar with loop, motion detection, exposure, WDR etc...
So it looks good and feels like it's upper end NT96650 dashcam but how does it perform as far as video and audio quality?
That's the real test...
Rexing is already selling dashcams in China but is new in US market.
The F9 is based on NT96650 chip and here is the product link:
http://www.rexingusa.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=50
While dashcams with that chip came out long time ago (G1W, G1WH and their thousands of versions), this F9 is not the same in terms of quality.
First look at the F9 reveals excellent build quality compared to the generic G1WX versions.
The front half is glossy black and back half is rubberized plastic type material.
Unlike generic G1W that feels cheap, F9 feels like high end dashcam housing.
Very solid feel on the case as well as on the buttons.
There are more dedicated buttons in F9 than G1WH and also they all are on the back unlike some on the top and some on the back in G1WH (that is hard to access while driving or behind the rear view).
Plus, the buttons light up, with different colors, not bright but nice... .
Think of F9 as upgraded or better brand's G1WH.
Here are some pictures of the product:
Box:
The box is generic but has a sticker/label that designates it's Rexing F9 model.
Note: The picture shows lack of packing materials but this is because the dashcam was opened for testing and packing materials were removed.
The packing is very good on new units. I have another model that has very good/tight packing.
Oh btw, the user manual is very good.
It's 20 pages on glossy paper with details on all the settings unlike G1W's 2 page manual that looks like a kid's work.
All contents out:
This is good that Rexing provides the usual suction cup mount as well as 3M adhesive mount.
Nice!
Lighted and dedicated buttons: Very useful at night to press buttons in dark.
Left side of the LCD has power, REC and menu buttons.
REC also acts as OK in menu settings.
Right side of the LCD has Event/Incident, MIC and mode buttons.
There is a dedicated Event/Incident button that protects the video file and acts as up button when in Menu settings.
Mic button to turn on or off microphone. This is much better than remembering which other function button to press to mute/unmute. It also acts as down button when in Menu settings.
If you remember G1Wx's layout, power and ok buttons are on the top next to the mount that is very hard to press as you have to feel. I many times have turned off the G1WH when pressing okay as I pressed power button instead since they are on top and have to feel and press.
In F9, there is no confusion. All buttons are on the back and properly labeled.
It's pretty wide just like G1WH (maybe slightly wider).
Side by side with dome G90:
Only mount hole on the top.
Very clean looking.
Right side looking from back:
It has AV out, mini USB and GPS port.
The unit I got didn't come with GPS module and I don't have one to test but if it really has GPS capability, that is a huge plus.
Left side looking from back has mini HDMI and microSD card slots:
Front with suction mount:
Browsing through some Menu settings:
Pretty similar with loop, motion detection, exposure, WDR etc...
So it looks good and feels like it's upper end NT96650 dashcam but how does it perform as far as video and audio quality?
That's the real test...
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