Smallest Ambarella Car DVR a.k.a. Mini 0801

liam0918 said:
ive noticed not all mini/micro usb leads will power the mini 0801 anyone else found this? my other dash cam lead dont work with the 0801 but works with everthink else
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only works with cables wired pin 1 positive, pin 5 negative from memory, also needs to be connected via the bracket for auto record not via the camera
 
jokiin said:
also needs to be connected via the bracket for auto record not via the camera
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Jokiin, do you mean the cable needs to be plugged into the adhesive mount, and not into the cam itself for auto record to work? I have my cable plugged into the cam now, and it does auto record when I start my car engine.
 
efoo said:
Jokiin, do you mean the cable needs to be plugged into the adhesive mount, and not into the cam itself for auto record to work? I have my cable plugged into the cam now, and it does auto record when I start my car engine.
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May depend which cable you've been supplied as well as which firmware version but it is intended to be plugged in via the bracket
 
Just been stung for £41.83 import duty on a camera from Taiwan. 28.33 import vat and clearance fee of 13.50 making £41.83 in total... ouch
This is the first time I've ever been stung for import duty. Think I may be more wary where I buy from in future, as it's certainly not a brilliant deal once that 41.83 is added.. ah well have had a few years of not paying anything, never paid anything when ordering from China, so I wonder why on a item from Taiwan.
 
efoo said:
Sorry to hear that JazJon, and I have to say I doubt your new Samsung class 6 is going to make any difference in your current 0801.
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You are right efoo. I bought the Samsung class 6 and got the "low speed" error today.
 
manja said:
You are right efoo. I bought the Samsung class 6 and got the "low speed" error today.
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Very stange indeed, I've been using them for over a month and have never seen any errors, mind you, my tests with Class 4 cards were also okay, and thats on 3 of these camera's. I can only assume that 1 of the factories churning out these camera's are not doing too good a job, we are led to believe that 3 or maybe even 4 factories make them. Some people have no problems, while others do... not good at all.
 
Hey guys I ordered this camera a few days ago from e-prance on ebay, I have a question, does this camera make any noise, if so what kind? My last dash camera would say "STARTING RECORDING" every time I turned on the engine and there was no way to disable it, so I had to rip out the speaker. Does this camera make any noise? A small beep is ok but does it say anything? Probably should have thought to ask this before I ordered it.
 
Grzegorz said:
Hey guys I ordered this camera a few days ago from e-prance on ebay, I have a question, does this camera make any noise, if so what kind? My last dash camera would say "STARTING RECORDING" every time I turned on the engine and there was no way to disable it, so I had to rip out the speaker. Does this camera make any noise? A small beep is ok but does it say anything? Probably should have thought to ask this before I ordered it.
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It has kind of a "ding ding ding" tune it plays when starting up and shutting down each time. There's no way to turn it off with any of the current firmwares I don't believe.
 
Grzegorz said:
Hey guys I ordered this camera a few days ago from e-prance on ebay, I have a question, does this camera make any noise, if so what kind? My last dash camera would say "STARTING RECORDING" every time I turned on the engine and there was no way to disable it, so I had to rip out the speaker. Does this camera make any noise? A small beep is ok but does it say anything? Probably should have thought to ask this before I ordered it.
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On the TS firmware, I have the option to change the volume of the start up jingle. Low and high. I have it on low and it's just loud enough to know the camera's powered on off but not loud enough to be annoying.

@jokiin, I've been able to start auto recording with a cable plugged directly into the camera. Tried with about 5 didn't cables and power sources.
 
JazJon said:
Look what just arrived in the mail today :)
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This is strange. I ordered one from the same link you posted a few pages back and the packaging looks identical, but it has a Samsung Adapter included as well. I paid like $26 w/ free shipping and it arrived in a few short days. weird..... o_O
 
Lunar said:
Just been stung for £41.83 import duty on a camera from Taiwan. 28.33 import vat and clearance fee of 13.50 making £41.83 in total... ouch
This is the first time I've ever been stung for import duty. Think I may be more wary where I buy from in future, as it's certainly not a brilliant deal once that 41.83 is added.. ah well have had a few years of not paying anything, never paid anything when ordering from China, so I wonder why on a item from Taiwan.
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I ordered mine from within the UK - so it probably evens out - except of course that I get 1st Class support aswell :) And boy do I!!!!!!
 
smitty69 said:
I ordered mine from within the UK - so it probably evens out - except of course that I get 1st Class support aswell :) And boy do I!!!!!!
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do I sense a tiny hint of gloating... lol

Unfortunately neither JooVuu or anyone else currently sells the Mio 368 in the UK to my knowledge. :-( Joovuu do however sell the older Mio 358, but I didn't want that model, it's picture quality is not so good, and it does not have WDR, the bitrate is also higher on the 368 plus I get the optional Mio anti-glare filter in the deal.
I don't mind paying the import Vat of £28.33 but in view of the fact it's already at the Gloucester, Parcel Force depot, it's their Clearance fee of £13.50 they have added on which I object to, otherwise, yes I would alway urge people to buy from the UK when possible... common sense really. :-)
 
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jokiin said:
only works with cables wired pin 1 positive, pin 5 negative from memory, also needs to be connected via the bracket for auto record not via the camera
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either via bracket or via camera will work for auto recording and GPS. pin 1 +pin 5 is absolutely correct for power only car charger.
 
Lunar said:
do I sense a tiny hint of gloating... lol :)
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the small parcel which value lower than £130 is okey for custom. your seller should mark the value below $150 on customer invoice so you will not need to pay the additional fees.
 
Import VAT is payable no matter what.
Import Duty is not chargeable on < 130 (or around that)
Admin fees from carriers are always chargeable.

UK buyers will always be hit - and really should look at buying in the UK and not from overseas. Well thats my philosophy anyway - I suspect its better for our crap economy aswell if we buy within the UK. We are a mess as it is.
 
JazJon said:
Look what just arrived in the mail today :)
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yes that is the original thing, at least look be.
ikeepzitclean said:
This is strange. I ordered one from the same link you posted a few pages back and the packaging looks identical, but it has a Samsung Adapter included as well. I paid like $26 w/ free shipping and it arrived in a few short days. weird..... o_O
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be honest i haven't seen a Sansung C6 TF packaged with a TF-SD adapter. I just ever seen a original C4 one with the adapter
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Update on my cam...

Still working fine, not a single error for 5 days and the card has been full the whole time. Remember, this is with the audio recording turned off.

The G sensor also works. A bumpy road or pot hole would set it off though, so today I changed it from 3g to 5g, I'll see how that goes. I was getting way too many locked files on 3g.
 
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