Vortex Radar
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Thinkware sent me a copy of the U3000 recently and I've been running it for the past week or so. You can check out some sample footage I put together here:
It's the successor to the U1000. Some of the key things things I'm noticing so far:
It's the successor to the U1000. Some of the key things things I'm noticing so far:
- Updated case design
- New 4K Starvis 2 IMX678 for the front cam
- Same 2K IMX335 Starvis 1 sensor for the rear
- Lens angle adjustment no longer has click stops so you can aim the lenses more precisely now
- Radar is now integrated and works both front and rear
- Radar can now track people, not just cars, and its sensitivity is adjustable
- Max bitrate is 30 Mb/s front and 10 Mb/s rear, lower than the A139 Pro. I still need to do some head-to-head comparison, but the A139 Pro looks better overall
- HDR is unavailable so plates tend to get blown out at night if your headlights shine directly on them
- Front/rear cable switches from MicroUSB to MiniUSB, and it's still reasonably thick
- Cables now run up the top instead of from the side
- Compatible with the iVolt Xtra battery and can provide spoken notifications regarding battery status
- Still has a somewhat all or nothing approach with the spoken notifications at startup
- Bluetooth makes it much easier to get connected to the app
- Adds some extra high heat protection to parking recording like the Q1000
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