Vantrue E1 Pro for testing.

I received a suction cup mount suitable for the E1 Pro for testing from Vantrue. Thanks to Jeff and the team at Vantrue for making this available.

Using the suction cup mount is easy. Put it on the window, turn the part a quarter and it is firmly attached to the window. The camera clicks into the holder using the magnet function. Then connect the power cable and everything is ready. Detaching is just as easy. I first remove the power cord and then hold the mount tight and pull the camera off the mount. Then turn the part back a quarter turn and then push the short tab slightly away from the window and the mount comes off. For those who regularly move the camera for whatever reason, it is ideal. There is room to move the camera from front to back and from left to right. Enough to determine the correct position of the camera. There are no vibrations in the image while driving.

I already have a suction cup mount for the Vantrue E360 which has done its job well so far. I expect the same result from this one since the suction cup design is identical.
 

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Time for an update.

I have been using the E1 Pro for a while now and I have to say I'm impressed with it's images. I have to say I'm easily impressed because it is my first 4K dashcam. So far the images are good, license plates (Dutch format and similar model) are clearly visible in most situations. For that I have HDR off during daylight and on during darkness, Platepix always on and EV at 0.0. The images are, in certain situations, a bit on the dark side but for my use, evidence while driving, I don't find that a problem. So out of the box, for the image settings, these are the only ones for me to change after installation. I only hope that in the future there will be an automatic form of adjustment for HDR so that it does not have to be manually adjusted every time due to changing daylight times. Perhaps manufacturers can use an already present sensor in the device that reacts to daylight/darkness to also switch HDR on and off.

With the latest firmware update, additional functions have been added. The image results, as far as I can see, are no different to me. What is different after the latest firmware update is that the G-sensor is overactive. While driving over speed bumps, the G sensor (setting 1 in all directions, this is the lowest setting) registered this too quickly as an impact , which of course cannot be the intention. When reporting this to Vantrue, they explain how the function works and what you can still try to possibly solve the problem. Unfortunately, it didn't solve when settings where adjusted and I expect this problem to be solved in a new firmware. Other questions and comments that I had are also well understood by Vantrue and responded to quickly. I therefore think that Vantrue's support is good enough.

I have been using the suction cup for a while now and it stays in place under all circumstances.

Now I'm going to wait until it gets really warm in the car to see if there are any failure problems due to high temperatures.
 
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