Viofo A329 Review

A329 looks sharper and a smaller FOV
The A229 Pro rear camera doesn't seem to show speed working?
The A229 Pro rear looked like it had a greater FOV.

Looks like you drove in to a city Without Traffic!!! WOW
 
Panzer Platform said:
What were the settings / configuration?
Firmware
CPL Filter On/Off
HDR On/Off
Bitrate
30/60fps
Was the A229 Pro in 3-CH configuration, (36 Mbps Bitrate)?
Was this filmed with the same firmware as your Wi-Fi speed test?
If so, the A329’s one minute files were 700MB (95 Mbps) bitrate.

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Of course we know you make every effort to make sure the cameras are equal to make apples to apples comparisons, but there’s always some yahoo that’s going to ask.
Today that yahoo is me. Lol
rcg530 has spoiled me with all the details puts on his sample footage.

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See you gave a great example of what i do not do. The reason I do not do what @rcg530 does on his videos is because over 90% of the population does not understand what any of that means.

all 4 units on the test had HDR off
A329 4k60fps
all other were 4k 30 fps

They were all single channel on the bench for the speed test.
They were all 1 minute files.
 
LateralNW said:
A329 looks sharper and a smaller FOV
The A229 Pro rear camera doesn't seem to show speed working?
The A229 Pro rear looked like it had a greater FOV.

Looks like you drove in to a city Without Traffic!!! WOW
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first time for everything usually Vancouver is crowded. no idea what was going on there....
 
Panzer Platform said:
Anything worth doing is worth doing properly.
I understand it would take you a lot more time to add these details.
But details are everything.

The rear camera text overlay says HDR is On, we can’t see the front camera text overlay because it’s chopped off.

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hdr was on for rear cameras only
 
Which is the greater FOV?

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LateralNW said:
Which is the greater FOV?
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They are about the same, you need to compare the backgrounds, not the foreground objects, things in the foreground have parallax errors due to the different lens positions. There is also a fisheye effect that means you can't compare the distances in different parts of the image accurately.
 
LateralNW said:
Lol nice angle.
I guess Viofo will need to send you a A329 so you can check it.
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There are fewer testers (so far) for this model than usual - but we havve seen some very good feedback already from those who have been sent one by @viofo

Paul.
 
The challenge when using multiple video clips in the same video editor timeline is how to get them into sync with each other. Most all video editors provide a tool to synchronize the video clips within the timeline based on the audio contents. That is a great time saving tool to help the video editor get the video "close" to being synced.

Why do I say close to being synced? What I've found is that each dash camera model has a slight variance in how it combines the video track and audio track into the output video file. One would assume the video and audio are always in sync with each other in any given video file and for the most part that is somewhat true. Each dash camera make/model/firmware has some amount of variance from being absolutely in sync (video & audio) on a frame-by-frame basis. Most are very close to be 100% in sync, but there can be one (1) to several frames of an offset between the video and audio depending again on the model/model/firmware of the dash camera.

There are left-to-right and windshield curvature factors that impact what shows up on the left/right edges of the video. The assumption is that the up/down alignment is as close the to same as possible as well to minimize that factor in determining what shows up in the video.

Here's an example of frame grab from an A229 Pro front camera video and an A329 front video with my vehicle being motionless. I used the Adobe Premiere Pro feature to sync the audio track contents. I've added the green lines to show where the center positions for each video content is located. There are a couple of objects that I'll point out in this comparison. The four position vertical stoplight on the left side of the video can be seen in the A229 Pro video, but that stoplight cannot be seen in the A329 video footage. There are two possible things causing that to be true and those are the fact that the A329 is mounted about 6 inches to the right of the A229 Pro front camera on the windshield and/or the A229 Pro front might have slightly wider viewing angle. The only way to be sure would be to mount them both in the same position on the windshield and compare. That's what @Panzer Platform is doing with his test.

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You can see the audio track contents are "in sync" at this point in time.

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When I combine video footage from two or more cameras in the same video editing timeline, I use the audio sync feature to get them 99.5% in sync. I then look for visual clues to allow me to adjust the placement of the videos in the video editor timeline to make the visual content become synchronized. I look for stoplights changing, vehicle turn signal(s) turning on/off or any shadows that are cast on the vehicle's window glass to know if they're in sync already or how may frames they need to be adjusted to get the video contents in sync.

Using these same two sample videos, I found the video frame that contains the stoplight changing from red-to-green and I used that to sync the videos in the timeline. The crosshair in the A229 Pro front camera footage is somewhat to the left of the tree in the lot across the street. The same center crosshair is directly in the middle of the tree trunk. That shifting is from the left-to-right placement on the windshield. Comparing the placement of the grey car, the same shifting is present due to the camera position on the windshield, but the alignment of the grey car to the white pickup truck is more synced since the video events are in sync. The same can be said for the white minivan's placement relative to the Carl's Jr sign it's located under in the footage.

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With the video motion in sync (stoplight changing to green), you can see the audio tracks are now out of sync. The audio tracks are seven (7) frames out of sync. That's why when I have multiple video files in the same video editor timeline, I have to sync them using a two phase approach. First use the audio syncing tool in the video editor and then look for visual clues to sync the video motion events.

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rcg530 said:
The challenge when using multiple video clips in the same video editor timeline is how to get them into sync with each other. Most all video editors provide a tool to synchronize the video clips within the timeline based on the audio contents. That is a great time saving tool to help the video editor get the video "close" to being synced.

Why do I say close to being synced? What I've found is that each dash camera model has a slight variance in how it combines the video track and audio track into the output video file. One would assume the video and audio are always in sync with each other in any given video file and for the most part that is somewhat true. Each dash camera make/model/firmware has some amount of variance from being absolutely in sync (video & audio) on a frame-by-frame basis. Most are very close to be 100% in sync, but there can be one (1) to several frames of an offset between the video and audio depending again on the model/model/firmware of the dash camera.

There are left-to-right and windshield curvature factors that impact what shows up on the left/right edges of the video. The assumption is that the up/down alignment is as close the to same as possible as well to minimize that factor in determining what shows up in the video.

Here's an example of frame grab from an A229 Pro front camera video and an A329 front video with my vehicle being motionless. I used the Adobe Premiere Pro feature to sync the audio track contents. I've added the green lines to show where the center positions for each video content is located. There are a couple of objects that I'll point out in this comparison. The four position vertical stoplight on the left side of the video can be seen in the A229 Pro video, but that stoplight cannot be seen in the A329 video footage. There are two possible things causing that to be true and those are the fact that the A329 is mounted about 6 inches to the right of the A229 Pro front camera on the windshield and/or the A229 Pro front might have slightly wider viewing angle. The only way to be sure would be to mount them both in the same position on the windshield and compare. That's what @Panzer Platform is doing with his test.

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You can see the audio track contents are "in sync" at this point in time.

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When I combine video footage from two or more cameras in the same video editing timeline, I use the audio sync feature to get them 99.5% in sync. I then look for visual clues to allow me to adjust the placement of the videos in the video editor timeline to make the visual content become synchronized. I look for stoplights changing, vehicle turn signal(s) turning on/off or any shadows that are cast on the vehicle's window glass to know if they're in sync already or how may frames they need to be adjusted to get the video contents in sync.

Using these same two sample videos, I found the video frame that contains the stoplight changing from red-to-green and I used that to sync the videos in the timeline. The crosshair in the A229 Pro front camera footage is somewhat to the left of the tree in the lot across the street. The same center crosshair is directly in the middle of the tree trunk. That shifting is from the left-to-right placement on the windshield. Comparing the placement of the grey car, the same shifting is present due to the camera position on the windshield, but the alignment of the grey car to the white pickup truck is more synced since the video events are in sync. The same can be said for the white minivan's placement relative to the Carl's Jr sign it's located under in the footage.

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With the video motion in sync (stoplight changing to green), you can see the audio tracks are now out of sync. The audio tracks are seven (7) frames out of sync. That's why when I have multiple video files in the same video editor timeline, I have to sync them using a two phase approach. First use the audio syncing tool in the video editor and then look for visual clues to sync the video motion events.

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Great explanation.

If I'm trying to do a visual comparison I slide the videos so an object is in the same place in both videos.

Often I'll use the white line on the road.

So after all that explanation do you know what the fov is for the A329?

Is it wider or narrower? From @safedrivesolutions video i used previously it looks narrower which i think works better.
 
viofo said:
It works.
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I thought he was talking about using this to remove heat from the dashcam micro sdcard.

I've tested this and it does work but I haven't tested it long in the field.
I was just curious if it might work.
The flat cable I'm using is too long for permanent use. Reports slow card.
But it is an option.

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LateralNW said:
Which is the greater FOV?

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So keep in mind these products are mounted next to each other but the A229 Pro is about 3 or 3 inches over from other lens so it will look wider. Now according to @rcg530 he thinks there is a possibility it could be out because he says the music may not be in same frame. So I will have to double check that.
 
Panzer Platform said:
This is a very interesting question.
What is the benefit of using such a device?
Is it to prevent the SD Card from being baked to 1000F degrees in the camera? lol
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LateralNW said:
I thought he was talking about using this to remove heat from the dashcam micro sdcard.

I've tested this and it does work but I haven't tested it long in the field.
I was just curious if it might work.
The flat cable I'm using is too long for permanent use. Reports slow card.
But it is an option.

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Remote SSD provides:
1. Stealth and evidence preservation in case of break-ins and vandalism
2. High capacity up to 4TB
3. Helps to reduce the heating of the main unit

However the SSD with its relatively high power consumption is not quite suitable for parking

Remote SD/microSD card reader - hopefully fixes the power consumption issue, similar to integrated microSD card (to be tested and verified)
 
GPak said:
However the SSD with its relatively high power consumption is not quite suitable for parking
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Yeah I get all that.

Given the price of these units i would expect the customer would get a deal including a powerbank of some sort.
Then the power draw from the ssd won't have an impact.
If you want it to work longer you get a bigger boat... I mean powerbank. (Jeep ad gets new car now needs a bigger boat.)


 
LateralNW said:
Yeah I get all that.

Given the price of these units i would expect the customer would get a deal including a powerbank of some sort.
Then the power draw from the ssd won't have an impact.
If you want it to work longer you get a bigger boat... I mean powerbank. (Jeep ad gets new car now needs a bigger boat.)


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LOL.
I drive the same Jeep, and I have a "big boat" - a 322Wh LTO battery for my dash cam.
A larger battery helps, but it doesn't prevent the battery from eventually draining if the driving time is not long enough to replenish the energy consumed during parking.
So battery charge rate is the most important parameter, but all dedicated batteries are limited to about 100-115W of charging.
I can charge my LTO twice as fast, but I'd still prefer the remote SD card as a more efficient option.
 
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