Nextbase 622GW Dashcam - Unboxing and Review
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
- I haven't unboxed something in a CZcams video for years, but that all changes today as I unbox and review the Nextbase 622GW dashcam. Mine is going in an electric vehicle, a Nissan Ariya, however this camera will work in any car.
I'll be talking about the Nextbase camera, rear window camera, Nextbase MicroSD card, soft carry case and hard wire kit.
00:00 Intro
00:24 The equipment
01:19 Unbox Nextbase rear window camera
03:54 Unbox Nextbase soft carry case
04:34 Unbox Nextbase 622GW dashcam
08:27 The Nextbase microSD card
09:00 Nextbase hard wire installation kit
09:25 Quick start guide
10:00 Preparing for first charge
10:35 The Nextbase 622GW dashcam set up
11:36 Connecting to the Nextbase app
13:50 Nextbase dashcam settings
17:30 Nextbase dashcam post installation
19:57 Using the Nextbase app
22:36 Review after a month of use
27:44 Thanks for watching! Please Like and Subscribe!
28:01 Closing credits - Auta a dopravní prostředky
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Sounds like a decent dash cam Andy. Thanks for sharing your experiences of it with us all 😎🤘
You're welcome Ben, thanks for watching! 😀
Perfect timing and a great review.
I have been uhmm'ing and aah'ing about getting this very model and setup.
Hi Michael Thanks for your kind comment. I looked at a few online as I'm sure you have done too. It's difficult, especially if, like me, you've never owned one before. I'm pleased with it so far.
I think the protected videos may be where the "parking mode" is being activated, as you can still turn that on without having it permanently on and possibly draining the battery - it uses the onboard battery instead. The installer switched that mode on. And the "dual files" option is where it saves both a highres and a lowres version at the same time. (I've now turned that off.) I've been meaning to turn What3Words on but keep forgetting to do it... 🙄
Thanks for watching! 😊
I have a 622gw had it 5 weeks now and what a let down it as been , all the talk how good they are well talk is cheap , its just not a good dashcam it cost me £250 to find out how bad they are never never again i buy from nextbase
@@martinkemp3161 Hi again Martin. I’ve posted a reply to your other comment to advise making sure you’re looking at the high res output and not the low res output as both versions are saved by default and the app uses the low res
I just got rear ended on Sunday, and I’m so glad I had the rear window camera installed. I’m so happy with my 622GW, as well! The image quality is so much better than the Garmin and Kenwood cameras I used before purchasing the nextbase one!
The more I think about it, the more disappointed I am that the rear camera couldn't be installed. It's something I may revisit at a future date...
Same set-up that I purchased ages ago and I've only just got around to fitting it! Your video is great and gives me confidence in the dashcam. I was a bit uncertain as it kept on turning on and off whilst it was on initial charge but I think that was where it was getting a bit of vibration.
Rear camera was a pain as I have an estate and the cable is only just long enough to run in the headlining but I needed to consider the side curtain airbag!
Now to pair it with the app and go for a drive with it!!!
Hopefully I'll be as happy with my purchase as you are with yours.
Keep up the good work!
Good to hear. I wish I had that rear camera, but perhaps I'll add it one day. The dashcam sits there doing its stuff and I forget it's there most of the time which is just how I like it. Seems to be a pretty solid bit of kit so far. Good luck with yours! Do let me know how you find it. Thanks for watching!
Thank you, appreciate the effort. Looking forward to seeing more videos from you.
Thank you for your kind words 😊
Brilliant. Thank you from California.
You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video. 😊
Another top video review Andy 👍🏻. Would love to hear your thoughts on the Ariya now you’ve had it a few months. I’m off to Cornwall on Friday, so that’s going to be very interesting as far as charging and the availability of public rapid chargers goes. Wish me luck 😬
Good luck Tony! If you're going via North Devon check out the just opened rapid charging station at Buckfastleigh. It's a lovely part of the world and great for a stop off and the new charging station there looks awesome!
I'm going to make a "6 months" Ariya video as I'll hit that milestone later this month so look out for it! 😁
The random clips you have saved is due to the 'G Sensor' setting, you can turn it down or off completely. I recently had the same cam installed, only complaint is for me the app is a nightmare as you mentioned. I have to unpair and pair every time I want to connect to it. I read it is best to format the SD card every 2 weeks, apparently this keeps it healthy. Final point - I recently had the car serviced and the garage unplugged the dashcam! I read quite a lot of places do this as they don't want to be recorded...only problem is I didn't notice until 3 days later ha, luckily I didn't have any accidents, so just be weary around the next time you send your car in.
very will explained , i shall look at one of them. for my car. top make. thanks des,
No worries Des! Thanks for watching.
Is the lens filter adjusted? The dash cam footages show quite a bit of dashboard reflection.
Thank you for taking the time to educate us. May I ask you?, can the front camera be adjusted or swiveled to show video of you as the driver or say a policeman who may be standing at the drivers door or is it only able to show front view video as you have shown? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks again mate.
You can't turn the camera all the way around, however Nextbase offer a cabin camera that plugs in the side of the unit so you can still record the road in front but also record the cabin. I'm not sure how well it would capture someone at your car window as it's designed to film the interior. Have a look at the Nextbase website as you can see sample videos on there, that might help you decide. Thanks for watching! 😊
IMO you will regret not having a rear view camera as so many people tailgate these days. I have a sticker on the rear window too and I genuinely see people behind ‘backing off’ ! Good unique video mate
It's a fair comment and ideally I wanted one. I may revisit it in the future. Thanks for your kind comment about the video, glad you enjoyed it. 😊
So now I have watched the full video I have a couple of questions.
1: Who did you use for the install?
2: Can you equate recording time to usb card use?
3: Does the camera screen glow (and potentially distract) at night?
I'm convinced that the rear view camera will be extremely useful but locating it seems a little difficult. I'm probably going to ask the good folk at Cleevely EV to do the install on our ID.3. I am also going to have it fully hardwired for parking incidents. It will be interesting to see if it impacts in any way on either the 12v or the high voltage battery.
Hi Michael
1. Nextbase's own installers (who are in reality a third party, but I booked it through them)
2. Good question. A 3 minute 4K file is around 1.2GB. Obviously, changing resolution and frame rate will change all that.
3. I located the camera behind the wing mirror so I can't see it at all from the driver's seat (near the end of my video I show the driver's view). You can turn the screen off in settings (after a pre-determined time).
Great idea to get the rear view camera installed by a professional EV outfit. It all sounded too scary to me, despite the fitters being trained in all things EV. I suspect they'd have more experience of the ID.3 than they did of the Ariya.
I'll be very interested to hear how you get on!
Thanks for the review and update, My only gripe is the old usb cable I feel that in 2023 devices should have type c cables.
Yes I agree. It was a bit of a surprise to see such an outdated cable in use, but it's not something that should necessarily put you off.
Very informative review. My Nextbase 622GW Dashcam should be delivered tomorrow. I would like to use the Parking Mode feature but will be connecting the dash cam by using the 12V cigarette lighter cable. The power will switch off to the dash cam when I remove the key from the ignition. My question is, is it possible to use Parking Mode if the dash cam is connected to a small portable power bank? What about you using the plug in rear view camera instead of the wired version?
Thanks for your feedback. So pleased you enjoyed the review.
I'm not sure about using a power bank. It's an interesting idea. I don't see why it woudn't work - it's certainly worth a try. If you do, please let me know how you get on in case anyone reads your comment and has a similar question.
It's a good idea to use the plugin module for viewing out the rear of the car, however I placed my camera hidden behind the rear view mirror so for me that woudn't work - I'd need to reposition the dashcam to a more open location. I quite like it being out of the way - you can't see it at all from the driver's seat and even in the passenger seat you don't really notice it and forget it's there.
I hope you get on OK with your new purchase. I've been happy with mine and I can say that as someone who spent their own money on the device and has no connection whatsoever with Nextbase.
Thanks for watching!
Andy
@@TheRamblyChannel will do Andy. That’s my only concern being that the internal battery isn’t going to last but I’m sure the dash cam will still work over time using the 12V cable or the hard wired method. I’ve had issues with my last two car batteries as I don’t do a lot of mileage so the battery isn’t get a good charge at least every week so I’m dubious going down the hard wire route although I could have it switched but then would eventually lose the Parking Mode feature once the internal battery of the dash cam fails. It would be interesting to know how much power drain there is on a car battery when a permanent hard wire feed is used when the dash cam is in Parking Mode. As for the rear view camera and positioning of the Dashcam, I have purchased the sucker cup so I can reposition it if required until I know the best position, then I will probably change to the sticky on GPS mount.
I have rear camera installed on estima on the glass . Works perfectly..
Interesting to hear. I'm sorry I didn't get the rear camera, but it seemed the sensible thing to do in the moment.
Following on from your review I have just purchased the 622gw which has now been professionally fitted. I was wondering what option you decided upon for the fitting. Was it fitted of the ignition or was it fitted to the battery to get parking protection at the risk of having a flat battery. I am not sure I made the right decision in having it fitted from the ignition which was the one recommended by the fitters.
I had mine fitted to the ignition, same as you. I don't regret it. The internal battery will have power so that if the car is knocked and you've turned on the feature to detect this, the camera will still record. I was advised the same and I the professionals probably know what they're talking about.
U can control lense to reduce all "shiny" in sunny days from your front window.
Can I use an OBD2 power adapter for this dashcam? I have one leftover from my ROAV, it's OBD2 with a female USB port. It worked fine for my ROAV. I want to get this cam but don't want to spend more money on a hard wire kit if I can use my existing one.
Hi Tom. I've no idea I'm afraid. It might be worth talking to Nextbase customer service to check compatibility.
Great review, very thorough!
So I can just confirm... When you turn the engine on/off the camera records the journey in its entirety? Do you every actually have to manually press a save button if you have an incident?
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. There’s a button you can press on the front of the device that will “lock” the file and prevent it being overwritten but as it writes a new file every 3 mins (so lots of files per journey) it’s probably better to get a large storage card and then you won’t have to worry about that. You can also connect via an app and download clips to your phone although it’s not brilliant as if the camera turns itself off then the connection to the app drops. I tend to pop the card out and put it into my computer to get at the clips. Hope that helps! 😊
@@TheRamblyChannel OK so if I pressed that button it would 'start' recording and not overwrite, and it would keep recording until I pressed the button again?
For some context, I essentially had an incident the other day which lasted longer than 3 minute.
Thanks for the quick response!
@@kindathicc1609 The camera records all the time you’re driving - you don’t have to do a thing. It’ll automatically overwrite the oldest file when the storage card is getting full, that’s why I recommend a large storage card so you can capture plenty of content. You only need to push the button if you want to “lock” the current file and prevent it being overwritten. I hope that helps.
Maybe it is just me but I had one and tried the 4K and was absolutely unimpressed!! The videos are riddled with compression artifacts!! I sent it back. BTW, if you try a camera that attaches with a strong double sided pad and you don't like the camera for what ever reason just realize it can come off. You will need dental floss to get behind the pad and between the glass. You won't fully remove it with the floss but you will get it started peeling off. Pull slowly in the direction the floss was pulled (probably downward typically) and it should come off easily enough. Now if you just try to pull it off it will not come off. Those pads have too much of a bond for you to simply yank them off. You may need some goo gone or similar adhesive remover to get rid of any leftover glue. Just try not to drip any of that adhesive remover on your dashboard or it might damage it. That method works to remove any camera stuck to the glass with a 3M double sided pad. It helps to know that because that foam tape is legendary for being so durable and long lasting.
If you're worried about fitting a rear window camera couldn't you fit the rear view camera which plugs into the side of the front-facing camera instead? It might not be quite as good in terms of field of view but it avoids any issues with fitting.
It's a fair point, and will work for some people. However the view out of the back of the Ariya, while decent from the driver's point of view, isn't large enough to make this kind of camera a viable option. Also, I've positioned my front facing camera right behind the rear view mirror and from there a rear camera would see nothing. Having said that, what you suggest is a good solution for many people. 👍🏻
Locking your files might be caused from your "G" setting. The potholes make the camera think that you have had a crash and locks the file. Try turning it up to a higher setting. I had the same problem with a dash cam.
Oooo. Thanks Doug - I'll check that out!
@@TheRamblyChannel yes it is its the g sensor locking the files. Its thinks something has hit you this is why its auto locking mine will do that if i close the door it turns on and rec then locks that file. If its to much you could turn down the g sensor to low
@@stewartgill9484 Thanks for the info. I did drop the sensor but it's still saving locked files. I'll check what level I set it to. I think it was low, in which case I'll just need to pop the card out now and then and empty it.
@@TheRamblyChannel you can format the card in the camera with out removing it i think you may even be able to do it from the app on ya phone to
When the car is stationary, the dashcam automatically goes into sleep mode how to resolve this? This happens a lot in back to back traffic when the car is moving slow! It just turns off and goes in stand-by mode
I can't say I've noticed this, but I've hidden the camera behind my rear view mirror. I'll be sure to check it out. My understanding is that if the camera is powered from the car being on then it will stay filming. Perhaps that's only relevant in my EV? I've no idea - but I'm going to look at this myself and see what it does!
When I watch the playback on my iPhone there is no sound, is this normal? And is sound only available when put on a computer?
I have the microphone switched on.
I’ve had similar odd things happen. When I watch the raw footage from the SD card on my Mac it has audio but if I trim the footage in QuickTime and resave the audio disappears. Weird!
I just bought one of these. I was amazed to see the mini USB plug. In 2023 and at this price I expected USB C. I hope the camera itself is more impressive
Wow that's just put me off
Did you use a polarising lens? Theyre pretty inexpensive and make a whole difference to the video all the reflection go away and sun doesnt hit the lens as much.. I have the really old version 320xr in my husbands car and it reads number plates and captures well to be fair, we rarey drive out in the evening so im not bothered about night vision but i do also have the 422 and its really clear, does the job but i absolutely hate the rear camera that attaches to the camera itself its awful the one that is the little round ball is great because it captures a wide view and is very clear, avoid wasting money on the one that attaches to the camera unless you dont mind passengers heads bobbing up and down, or hands raised up blocking view or worse the bad quality and a limited view. Not sure why its hyped so much but its just awful.
The only upside is i never buy a dash cam to look through the videos, catch anybody and at the end of most drives i delete the card, i just like the fact that it is a deterrent, ive had a driver try to get me to hit them repeatedly and once they noticed the dash cam they back off. Good review on the 622 i would only buy if its under £100 on sale or second hand ebay, no dash cam is worth £200 lol
Thanks for your views, Helen. All good points. I'm finding the videos fine without an additional polarising lens, although the 622 might have that built in - I haven't checked. But the quality is absolutely fine. I'm disappointed that the rear camera couldn't be fitted. It's the "round ball" one you describe. I wouldn't get the plug in alternative for the reasons you clearly describe. Thanks for watching! 😊
@@TheRamblyChannel It does come with a polarising lens, you can set it up by placing a piece of white paper on your dash, then adjust the lens, with the camera on and in its normal place obviously. You will see a reflection of the paper on screen, adjust the lens until the reflection of the white paper disappears rom the camera view. HTH.
Does this cam have parking mode? I need that the most. Since someone broke into my car recently. I need video evidence.
You can have it wired into the car to record even when the ignition is off so that might offer what you want, however there is an impact on your 12 volt battery doing that which is why I opted to have it wired into the ignition myself. YMMV.
@@TheRamblyChannel what about the nextbase IQ?
thx
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thanks but what happened to the rear one?
Did you watch the whole video? I cover what happened to the rear in detail. 😊
how mush did you pay for it if you don't mind
24:00 Look at the car at the right: that's not true. It is readable only at 24:02 when the cars are on the side. If the car is too much in the front, the reflexion of the lights makes the plates unreadable by night. This is normal, but good to know. Am I wrong?
That car is parked in a dark street (no street lights) and my car headlights were moving around as I navigated a junction. There will be situations where a plate will not be reabable, however for the most part it'll be fine. It might be that using a higher refresh rate at 1080p rather than the normal refresh rate at 4K could give different/better results in certain situations.
I think the reason that you are having a lot of protected files is because you set the G sensor to medium. Maybe try a less sensitive setting.
Thanks for your tip. I dropped it to low after receiving some similar feedback. It's still sticking quite a few files in the protected folder. I pop the card out and reformat it now and then.
Something else that could be causing it, and I'm just guessing here, but it could be caused by the road conditions on your regular route. Check some of the protected files and see if they are all at or around the same place in your route. If so there may be a pothole or some kind of bump that causes the camera to detect an incident and protecting the file.@@TheRamblyChannel
With ICE cars, just having it at ignition point will power on the dashcam
Same with EVs
Dual files off,dash cam make all videos twice and take twice storage😉✌️
How are you getting on with this Andy?
I am actually using two DJI Osmo Action Cameras at the moment. Slightly more fiddly but good footage.
I could do my own channel with moron drivers footage if I felt the need.
I’m finding it good. The picture quality is excellent. The road footage in my most recent video about motorway driving in the EV was all from the dashcam. It seems to “lock” quite a bit of the footage on the SD card despite me turning the sensitivity right down so I have to periodically take the card out and clear it, but that’s not a great problem. It just sits on the windscreen doing its stuff and I hardly ever think about it so that’s probably a sign it’s doing its job. 😀
I cant believe you ditched the rear cam for such a trivial reason?? There are other ways to run wires, adhesive clips onto glass for one. I got hit up the ass by a guy in a suv, i was parked at a red light, he just came flying up the street and smashed into my ute.. i only had a front cam. The insurance company has been a fkn nightmare. I just cant get over the trivial reason you ditched the rear cam??
Having a large plastic panel randomly falling off isn't trivial IMHO 🤷
@@TheRamblyChannel Find another way to instal the rear cam, use adhesive clips. Murphy's law will have it, some prick will rear end you, your very nice internal hatch will be fkn smashed and you'll have no cam recording of the incident. Irony mate.
Great video,the only thing putting me off is the colour,they must do this in black.and you must have a rear camera.
I've hidden mine so well behind the rear view mirror that the colour doesn't matter to me, however if it's more noticeable then the colour could be an important factor! I was disappointed not to get the rear camera. It's something I may revist at a later stage.
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pity you did not cover the most important part, in which most cameras suck...night time recording.
It's a fair point! I should do a follow up video about that. Thanks for the feedback. Make sure you subscribe to see when that goes out!
Just be wary if you book an installation with Nextbase engineers (RS) as I opted and paid for installation only to find out they do not cover Somerset !!! Not ideal at all and they need to tell you this BEFORE you pay for the installation service !!
Yikes! That's not very good. Sorry you had this experience. I wonder why they don't cover your county?
Is MINI usb (not micro, micro is more modern)
Apologies. It’s definitely old school whatever it is!
I have just got a Next base 622 gw, had it 3 weeks and as of this min I am not impressed its poor quality for a 4k pic its not sharp and it as a bad red tint on some of the clips not all of them. I deff not buy another from Nextbase , I bough this as they say they are the best well if they are the one i got is a bad one. I think it be going back .
Hi Martin. Sorry to hear that. Mine seems fine, however everyone's mileage may vary. It's possible you have a defective unit. The other thing worth checking (silly as this sounds) is did you take the protective film off the lens? It would be easy to miss and would make the image look terrible!
@@TheRamblyChannel Hi there , thanks for your message,
Yes i have took the protective film off, I have been in contact with a lady named Vivien at nextbase, and to be honisty she as not been the most helpfully ok ish i would say, i sent her the worst clips and the first thing she said is now belive this or not that nextbase changes the setting in the white blance on the 622gw to show a red Tint and as you cant get into that setting your stuck with it , second mine somtimes shows the clip ok and others this red tint is there so its got a problum. and its not a sharp as i would expect 4k to be i have a camcorder and its 4k and this nextbase is no where near as clear a good HD thats about what it is, I have a vantrue dashcam and the qulity of clip is miles in front of this 622 only thing is it has no image stabilization on it. So got this nextbase as everyone says they are the best i soon found out otherwise at a cost of £250 .
@@martinkemp3161 If you’re not happy then definitely return for a refund and get something else. This is my first dashcam so I can’t compare with others. The footage looks clear to me, although there are 2 files saved by default - both a low res and a high res version so please make sure you’re looking at the high res version. In the app, it’ll play back the low res so my advice is to pop the SD card out and download the footage. The high res version looks great to me.
@@TheRamblyChannel Morning, Yes its going back i am telling them that on monday. And yes i have done all the above and yes I am looking at the right one , its still not good, Anyway good luck with yours and thank you, Martin.
The app to connect to the camera sucks. Never works consistently
It's a fair point and I can't disagree with you. I always pop the card out of the camera and put it in my computer to view the footage if I need to.
This cameral is battery backed. The Battery is under warranty for 6 months although the device itself 12 months. Consider what happens when the battery fails as it is NOT a replaceable part. After 2 years our device is useless. Not exactly cost effective or environmentally friendly.
Sorry to hear that. Under consumer laws here in the UK there would be a case to take this up with Nextbase, although it's difficult to get anywhere unless you can prove that the fault was in the product when it shipped. I agree. 2 years isn't great!
as an EV owner I would like to know what the power consumption is like, and in an ideal world I would like to have it enabled for the park function incase some twat bumped it in a supermarket or something
It has a senstivitity setting that you can tweak so it will be enabled if you're hit while parked. Thankfully I haven't tested that yet, although the camera did come on while I was washing the car the other day. The power consumption must be minimal as it hasn't impacted the batter on my EV in any noticeable way whatsoever.
I can see why youre called Rambly.
I can see why you don't bother with apostrophes. You're obviously far too busy to use those critters!!! 😡
Nextbase 622, is a pile of crap. Nice just out the box. After a few uses, stops working. No end of issues. All nextbase say is....use our "hugely overpriced" SD cards or they ain't interested... Garbage, going with another maker, don't waste your money.
Sorry to hear you had these issues. I've had no problems with mine, but it's horses for courses. Different people will have their own experiences.
Had the 622 installed about a year ago. Bought a random sd card from Best Buy. No real issues.