Mini 0803 - The Miniature Car Dash Cam with a screen
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2014
- Review of the 0803 Car DVR - with a decisive low-light comparison against the old 0801. Downloadable samples and more: goo.gl/QYMmSW
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IMPORTANT UPDATE (Overheating issues) - OCTOBER 2014
I've received a number of reports from people who live in hotter countries that have experienced overheating and failures with the 0803. Due to the short time that I test any one camera, and the lower temperature where I live, I didn't have any issues myself but I would now recommend you avoid the 0803 if you live in a hot country.
ok thats nice ,,i just got myself one,, i live in spain... have not got it jet,,, will see what happens,,
After a couple of hot months in my car in direct sun light ( 95F ) the only issue I have had is the power button on one of my units wont work anymore so I cant interact with the menu unless its plugged in. Both still work and don't feel hot to touch when in use.
Is the 0803 known to come with different internals? There are some ~£50 ones on ebay from Asia up to £75 for the American reseller linked in the description...
diff models ,,with or without gps , or with or without memory,, i bouth one without memory and without gps,, 70,- euro on dealextream,,
What are the symptoms?
I've had an issue with mine but didn't know if it was just a glitch, user error, or now that I've read this- maybe a symptom caused by heat.
Just in case anyone has turned off the annotations. The blocking that is visible in the trees section of the video is an artefact created during the youtube re-encoding process and isn't visible on the original clips - which are downloadable from my website goo.gl/QYMmSW (the file name of this particular clip is Trees).
that's not completely true though, it's the result of the low bit-rate, re-encoding anything always makes it worse but if the camera was shooting in 30MBps or even 20MBps (in 1080p) there would be less or no artifacts.
Also if anyone wants to upload the videos shot with it to youtube they will also always get that blocking so it matters.
Also now you can upload higher then 1080p video to youtube, maybe upload a 1290p sample to youtube, it might not get so much blocking. Just a thought.
The electrical noise in the audio is most likely caused by the 5v usb supply. I had the same problem on my dashcam until I used a different supply..
Joe G.P. iMovie only outputs 1080p (at a bitrate of 18.53 Mbit/s) - so it's this or nothing.
Recommended SD card? I'm getting an SanDisk 16GB Class 10.
Where can I order one to Canada?
I just bought one of these for my car. I used your review of the original mini 0801 to make the purchase for my new truck in December. 6 months later, my new truck was rear ended. it has been a nightmare getting it fixed, dealing with the insurance companies and body shops (yes, plural...) but the video is invaluable, even though it didn't capture and the actual collision. The camera performed its duty perfectly, Thank you Techmoan!
@LucasLand(who's youtube account can't receive any replies to his comments).
If you want to manually lock a file when the camera is recording - you can press the down arrow.
If the screen is off you have to hit down 2 times. First time will turn the screen back on and the second will lock it.
Techmoan Cheers - this was a question I too was also about to ask.
I was only vaguely curious about a dash cam.
But after watching your video, I am now quite interested and definitely know MUCH more how these thingy's set-up/work then before.
Thank you much for this video.
Dang! This is one of the best reviews of ANYTHING that I have ever seen. Thank you so much.
Thanks Techmoan, your reviews are brilliant. I just got one of these (0803) cameras and so far its excellent!
I've been using this model for over 6 months and I DO NOT recommend you buy one.
My first one kept randomly turning off and on and the replacement was ok for a few weeks and then started doing the same thing. Even with different SD cards and mains power supplies it keeps turning off. Also when you press the save button you must press it twice. The first press turns the screen on (if its set to turn off) and the second press saves the minute before, during and after the button was pressed. BUT it does not change the filename it changes the file attributes which has to be added to windows explorer by right clicking on the columns, choosing More.. and check the Attributes box. Then you'll find all the saved clips with the attributes RA (some of my saved clips didn't save).
Might invest in a Garmin 10 instead...
Thank you for this review. I have been looking for a good dash cam for a little while, your review convinced me to spend a little more for better quality. My 0803 arrives in a few days... Thanks again.
A day get just a bit better when i see a new video from you, another great one !
Excellent camera. We have a mobius in the wifes car and due to the mount size of the mobius I haven't been running with a camera in my mini. This fits nicely above the mirror and isn't easily noticeable from outside the car. Thank you for the review!
Thank you for you excellent quality reviews! You explain everything really clearly and go in depth without being boring! Thanks!
Over the past 5 months or so, I tried out 4 other dash cams...and NOTHING even came close to the quality and price and this awesome cam. This product is simply OUTSTANDING...I am just an average Joe consumer and have no hidden agenda here. I bought it through Amazon and I highly recommend this product. Dave Lee, Canada.
I just wanted to say thanks to Techmoan. I purchased the Mini 0803 after many reviews and forum browsing and it has been working flawlessly. I mounted it just under the rear view mirror on my 1 series and it is hardly noticeable at all. Removing it is just a matter of sliding it in and out of the GPS holder and it is extremely easy.
Thanks again!
Thank you for the video. Just purchased one. The quality of the video is excellent, I love it!
Atl, GA.
I have one if these. It's brilliant, simple, and easy to use. I haven't had a single problem with it yet, and I've been using it daily for four months.
Excellent independent reviews, and very professionally made. Thanks for making and sharing.
someone probably already commented on this, but the ev-value determines wether you want a lighter or darker image throughout the recording. 0 is not auto, it's simply the cameras default exposure. thanks for all these videos. makes us not having to buy them all.
Like the way the dash looked like a red rainbow in the windows reflection...Nice quality video and the seamless way the clips connected is a big plus.
great videos, just bought a G1W as an "impulse purchase" - wish I had seen your videos first.. something strangely soothing about hearing you review them lol.. nice work.. might look into a 0803 unless you have made some newer review of a better one.. going to check the rest of your videos now..
Thank you for your videos. I have been following since you reviewed the 0801. After seeing this review I used your eBay link and bought one for each vehicle. I just finished installing the last of the three last night. I hardwired them into the vehicles' wiring under the dash for a stealthy install. My only gripe thus far is the G-sensor sensitivity, we have a lot of speed bumps in South Africa and at 3.5G it retains almost all of them, got it at 4.5G now, I'll go see later if it's better. Thanks again.
I love your vids. You have a great demeanor and delivery. Subbing as I'm shopping around for a dash cam just now. THANKS!
Another great review. Keep em' coming they are very informative and entertaining.
Cheers Kym
I live in the USA, I guess in summer I would have to be careful but so far this cam looks really good. Price is not bad either. Nice full featured review as always. Thanks.
Just got one of these, for a friend who liked my 0801, the footage, especially in low light is a lot better, I will be sticking with my 0801 for now until it gives me reason to replace it. I replaced the sticky pad with a black version, up behind the mirror it is virtually invisible, so I leave mine fitted. Great review as always, I got my mate to look at all your dashcam reviews, before buying :)
Absolutely EXCELLENT videos mate! Very very informative and very well presented!
There is nothing more irritating than when someone tries to talk about something that they have no clue about!
Very well done!
I just picked up this camera (0803) and it's awesome compared to the generic one i've been using. I love the GPS function and the mapping, it even shows directing & speed. Thanks for the review, i'll be posting one of my own soon.
Thank you for all your reviews!
Another excellent and comprehensive review. Very good, helpful stuff. Thanks
one question about this dashcam. are you able to save 1 specific file, by just pushng a button, in case of a crash, or something unusual on the road, that you can easily see that back once you connect the camera to your computer?
Enjoyed that, it's getting better and better.
The GPS data is embedded in the video files, so the files in the separate gps folder might not be needed depending on what software is used to view.
yet again a great video! just what i was looking for!
And that's how a review is supposed to be done
Wish you could review every products lol thanks
i want congratulate with you...really good video review !!! one of the best i ever seen for real, very professional indeed. i will follow your blog channel in the future, thanks allot
Great review Techmoan!
I just love your reviews! You're well clued up and very passionate about what you do! Keep up the good work mate!
Your videos are always first class. ;)
So much detail my head hurts!!! Great review
Excellent metaphor/demonstration to illustrate the loop over feature at 2:32.
Nice review. I'll be replacing my current basic DVR DashCam with one of the GPS enabled versions of this.
Good to see some roads I'm familiar with too, round Wigan, Haydock and Ashton
I got a new one. So much more advanced since this video was made. Very good at night time. Holds a lot of memory on the SD card, and has WIFI transfer to phone and live view option with phone.
Excellent.... I was waiting for this.
Great analogy showing how the recording mechanism works.
thanks for a very thorough review. This is my first dashcam and I managed to figure most of it out but appreciate your explanation of the menus and features.
1 thing not considered: Mount/Camera orientation.
Canada/USA is left hand drive, so had the mount and camera be flipped, it would make installing on the passenger side cleaner.
I just bought this camera. I love it.
:30 thank you for the suggestion of asking my auto insurance company if I too can get a discount for having one mounted in my car as well.
I bought the original 0801 upon your previous video, and I thank you for that.
Always love your videos! :)
I have had the 0803 up and running in Florida for 6 months - no problems.
Can you imprint the GPS speed onto the video itself along with time date stamp?
Thanks for the review. I am looking for a dash cam that handles lights and dash reflections very well. I bought the GW1 that you reviewed a while back. Love it, except that lights bleed all over during the night and my dash is reflected over half of the screen. You went over a filter on the Marcus 3. I think its best to save my money and see what comes out next year.
I love this video, the presenter is very clear and descriptive, I have just bought the 0805 and I love it, thanks for sharing this video, I have it in my favourites so I can keep looking at it. Where abouts in England did you film the footage, it's nice seeing the country side. I was in born in Bolton, would love to see that now.
Techmoan i love your reviews!
What is the voltage and amp output of the charger that comes with this? I ask because I could connect up the USB lead from my Parrot Asteroid Smart, this means when the car is started, the head unit comes on, the USB port gets power and the DVR starts recording.
Also because I have an E46 and the 12v lighter socket is always powered so I can't use the auto power on feature via that!
Excellent review. Might be the next one I get.
G'day Mat. Great review as always. I think you've been 'video bombed'. :P Around 18:30, in the top left hand corner of the screen there appears to be a small insect crawling across your monitor. Cheer, b. :)
Great video! Thanks so much for your effort and posting!
Great review, as always! Small correction: amount of twisting is 90 deg, not 45 as you mentioned (unless what you mean was plus and minus 45).
Very interesting and very well explained. Thank you.
Excellent review. Thanks.
Hi there, I have 2 questions:
1) Is there any significant difference if I used a higher speed/class microsd card in terms of the video recording and playback?
2) Since the video clips are in 1 minute (or 3 or 5) segments, do I need a special software to combine all the clips into a single video? Any software suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
Do I get it right from the video that when connected to the computer with live view, the unit is not able to get power from the USB? Then two USB cables would need to be used simultaneously? I ask because I'm looking for a camera that I would connect a 2DIN Android head unit using USB so the video can be both viewed and recorder by the Android. Thanks.
Excellent review.
Excellent video Teccy, very well presented. I think a purchase is pending......
one more question :) i have mount with no gps...i use the power input on the cam not mount(cord got in the way from mounting correct) so my question is will the camera power a gps mount ? or does the gps mount need its power from cabel ?
Are there any camera similar to this which uses a G-sensor to turn on and off? Because I bought on from a local automotive store, but I haven't come across one online. The one I have needs a constant power supply even when the car is off. And it comes on via a g sensor automatically, this also means it will record if there is impact with the car whilst parked.
Nice video, thanks. I didn't see anything on how to actually save a scene (or I may have missed it) if I see something of interest while driving. How is that done? And (as an example if 5 minute loop recording is enabled), is the previous 5 minutes saved up until the moment I press the 'save' button or is it also saving 5 minute AFTER I press 'Save'? Can you please elaborate. Thanks
I have one of these dash-cams. It's the only one I've ever owned, so I can't give a comparison. I can however say that I've found it to be a very good camera. It's simple to use, easy to install, and captures great quality images. I think you'll struggle to find anything else this good for such a low price.
hi, does the power input (micro USB looklike) on the holder have the same function as the one on the camera so it doesn't matter to which one I connect the cable?
and what is the small round shaped socket? 2.5MM or 3.5MM aux? for audio or AV output?
thanks~
Translation of the factory clip -
"Wang, when is our tea break?"
AE Meter mode switched to spot could be the solution for you not to film the hood of the car as Automatic Exposure would then evaluate the correct exposure from a spot not the whole center part of the image so there would be no hood-filming-cheat needed ...
but - THANKS FOR YOUR REVIEWS!!! They give a deep insight and they make the choice of the dashcam a lot easier and more probably I will get what I am looking for (and not a black cat in a black box).
Hello Techmoan,
Thank you for the review. I have (3) Questions for you.
(1) Does the camera start recording when the car ignition turns on and stop recording when the ignition is turned off.
(2) Does the camera record emergency stops and accidents and save them on the side, even when the SD is full and starts recording on the old recordings.
(3) How long does the battery last separately.
Weh heh! Just bought mine3 days ago( thanks Amazon) and it's here already! Bonus or what!!
So would you recommend for a dashcam in warmer climates like Australia
My Gopro 3+black overheats as a dashcam and my Innovv C1 goes out of focus due to heat and the case get red hot.
If you turn the GPS off will it still get the proper time from the satellites? Some of this stuff is really bad about keeping time so after a couple weeks the time it displays on the video clips is way off. I don't really want the GPS data but if it would keep the time right with GPS turned off it might be worth getting it.
Great review! Thanks for posting
Great introduction yo dash cams. Which camera is Mac compatible?
Thanks, George Fryer
nice review, as always.
I bought the 0801 car dvr and when I was messing around with the settings I inadvertently changed the brightness of the LCD Screen and now I can't see anything in the screen, not even the video. Do you know a factory setting that will bring back the brightness of the screen. I can't see the menus to change it back
great review!
Nice test of so many dash cams and also the eksplanation of how to test and the meaning of yor test for deciding the quality og dash cams.
How about a test of the new mini 806?
I've got one for US$90 and installed in my car. Thanks for the excellent review. Mine came with a hard-wire kit, so I have wired it to the fuse box. Question how do I stitch the clips together? How do I play the clips at higher speed and record it for CZcams upload?
Also, what is the best way to hardwire it? Do I need a 12VDC to 5VDC converter to use my car's line power?
Hi can you advice on a software programme for trimming video footage from car cams, ive just got a GW1H and tried the windows movie maker but loose hell of a lot of quilty playing through that system. all i want is to trim nothing fancy but to keep the quilty to a watchable standard. and for the edited footage to be played through windows or quicktime. not back through the programme it was originaly trimmed in. many thanks.
Great video, I went to your website and downloaded some replays and yes they are much better than youtube can show, as you said it is because of the way youtube converts or handles the uploads. By the way I downloaded the motorway clip and played it back through Registrator Viewer, it is great that you get to see all the features from speed, direction and how far you have travelled.
You have just incriminated yourself from the motorway clip, here we see you speeding upto 81MPH on a 70MPH road!!! you naughty man! lol.
Going to buy 1 of these thanks to your video and links, keep the vids coming I always enjoy them but never really make a comment.
I'm imagining a setup where the camera is hidden and control box and SD card are kept at another location (console, glovebox). Maybe even have a second camera (or more) connected to the same control box. Like a home security system but in a car. Is there an integrated "dash" cam system on the market?
Hi, great dash cam reviews, but one thing is not clear, would I have to set the time and date every time I set off on a journey or do most dash cams have memory?
Great video again techmoan
Techmoan, I need your advice! Can you recommend a stand alone windscreen mount for the mini 803; as i am using the camera or trying to, in to vehicles. 1 being the works vehicle and 2, my private car.
Many Thanks.
I bought 720p dash cam, the power lead has three wires, red, black and white. I didn't get any instructions on how to connect to power and i searched all your videos and I didn't come accross to any camera with three wires, please advise me as if i connect incorrectly either it will not record or when the sd card is full, is not re-recording. Thanks
Have you ever had any issues with the mini 803 (or others) malfunctioning after the car has sat in the sun for an extended period of time and the car’s interior has gotten very hot? My dash cam manual says its working temp is 0 to 65C. It malfunctioned once and I’m fairly sure it was temperature related. I live in California and it can get in the triple digits here in the summer. I hate having to wait until my dash cam cools down before turning it on. Defeats the whole purpose of having one in the first place if you can’t use it right from the start.
I have a question if I may, is there an option for a capacitor versus battery for this dashcam? I live In a very hot environment and I understand that capacitors offer increased longevity.....
Excellent review, thank you. I agree that the mount on the dashcam is very noticeable from the outside. Can we use this dashcam with a different mount, one that is more inconspicuous?
what do you do if an event occurs and you want to make sure you save that incident and not have it looped over, if you still continue to drive on for a while?
very good reviewer... u sir got a new subscriber
Hi.
I have the E Prance 0803 cam and in general I'm more than happy with it, and feel somewhat "safer" with it installed in case anything happens with someone pulling out in front of me etc.
But, over the last few days the cam has started acting up in that it will make the powering off sound as I'm driving along, and will sometimes act differently from the usual alternating red and blue led sequence as it's recording to just a steady red or blue.
I have no idea why it's doing this, and I'm here in the UK too.
Could a firmware update sort this out do you think? It's typical that it's just out of warranty god damn it.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I bought one of these cameras recently and at first it worked fine. But after a couple of days it started to make an annoying bleeping noise and a message would appear on the screen saying "Frontal Vehicle"? The only way I found to stop this was to press the default settings button. It fixed the problem but now I can't view any files I've recorded. Instead all I get is sound!!
Any ideas please?
Are the mounting units - the bits with the adhesive pads - interchangeable? IOW can I unplug the 0801 from my car and plug in an 0803?
Hi Techmoan, great videos!
I'm wondering whether you would mind telling me, between the mini 0803 and the "wedge" A118/B40, which would you recommend?
i love your channel ! always handy information.