Cheap Dash Cam Review (with footage)
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- čas přidán 27. 02. 2016
- 6 min. Review Video with footage of a cheap dashcam, normally found on ebay.
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Works very well. I’ve had mine for 2 years. Still working fine.
That video recording is honestly not bad for $13, the quality is good enough to show what happened in an accident. thanks for reviewing it!!
Thanks for the feedback!
The Finder, The same! ;-)
Yea i bought one also. for the price how can you complain? I think the one i have does what is is suppose to do. I am buying a second one for my wife's car to.
For $13 camera it has no way not to be bad, so it's bad => the quality is bad enough :)
I bought 2 and both of them just didn’t work
Actually it does good job for that price. If you chose continuous recording then the 1 sec delay would be eliminated using a fast 32 GB class 10 micro SD card (not a fake SD card) which can record for around 4 hours. Another problem I have is with people buying cheap gadgets and then complaining about the performance. You could use it a rear cam and buy a more expensive for the front.
I know it's not great quality footage but Tesco were selling these dash cams off at £5 each on the run up to Christmas and even if the footage is bad quality it might be enough to determine whos fault it was in the event of an accident. Also when you get out of your car after an accident and some Guy says "That was all your fault" just point him to the dash cam and let him know it's been recorded, I bet his next sentence will be "Can we settle this out of court?" Thanks for the video Ryaniwk
I bought one identical for similar price and decided to have a 32GB mini card also from China. The instructions took a little understanding but I got there in the end and the cam works just fine. For the price you couldn't do better considering you will not going for an Oscar award but simply a piece of mind if you do need some visual evidence of an event. Installing was straight forward and discreet. I am pleased with it that now I purchased another cam for the rear window. To be sure, to be sure.
Well said!
I'm convinced that there are about 5 different versions of this camera. I got one for $15 USD & its different from yours in several ways. I've seen others that cost $30 USD & those come with a USB card reader. my biggest gripe was that the USB cable that came with mine had a very skinny wire & as a result, didn't work. luckily i had an old cable laying around that was compatible
Thanks for the video, it was informative and helpful.
hahahha! The surprised cat at 4:34. Now there's a ringing endorsement !
Cool video mate.
LOL Thanks mate!!
Ordering it right now. Thx for the review
Thanks so much for this excellent review. Wish there were more people reviewing Chinese stuff.
Thanks for the comment!! I will do a cheap action camera review video pretty soon. Comparison with GoPro 4 include :)
Any other suggestions are welcome!
A very creative recording, providing everything I need to find out about this camera! Thank you! 👍
So, I'm now your nr. 3,076 subscribers 😊
Thanks for the support, Mark!
Good enough for me. I just bought it for €14,95 at the Action. I'm happy with it. I don't need an expensive 4K Dashcam. It would be worth more than my car, haha.
I brought one of these recently. I would say it's good value for money.
I have another much, more expensive, dash cam which is the one I use most of the time. It's clearly a better cam but less good value for money.
When this one arrived the default language was English and it seems the software has been upgraded. It does not appear to add any functionality but it does look a lot nicer to use. (This might mean you can upgrade the cam's software. I haven't checked though.)
If your not sure if you would need a dash cam and want to try one out without spending a lot then this one does the job well enough.
Great review thanks for taking the time 👍
Thanks :)
Thanks, Ryaniwk, very helpful. I bought what appears to be a similar unit from Morrisons, £18, 720 res. If it doesn't suit for frontal quality may put in it back and get a better unit for front.
Thanks for the detailed review
I bought this dash cam (or very similar) and spent so much time and effort trying to make sense of the hopeless printed instructions that I didn't get around to fitting it in the car in time. Guess what! A driver, stationary in a right turn lane didn't bother to check their mirrors or check their blind spot before crossing my lane to turn left. My car got bashed in the side. I made a non-fault insurance claim and am anxiously waiting to hear the outcome. Do not delay, don't let the same thing happen to you! There are a lot of drivers out there who haven't got a clue how about the rules of the road and how to drive safely. Please do not delay, don't let the same thing happen to you! Most of the cheap dash cams from China have similar features and controls so check out how they work on CZcams if the instructions that come with yours are rubbish. I wish that I had spent more and got a better dash cam with proper instructions, I could have saved a lot of money in the long run.
Great Video and information. I just received my "vehicle blackbox dvr", the identical dash cam in your vid, and while it is a cheap piece of crap, for $10 it's worth it. Thank you for changing the language to english. I would have never figured it out. Also, this cam probably cost 0.50 cents in materials to make, it is easily breakable. And, the cam operates of my phone recharge battery, so it's a neat bodycam too. Thanks again for the excellent and informative review.
Thank you very much for your nice comment and feedback, Romeo. I really appreciate it :)
i got mine today, different to yours and different to manual, but thankyou you have shown me how to use it. im disappointed its not in 1080 but will make do. as you say get what you pay for
Thank you. This helped me set up to English.
Thanks for this video review. Got the same dash cam and the 'English' instructions were quite bad. Your video helped me understand the operation buttons. You tech view points were not lost on me. Cheap dash cam yes, but it will do me. Cheers.
I just purchased 2 dash cams (Dynergy) but very similar in spec as yours and was hoping to see some tips on how to install it, particularly about the wires. Also I got only 8GB memory cards, assuming sufficient to support my 10 minutes recording loop, what capacity memory card have you installed? The quality of your video sample was satisfactory considering to the cost of the camera (mine was slightly more, even with the double purchase). Thanks
Terrific review, like the way you let us decide based on the images.
Great presentation. Very informative. Subscribed. Thanks
Thanks a lot the positive feedback!!
great video. i was about to buy this one but after this video i'll keep searching.
Nice video sir. Good music too! : D
Thanks for the feedback!! 😀
Thanks for doing this! I just bought this camera on ebay and yup, directions weren't for the right camera. I messaged the people and this was the second reference video (first one wasn't for this camera!)
great video great review and GREAT MUSIC, i was thinking of getting one of the cheap dash cam as im a tight git and dont like splashing out, but after seeing this video not sure if i should waste my money on one, do you have a preference for a cheap dash cam for us tight git's thats good in price and does the job,,, again thanks for the review
Thanks Philip. Its hard to say. Let me know if you find something nice. Have a look at the chipset and file format.
I need a PDF of the instructions. Any idea where I can obtain this?
For the price. The video is ok. The let down is the software. I have often not been able to read the recorded clips. Sometimes it just fills up the memory card and locks up and doesn’t record anymore. For the purpose of a dash cam. It’s worth spending a bit more for a bit more quality and reliability
YOUR ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD YOU MANIAC!!
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He/She is not in the USA.
chadergeist82
Everybody knows that. It's called a joke. Also keep in mind it isn't just the US where we drive on the right side of the road. Also all of Europe except UK and Ireland, almost all of Asia and so on.
Yes love it when people make how too videos!
That one second loss of footage is not good enough. I have had the CDR 820 dash-cam by Cobra for the past two years now and I can not tell you how many times I've had close-calls right at the end/start of a clip. This is a no-buy for me. Thank you for the informative video, though!
Charles Shade II so what do u do after close call? Do h save clip? And how?
That Hawaiian guitar... well it sure sounds like one.... yasss oh but great video, thx
You got a bargain! I have just paid £30 on Amazon for a LANKA dashcam which is identical to yours!!
Not bad for $13 it could serve as a temporary set up until you can afford a much more advanced one so at least in the meanwhile you have something to protect yourself in case of an accident
thanks for posting
It would work as evidence in a car crash. Looks good for $12
Snagged one or a very similar one on Amazon for $7. with free shipping. The LED for night mode on mine is a white light LED, not infrared. It seems to work well with a class 4, 16G card I had laying around. The manual is practically worthless. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how the loop mode worked to no avail. The time counter counts to 3 minutes and restarts. I was trying to figure out how to make the camera save a video in the event something happened I wanted to capture. It never occurred to me that every 3 minute session would be saved. What's the point of the G sensor if every 3 minute session is saved anyway? I did notice that the left-most button triggered a circle/slash icon on the screen which was sort of described as a "lock". Perhaps this locks the file from being automatically deleted when the card is full?
Woo, glad I saw this, I've just purchased two of these, one for front and one for rear. I will only be using USB though, as the carputer will deal with the recording (hopefully) -- that's assuming it works as a car based webcam (i'll let you know how that works out). The computer has more capabilities such as time lapse and ANPR, but I'll have to wait a month for these to arrive to test. Anything is better than nothing, I paid less the 10 euro each for the cameras, and I think the entire set up including a reconditioned ULV VIA Eden Computer and power modules cost less the 110. Linux is free, OpenALPR is free for personal use as is Qt Development libraries, and map software such as Atlas.
I'm not expecting fantastic performance, but let's hope they work as I hope they do . . .
This really explains a lot!
I think your 170 degree lens needs an adjustment in the aspect ratio setting. You have it set to 1:1 which is a square crop like Instagram. Try 16:9 for a wider angle.
Thanks for making this vid. I received the same product from a friend. I will now pass this problem along to another friend before wasting my time.
literally hour ago bought this same camera, mine says CT TEK Car Dash Cam HD Portable DVR with 2.4” TFT LCD Screen
and was $39.99 but on sale after left over Xmas stuff at a gas station (U.S.A.) and paid $22.49.
anyways, other than it has CT
TEK™ printed on top right face of cam, it's exactly the same dash cam 😁 thanks for the video review. I bought this as a 2nd dash cam for my back windshield to video rear view when driving. I think at best it is only good for that, especially since I think theres no way to zoom in n out 😐 and the "1080p" quality is so great it's meant for a 'rear viewing' dash cam.
I subscribed also and look forward to other video reviews, thanks again!❕😁
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hey....I liked the background music.... the video too...
+Altaf Vhora Thanks for the positive feedback!! :)
Thanks for the video, some of these cameras will drain the battery if left plugged in without starting the car for couple days.
So it can still record even when not plugged in? As long as its fully charged?
thanks for the English menu setting at @2:43
Thanks for posting this , it's Cyber Monday 2017, and I'm online now looking at a Dash cam like this, I'll keep looking for a different model.
ryan my SD card reads full, btw i had this camera in my truck for about 4 years now. I just cant get that reading SD card full off my screen. any ideas? Do i have to buy a new card or can i erase and reuse the old one, i thought the card just keeps deleting the data as needed,
I just got one of these and the battery does not charge. It always has to be plugged in or it will not work. It shows it can be charged but it refuses to charge. Other than that it’s good for the money. It will show an accident if there is one and that’s what you need right?
Hi! Thanks!
Pleasse ...How setings time? I dont... old time :(
I'm the same as other users. I ended up with the one in the video and not the one pictured on the instructions.
not the best quality at all, but for a quick budget one it's slightly ok. it's a good way to see if you like the dash cam phase or not without breaking the bank.
mine didn't come with a USB cable though. and the battery doesn't charge. it's fine while it's plugged in to the car though. the memory card doesn't pick up sometimes and for some reason it only records 1 minute at a time even though I've set it to 10. also it does not work at night time. even with full beams I struggled to watch back and see.
Hey great vid & I also like the music. I bought 2 of these off ebay for $10. each, been using one of them for a couple of days now Good cheap protection I also have the one without the side buttons still figuring out the best set up for me your Vid is very helpful. One thing is the Night vision ?? used it last night (the camera Not night vision does it even have that?) for first time WOW awful is to kind BUT what about that LED on the front?? is there anyway to turn that on??? I'm not sure if it would make it better or worse you know reflect off the windshield & make it wash out. Anyway if anybody reading this has figured out how to turn on that LED Please post also what exposure? flash on off ? etc. Thanks
Is it possible to inverse image ? For example if I put the dashentry support down and not up ? (Not on windows but on board)
GREAT MUSIC
Just a question about recording, when I turn on and driving the Camara will record for 3 mins and she will reset for another 3mins by itself until I turn off? Sorry I'm not a high tech person. She will save the memory card until I delete it ?
Nice video. Thanks
How does it work,keep pressing buttons but not sure how to record and stop and playback?
How can i do Automatic delate.
Because when i drive its allways asking memory fell and its quite hassel to delate manually everytime!
Thx in advance
Hi there, I just got one and how does that little bulb outside work?
I wish you could see when you adjusted the settings at the bottom of the camera. It was cut off in the video.
How do I save footage in the event of an accident as I would not want the footage to be overwritten
I installed nextbase fhd cam at front, I will use this cam for rear & side view capture.
Nice informative video,thank you.
Looking at your vid it is good enough to use on the wifes car..£12.99
If her driving is eventful enough will upgrade front cam and use this as rear cam.
I searched cheap dashcam setup and this came up …. Luckily it’s the exact camera I bought lol
does it need to be plugged in to work ? or its rechargable
i really liked your review ,no bull#$%# only animation and funny music... thumbs up...
i was actually gonna order this from ebay for 18 dollars but after watching ur video .. i was like nah ,i aint buying this crap. you sir saved me 18 bucks
i might get an 4K action camera ( those Chinese ones ) for 45-60 dollars
Thank you very much for the feedback :)
Hey Ryaniwk, I have the exact same camera but I have an issue where during the day my videos are blown out/over-exposed and at night they are too dark. I've noticed at night they display the Sun symbol seen at 2:20 in your video and during the day they have the Moon symbol. I've tried changing the time on my dash cam to different hours to see if that would fix it but no success. Do you have any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks, great review!
Hi. Thanks for the feedback! The only way I found to change to night mode is to press the very right button when in record mode. It wont make to much difference. It just a small IR that only works at a very close distance. The night quality footage is really poor.
im borowing this computer its not mine i usually hate enterin passwords in other peoples computers, but i did connect just to hit the like button and tell you thank you for your effort, because i saw some negative comments below .... cheers from morocco
Thank you very for you nice comment. I really appreciate it!
Hello, my Full HD car DVR 1080p model 36751/2578538 turns off after ± 2.50 minutes, but the blue light keeps flickering but the screen turns black. How does the screen always stay on? Greetings Tony
Is there a button to instantly lock the clip you don't want to be deleted automatically? Or you have to do it from the menu?
Can the loop recording be turned off? In a bad accident the driver may be knocked out and unable to stop the camera and the vital footage writen over
Great style of your video...:)
Thanks!!! :)
can you use the slimline dash camera for CZcams video's?
I wonder if mine is broken or whats going on with it. Menu and the keys to browse menu work. But how do I enter the selection. If i press ok button nothing happens..
Lol! I just bought this dash cam even though I knew the quality gonna be a little bit bad compare to the expensive dash cam.
Night driving it’s crap, no night mode . Day recording to be tested .... can you do playback on it?
I have noticed if you take a photo it freezes lol
I have the same camera but with Loop setting at 5 minutes but all files are recorded and saved as Locked so it will not loop to write over oldest files (any files) How do I change the camera setting so recorded files are not locked automatically. thank-you
I got a different model but the internals are the same. So it shoots very (the same) video quality. If you play the videos back with vlc media player , under filters, you can improve the sharpness and saturation a lot. Its my first "look" at a dashcam, i paid $15 AU. I looked better at footage on youtube (real 1080p) and in some cases its still hard to read number plates.Mine has movement detection, cool thing to have when parked.
Thanks for a great video. Very informative, but short and to the point. It's a thumbs up from me.
The camera looks compact & well designed, I was thinking of getting one for £8.78 (no SD card) on ebay, for my rear windscreen. But the video quality looks so crap I suspect it's a rip-off copy of one with a better lens etc.. This one would probably do the job in case of a rear shunt but it's not for me. Do you have the video chip and/or processor number? That's often a give away.
+Clive Grant thanks!! I don't have any info on the chip or processor. I can try to open it!! Sound like good fun to me :)
Thanks again Clive
Have a look at this Clive > czcams.com/video/Kv9-yKPlKvA/video.html
Does it work when your car is park? I park outside my job, been having a little issues with idiots.
This was the only video that actually showed the same camera as mine, i.e. without the two silver buttons which are in the "users manual" and it actually demonstrates no need to panic and "save" recording should there be an incident. Nice to see cars on the left hand side of the road as well. Music a bit cheesy, but who cares!
Thanks for the feedback Alex
I just received my unit and it also did not have the side buttons. Should I be returning the unit or can everything be controlled by the existing frontal buttons? Haven't figured out on/off and when recording but this video will help. thank you
Thanks for taking the time with this short clip. Very, very helpful. The instructions that came with it is garbage.
how to set time and date my menu doesnt work.When i plugged in its only recording
How does it record in a loop? Is there an option to turn the loop on?
Ive got the same camera. My problem is the memory card slot doesnt seem to be lined up correctly and im not sure which way the card goes in. It feels like it wants to slide all the way into the unit into an abyss! The instructions dont help either.
I have this camera but the buttons just stopped working, any suggestions?
I have one but this one use TF card I don't know if I can use a regular season card.
awesome music 😊
Glad you like :) Although I agree it would be more consensual if I had picked another one...
I have this dash cam and it keeps making a really loud noise on charge?
Awesome video review in a short amount of time. Like the fact that your review included some important things; 1.) how to change menu to ENGLISH, 2.) it's not 1080p, 3.) view is probably short of 170 degrees, and 4.) the dropped second of recording. The only question I have is there a restriction on size of SD card it can use? Otherwise Great Video review. Thanks.
+Mark Flosi Hey Mark! Thank you very much for your extensive and nice comment! :) I really appreciate that!! I believe you can use up to 32gb SD cards. To be honest I just tested one SD card with 32gb. Last time I checked some files were corrupted. I will format the card and test it again.
@@Ryaniwk Where do you put the SD Card?
Great I got one of these to mess with ,fine for the money, I then went on to get a bigger one with rear cam for £27
No that bad ! I can tell you are driving around Kings Heath, Birmingham UK
Thanks for review man. Honestly for $10bucks this isnt that bad. I just hope what ever they say in ad on ebay. its not lies or b.s
Thats the thing! When I bought mine from ebay the seller described it as it was a HD 1080p, more buttons, etc. The description was all wrong!
What I recommend is before you committed to buy this ask the seller about the chipset and video file type.
THANKS
The camera vision is blurry, What advise can you give to fix this?
Which one you recomend
So it's worth noting that I bought this across the pond in the USA after buying a new car 7.5 hours from home, and needing a dashcam for the ride. This was on August 8, 2022. It was sold at a gas station for $30 USD. It is not worth that. It isn't worth the $18 you paid. You nailed all of the issues with the camera. It auto turned off one time. The first time I used it. And it turned off...not the screen, but the entire unit! I had to manually turn it back on to restart recording. Lastly, the only other thing you missed, was that I cannot get either G-shock to auto-save videos, and the motion sensor that you left off. If you turn it on and save it...it turns RIGHT BACK OFF. There is no way to turn on and keep on motion sensing (not like it would work anyway, see previous sentence about G-shock not working. Fairly certain it doesn't have it.) Thanks for the review!
Yeah. G sensor does not work for me either.
Does the mic automatically turn on once it starts recording ? I have a symbol on the screen indicating that the mic is off. 🤯