Hd 2.0" Ir Night Vision 720p Vehicle Car Camera DVR Recorder

• IR day and night vision for recording:8 Infared LED,can take image even in dark
• The lens can be turned with 270 degrees, can be selected to record out or in car
• Mode: Video Recorder / Camera
• Cycled recording
• 720PHD Car camera is another "EYE" in you car. It can capture high definition(1280 x 720P) pictures and display it on its 2.0 inch TFT LCD Screen
• this DVR car camera will record automatically and save the video files in the micro SD memory card(The card NOT included in this package)
• With the camera holder/ mount, you can fix it on the car dashboard or car windshield very easily
• Viewing angle of lens:Wide-angle 150 # IR day and night vision for recording
• Infared LED,can take image even in dark # The lens can be turned with 270 degrees
• Can be selected to record out or in car, Mode: Video Recorder / Camera
• Support Web Camera when connecting with computer Microphone included
• Support Real Time & Date display on video Cycled recording

I just received the camera two days ago and have noted the following:

1. The recording is continuous but in two-minute increments. In other words, the recording stops automatically after each two-minute segment and resumes to record another two-minute segment. By checking the time stamp on each clip, there appears to be a one or two second lapse between two consecutive clips.

2. The VGA format means each clip will be about 70 mb. The HD format, on the other hand, results in much larger files that take forever to download onto my computer. I use a Kingston 2GB card that I had in my cellphone and it works fine. The camera will create a new directory on the card to store the clips. The clips are named sequentially by default.

3. The device is similar in size to a Starbucks Double-Shot, but much lighter. The overall construction is solid, though I feel it could have been made more compact. You have to power on the device and press the recording button to start recording. If you power it on but do not press the recording button, the device will shut off itself after a minute or two. Once recording started, then it will only stop when the button is pressed again. The LCD screen cannot be turned off when recording.

4. The time that appears on the machine has to be manually configured only once. The instruction that came with the device was far from clear. The way to do it is to create a text file with the following text: 2011.05.06 10:37:00 (it's 22:37:00 for 10 pm) Copy the text onto the micro SD card's root directory (ex: E:/), shut the camera off and turn it back on. The clock will begin to run from the time you put in the file. To get an accurate time stamp, enter the time that is about 15 seconds ahead so that by the time you restart the camera, the time stamp will be just right.

5. The attached VGA clip shows what was recorded in the evening at 9. It was actually brighter outside than what appeared on the video. I am not sure how the IR works to enhance visibility at night. The device may have captured the license plate number of the vehicle ahead of me, but I was not able to discern from the clip what the number was. In the case of an accident, the other vehicle in all likelihood will not be positioned so close to mine, so if it is a hit and run, the device won't help you identify the offender. Perhaps a digital imaging specialist will be able to work magic on the clip and make out useful information of the other vehicle.

==> A new clip was uploaded as of 12/22/2011 to show daytime recording.

6. The device came with its own drivers, but I have found that my PCs (one Vista one Win 7) were able to install a generic USB driver to access the files. There is no program or application for you to fine-tune any setting, at least I have not found one. This may be disappointing for people who are used to fine-tuning their devices. I plan to treat it as a straight-forward recording and storage device, like Flip.

7. The device has a total of 6 buttons to press: power on, snapshot, play, recording, VGA/HD, reset. It is not half as smart as our digital cameras, but then again, I don't want to have to work with a complicated device that is attached to my windshield while I drive.

8. I do not feel that the device will be particularly useful in capturing potential accidents. I drive defensively and have a very good grasp of what is within my viewing range. If I ever end up in an accident, it would have to be coming from the sides or the rear, which would be out of the camera's range. I might try to mount the camera on the moonroof, or point the camera backward to see if it will capture the side and rear areas around my car. --> Can't mount it on the moonroof because the neck of the mount is too short.

10. Battery life. So far I have not had to use the car charger yet. I take the device home to download the clips and recharge via the USB data cable, and one full charge was enough for a 90 minute road trip. It probably will last longer but I have to test it on my next road trip.

11. I think this device would be great in capturing the road condition. I forgot to bring this with me on my recent trip, where I had to cover miles after miles of winding road with numerous hairpin turns. If I had the recorder on, I would be able to post the video clips and brag about the experience. :)

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I ordered this off Amazon for around $100. Didn't realize it was coming from China so it took about a month to come in. This was summertime and I put the camera on my dash and started to record some video. Went around the block. Came back to my computer and popped the card out and into the computer and all the video was blurry, so blurry you can even see what kind of car is right in front of you.

Went through the return process with Amazon and all they did was take down some info and forward it to China. The company in China asked me to send them a sample video which I tried to do, but Amazon's email forwarder kept deleting the attachments. Finally had to get the company's email address and send them a sample directly.

They told me to ship it back to them and they would send me a replacement. It cost me $20 to ship it back to China bringing my cost of this item up to $120. I then waited another month for the replacement to come in.

Got the replacement yesterday morning. Put it on the dash and drove around. As soon as the sun heated up the camera the picture went from crisp to totally as blurry as the first camera. I took the camera and put it in my freezer for a few minutes and the picture returned to normal.

Unless you live in the Arctic, I doubt this camera will work for you. I have been through two of them now and am out $120.

Total junk.

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I chose this particular DVR for it's wide angle lens after doing some research. The videos online are plentiful to evaluate the quality of the picture which satisfied me. With one caveat, though. Most of them have orange color text line where date and time are displayed. In addition, I found comments in those videos that some people get very low quality output, and coincidentally, their product has green color text line with date and time. Apparently, the Chinese are counterfeiting their own products. Strange winds of time, ha? Therefore, I elected to buy this DVR from Amazon seller in U.S.A. instead from that auction site, thinking I have more chance to get the right one. Got the package, opened up, switched on, and to my great dismay found the green text line at the bottom. Further testing confirmed the video quality was terrible, much like as from some kid camera from 90'ties. After some nuisance with the seller (appears it was a guy in China with some sort of warehouse in States), had to send him a captured shot from the video stream, and paying 8 dollars for the return shipping, week later the refund was credited back to me. Be forewarned, and do some research before buying this product.

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Not a fancy dash cam, and you get what you pay for, but I am very happy with my purchase. Video quality is surprisingly good and will do the job if in an accident. Not great at night, its alright. Arrived pretty fast, about a week.

Camera works okay, but video 'hiccups' or 'stutters' every few seconds on playback. I'm not paranoid, but I could foresee it skipping in a critical moment like when trying to view a license plate or someone's face. Keep in mind this is a cheap, Made-in-China product and you get what you pay for. But, it may just capture an important moment when someone is doing something stupid near you on the road.

Update 1/3/2013: It is also a little bit of a hassle when it changes from daylight to dark and I want to use the night vision. Because the night vision camera doesn't face the same way as the other camera, I have to flip the whole unit around on the mount, remove the vid card from the one side and insert it into the night vision side, flip the camera switch to selected it, and plug it back in. So, this is the routine twice a day depending on the amount of light available.

Also, now the cheap rubber suction cup is starting to fail and falling off during my 25 minute drive home. It may be because of the cold (I'm in the Mid-Atlantic).