Mini 0803 - The Miniature Car Dash Cam with a screen
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 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.
See
Will it blend?
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!
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...
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.
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!
It drives my crazy that you drive on the wrong side of the road. I'm just waiting for a head on. Thanks
The reason you don't see (many) head ons, is because it's the right side of the road (here).
Would that not be the left side? :)
nope more of the world drives on the left side
***** It is called a joke - I'm not sure if you think I'm that stupid to not know this or you so dumb to think a person can be that stupid. Yes, the people in the US drive on the right side of the road vs the places that drive on the wrong side of the road.
***** there is no right or wrong side. Like with the unit system. The entire universe use metrics, only some are still behind. I have lived in Europe, South America, North America Mexico and now the U.S., every country is different, so wy don't you can just enjoy the video?
Dang! This is one of the best reviews of ANYTHING that I have ever seen. Thank you so much.
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.
Thanks Techmoan, your reviews are brilliant. I just got one of these (0803) cameras and so far its excellent!
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.
Excellent independent reviews, and very professionally made. Thanks for making and sharing.
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..
A day get just a bit better when i see a new video from you, another great one !
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 love your vids. You have a great demeanor and delivery. Subbing as I'm shopping around for a dash cam just now. THANKS!
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.
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.
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 you excellent quality reviews! You explain everything really clearly and go in depth without being boring! 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?
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.
Another great review. Keep em' coming they are very informative and entertaining.
Cheers Kym
Another excellent and comprehensive review. Very good, helpful stuff. Thanks
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.
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.
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 :)
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.
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
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.
Thank you for all your reviews!
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.
And that's how a review is supposed to be done
Wish you could review every products lol thanks
Great analogy showing how the recording mechanism works.
Excellent metaphor/demonstration to illustrate the loop over feature at 2:32.
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.
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 video Teccy, very well presented. I think a purchase is pending......
: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.
Can you imprint the GPS speed onto the video itself along with time date stamp?
I have had the 0803 up and running in Florida for 6 months - no problems.
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!
yet again a great video! just what i was looking for!
I just bought this camera. I love it.
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 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).
Enjoyed that, it's getting better and better.
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
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 UA-cam upload?
Great review Techmoan!
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.
Your videos are always first class. ;)
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).
Excellent review. Might be the next one I get.
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!
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 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?
Excellent.... I was waiting for this.
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?
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?
Great video! Thanks so much for your effort and posting!
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.
So much detail my head hurts!!! Great review
Excellent review. Thanks.
I just purchased this dashcam, since our needs seem to be similar, and can't wait to actually get it mounted. I've been waiting for 1080p/30 with all these features for some time... I would have liked a camera with night vision pointing inside the car as well, just in case of a traffic stop, but this will do for now. (Police here like to illegally search vehicles during a traffic stop and later say you gave consent when you didn't.)
I have one of the older 0801 model cameras, but noticed that you glossed over the G setting on the menus, it's what I consider to be one of the most important features of the device.
If the camera detects a sudden G-force above what you selected in the menu, then the file it is recording at the time is marked as read-only so it can't be accidentally overwritten.
Which means, that if you are in an accident, the evidence will not be overwritten even if the car's ignition is left switched on, or you forget to switch off the cam due to the shock of the accident.
Great video
I purchased a 0801 last year after that review and have been happy so far with it, it installed very neatly into my car and provides good footage although the improved night time footage of the 0803 seems like an advantage. Are the mounts in particular the gps mount interchangeable between the 0801 and 0803.
I also have an 0801 and would like to know if I can just slip the 0801 out of the window mount and put the 0803 in.
Yes they are interchangeable.
Always love your videos! :)
Thanks very much for the review, very helpful. Just FYI at 4:35 its 90 degrees not 45 :-)
I'm thinking of buying one of these for my motorcycle and mount it on the window. Although I was thinking about buying video glasses first. Butthise are 2 or 3 times more expensive. The wear and tear part is holding me back, anxious doubt if I'll get a good field of view.
Great review! Thanks for posting
Great introduction yo dash cams. Which camera is Mac compatible?
Thanks, George Fryer
Great review. I do have a question, but it's not about the reviewed device. I'd like to ask how you did the side-by-side videos of the 0801 and 0803. I'd like to do something similar.
Cheers!
Weh heh! Just bought mine3 days ago( thanks Amazon) and it's here already! Bonus or what!!
I got this cam per recommendation from a Camaro club member here in the Indianapolis area and it gets hot here in the summer and I can say I've had no issues with mine. It's worked every time and I've even thought about removing it from the windshield on hot summer, humid days and forgot to do so and came back and it still came on as soon as the car started and worked fine.
I'm not sure what heating issues people are having and the referral person on this hasn't told me of any issues he might be having either and we're pretty close.
I think the only thing I would really like to do with this unit is hard wire it into my fuse box on the side of my dash to a location that comes on with the ignition.
Thus far, I'm really enjoying this unit and the only draw back is my music speaker being just below it's mounting which tends to leave me with some undesirable music acoustics but probably if I turn it down a bit It'll be fine.
Very interesting and very well explained. Thank you.
Thanks so much for the work you've put in. Your video was very well made and really gave me an idea of what to expect from dash cams since I am just now beginning to look into it.
I am doing research on a camera that I can use in park mode in addition to while driving. I live in NYC and in the past week I have had two separate occasions where I come to find my car damaged while parked overnight.
I am aware that running the camera with the car turned off would require hard-wiring if I wanted it to run overnight. My main question is what are the motion detect capabilities of this camera? How long does it record after it detects motion?
The motion detect/ parking mode seems to be an important part of reviewing a camera for many people and I am surprised to see that it was skipped. If you did check before changing cameras, could you please provide some info on the motion detect?
Thanks so much!
My mini 0803 is still running fine after 10 months never had any problems with it not even over heating. But in England it don't get that hot anyway.
That electronic noise may be do to your SD card. Something similar was happening with my GoPro and when I replaced the SD card the sound went away. Try a decent quality SD card to see if it helps.
Thanks for this excellent review. Is it possible record with the gps & speed data alongside the time stamp in the original video? I don't want to deal with any external software to see that log data.
Thanks.
Excellent review
just placed a bid at Ebay on one of these (via your link)
Hello Techmoan great review on the dashcam,....does it come with a back camera,....if not can you recommend a cheap basic camera much appreciated
I'm living in Brisbane Australia and I'm starting to have some issues with my mini 0803, it's been very hot here lately and my camera has been switching on and off while I'm driving ,it looks like it was still recording but when I checked it out on my laptop I couldn't see any video, the card did have data on it but I couldn't see it, in desperation I've pushed as many buttons at once that I could and it seems to be back in action, my mount has also become very loose ,I see that they've changed the mount on the 0805 , I've managed to make mine a bit more secure by packing the mount with some thin aluminum , it's doing the job.
The turning off and on could be a result from the loose mount. To fix it, remove your camera from the mount. At the top where the four pins are there is two screws. Remove both screw being careful not to lose them. Separate the connector from the camera carefully, it will be attached by a wire alone so don't pull it. Get a small piece of paper and fold it twice to three times. Put it inbetween the camera and the separated connector. Put everything back together while the paper is still in between. This thickens the connector part just enough to make it fit snugly again. No need for a new camera, just some scrap paper.
Hi tecmoan, I got the transcend driver pro after watching your review,However im thinking of getting the 0803 for the rear, think you said ten feet of cable i have a power socket in front of my back seat,if this was not enough to go round trim to power socket is there an extention lead you could get to make it longer.
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.
Hi Techmoan! I always enjoy your reviews!
Question: Several of the Amazon reviewers complained about the use of super cheap plastic, and the case/mount melting if left in even a moderately hot car interior. What is your opinion on this? I'm getting ready to move to Florida, which has a pretty hot climate and this is the only thing keeping me from purchasing one of these cameras! Any thoughts?
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 ?
Great video again! Looks very promising thinking to upgrade my GS1000 fake blue menu (that has GPS) with this one.
Curious if it has an internal card (like it says in the menu) or if its soldered NAND. Had some older tablets / ereaders before that you could just upgrade the storage because it had a micro SD inside. That should be great (possible to get 2x32GB storage).
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.
Have you ever had a micro SD card lock up? I own this model and I found that after a year or so of owning it the SD card wouldn't allow me to modify its contents. The camera was unable to record and I wasn't able to delete any of the files from the card or reformat it. I was able to save the clips I wanted on the computer, but it was extremely slow during the transfer. I put a new SD card in and still works perfect. Thank you for your reviews.
zrinzoj Flash memory has a limited number of write cycles, eventually the comtinuous rewriting of a Dashcam will kill it. Then again the heat is probably just as likely to kill it.
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
Bought this on your advice, started overheating hot to the touch,playback had a clicking sound and after a week has now crashed.
maybe just a one off so will return to amazon and order another.
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
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?
Thanks for the review!
Im looking at buying two of these, one for the front, one for the rear of my car. Do these have a usb port to play video on my Android phone or is it a SD card? I wana know if I can view video "on the spot" if I get into a wreck or pulled over! If these cameras can't view video on the spot what dash cameras can that have decent video quality.
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?
All round great device I see.
Awesome review! One question though, since it shows up as a memory card when you plug it into a computer, does it act the same if you connect it to a phone?
With Android phones, you can buy an OTG cable (male MicroUSB to phone, female USB plug other end). This way the phoen would act like a computer.
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.