My Favourite Front & Back 1080p Dash-Cam - The AUKEY DR02 D
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Finally! A dual dashcam I'm happy to recommend. Available from the links below. (Click Show More)
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People tell me that dashcams aren't legal in Germany... but since they do sell these there I've included them for anyone in nearby countries who uses Amazon.DE
If you want to add a parking mode to this camera and don't mind all the extras wires - they do make an accessory for this - I haven't tested it. amzn.to/2GhXtef
NOTE- I purchased this camera with my own money and have had no contact with Aukey or anyone acting on behalf of the company. This is an independant review of a product purchased from Amazon.
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*The day I finished making the video, this camera went out of stock on Amazon US. So I've held back publishing it for a few days to see if they were getting any more stock. But as this seems unlikely in the short term and it's still available elsewhere, rather than wait any longer, I've published it.*
Techmoan brilliant review as usual... quick question are you selling you're old dash cam now?
Techmoan I appreciate your careful thinking! I agree it doesn't make sense to wait any longer. Cheers! 🍄💋🍄💋
Just bought this cam with a sandisk extreme pro 128G card. Been looking for a good dual cam for ages this one seems to fit my requirements. Especially the DAB issue.
Until March is impossible to restock because of Chinese New Year which is until Feb 26
Techmoan love your reviews!!
From one bike rider to another, can u review the fixed dual cameras that are on eBay for motorcycles? :)
Hi Matt. Thank you so much for this! I purchased one based on this video and review and installed it in my Mini. Last Saturday I took the car in for some minor works and MOT, and after reviewing the footage I caught the mechanic doing 114mph when on a test drive!!! Furious does not cut it, but I have him backed into a corner because of this camera (if you want to see the footage let me know!)
Thank you again for this and for a most excellent channel. Always a family favourite.
This channel is the most relaxing and de-stressing collection of videos there is on the web.
I'm yet to see anything by aukey which isn't good. I have a drone, a mechanical keyboard and some phone cables by them- and now I've heard good reviews about their dashcam and charger packs. For stuff so cheap it's really remarkable. They're rapidly becoming one of my go-to companies.
Charky Anker is also a good company with affordable products. I often get confused between the two as well 😂.
Just installed this camera today with a 128 GB high endurance card along with the optional GPS antenna. I ran a test just around my block and the footage, time, and GPS coordinates were very accurate. Thanks for the recommendation techmoan!
I would no longer recommend this. It's good, but they're creeping the price up on it. Instead, wait to get the Viofo A129 on offer, better quality, has GPS and lens filter, as well as 2.4G and 5G Wifi.. It's about £160 normally, but at least once a week it goes down to around £115 on Amazon. Well worth it!
Most be experiencing a Techmoan, he put out a video and the price goes up... lol
Im not into dashcams but its Techmoan so I still watch it.
Yep, he could be reviewing tarmac - and i'd still watch, enjoy and learn something new.
haha, yeah; I have a dashcam that I like already, but I'll watch this even though I have zero intention of buying it, just because it's TechMoan. Love this guy.
blower I know what you mean. I've sat and watched a video from BigCliveDotCom - making crappy porridge!
Many years ago now you did a review of the Mobius Cam, and after watching I have been using one ever sins in my car, and on my Quadcopters. But after watching this I will be upgrading my dash cam. This camera looks amazing and with it having a back window cam well WOW just what I need. Thank you for another great Review ( as always )
George Cooper I’m in exactly the same boat. Today I’m using a mobius tomorrow it’ll be the Aukey. I’ve always found Aukey products to be good, and after seeing this review I could stop myself...
I just ordered one, just hope next week he doesn't do a review on a better one lol
I also bought a Mobius after his review. In fact, I bought 3. Two in my car (front & rear) and one to use in my bus at work. 128gig card gives over 20hrs' recording. the cam runs for almost 10 hours each day, 5, sometimes 6 day per week, 48 weeks a year for the last 4 or is it now 5 years? I've dropped the cam at least twice whilst removing it & getting out - so at least a 6' drop onto concrete. And still the Mobius continues to provide sterling service without so much as a dropped frame. The ONLY downside I can find with the Mobius is the low light/nighttime footage isn't too good.
For me, a dual setup is a no-no, I don't like all my eggs in one basket. my current setup of two identical cams at least allows for redundancy, if the front packs in, I can at least put the rear cam in my windscreen so I have some cover.
Same here. Bought a moebius from techmoan's review and have been waiting years for a worthy dual dashcam review.... and.... it's all out of stock in ebay and amazon... X_X'
man I never through about using a dashcam as a camera on my drone. That's a GREAT idea!
My philosophy is that good videos win cases and get convictions whether in the car or where you live. So, it's worth investing in a little camera like this especially if you live in a congested area. It can save a whole lot of grief with legal and insurance claims. Thank you for the video.
time lapse is probably nice if you want to take it on holiday and drive around a nice place, seems more like a novelty feature for fun than something you'd use for peace of mind
Great Review! Really informative and very honest - Just bought this dashcam set on the back of your review with the GPS module and a hardwire kit that goes into the OBD II slot. Fitted it today works well although the screen is quite small. Thanks for the review and keep up the great work
One other thing about having a large memory card is that since it is larger with a longer period before it starts writing over previous files it saves write cycles and the card will last longer before it starts corrupting data. This would still take awhile even with a small card to use up the write cycles but it still better just to have the little bit of extra reliability along with the longer record time
I'm still using the BlackVue after your recommendation. Still going strong 12 months on.
I know it’s an older review but it’s a great review! Thanks from the US. I know there are a lot of new dash cams out now that are probably better, this unit is on a great sale and my Wife wanted one for her Minivan. After watching your review I grabbed it for $83 US. Again, thanks for the great review!
I just finished putting a new stereo on my car and now you're telling me I have to buy a dashcam? Curse you Mat, for making everything always so damn interesting! :P
Great review as always TM. Bought the DR02 after watching your video, I was waiting over a year to decide and I was hoping you'd post something that suited. Got the GPS module too with 128GB Toshiba. Working like a charm. Wish the start up chime was louder. The cable is thick but to be honest I think it's a positive, once the cable is tucked in along the car trim it's less likely to work its way out. Long time subscriber, keep up the wonderful work!
Just what I have been looking for, only just decided to get front an rear cam, I have been looking for a second cam but you nailed it yet again, ordered from your link as I did with the first one. keep up the great reviews, and thanks...
This looks and performs like the dash cam I have, which is the Rexing v1. This Aukey dash cam looks to be running the same (or similar) firmware as the Rexing V1 but has a similar hardware setup as the Rexing v2 which is the dual dash cam version.
England it definitely the most beautifulestest country in the world! Love the architecture and all! Omg I wish we had fish and chips in Poland!
Thank you for this review, resulted in me going for this system. Now hardwired in, very happy with it!
Thats a really good dual Cam. Thinking seriously about upgrading to that. Presently i have a cheapo Chinese ebay dual cam. Its "OK", but the rear quality is a bit pants where as this one has equal quality cams front and back. After recently being re-ended by someone who was Txting at the wheel. Its definitely worth spending a bit more for a quality product.
Finally an affordable one! I still remember when you reviewed a 2 cam system before but when I looked it up, it was around 270 EUR. Too expensive for me. This system is definitely interesting. I might have to part with my Yi.
Thank you for a proper review. There are so many terrible reviews on the Internet.
Quite interesting. I was surprised about how the file structure worked in the device. My dashcam is a function of the GPS mapping software I use on my smartphone, and it saves the last 5 minutes if I tap the save button or there is a crash (detected by accelerometer chip). I had (wrongly) assumed that recordings were 1 file per journey.
I was quite surprised to see GPS as an optional extra. This is something that I would have thought was a standard feature, in-built.
I don't have a car, or even a licence, but I still keep watching these videos! Regarding the short time it takes the camera to fill up and cycle through the SD card memory, is wearing out the memory becoming an issue? How many write cycles modern cards can take?
Nice review, just bought one. Thanks for the tip about the promotions too, it brought the price down to £84.99 :)
I finally bought it and installed it in my 2000 BMW E-46 without a care about the digital radio which is not available in this country. However as soon as the camera was on (specifically the rear camera) the range of remote locking-unlocking from the key was severely limited. I had to walk next to the car to be able to use the key remote. Back to the installer we tried different keys, fresh batteries, syncronize the key, nothing worked. Until we unplugged the rear camera and the remote key was back to normal range again. I believe that the sensor for the remote key is somewhere around the rear glass so the cable of the rear camera was interfering. I drive with the rear camera unplugged now and I will be going back to the installer as he is working out a possible solution. I will keep anyone interested up to date when or if I resolve the issue.
Great device for FakeTaxi.
A FakeTaxi episode featuring Mat would be epic xD
Mat Leblanc ? Sounds nice.
wtf is a fake taxi?
Fake Taxi is gold, 10mintwo, GOLD!
Kenny? Kenny Bania?
Looks like the camera can record roughly 6.4 hours when using a 64 gig card. But I presume that the size may be higher or lower depending on how much video data there is. For example the software I use on the computer can record the screen with a much smaller video file when there are changes on the screen only in a smaller part, or the changes are slow ..
Humm, I would have thought the choke would have fixed it. I like the lack of bells and whistles on this...these cams. I just realized the field of view might be a little narrower than I first thought because you're in a Mini. It might look different if it was looking over the hood of something like a Buick Roadmaster lol. Great video, even if I was late watching it.
Amazing review, thanks for putting so much time and effort in your videos!
What is your experience with life time on the sd cards? I had a 16 gb in my Mobius camera, it lasted about 8 months, and then it completely died.
Another good reason to get a bigger card, you reduce the number of writes to each sector of the card overall
Same for me Slow. Roughly 8 months on a Sandisk UHS-1 16GB card in my Mobius :( .
I have 2 cars equipped with Mobius cams for about 4 years now (decision based on Techmoan review), with 32 Gb each and they work just fine except for batteries. Because of that the real time clock loses the time every time when I switch the car off. This is the only reason I am considering the new dash cam purchase.
regular micro sd cards will fail, you need to invest in a high endurance card.
No, both cars are in a daily use. I am not sure how long it takes to forgot the time. I don't check the recorded footage on daily bases, perhaps twice a year, and the time is always lost...
video looks very good & perfect for uploading to youtube.
Just a short suggestion: you could put the affiliated links to the single cam version of this kit too.
Thanks for the great review!
wow i made it here with only 390 views and 8 comments
You must've been busy, I'm here with 391 views and 32 comments :-P
Thanks for the review i went and got one of these after this video and it is as good as you say it is. Thanks :)
How nice it must be setting your time. No complex math, no staring at the ceiling and wondering just what time standard one is in and no calling down to the Mrs. and asking her.
I suspect the cutout is due to the cable not fitting deeply and securely on the rear camera itself which looks to be exposed when its plugged into the camera.
Best review so far. Thanks
There's a 5% off voucher on Amazon for this dashcam making it only £85.
Not bad for a good dashcam with dual FHD cameras.
I know this video is a few months old, but I just ordered 2 of these. I hope the cameras can be easily removed so they don't cook in my vehicles.
Was holding off on getting a new dual dashcam for a couple vehicles because of another trend I saw in the car audio community: I've seen a huge boom in popularity for those aftermarket Android head units. Some companies like Seicane make some really interesting models that blend into dash and look like OE.
I bring this up since they have the ability via apps to run the dashcam software in the headunit. Could make for more stealth camera installations and serve dual functionality for a reversing camera. Was curious if you thought about looking into these android based radios for a future video.
downloaded the day/night videos and well yep will be getting this as soon as as some one today tried forcing me off the road👌🤣
Oops, it appears the UK Amazon Link has been "Techmoaned" and has now sold out! Glad I got an order in yesterday!
I have a similar issue with the Digicam rear camera. As soon as it is powered up, the DAB radio drops out and I get interference on FM and AM radio. I would say it is an issue with non-CE compliance of the device itself. I replaced my Digicams with a Blackview 650S and have not had the same issue.
I was hoping to see your cable management. Hopefully next time.
A great many dashcams - particularly top range cameras - seem to have dual cameras. I can see the point of a taxicam to view passengers but I am baffled as to why someone would opt to run a thick, inflexible AV cable to rear of their car. I have just got two separate cams and find it just far easier and more practical.
My griffin usb power supply cuts out my radio, my anker one doesn't. Its possible i received a fake on i suppose. Ferrite beads can help too, as the usb cable acts as an antenna. Try getting some beads from maplin, keep looping the usb +5v power through it until it stops, might be more hassle than its worth though, ive had success with them.
Parking mode = wire cam to non-switched power, disable motion activation.
I didn't realize you were in Liverpool
I hope they legalize dashcams in Germany soon.
Also: Your rear window is tinted - maybe that's why the image is darker
This review cannot be more British 😊
Cool building. Nice video too. Do you guys have a lot of digital FM broadcasts? We have HD Radio here in the US but the coverage is very sparse. Is that what you mean or is that the same tech?
A great review as always. Thanks.
wow great details, good videos!
Amazon is full of reviews mentioning that this device intermittently restarts itself. Check the 1 star reviews.
Have you experienced that restart issue?
Techmoan, i've always enjoyed your camera videos. Do you have a recommended motorcycle dashcam aside from a helmet mounted solution? I didn't see anything specific on your website, but i was considering the Mobius 2 or an 808. I would like to integrate a small rear camera as well.
www.amazon.com/dp/B075FR7R3W/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B075FR7R3W&pd_rd_wg=1lDdx&pd_rd_r=M8R7J86SXWQ6V2149PRJ&pd_rd_w=Tz95H
The rear camera interferes with key-fob signals in 2015 Subaru Forester and it greatly reduces the range of operation. Aukey has no solution to solve the problem except refund. The Aukey did not put any RF or EMI shielding. It is a big flaw in their design.
@Techmoan:
Thanks for this wonderful review! It came out just the moment I needed it! I immediately purchased this dashcam together with the optional GPS antenna (only hours, after your video release) and today I finally had the chance to install it properly (that is, with hardly anything of the system noticable from the outside and with no cable chaos in the car, all cables well hidden). In fact, I didn't use the 12V/cigarette lighter output at all, I got the power from the internal light circuits.
I wonder however: Did you have any issues with objects in the car causing reflections on the camera's recording? If so, how did you handle this? Did you get rid of them?
Your loyal subscriber from Duisburg, Germany
Mark
15:35 THIS is why FM > DAB (and also because everything f*cking supports it) on FM that would have just been a little noise, instead of a complete cut-out.
Very informative
Great review
I thought you were more than happy with the M6Plus camera and that was going to be the last camera you would ever need?
I bought a M6Plus on your recommendation. The only issue I can see is it can only take a 32mb card. I tried a 64mb card. Didn't work.
I am looking to buy another camera for my other vehicle. I this one better??
Just bought my 3rd Aukey DR02d for my camper van. Marvelouse camera, have installed in 2 other vehicles. Question is, how do I extend the rear view camera cable. it is 7 metres long and needs to be 12 mtrs to route. If I strung it like a washing line it would reach. Aukey support cannot help. The plugs are different to a standard micro mini-B although look the same. Cannot find any info. I think the only way so far, is cut into the cable and insert a length. Would extending effect the quality.
I'm curious if the interference only occurs when the camera is attached to the cars chassis/glass? If it doesn't occur when the the camera is not attached to the chassis, maybe some insulation between the mount and chassis would help.
Thanks for another thoughtful review. I got to thinking that instead of all that cabling front to rear that it might be acceptable to have 2 independent cameras. I have 12v outlets each end of the vehicle.
Am I missing something, except a slightly higher cost?
Steve Jones Hi Steve. Yes, I realise that, but I was thinking about 2 independent (front type cameras) one at the front and one at the back, so they both recorded on their own hardware. I know they would cost more (as in my comment) but would be much more simple to install. Just a thought.
One more argument for FM-Radio :D
Hi, thanks a lot for your work.
I have been searching a dash cam with no built in screen, but with a bluetooth or Wifi Connection in order to display on the Iphone or Android phone that what the cam is filming, on real time.
Do you know any device with that feature?
Thanks a lot
Bought this like a year ago to replace my broken Mobius.
But as I only do short drives I've only just put the front camera on today
Yes I have been that lazy :P
Decided to look at the video quality, and unlike you, I dont like it.
You can barely read number plates!
The vehicles has to be a single car length away in order to get anything legible!
Any further away and you have no chance of reading the plates!
So I am surprised you suggest this camera.
As I would tell people to stick with the Mobius.
Rear view camera not as bright? Might be due to the tinted glass on your rear screen.
Amazing video! Im still debating between this camera and Viofo A119, any ideas?
"Accessory socket"
I remember when those were called cigarette lighters.
Yeah it's a sigaret lighter if you're 62year old american who picked up smoking in a second grade
In most recent cars there are two sockets of that form factor -- one is a cigarette lighter, and another is an "accessory socket" that provides something like ~10 amps of 12v current (way more than what the cigarette lighter socket provides). You're "supposed" to use the accessory socket for electronics and stuff, and use the cigarette lighter socket just as a cigarette lighter (though you can get away with using most simple electronics in the cigarette socket).
technically, its just a pul for the fag lighter, thats the bit you take out - id argue if you buy a car that doesnt come with the lighter bit, the socket is just an accessory socket, not a cigarette lighter
@@donricoprocrastinating I'm 63 year old swedish man and I at least know how to spell cigarette, though I don't smoke them. Maybe there is someone even related to you that enjoys smoking them whom finds the cigarette lighter in your car convinient for lightening their cigarette.
@@tuba-bo3151 It's spelled "convenient".
Great review
Congratulations on hitting 600k subs!!! I bloody love your channel and have got the lads at work on to it also! As always keep up the great work!
Mat Bell Agree but where the hell do you work? I’d get laughed out of the office recommending this channel. One of my friends likes some of it though.
Looks good, my dash cam just put someone away for 9 months so they are worth the money! This looks like a good upgrade from what I have.
@cyanide11111y I think they would've learned their lesson and probably take the sd card out of it before they see how far they can push it up his asshole using a windshield wiper blade. I'm just sayin.
Oooohh can we see the footage of that?
Why the fuck do i keep watching you review dash cams. I don't even have a licence
Preparation, Zerebus, if you do intend to get your license eventually. At the very least, I like his reviews about the most of anyone's, for being thorough, practical, and informative.
That's because you are a well-rounded person
Slow day on UA-cam?
hahahah!! Gold!
If my wife watched this, she’d tell me off. I can’t drive, being totally blind but because of the way you always review things with such attention to detail, I want to buy one for the car we *don’t* have. No point, I know, but yeah. The geek in me wants such a thing. Please can you not make your reviews quite so interesting? Lol
Seriously thanks as always. Can’t use it, can’t see the footage at all, but as per-usual, great video.
Do in fact, keep up the great work.
Love it
Andre Louis iii
i feel ya, mate
How can you watch this if you are blind?
TOBY WILKINS Well... I have working ears, and I also make my own videos. No need to post a link, plus it’s spamming anyway. Just follow my profile and see yourself.
I’m just as much into UA-cam as anybody. What can I say? I’m a tech-junky.
Aukey - Sounds like something Steve Irwin would have said.
Crikey, look at that Aukey!
agaronek Your comment is not very funny, but l'm giving it a 👍🏼 because at least you made an effort 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
That's very funny. Almost as funny as crikey, that dingo bit my dinga!
funny stuff :)
The first thing I always do when I see a Techmoan video is check the end for puppets. Unfortunately, there are no puppets in this one.
Wow this is a seriously comprehensive review of this unit!
I hope in future Aukey will attempt to send you units of products to review, as you are the kind of person with the quality of review you produce other potential customers want to hear from!
Thank you for taking such time and effort to put forth your opinions on this device!
Much appreciated and a thumbs up.
I kid you not, I was thinking how beautiful the building on the top right at 11:50 was, and lo and behold you mention something about the brick warehouse a few moments later. Totally unrelated but just wanted to mention it haha.
Liverpool is an interesting city. It has some very fine architecture although it suffered badly during the second world war. A lot of the city was rebuilt in the 50s and 60s and many of the buildings from that period were utterly hideous. There used to be a Royal and Sun Alliance building a couple of hundred metres from the warehouse you refer to which was amongst the ugliest buildings I've ever seen. Fortunately, many of the worst examples have been demolished now and been replaced with much more attractive modern buildings.
Well to be honest you can't go much worse than how we did it here in the Netherlands. Amsterdam is known for it's canals and beautiful architecture, believe it or not, Rotterdam was just like that (just google "Rotterdam before bombing") you'll see how beautiful it was. After it got bombed by the germans the city burned days (a lot of the damage was done by the fire, not the bombs) but a common misconception is that the whole city was gone, fact is that poverty and stupid architects did the rest. They figured they could finally get a piece of land that they could make the way they wanted to, with straight roads, that's why Rotterdam is often called the Manhattan of the Netherlands, the skyline is unlike any other city. It's a damn shame what happened there, there's basically nothing left of a once beautiful medieval city, and the germans are barely responsible.
Manny Calavera
I'd love to see Techmoan do a tour of his city and point out significant landmarks.
Manny Calavera I know Amsterdam very well and it is indeed a beautiful city. I know Rotterdam only slightly and having been there, I was in no hurry to return. I think you are right, short-sighted city planners and architects did as much damage to the city as the Germans did and the same is true in Liverpool. Fortunately, Liverpool is now recovering from that but I haven't been to Rotterdam for a very long time so I don't know if that is true there.
I also know Utrecht quite well and that's a lovely city (or is it a town, I don't know how you define a city in the Netherlands) as well.
watershed44 I believe Mat lives nearer Wigan than Liverpool and I hope he will forgive me for saying that Wigan is not as interesting a place as Liverpool. Liverpool would be well worth a tour though. I'm a Yorkshireman but my mother was from Liverpool and I've always liked it.
Techmoan is my favorite UA-cam channel. Always look forward to your uploads. I really miss the puppets. It seems like it's been so long since I seen an episode.
THX1138 The exact moment the puppets come up, I switch the video off.
Eryk Johansson oh, so YOU'RE the guy the warning is for!
Mr. T Ruth me turning the video off because of puppets destroys for everybody in exactly what way?
If you like puppets watch, buy a Barbie and be happy.
Eryk Johansson No, but mentioning that you turn it off kinda does, as it sounds like you're whining about it...
Benny Löfgren Nope, just an opinion about puppets. But sure, some would find it more fun if everybody agree on everything always. Even puppets...
You should add short ' extras' like that info about the brick warehouse in Liverpool now and then in your videos. As long as they don't detract from the review itself.
Local historical places of interest ? You would be a natural for that!
Woah, wrapping it in foil! You did try everything. Coat everything in brass!
The Debbie Downer on this kit is the mounting hardware. In Texas, we have this obvious need for sunshades in our vehicles. So putting one up means that the camera and shade may be incompatible. I use a third party mount affixing my camera(s) to the rear view mirror, which has the double duty of making the camera easy to remove (and stow it in a cooler spot) and set up my sunshade. Even if the camera is easy to remove, the adhesive is open game for the sun, easily destroying it in a matter of months.
My 2 cents worth.
Magnets. I dont leave my camera up when i leave my car. You can use magnets for a quick and easy disconnect. Well. Easy enough as you need a strong magnet
Any overheating issues in the summer from leaving it in a closed up car parked in the sun on a 118° day (or similar temp)?
According to UA-cam your video is at 30p but I notice the dashcam footage has a repeated frame about every second, which doesn't immediately make sense (it would if you were editing at 25fps but the cam was recording at 24fps for instance.)
Is that how the files actually are recorded from the cam, or is something else going on (I'm guessing maybe they are actually variable FPS at roughly 30, like you'd get from a phone.) Just curious. Thanks!
Feel free to examine the downloadable files in more detail.
I noticed the same thing in the sample video, it happens a bit faster than once/second
It seems to happen every 33 frames
Interesting, finally had a chance to download them and take a look. They claim to be 30.0 fps constant, the repeating frames are indeed baked in. Searching around, I found clips from others from this cam and some showed the same problem, and some didn't. May be sloppy hardware timing, and/or may be something they can deal with in a software update.
In the end, for a dash cam, it's not that huge of a deal.. but also given the application, where it's constant linear type motion, it stuck out immediately :)
My previous A119 camera had the same issue; it's fixable with a firmware update, so hopefully they get it fixed in this camera too. The rear cam, oddly enough, does not demonstrate the issue in the sample clips.
Please show the really bad ones, that is just as helpful as the good ones to know about! Thanks for another great video
Great review, but ideally you should review the junk too. Stops people making the same mistake again....
I did. See the Z-Edge dual camera review.
What's the point of reviewing junk?
U can also do a single review video about all the junk cams, that would also be fun I think
in media production, if it's not recognized as hobby, the spent time must be compensated (the time is money), also all media in current Internet-everything era are fighting for the consumer time(spent on their content)-it's quite interesting topic about "time deficit" of consumers - advertisers already know that each minute of person spent on their visual content (it's the main trend that we consume today everything visually, children with "clip-thinking", also big discussion by psychologists and etc.) is literally recognised as "gold". To conclude all this - i'm not sure that many people decide to spend their really "precious" time to watch "junk" reviews. I see that Techmoan become very popular because of very unique technical forgotten equipment, which young generation never heard of (and never will, because they also don't have time to learn about it). But if owner see such model plausible, it's his decision, junk reviews is also the niche on UA-cam, it can expand the presense or bring new audience.
I mostly came here just to listen to techmoan talk for a 10-20 minutes, I don't really care what the thing is that much because I probably wasn't going to buy it anyway... I mean he does excellent camera reviews but if I was interested in getting a camera then a quick look on dashcamtalk would tell me all I needed to know within a few minutes, then I could go searching for video samples such as his and half of the other stuff he covers is old equipment, which I do find mildly interesting, especially as he gives a good overview of its history but I'd almost never buy any of it myself, so I can't speak for anyone else but his videos are mostly entertainment to me.
Weirdly I ordered this earlier in the week and fitted it 2 days ago.
I'm just reviewing the footage and found it to be pretty good to say the least , that said I do think my current g1w-S is better at night so I'll be using that also . I've installed a 128gb memory card and the camera told.me to format it as soon as I powered the unit up which I thought was good. I'll also add as it was on my Amazon wish list I was offered this camera on a deal so only.paid £85. As for the radio issue you have I had the opposite experience. My g1w-s power supply added interference to the radio ( not digital btw) but the aukey has zero interference. Pps I'm always looking out on your test drives for my car as you drive around my part of the world lol
Adrien Perié point being were not filming ourself as you put it were mostly filming this around us incase of a accident to prove we did Nothing wrong hopefully, also where I live it also acts as a form of cctv. Besides that I'm just average so I suit your comment 😂
what SD card was it as i find them sometimes to be picky especially with larger SD cards
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This should work fine but any issues they are ok for returns. That said I've had no issue with any from them
www.mymemory.co.uk/integral-128gb-micro-sd-card-sdxc-uhs-i-u1-adapter-80mb-s.html
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Hello can you tell me if this has night vision ?
Aukey is doing some really good stuff - didn't know they'd branched out into dashcams though.
What on earth happened to your puppets? I quite enjoyed those.
There was a video featuring them recently. They seem to be intermittent.
They have never been on every video of his. Only some.
I too love the puppets but as armanelgtron rightly points out, they have always been sporadic. Probably only about a third of the videos (my favourite third) have them.
Who listens to live radio anymore? Hell I have on occasion listened to Techmoan videos in the car.
Helge Frisenette Anyone who wants to hear announcements about traffic issues (other than random triangles on their SatNav). Also you avoid worrying about what to play next and stay in touch with society in general.
John Francis Doe with all my years of RDS car radios I’ve never once had any useful traffic information from the radio. You could still have it turned on to have it interrupt your own programming.
Make a playlist or use Siri to select songs. I tend to listen to Podcasts while driving though. String two or three together and your covered for most trips.
John Francis Doe Yeah but if you use google maps then all that traffic is taken care of in the background so you don't have to think about it or if you use waze then I can for example see that there's a pothole a mile away from me and it only took me two seconds to look that up, that's insanely quicker/more efficient.
As for music, as Hulge suggested, you can either download some music and let it play in a playlist/random order or there's always spotify and alternatives such as google play music which can play random music, it's just my opinion but I don't see much of a reason to turn on a radio over listening to a curated list of music I've selected for myself, but then again, I am a little picky about the music I like so I guess take that with a grain of salt.
Perhaps you live somewhere where the radio stations are crap but I live in England and I very much enjoy listening to Radio 3 while I am in the car.
It seems that everything I see you review I want and NEED .... Good thing I'm always broke. Thanks for your great videos.
Spot on with the 'click on the promo message' idea - price dropped from £99 (which is already discounted) to £84.99 - what a bargain. Shame my SLK is convertible - a rear camera just wouldn't be fittable to the rear screen.
q8386 I’ve got a dashcam mounted on the Perspex wind deflector on my Slk. Not ideal as it’s a little bit shakey but easy to mount.
Hi Largeone1968 - I thought about doing this as I too have a perspex wind deflector - but then the wires are visible. But thanks for thinking....
Only just found this revue... Amazon's price is now £110. BAH!!
YES More dash cam videos please.
Hi Techmoan, I wanted to send you a message of thanks. 5 1/2 yrs ago, I watched one of your dashcam reviews and decided to get one (a Novatek 96650 H.264) for my car for the first time. Earlier this week, I had a crash for the first time, at no fault of mine. I was in a turning lane to exit a roundabout when the other person cut me off from a non-turning lane. He admitted fault at the scene, but then later declined to admit fault to his insurance company who have made the dispute so much more stressful. After crying and being in shock for 3 days, I am now glad to say that my insurance company confirmed that I was not at fault - ALL THANKS TO THE DASHCAM FOOTAGE. So, thank you, Techmoan!!! I see that you haven't done a newer review since this one from 3+ years ago. If you have any special recommendations on front+rear dash cams, I would love to know. I will be looking for a set for my next car. Thank you!! xx
Very professional presentation.
This camera looks ideal. I have a Vantrue, and it's so unreliable as to be useless. I've often thought that any replacement should have fore and aft views. After all, a lot of accidents start from behind. Also, I think we need a brick warehouse channel on UA-cam! :)
And they're out of stock in Amazon US.
3 days ago?
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Probably uploaded to Patreon 3 days ago. 🤔
ah yes
The “Techmoan effect” in action.
Are you planning about an update of your beloved dashcam experiences for the year 2021? I still use the DR02 (4K version) and I am quiet happy with it, but I wonder if something new is somewhere out there, maybe 4K60P combined front and back camera. Many cams you can buy today are worse than the DR02, so I don't even know what to try out....