BlueSkySea B1M Motorcycle dashcam Review
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- A review of the BlueSkySea B1M motorcycle dashcam system, including some installation notes, video footage and photo captures. Installed on my BMW R1200GS.
#motorcycle camera
#BlueSkySea
#B1M
#Motorcycle dashcam
Thank you for the comprehensive information about the product, was really helpful cause I was looking for something similar for a long time.
Great review! Very in dept and answered all the questions I had. Many safe km's to you!
Thank you for the video. I've been thinking about ditching my Sena 10c for a unit that stays on the bike and this answers all my questions. Appreciate you taking the time to make this.
Thanks for a good review on the unit. I was looking at this unit but there wasn't much on UA-cam about it.
Looks like I will be purchasing one
Overall I'm happy with the unit. It's nice that its always on and you don't have to fiddle or set things up before getting video recorded.
Great vid. It's exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks for doing it
This is a very well done review. Thanks a lot foz
I've been sorting through different firmware problems with the way GPS values are embedded in the movie files. I have 6 different firmware versions from BlueSkySea. It seems that after the 20200327 version they started to obfuscate the gps data in the files, I'm not sure why. It may be so that the files can only use their own (rather limited viewer) if you want to display the map and speed separate from that shown in the bottom left corner of the movie. For many reasons I prefer to use Dashcam Viewer software. The firmware versions after 20200327 were supposed to address the power draw issue (I think) and I'm not sure what else. I've contacted the company support to see if they can solve the issue of the gps encoding, but no luck so far. I will probably revert back to the 20200327 firmware, record some files and send them off to DashCam Viewer so that it can be made compatible once more. Of course if you don't have, or or not interested in the gps module, this doesn't apply.
It has been over a year since you made this video on the Blueskysea DVR system . I would like to ask if the unit is still operating and have you had any problems with it. I am considering buying the same model. I watched another review of it and that person said it was water”proof”. I thought your video contained the best and most complete information. I am curious if the B1M has held up and is it still a functional system for your BMW?
I bought a Sena 10C Eco last year. It is the Bluetooth communicator with a nice camera. The camera worked great but the system itself had a manufacturer defect. The battery caused the system to shutdown and get hot. The replacement unit did the same thing. I made an agreement with Sena to replace the 10C Evo with their 50S mesh unit. Now I don’t have a camera…. Any information you would like to share would be appreciated. Side safe…
B1m cam might be ok ..mine never worked and company told me they won't replace the chord that never worked
Why does the video look better on your tv screen than when I'm watching the raw footage? The raw footage looks extremely pixelated, like 480P image that's been upsized to 1080p.
Well it's not a gopro. I think it has something to do with how the camera frames are interpreted by iMovie or UA-cam. It doesn't seem to want to recognize the actual resolution so it starts to interpolate. Looking at the raw footage on my computer is always better. Again, I'll only do that when necessary. Given the unit is a couple of years old now, there should be better upgrades (higher frame rate, higher resolution, better stabilization) available soon.
Thanks for the great video, was a toss-up for me between the dv688 or the B1m. Don't need the screen like on the DV688 since it's buried under the seat on my bike and the DV688 doesn't have WIFI. The B1M does have wifi, so I can make setting on my phone versus digging out the DV688 if I had bought that one...plus the B1M was on sale...so win win for me, cheaper than the 688 and has wifi.
Question....which brand/make SD card are you using?? I know it says 128max...have you noticed a difference with various different SD cards in picture quality?
Thanks for taking the time to compile this review on the B1M !!
Great review!
Can you turn your phone sideways, and show get a full screen? I want to connect a tablet. Perhaps a I pad with a 8 or 10" screen
Very cool!
Some dashcam only run in the background (while the key is turned off) for 24 hours, and then it shuts down completely.
Thanks for the effort to present this, one question is the quality as bad in reality as it appears here?
Nice! Very good information 👍
Great info. Thanks !
Thanks for the upload on this camera and have purchased one just the other day and waiting for it to ship. It has all I want in a camera. Just wondering when you upload to camera how long does it take to upload lets say a 5 minute movie file?
The only thing this camera missed out on was a external mic adapter wish it had one and ease of retrieving the micro card as my seat does not come off that easy. But I believe I can hide the mic so I get nearly no wind nose at all.
It would take a long time if yo tried to upload by the Wifi connection, but I haven't tried it as my phone has limited memory. I take the sd card out and plug it into my computer.
Here's a video in a real life situation. The first part is from my GoPro, followed by the front and rear B1M
ua-cam.com/video/mVIg-shRoM0/v-deo.html
still having doubts, between this model or the other one with display, cos not much coverage here wifi wise in mountain areas . and eats data i guess
None of these will eat data. I got the one with a gps, so it records your location but does not use data like your phone.
@@fozrunner so i could connect it via wifi to my phone for live view while driving without using data?
Thanks for this review. Can you explain why the unit is drawing power when the bike is off? I thought that’s what the yellow switched wire is for - to trigger the unit on and off.
Apparently the new units have this fixed (see below). The yellow switched wire does trigger the unit, but it was still drawing some power, perhaps to the internal battery or the GPS module. I have my unit with both wires to switched power and it's still running and writing the final files with no problem. Also the DashCam Viewer developer has now added support for the unit. I'm quite happy with it.
Thank you for the comprehensive install and usage video. Did you ever move the "Red" wire to the switched-power connection on the Denali? Interested to hear about your results. Seems it should work that way. I am waiting on mine to arrive and this power question (red wire / yellow wire) keeps coming up.
Yes both wires are now on the switched side. The unit powers off normally and I’ve had no problems with file saves or other issues.
@@fozrunner Perfect! Makes sense and I thank you for the reply! Ride safe and be well.
My installation manual had me connect the yellow and red to a keyed power circuit which eliminated any parasitic draw
Seems its not 1080HD quality. can you advise why the video quality doesn't look good on UA-cam video because of the compression issue by UA-cam?
When you import videos into a video editing program it alters the quality, then when you create the video for UA-cam it also uses compression.
@@fozrunner Hello, is it possible to upload a raw footage of a ride to google drive and share the link? I'd like to see the actual image quality. (if it's not too much trouble) I am comparing this unit, and the GreenYi before I make a purchase. Thank you.
@@stargazer6912 I may do that in a few days. I'm sorting through firmware problems with gps values at the moment. I'll probably go back to older firmware, I'll add another comment to explain why.
Hi, still working properly? It's a good deal? I'm looking for a good dashcam,thanks a lot
Yes till working, although the compatibility with DashCam viewer has not been resolved. Otherwise working fine.
Thank you for the good review of that product. May i ask you about the settings of the device and to be more precise i am curious about the videos recorded without phone connected ( for example: When you turn on the motorbike i assume this device have motion detection and start recording automatically when you start drive ,but is the date/time correct when you watch the movies later ? for example you start driving on 13.10.2020 in 13:00 PM , there is no connected phone and the device start recording automatically. Were the videos recorded with that way. whether the videos showed with the proper date/time when you watch them and when you inspect them with the app or with the PC on the SD card.
Yes the camera starts recording and the time is stamped on the video as soon as the bike is turned on, no intervention needed by the rider. If you have the GPS unit the coordinates are stamped as well (once a signal is found). You have to make sure your time zone is set via the app, but once that is done the phone is not needed. I also don't see a way of turning the time stamp off, or the speed stamp off, from the recorded file.
@@fozrunner thanks for the review, I would like to know if the GPS signal gave the date and time settings to the central unit or you need to set it manually if the unit loose it.
@@GiulianoArcinotti Good question! I'm not entirely sure but I think the time must be set by the GPS unit as you need to select the Greenwich Mean Time offset in the app. If the phone set the time you would think that was already accounted. Then again if you don't have a GPS unit attached, how would you set the time? I'll have another look at the settings and see.
@@fozrunner It syncs your phone time automatically after WiFi connection with your phone in the app.
Nice gs
Thanks, I really enjoy the bike!
Are you familiar with the Viofo-MT1? Or have you seen videos about the unit? Can you compare both units?
I've been eyeing the Viofo-MT-1 but like you said the BM1 is half the price of most units. I believe the MT-1 is priced at $270
not familiar with the Viofo
Is the grainy footage at the road level UA-cam compression? Or WDR setting being on or off??
I don't think it is the WDR setting. There are two levels of compression in the video. The first when I import the clip into iMovie and export a file. I selected Quality = Best and Compress =Better Quality. Then when you upload to UA-cam it also messes with the compression. Given that when I look at the raw clip using Quicktime it still looks very over sharpened. I'm not sure if that can be adjusted in the settings. If you look at my video uploads I've added two more videos using the camera, both with WDR off.
Hi how do you connect the gps sensor to the main module
It plugs in to the wiring harness with a supplied Y adapter
@@fozrunner thanks buddy will install it this weekend
These cameras are garbage. Mine lasted 2 years and quit working. They refused to offer any repair either. Nice...
You said they have great customer service, I have found the opposite
What was your problem? I e-mailed them and also used the DashCamTalk forum, where they usually reply.
@@fozrunner I installed my new B1M Motorcycle Camara, it took me 2 days, I tested the to see if it was functioning before I reassembled the motorcycle I checked the system in the garage again before going out on the road. I started to ride and the screen went purple and the image was frozen. I stopped to investigate and found that my wifi wouldn’t connect to the phone, after arriving back home and started to investigate I found that after turning the bike off the DVR still remained powered on, I then unplugged the main power from the unit and it still remanded powered on, I then unplugged the wired controller button and the unit then powered off, I repeated this and it was the same. Also, the wifi still won’t connect.
@@graemepawson The screen on your phone went purple? I must admit I only use the wifi to check out the settings and change the gps time zone. I don't ride with the wifi connected to the unit, and I take out the memory card if I want to look at footage. I haven't had a problem with the unit not turning off. Are you sure you have it on a switched power input?
@@fozrunner So I've just double-checked it and it's not the unplugging of the controller button it's the front camera, but it still won't connect to my wifi, also I checked the card and the front camera is flickering purple
@@graemepawson Hmm I guess you could have a bad unit. Did you try switching the rear and front camera leads? Perhaps one of the camera cables or the camera is bad. If It's not turning off I would check where you tapped in to the power source with a voltmeter to make sure the power is off when the bike is switched off. Where did you buy the unit?
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