Thanks for the detailed, thoughtful video! I have a couple of questions. 1. What is the best conclusive position (how far below the rear mirror?) to have the indoor camera and front camera get the unobtrusive views, compared to your your test installation position? 11:15, 18:08 (motion detection) 2. And, do you think M550 would record the car hitting the vehicle without losing the critical first few seconds? I see you pop up like a magician in your motion test. It looks like M550 is not recording 1st 2-3 seconds of the sudden events. 21:42 3.You mentioned the motion sensor is picking lingering from the front camera - What if the impact/lingering is from the back trunk? (street parallel parking situation) Does the rear cam still record the impact in the rear area? Thanks!
Amazing review! Just went ahead and purchased this dash cam. It looked more well thought out than other more expensive 4K 3 channel cams, and after this review I very much so believe it is. Other dash cams have 1 or 2 or many issues and don’t seem reliable. This looks well rounded and well thought out. I will be coming back to edit this comment to leave my thoughts when it arrives here in 3 days.
@@warriorfunctional9097 I had never heard of that before so I just looked at comment and video reviews, it seems like a great camera but an issue a lot of people have with it is that the video skips quite noticeably. And although the other ones are usually super small ones the Togaurd doesn’t come with any SD card. The video quality looked quite good but I wouldn’t do it personally because of how many people said it skips in videos. The video I watched it skipped very short bits but quite frequently, I’ve seen the one I bought do it once or twice but the Togaurd seemed to do it constantly in that review video.
@@warriorfunctional9097 Also that was only 10 minutes of searching so take all that with a grain of salt I may have just found the worst info for it, but I would steer clear just to be safe.
Hi Im Richard I just wanted to say your video was so informative thanks so much I wound up purchasing one of these cameras for my sons car hes a beginner driver so I wanted to give him all the protection needed on the road Thanks again for your video
Nice camera. But I have a quick question plz Why the light screen goes off every 1 minute of recording I want to keep the screen on light for all time. Is there any setting I can set up.
Great review video. Would have liked to see if there were WDR choice available on it. Also did it have HUD of speed option other than just in the small screen font. The display of gps didnt seem to work for some of the video. Is that you turned it off or just a product failure?
Great video Tony! Nice review. I was looking at the Vantrue N4 or Thinkware U1000, but the AZDOME looks like a bang for your buck winner in my "to get next list". Again great job!!!
Nice, thorough review. Thankyou. May I ask if I want to save a recording while driving, perhaps of an attractive view or a close call (that doesn't trigger the G-sensor and automatic save function) can I press a button to save that recording or is my only choice to save it to my phone before the file is overwritten? Also, is the rear camera waterproof (IP 65,66, ....) allowing it be positioned outside the car? I have an SUV with a hatchback which makes positioning the camera inside the rear screen a bit messy because it's difficult to hide the cables.
@@peterpowers4851 No, but since I posted my question I've decided to go for a different camera. One reason being that I wanted a more popular camera so that info is more readily available. Good luck.
Hi Peter. If you go to Amazon and open the page for this camera you will find lots of useful info in the Q&A section regarding what this camera can and cannot do. Including someone saying that in order to lock a video you can long press the up button to lock the current video (1, 3 or 5 minutes), and notice that the lock icon will appear on the screen. Hope that helps
Just bought a THINKWARE U 1000 2 channel too small memory card 32 and paid for it over $550 ! I wish I would have seen this earlier. Im kinda happy but it is quite glitchy..snap
Great video Tony, both the audio and visual presentations. I have a Subaru/Forester/Touring 2020, equipped with "EyeSight", mounting the Azdome M550 will not interfere in the feature/functionality of the "EyeShight". Secondly, does this need to be hardwired using capacitors, than Lithium Battery. I'm in Ponte Vedra, Fl temp goes to lower 90's. Thank you.
hey great video. Where's the link for the download for the program for your computer? Thanks so much and keep the videos coming. I just purchased this cam and from what I'm hearing about this cam, I'm loving it so far. Thanks again
Hello, what is the maximum memory? does it work with 256gb, or would 128gb be the maximum? and you can also indicate what other memory card can be used instead of AZDOME (a card that won't cause problems). Thank you.
Hi, great video. It would be okay if I ask you to review Akeeyo 360 mirror camera? In my case, I ordered everything except for the side camera and my parking monitoring does not work. I'm more than confident that I have hardwire the camera correctly. Perhaps your review could give me more insight of this product. I'm thinking, maybe I need the side camera in order to make the parking monitoring work? I just don't know. Thanks.
I noticed in your "gallery" there was lots of saved videos . . . does it simply record lots of 3 minute videos (if thats your time setting) and then rewrite when the memory card is full? So if I drove for 2 hours, would the whole 2 hour journey be saved on the memory card? Hope that makes sense,
If you have a android radio can you use that as the screen instead of the tiny one it comes with?and can you use the app and monitor the cars inside camera?
If you have the hardwire kit, will the motion and shock sensor work when the car is parked automatically or do you still have to select the parked feature everytime you park it?
Very informative video , thank you! I think the question had been asked but I don't remember seeing your reply if you could use a male to female HDMI extension cable to mount the inside camera in another location rather than having it plugged into the main unit?? I appreciate you taking the time to reply to me. Best regards, David
So although it looks like a mini hdmi connection the pinout is quite different. The mini hdmi fits in the connection though. I don’t think you will be able to use a normal mini hdmi connection to do what you are trying to do.
High tech. How did you mount the rear camera in your truck ? I have a Silverado and not really sure how to mount it….AZDOME didn’t do a good job of providing a decent way to mount it in the back… also would rather have a suction mount instead of the tape….I do like how you can mount the front cam with the magnet….it’s like they put all their design into that part of the cam and just threw everything else together and said that’s good enough. But it’s not. Wishing I’d spent my money else where now…oh well. Any way you could do a short vid on rear mount for us please ?
Hello, it looks like the connection for the cabin camera was realized via an HDMI connection. Would it be possible to move it to another place in the interior using an HDMI cable?
Thanks for the great video, I just installed and hardware it to my car last week, but it turns of after 3 minutes of recording. I press the OK button then I recorded for 3 minutes then the camera turn of is this normal?
Hi There is problems with this cam when ever you switch off or disconnect you have to set time and date again even if you switch off 2 minutes or 5 minutes. Any solution please
How easy was it installing the rear camera ? I’m trying to find a camera with less wiring or wiring that I don’t have to take car apart to adjust the wires lol
You won’t want to turn off the speed stamp anyhow. Imagine being involved in a wreck and the other party accuses you of speeding on a road, but your trusty dash cam proves you were doing the speed limit or even going under the speed limit. It’ll save you.
I ordered one but it's not in English so I don't know how to set it up but I already my Wi-Fi to connect to my car so I could connect the Wi-Fi to this but I need a video if you know any videos to explain how to in not install but to program it because it's not in English 😎
@@HighTechCheck I am just north of you in Monument, but grew up in the Springs…Just bought 2 of these for my vehicles and the hardwire kit, so thanks again!
Great review. How do you power this device when the vehicle is turned off? How will it record in the G-shock or motion detection mode when the vehicle turned off? Are the cables long enough for a SUV?
So the camera needs to be powered somehow when the car is off to use that feature, the hardwire kit is the more permanent option. You can also use a portable battery bank if you only need it for certain times.
This might be a silly question..but when the car is in motion, but the camera screen is dark, or you can't see an actual image on the camera is the camera still recording? I noticed with my camera that when I'm driving the camera will cut off...but as soon as I hit a bump in the road the camera comes back on with a visible recording
May I bother you with another question? I have the app and I tried to connect it to the unit via my car's wifi (which the app recognizes) I get an error message even though the wifi on the unit is enabled. Any advice? Tks.
The wifi is only used to connect to the app, turn on the cameras wifi then connect to it with your phone and open the app. You can then view the videos that are saved on the camera from the app.
I’m stuck on the Rayfoto 3 Channel and the Azdome 3 Channel. They both look about the same. The only thing is I can’t tell which one is better for night time driving. And which one has a better app.
My AZDOME app, keeps going off. Meaning I have keep downloading my app every time. I did everything I saw you do. I want to connect or you supposed to do each every time your car Turn off or start up
You only connect to the dash cam when you need to download the videos to your phone or other app related things, It doesn’t stay in that mode all the time.
I can't seem to get my Wi-Fi turned on, they gave me the password but it didn't work, I even tried it case sensitive and it still didn't work, can you help me
Help... How do we reset the language on the camera? Accidentally programed the language to one that isn't English or Spanish.. it's Asian characters that we can't read anything on it.
The best review and tutorial for this cam. The videos seem to be warm (reddish) to me. Can you readjust the white balance to make it a bit “colder or bluish “?
@@mrchrome3476 I figured it out. Say you download any video from your dash cam to your phone. All you have to do is upload the video into the AZDOME software on your computer, it already has all the speed, location, and other data.
@@theoriginaljean3917 I’ve gotten the ideas to upload before what I can’t seem to achieve is getting the dash cam and cam cam to play at the same time like it does on the dash cam screen.
Is your phone an IPhone? I have the same problem . You need to press ( ok) on the dashcam to stop recording than turn off the cellular data in ur phone than try to connect via WiFi .
Hands DOWN,THIS is THE BEST instal video I have ever seen.....................thanx,I ordered this cam to replace my front cam only cam.
Is there a way to quickly lock a video when you are driving?
This is best AZDome M550 review ever! Thank you so much for the very informative video. Your review is as clear as the 4K resolution! 👍🏻👌✅
Thanks for the detailed, thoughtful video!
I have a couple of questions.
1. What is the best conclusive position (how far below the rear mirror?) to have the indoor camera and front camera get the unobtrusive views, compared to your your test installation position? 11:15, 18:08
(motion detection)
2. And, do you think M550 would record the car hitting the vehicle without losing the critical first few seconds? I see you pop up like a magician in your motion test. It looks like M550 is not recording 1st 2-3 seconds of the sudden events. 21:42
3.You mentioned the motion sensor is picking lingering from the front camera - What if the impact/lingering is from the back trunk? (street parallel parking situation) Does the rear cam still record the impact in the rear area?
Thanks!
Amazing review! Just went ahead and purchased this dash cam. It looked more well thought out than other more expensive 4K 3 channel cams, and after this review I very much so believe it is. Other dash cams have 1 or 2 or many issues and don’t seem reliable. This looks well rounded and well thought out.
I will be coming back to edit this comment to leave my thoughts when it arrives here in 3 days.
Would you recommend Toguard 3 channel?
@@warriorfunctional9097 I had never heard of that before so I just looked at comment and video reviews, it seems like a great camera but an issue a lot of people have with it is that the video skips quite noticeably. And although the other ones are usually super small ones the Togaurd doesn’t come with any SD card. The video quality looked quite good but I wouldn’t do it personally because of how many people said it skips in videos. The video I watched it skipped very short bits but quite frequently, I’ve seen the one I bought do it once or twice but the Togaurd seemed to do it constantly in that review video.
@@warriorfunctional9097 Also that was only 10 minutes of searching so take all that with a grain of salt I may have just found the worst info for it, but I would steer clear just to be safe.
@@warriorfunctional9097 The toguard ce67 has great picture but too many glitches. I’ve been through 2 and I would avoid.
How’s the performance so far?
Now that's how you make a video with all the details, thank you sir.
I do my best because I’m that person who would want to know all the details.
Hi Im Richard I just wanted to say your video was so informative thanks so much I wound up purchasing one of these cameras for my sons car hes a beginner driver so I wanted to give him all the protection needed on the road Thanks again for your video
Nicely done, thanks for the review. Answered almost all my concerns and convinced me to buy.
Watched the whole video, helped me decide to purchase. Thanks.
What is that thing you have plugged in on the top near your mirror? I thought you said the power was coming from the cigarette lighter?
Great demonstration with excelent product for me as Uber driver. Thanks
Nice camera. But I have a quick question plz
Why the light screen goes off every 1 minute of recording I want to keep the screen on light for all time. Is there any setting I can set up.
Do you have a video, how to run the wire of the rear view camera? Thank you again.
For the GPS player make sure you click on file type and select MP4 if you dont see them pull up when you open the folder.
@Jean-Marc Chauveau my comment was only for those who cant view the saved videos on their GOS player. Are ypu having problems viewing the videos??
Great review video. Would have liked to see if there were WDR choice available on it. Also did it have HUD of speed option other than just in the small screen font. The display of gps didnt seem to work for some of the video. Is that you turned it off or just a product failure?
Great video Tony! Nice review. I was looking at the Vantrue N4 or Thinkware U1000, but the AZDOME looks like a bang for your buck winner in my "to get next list". Again great job!!!
When you shut off car and lock doors…should the camera continue blinking green? I use the obd kit with the m550
Can u show us please how u 'actually ' install the wiring both in the front cam and rear cam? I have a ford truck.
Nice, thorough review. Thankyou.
May I ask if I want to save a recording while driving, perhaps of an attractive view or a close call (that doesn't trigger the G-sensor and automatic save function) can I press a button to save that recording or is my only choice to save it to my phone before the file is overwritten?
Also, is the rear camera waterproof (IP 65,66, ....) allowing it be positioned outside the car? I have an SUV with a hatchback which makes positioning the camera inside the rear screen a bit messy because it's difficult to hide the cables.
Did you ever find out if you can quickly lock a video?
@@peterpowers4851 No, but since I posted my question I've decided to go for a different camera. One reason being that I wanted a more popular camera so that info is more readily available. Good luck.
@@bungabening3530 thanks, I just bought 3 of these for all of my vehicles and the included instructions are not very helpful with questions like that.
Hi Peter. If you go to Amazon and open the page for this camera you will find lots of useful info in the Q&A section regarding what this camera can and cannot do. Including someone saying that in order to lock a video you can long press the up button to lock the current video (1, 3 or 5 minutes), and notice that the lock icon will appear on the screen. Hope that helps
@@bungabening3530 thank you, that is exactly what I was looking for!
Many Thanks for this helpeful Video :-) Just went ahead and purchased this dash cam. Greetings from Germany :-)
Just bought a THINKWARE U 1000 2 channel too small memory card 32 and paid for it over $550 ! I wish I would have seen this earlier. Im kinda happy but it is quite glitchy..snap
5 star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ best review on UA-cam in the whole wide world 🌎
Great video Tony, both the audio and visual presentations. I have a Subaru/Forester/Touring 2020, equipped with "EyeSight", mounting the Azdome M550 will not interfere in the feature/functionality of the "EyeShight". Secondly, does this need to be hardwired using capacitors, than Lithium Battery. I'm in Ponte Vedra, Fl temp goes to lower 90's. Thank you.
Does the gb lessen after formatting...& does it keep 7 hrs on a 128gb micro sd card?
Thank you for this detailed video. Planning to purchase this dash cam today. :) God Bless.
hey great video. Where's the link for the download for the program for your computer? Thanks so much and keep the videos coming. I just purchased this cam and from what I'm hearing about this cam, I'm loving it so far. Thanks again
I have a question, if your car has Auto-stop/start will your camera keep turning on and off or will it stay on?
can you do a video on how to update the firmware
is there a way to do zoom in to the video captured?
Hello,
what is the maximum memory? does it work with 256gb, or would 128gb be the maximum? and you can also indicate what other memory card can be used instead of AZDOME (a card that won't cause problems).
Thank you.
Hii great video full information.
I want to know whether 3m tape or magnet on cam is hold good or it fall down on off-road from forward windshield
Существует ли логическая причина для езды в левом ряду когда правый свободный?
Thanks for the detailed, thoughtful video too
How do you upload your videos to show up on a computer screen to display what the camera sees. Including the face and rear camera.
Hi, can you use 512GB sd card for this cam?
I live in Orlando, Florida n wanted to know if this camera is reliable in the heat, pls let me know, before I buy it , thanks
Do you need the hardwiring kit or can you plug It into a portable charger for motion detection
Hi, great video. It would be okay if I ask you to review Akeeyo 360 mirror camera?
In my case, I ordered everything except for the side camera and my parking monitoring does not work. I'm more than confident that I have hardwire the camera correctly.
Perhaps your review could give me more insight of this product.
I'm thinking, maybe I need the side camera in order to make the parking monitoring work? I just don't know. Thanks.
So I noticed the application for this camera has connectivity issues with ios devices. By any chance do you know a fix for this please 😭😫😵
So you have to manually activation motion sensor everytime you park? Assuming its hardwired...
I noticed in your "gallery" there was lots of saved videos . . . does it simply record lots of 3 minute videos (if thats your time setting) and then rewrite when the memory card is full? So if I drove for 2 hours, would the whole 2 hour journey be saved on the memory card? Hope that makes sense,
Can you remotely view your dash camera, (even if you are not with your car)
If you have a android radio can you use that as the screen instead of the tiny one it comes with?and can you use the app and monitor the cars inside camera?
VG INFORMATIVE VLOG. YOU WERE VERY COMPREHENSIVE INCLUDING 📱 ACCESS LIVE STREAM CAPABILITY.
If you have the hardwire kit, will the motion and shock sensor work when the car is parked automatically or do you still have to select the parked feature everytime you park it?
Looks like parking mode sensor has got some issues.... plz comment
Very informative video , thank you! I think the question had been asked but I don't remember seeing your reply if you could use a male to female HDMI extension cable to mount the inside camera in another location rather than having it plugged into the main unit?? I appreciate you taking the time to reply to me. Best regards, David
So although it looks like a mini hdmi connection the pinout is quite different. The mini hdmi fits in the connection though. I don’t think you will be able to use a normal mini hdmi connection to do what you are trying to do.
This video definitely helped me to finally decide on which dashcam to buy. Great and detailed review. Well done. 👍
Thank you Chuck!
@@HighTechCheck hello there. What was the name of the video player for windows called?
Can you set the screen to stay on wile driving
How to keep the screen on while driving all the time?
Thanks
Hi, can you please help me how to fix the time because always have 2 hours behind..thanks
High tech. How did you mount the rear camera in your truck ? I have a Silverado and not really sure how to mount it….AZDOME didn’t do a good job of providing a decent way to mount it in the back… also would rather have a suction mount instead of the tape….I do like how you can mount the front cam with the magnet….it’s like they put all their design into that part of the cam and just threw everything else together and said that’s good enough. But it’s not. Wishing I’d spent my money else where now…oh well. Any way you could do a short vid on rear mount for us please ?
Hello , sir
I was install AZDOME M550 and I set 5min but it record only 9 or 12sec , so Can you show me about this proplem! please
Did you find any solutions?
How did you connect back camera 🎥🫣🫣
This cam is pretty good but the wifi download to my iphone is too SLOW...
Hello, it looks like the connection for the cabin camera was realized via an HDMI connection. Would it be possible to move it to another place in the interior using an HDMI cable?
Just got ours today
Question, how to enable the Always On for the screen? Coz ours goes to Sleep or Turns Off after while when driving
In the settings you should see an option for the screen on time.
Is there a setting that auto downloads the vids to your device?
Thanks for the great video, I just installed and hardware it to my car last week, but it turns of after 3 minutes of recording. I press the OK button then I recorded for 3 minutes then the camera turn of is this normal?
Do you have it set to automatically start recording? I do and mine starts recording
as soon as I turn the car on and it doesn’t stop.
@@HighTechCheck will it still work without connected rear camera??
@@HighTechCheck How do you set it to make it automatically start recording as soon as the car turns on?
Same issue I'm having
Does it work after turning off the car? For safety purposes
Later almost a year using this camera, do you still recommend it? Have you ever tried the Xiaomi 70mai pro plus? What do you think about it?
Hi
There is problems with this cam when ever you switch off or disconnect you have to set time and date again even if you switch off 2 minutes or 5 minutes.
Any solution please
Is the display lit in Parking Mode?
can you review the Lanmodo Vast Pro?
How easy was it installing the rear camera ? I’m trying to find a camera with less wiring or wiring that I don’t have to take car apart to adjust the wires lol
Is it possible to watch recorded videos from the mobile app?
Is there a button to enter the parking mode manually? Planning to hardwire it.
Yes
@@HighTechCheck Which button to enter parking mode manually?
Can you turn off the speed stamp but keep the date and time stamp on?
You won’t want to turn off the speed stamp anyhow. Imagine being involved in a wreck and the other party accuses you of speeding on a road, but your trusty dash cam proves you were doing the speed limit or even going under the speed limit. It’ll save you.
Thanks for the review. It was helpful
I ordered one but it's not in English so I don't know how to set it up but I already my Wi-Fi to connect to my car so I could connect the Wi-Fi to this but I need a video if you know any videos to explain how to in not install but to program it because it's not in English 😎
Great content! Very informative.
Is it possible to reposition the interior camera using a USB extension cable?
How long can it record motion sensor while the car is off and parked?
You need to make sure it’s hardwired and then put it into parking mode.
Dude, awesome 👊🏻
Thanks for the review! I knew the landscape looked familiar! 🤙🏻
Nice! You in the springs?
@@HighTechCheck I am just north of you in Monument, but grew up in the Springs…Just bought 2 of these for my vehicles and the hardwire kit, so thanks again!
Great review. How do you power this device when the vehicle is turned off? How will it record in the G-shock or motion detection mode when the vehicle turned off? Are the cables long enough for a SUV?
check on UA-cam hardwire kit dash cam
@@kambojravinder85 Thanks. is the rear camera cable long enough for standard SUV?
Olá amigo, como manter imagem da câmera em tempo real, apaga depois de 2 minutos.
Is there a link for the hardwire?
can you use your own mini usb cable to power the dash cam? cause i dont want to use big chunk that is included in the box.
Sure
so why we need this camera just for recording purpose and insurance?
Wonderful and thorough review. It helped me decide between several brands and models. Thanks!
For the motion detection do you actually need the dashcam hardwire kit?
So the camera needs to be powered somehow when the car is off to use that feature, the hardwire kit is the more permanent option. You can also use a portable battery bank if you only need it for certain times.
This might be a silly question..but when the car is in motion, but the camera screen is dark, or you can't see an actual image on the camera is the camera still recording? I noticed with my camera that when I'm driving the camera will cut off...but as soon as I hit a bump in the road the camera comes back on with a visible recording
That would be a bad connection on your cigarette socket.
17:19: No cloud backup?
May I bother you with another question? I have the app and I tried to connect it to the unit via my car's wifi (which the app recognizes) I get an error message even though the wifi on the unit is enabled. Any advice? Tks.
The wifi is only used to connect to the app, turn on the cameras wifi then connect to it with your phone and open the app. You can then view the videos that are saved on the camera from the app.
I’m stuck on the Rayfoto 3 Channel and the Azdome 3 Channel. They both look about the same. The only thing is I can’t tell which one is better for night time driving. And which one has a better app.
What did you think about driving at night? And what about the app. Do you have to be in the car to get live feed?
My AZDOME app, keeps going off. Meaning I have keep downloading my app every time. I did everything I saw you do. I want to connect or you supposed to do each every time your car Turn off or start up
You only connect to the dash cam when you need to download the videos to your phone or other app related things, It doesn’t stay in that mode all the time.
When i connect wifi to the camera on my phone i cannot do nothing else on the internet. Can someone help me with that please
How to zoom video while moving tnx
For parking mode... will it only going to record just the front camera only????
I believe it only gets triggered by the front camera
I can't seem to get my Wi-Fi turned on, they gave me the password but it didn't work, I even tried it case sensitive and it still didn't work, can you help me
How long does it record using a 128gb card?
Help... How do we reset the language on the camera? Accidentally programed the language to one that isn't English or Spanish.. it's Asian characters that we can't read anything on it.
The best review and tutorial for this cam. The videos seem to be warm (reddish) to me. Can you readjust the white balance to make it a bit “colder or bluish “?
it doesnt record while off by sensors?
Hi, will the rear camera turn on if you make a reverse drive? Thanks.
It is always on and recording as soon as you turn on the ignition.
Is this better then the r2-4k dash cam?
How do you link your dash cam to the gps software on a computer?
I’m trying to figure that out myself. I wonder if you need a micro SD card reader to upload the videos?
@@mrchrome3476 I figured it out. Say you download any video from your dash cam to your phone. All you have to do is upload the video into the AZDOME software on your computer, it already has all the speed, location, and other data.
@@theoriginaljean3917 I’ve gotten the ideas to upload before what I can’t seem to achieve is getting the dash cam and cam cam to play at the same time like it does on the dash cam screen.
ótimo vídeo!
Having trouble connecting to wifi. Followed the instructions but when I put in password it says unable to connect. Location is turned on. Please help.
Is your phone an IPhone? I have the same problem . You need to press ( ok) on the dashcam to stop recording than turn off the cellular data in ur phone than try to connect via WiFi .