Hey, he's driving on the wrong side of the road himself, so maybe he shouldn't... (grin, duck and run away from a mob of angry British people who are terribly annoyed by comments like mine about which side of the road the the one to drive on) :o) Joking aside, I would love to see that video. Maybe not with a studio recorded voice track but original uncensored in-car audio.
@@mattcrooke8321 Nope, it's irritating to everybody else. Like going clockwise in a roundabout. Or just having the passenger seat on the driver's side. Let's face it, most people drive on the right. :-P (In case it isn't obvious, I'm just kidding. There's no better or worse, it's just what everyone is used to and I understand that it is impossible nowadays to have a country switch sides like they did in Sweden in the 1960s.) Side note: I still appreciate that people in Japan drive on the left. Since I drive a Japanese car, the gas cap (or whatever that thing is called in Britain that is used to fill up on petrol) is on the left hand side of the car, which would be the passenger side in Japan. As most cars in continental Europe have to approach the petrol pump with their passenger side. If you can approach the pump from both sides, you usually don't need to wait as long if you fill up on the opposite side. :o)
Ha ha!!. You are spot on, it really is what everyone is used to for sure. I drive for my job in the UK (buses) so I class myself as a pretty good, and confident driver. Yet when me and the wife came to America in 2015 we picked up the hire car in San Francisco, and drove all over the place over a period of 2 weeks, ending up in Vegas. Even after 2 weeks of driving in that fantastic country of yours, I still didn't feel confident at all being on the other side of the road, and the other side of the car. Ive driven on mainland Europe a couple of times, and although they drive on the same side as you, the roads, roundabouts, traffic signs etc etc are pretty much the same as the uk, just reversed. Yet in the States, practically nothing is the same as the UK. The first time we came across a huge intersection (I wish I could remember where it was) I froze. It was just so huge with 2 and 3 lanes going in every direction. Somehow I ended up being at the front of the queue of traffic too. It was a nightmare lol. On the very last morning on the way back to the airport in Vegas, we left the hotel at about 4am with a 3 hour drive in front of us. In my tired state, I turned right out of the hotel car park, and went straight over to the left hand side of the road!!! Thank god the road was totally empty. I was there for about 10 seconds before my wife said "Matt, havent you noticed something!!" You've got me thinking about the gas caps on my cars now (we call them petrol caps or filler caps. so you weren't far off). Both mine and the wifes car are British versions of American cars. Mines a Chrysler 300 and hers is a Chevrolet Captiva. We both love everything thats not a boring Eurobox. Both the filler caps are on the left (passenger side) of the car. Im sure my last car, which was a eurobox, the filler was on the right hand side. Id prefer to have a flip down number place and have it like they used to be!!!
@@mattcrooke8321 If you have been driving in the US, you haven't been driving in my country. As a matter of fact I'm from a country much closer to yours, I am from Germany. I may just use some American phrases and spelling since I have spent quite some time in the U.S. plus I am working with colleagues over there every day. ;-) Every time when I was in the UK, I was glad that we din't need to drive at all or somebody was with me who didn't mind driving. Honestly, I didn't dare to drive there at all. Being on the side of the road that you're not used to can be really weird. Not far from where I live they are remodeling a major road connecting two adjacent cities. Normally it would be the northern lanes for westbound traffic, then some grass and trees as a divider followed by the southern lanes for eastbound traffic. Eastbound traffic now has to take a detour, so westbound traffic can use the southern lanes while the northern lanes are being completely rebuilt. It really felt like driving on the wrong side when I first came though. Maybe even more so since you are used to going in the opposite direction in these lanes. On the other hand, driving in the US was not a big deal for me. Sure, the signs look different and there are some rules that are not what we are used to (US: If there is no sign telling you not to do it, you can take a right turn at a red light after stopping if there are no cars near, Germany: You can only do so if there is a sign that allows it), and it takes a while to get a feel for how fast you are driving in miles per hour instead of kilometers, but generally it is more relaxed than what you experience in Germany. And intersections with many lanes is something that you don't see in Germany that often, but where I come from there are some of them. And usually their U.S. counterparts have signs all over the place telling you which lane takes you where. (In my town here in Germany there is a sign about 200 yards before the actual intersection showing you four arrows leading in different directions. However, by the time you see that sign, the road only has three lanes and it is not obvious whether the additional lane starts on either side or one of the three lanes splits up. So it confuses more than it helps.) One thing that helped me a lot when driving in the U.S. is the grid pattern. It makes navigating really easy. Confident bus drivers are something I have experienced in the UK already. I once took a bus ride from Dover to Canterbury and back, and in some places I was absolutely sure that the bus will not make it to its destination in one piece because roads looked to narrow or bridges too low. But we arrived safely. ;-) Ending up on the wrong side of the road (wrong as in "not the side you are supposed to be on according to local regulations") is something that probably happens more easily if the roads are empty and there no other cars around. I heard stories of Germans driving in the UK, and they said that they never ended up on the wrong side while in city traffic, but when driving along lonely roads in the Highlands they eventually ended up on the wrong side and didn't realize it until a long tome later when suddenly another car appeared in front of them.
I think a camera that struggles a bit in bad lighting situations might be an asset. If you're saying you couldn't see a pedestrian because the sun was in your eyes, but the camera shows clear video, what is the jury going to think? Same goes for nighttime video. Having a camera that can see in the dark better than you can might be more of a liability than an asset.
It would show that you were struggling to see, but it wouldn't help your case. If your visibility is impaired you need to accommodate that into your driving technique
I think Uber tried a defense like that when their self driving car struck a pedestrian, the initial video is very dark and shows the person coming out of nowhere. Video released later, though, showed it was much easier to see the pedestrian from a longer way off...
Took two years and many videos before buying a Yi and a AUKEY front and rear Dashcam after watching your reviews. Your tutorials are without doubt the best out there, informative, easy to follow and interesting it would be criminal if you decide to discontinue.
I've found some devices say they support 128gb SD, but they have problems with over 32gb in reality. That's cos all modern SD over 32gb are SDXC using UHS, not the class 10 type cards of SDHC. Formatting in the device doesn't solve it and the default windows format won't either cos it formats exFAT, which isn't always fully supported on devices. The way I get it to work is to get software that can specifically format over 32gb SD as FAT32. For anyone having these type of issues it's worth a try.
you could try formatting NTFS not sure of the camera will read that though. FAT32 should work but you will have file size limitations (which is just fine for a dash cam which will NEVER come close to those file size limitations (4gb per file)
I think youre spot on. Windows wont format this large card to fat32, but other programs will. And will likely solve the problem. But I'll stick with 32gb just in case.
I’ve been using dash cams for about 8 years now.. I own 4 of these Aukey dash cams. I’ve had them about a year and never had a problem with them unlike other more expensive cameras I’ve had. I live in Alaska and this camera has never frozen up in extreme cold weather. (It still turned on at -35F!) I believe it’s also one of the better dash cams for night driving use(it’s dark for half of the year here)I’ve given about 10 of these cameras away as gifts since there so good and affordable! Mine have never blacked out like this one has... I only use 32g micro SD cards... in other cameras I’ve had I noticed black outs and corrupted files when using larger capacity micro SD cards.
i am new to this whole thing. i have the camera now i need to figure out what memory card i need. if it just rewrites over the old footage would i be good with just a 32 g micro. what brand micro sd is best and do i need ultra evo pro high endurance. i am just so confused by all the chooses. any info would be very much appreciated
@@gailene62 From my experience, go with Samsungs Evo Select card on amazon. The green ones. They are by far my favorite sd cards. Better than the sandisks. They are U3 rated which make them very "fast" (Good for recording HD video). Sandisk also makes a "High Endurance" sd card made for dashcams.....but they are more expensive and my Samsung cards seem to last a long time just fine. Whatever you go with, MAKE SURE it has the U3 rating. You could go with a 32gb card. But why not go larger? Memory cards are super cheap now and its better to, at the very least, have a 64gb card. Just in case you needed to see footage from a few days ago and forgot to copy it off of the card. I have two of these Aukey cams and one of the "wedge" aukey cams and I am really happy with them. I run 2 cams-- front and back 24/7 even when my car is parked. Im using a 128gb sd card and I can get about 22-23 hours of recording before it loops over itself. Cameras are wired to the battery and I drive everyday so I don't have to worry about draining my battery. Because I run them 24/7, I push these things to the limits.
I just got the new DRA5 and I love it but I'm just curious. I notice that it takes video all the time and you can't pause it or stop recording.. does this mean you'll only be able to record for 4 hours then have to delete everything? or does the camera just delete the old video when it gets full?
That's honestly something I'd have tried before rendering (hah!) a verdict. Especially with the one clip that messed up even without hitting the button.
That's a UA-cam advertising related issue... Tek Syndicate recently put out a video about it, they'd spoken to UA-cam about why their subscribers weren't seeing the new video notifications... I'm mainly seeing random videos in my "for you" section that you could say are vaguely related to things I watched once or twice but often don't get notifications about stuff I'm actually interested in... Ironically, that's how I ended up seeing the Tek Syndicate video in the first place...
This is weird, but I enjoy just listening to you talk about what you saw on the road while I'm working. ha I don't watch vlogs but if you did do vlogs I'd watch 'em.
I've read the description and honestly sod most subscribers. If they don't like a video then they shouldn't watch it but by it not being in your subscriptions means you might miss a new video or only see it by chance.
Not mine either. Luckily the video showed up as a suggested video when I watched another video, but it still doesn't show up in my subscription feed. This is the second time this has happened to me. What the hell is UA-cam up to?
Read the description: NOTE: I did not put this in the subscriber feed *on purpose*. This is *not* a UA-cam glitch. Feedback tells me that most subscribers to this channel are not interested in my dashcam reviews.
@@dwarf365 Hmm, so what do the people that *are* interested supposed to do? Constantly check Techmoan's uploads or rely on UA-cam to recommend the video?
Interesting, I didn't even know that was an option. Thankfully it showed up in my suggested feed. Personally I think if a subscriber doesn't want to watch a particular video they can just skip it, no reason for the uploader to hide the video from subscriber feeds. That's what I do on other channels that releases videos I'm not particularly interested in watching, I just don't watch it. I don't mind the occasional video I'm not interested in being in my subscription feed.
Looks like most of the good reviewed dash cams are all gone from Amazon these days. Real shame because that means all the review videos have aged out over the years so someone else will have to take up the mantle of checking them out. Very high goal considering your reviews are such high quality.
I have had this dash cam for quite some time as well and have been extremely impressed with it. I got it for £40 and have had it since May this year. Ever since purchasing it and installing it I have had no problems. Anyway great video.
Was first drawn to your channel due to your comprehensive Dashcam reviews. Years later I am looking to upgrade my units and I am saddened to see that you don’t really do them anymore. Hope you return to doing what caused me to be a follower on various other accounts. Be well!
Dash cam videos are the main reason I subscribed many yrs ago. Still just as relevant today. Don't assume your core subscribers are not interested anymore.
Thanks for elaborating why this wasn’t in my sub feed. This isn’t the content I subscribed for, honestly, but I’ll still give it a watch to support you.
no the cow car is in the RIGHT lane (its reversed over their) ie slower traffic keep LEFT not right (as in the US) so he is in the proper lane. over their you "pass" on the right not the left.
I will say one thing about the camera that I like: it has logarithmic light response (like your eyes). This way super bright things dont drown everything else out. The worst are ones with linear response. Anything light or reflective on a darker background ends up looking like a bomb going off and the image is all swamped out.
Hmm... I also have an Aukey camera that looks similar as far as interface is concerned (Mine is a wedge-style), so maybe I should check for a firmware update or for those video artifacts.
GPS on the camera means there is a record of your speed which both process your innocence of a speeding ticket or negates your contribution to an accident.
Around here, if you do the speed limit, you're a road hazard. You have to go at least 5 over to keep up with the flow. But if you leave evidence that you were over the speed limit, an opposing lawyer will make short work of you.
@@SianaGearz I'm sure they could if they really wanted to. But there's always some doubt about the process and if the playback speed matches the recording speed. It's going to be pretty obvious if you're excessive speeding. But "normal speeding", there's doubt. But if the video has MPH from the GPS, and you've just been keeping up with traffic, you're screwed. Why make it easy for the opposing attorney?
@@russellhltn1396 Either way the speed record on a dashcam isn't admissable in court anyway so this question is irrelevant. For admissable evidence, devices need to be calibrated regularly and certified (at least here in the UK anyway), otherwise it can be contested as inaccurate and thrown out of court. Also, GPS only shows speed on a *FLAT LEVEL* surface, if you're going up or down a hill your speed will not be exactly what it says on the screen, but in fact a little more.
@@russellhltn1396 I thought that until I found out that new cars show 10% under your actual speed. By cross-checking with a GPS I found that all those speeding cars were traveling under the speed limit and I really was a hazard trying to stick to what my car said the speed limit was.
I bought one of these after seeing your first video - put it in my dads car and its been working fine since then. They had an accident last week and the footage was perfect no issues at all and was used to prove they were not at fault and in my mind was well worth it. If its worth anything I bought a SanDisk 16 GB Ultra Class 10 MicroSDHC Memory Card for it as well.
Thanks for the videos. I just recently got my hands on a linear tracking turntable at an online auction for cheap. From Watching your videos I felt fairly confident I could troubleshoot it. When I finally got it someone had attempted a lot of work to get it running. The had installed a rather pricey p-mount audio technica cartridge and stylus and there was a brand new platter belt. When I turned it on unfortunately the tonearm wouldn't move. I opened it up and the previous owner had nicely lubricated the tray but they had somehow managed to miss the tiny belt that drives the tonearm. It had gone solid and no longer moved . Quick replacement and now I have a fully working Sharp Rp113 for the cost of $20. Thanks for the inspiration that made this possible.
the Sutton Bank thing I can relate to on a daily basis. Speed limit into town is 100km/hr up to the city bypass where it falls to 80. People constantly must be the first one in line to slow to 80! lol. I cheer when the local PD is there to have a chat with them.
Your dashcam reviews made me buy one. I got the Yi Dashcam. It was for sale few weeks ago i got it and 64gb micro sd for 40€. So far it seems to be doing good work. Thanks for the review and keep up the good work.
Matt, the dash cam reviews are great! I'm glad I was still able to catch it in my recommended videos since I usually don't check there! I think you should keep "notify subscribers" on for these too. The complaints are definitely a vocal minority.
I've always been on the fence about investing in one of these. Part of me really wants one and part of me doesn't think it's worth the investment, we have no fault insurance here (Quebec, Canada) so proving who messed up is less of an issue (basically they just treat it like you both did)
With regards to your Note, YES I'm still very much interested with your dash cam video reviews or rather Any of your reviews. I trust and value your opinions with the products you've reviewed and usually based my purchased on how well you tell us the pros and cons of that product. Please keep up the good work. Thank You.
Helmsley and Sutton Bank looked lovely in the winter sun! Minor glitches aside, it is amazing what you can get for £50 now. Not long ago this would have been 640x480 and the size of half a shoebox.
I first found your channel years back when looking for a dashcam. Not watched your channel again until about a month ago when I stumbled onto another video but on retro AV stuff. Have enjoyed it. Anyway, I need another dashcam and am looking for something semi-decent in 2020. First thing I searched for was 'Techmoan dash cam'
Hi Mat, love your dashcam reviews, I bought G1W and an Aukey DR02D off the back of your reviews. Saved me a lot of bother picking and comparing. Both have been flawless btw. Haven't noticed any of these issues with the DR02D. I'd imagine dashcam reviews are only useful to people looking to buy one, not really interesting for people who watch tech videos just for entertainment.
This video is a masterpiece, you made something that would be somewhat boring and you would know what to expect into something entertaining and informative. Techmoan never disappoints!
Still pictures are good if you do have an accident. Remove the unit and take pictures outside the car, other vehicles, important information such as insurance cards, etc. It's all in one place as opposed to split between the dashcam and a camera or phone.
Or just capture a short video with the needed information? More chance to rescue the legibility in case there's some unforeseen movement, and you can't see much on that tiny low-resolution screen. Even shitty phones do much better at stills though, and are better at inspecting the image too, so while capturing that on dash cam is maybe useful in an emergency, I'd rather have a decent quality.
For what it's worth, I enjoy your dashcam reviews. I've got one that I like (by Roav) but I still watch these to see how the other brands and models perform.
17:17 I reckon is going between Skipton and Harrogate on the A59 - quite a recognisable section of road to me, having lived in that area in my childhood...
That's an interesting point about time delay bureacracy, makes me wonder if anybody makes a system like this that will wirelessly connect to a station in your home when you get back, offload the video, and let you store a lot more. Around here it's not that odd to drive more than an hour back and forth to work daily, and 3+ hours total isn't odd either. If you do nothing else that's already eating pretty well into the data horizon. A wifi enabled SD card, if they come that small, could allow a NAS in your home to ingress that video, keep so many hours at maximum quality, then progressively downgrade old video so you don't have to give terabytes of space to this, but you can still retain footage going back tens of weeks
Looks like a pretty good product over all. For the most part the video footage looked really nice. Almost every day I see someone come flying up a side lane because they know it ends up ahead and they're trying to get past everyone. This one would great for that. One time I wouldn't let a guy do it and he started mashing on his horn like I was the one in the wrong. Haha.
Technically you are. It sounds obvious, but traffic flows best when people use all the road, and that means using the lanes until they end. Plus, a single merge point is far easier to manage than everyone moving over at different points along the preceding half mile of road. Google “zipper merge”
@@mrb692 These people aren't merging they're illegally speeding in order to get ahead of everyone else. Like the motorcycle riders who fly up the shoulder in a busy highway. Often it's in a No Passing zone. One spot where it happens all the time is right in front of a police station.
@@mrb692 they are why the traffic is so backed up, because people driving properly in the traffic lane will have to stop (stopping everyone else behind them, causing the traffic jam) to let the speeders merge back in.
@remingtonh When a road necks down a lane, people in the ending lane have to get over at some point. It is provably better for that merge to occur at one point; it is smoother and safer and traffic flows /faster/ when compared to merging over a long stretch of road. If traffic is that backed up, that the people in the merged lane need to slow, then the road is at it’s carrying capacity anyways. Roads, like pipes, can only flow so much stuff per unit time. Rate=number*speed, so as one goes up, the other goes down. A few cars on the road at a time can flow at the maximum speed, but as more cars get on the road, once that capacity is reached, the average speed of the cars slows and the road is still moving the maximum number of cars per hour it can.
@@mrb692 Merge in turn (which is what we call it in the UK) sorts out this problem. In general UK roads are very well laid out. However, this is idiotic. There is no point in having two lanes if people daren't use them. If there were merge in turn at the end, this wouldn't happen.
You might want to use FFMPEG with the concat command. It turns out that I frequently have to join several short clips at ridiculously high resolutions like 4K in order to make them viewable in a news story. Other times they are 848x480 which is fine, or even 1920x1080 which I first resize down to a quarter 960x540. I used to search the command and copy out the line, but I found that writing a short bash script is quite useful. It's a two step process, first taking the sources and copying them into TS files. Then, it's ffmpeg -i "concat:1.ts|2.ts..." with the rest of the params and Bob's your uncle. Of course, you can start with AVI, MP4, MOV, M4V or any of the formats. They should be the same size. Use your favourite search engine "ffmpeg concat" and you'll be all ready to go. You might even chop off the last couple of frames while you're transcoding if you get that glitch.
Avidemux works better for some reason, ffmpeg corrupts video or has some timestamp problems (when cutting files at least, not sure about everything else)
ffmpeg has options to rewrite the timestamps which you'll need to use for certain formats to avoid those corruption issues. Also, you'll have to figure out how many frames to drop from the start or end of each clip if you want to avoid the glitch due to the repeated second or two between clips. Shame there's no way to turn that off for those using decent video editors that don't drop any frames.
@@Techmoan I fully agree with you, it's inconceivable that it corrupts the video. It's even more inconceivable that it does so when you press the emergency button. I was just thinking that maybe some other editing software, better than iMovie, might still try to render something instead of just refusing to do it. It seems kind of silly - something is better than nothing, I think it should warn the user that a clip is corrupted and ask them if they want to continue anyway. I didn't mean to criticise you, sorry if it sounded like that. Awesome review as always, btw.
Jamal Tyrone A more hardcore option is to use a low level tool to dump out each frame as it's own uncompressed image file then reassemble into a fresh video file. Takes a lot of disk space and may reduce image quality due to compressing twice, but should completely remove any encoding oddities from the original.
I gotta say, coming from Vicovation cameras before they kicked the bucket, I've been using these Aukey ones as a replacement. Lemme just say, they are by far my favorite dashcams. I run them 24/7 even when parked and I have had absolutely no glitches or hiccups even in California summer heat. I've even been buying these for all my family and friends and am happy they are so affordable compared to those Vico cams, which were inflated as hell. Maybe you got a bum camera or something? In any case, thorough review. You got me into these dashcams years ago lol.
Great review ... and I appreciate your approach to surveying interest. I’d watch them regardless as you have a very engaging presentation style and given the huge experience you have (as in this case) you are far more likely to spot weaknesses. One thing I would suggest is with each review reference back to best performance and best budget models and explain where each new review fits by comparison. Keep up the great work!
Its good that you are pointing out all those things for so many dashcams. I bought myself a YI Ultra DashCam after you have made a video about it and it still works fine for me, but I guess that I had never bought one without your wonderful reviews. This glitch is really a big deal, in my opinion even a dashcam without a WiFi connection is not suitable if you are not an elder person without a smartphone. If I have seen something weird on the road or if I want to preserve important footage, I just copy it over to my smartphone and have it there. Im 90 minutes per day inside my car (a 45 minutes way to work and back) and even with a 64 GB card that I use the footage dont last longer than 5 to 6 days. Nevertheless, keep up the great work and greetings from Germany!
Excellent video as usual, I bought one of these to compare to my Transcend DP200 and have found it to be just as good and just as reliable. I have 3 DP200's (bought off the back of your recommendation) and they've been faultless. This one appears to be just as good, and the stripped out features, no WiFi etc doesn't bother me. All I want is something to "have my back" in a crash, or to tell my family what "happened" when I am unable to, and a slight glitch in the recording (which I haven't noticed) won't affect the purpose I need it for. Compared to the DP200's it's marvellous, some might say even better as it's about 60% the size of the Transcend models. Now for the AUDI bashing. AUDI = Another Useless Driver Inside AUDI = All Undertaking Done Intentionally AUDI = Arsehole U Didn't Indicate Also I don't understand the Cowcar, how is making a car incredibly un-aerodynamic (thereby *WASTING* more fuel than it already does), a good environmental message? At least do it with something electric or better yet a bicycle.
I'm still interested in dashcam vids. I bet people with a nice car / motorbike will feel the same. Often it's a good idea to upgrade from time to time, and for me, well, i guess it's about time for a more modern dashcam. For me, you definitely set the standard, your testing procedures and methodology is solid and constant, so I know exactly what I can expect, and most of all, i trust you to be honest. Cheers man, thanks for sharing!
I have been using this camera with SanDisk 64Gb, and there was not a single problem showed on this video Material. Camera is superb and I never had a problem with it.
TV Mode would also be useful if you want to use it as a "backup camera" in your rear window, with an infotainment system that has analog video input. (As many third-party stereos now have specifically to work with a backup camera.)
Great Video review. I saw it is listed as one of the top 5 dash cams and looked for a video on it and this one popped up. You did a great job and covered all the pros and cons. I bought it and it does a great job. THANKS
The video image quality still looks really good in 2022. My second DR-01 just broke after getting dropped, damn shame and I can't find a replacement that isn't £50 and looks worse.
Hi Matt, just fyi: Amazon has tool-less USB connectors so you can cut the cable to an exact length without any slack and put a new USB connector on very easily.
I think that people should get into the habit of checking the write speed of storage cards. I used Crystal Disk Mark 5.0 because it still has the 4K random write check. I bench-marked my cards I use for various cameras. Most people won't care about that and so Techmoan is right to advise against buying the camera if it is picky about the storage cards.
It was Techmoan's dash cam reviews that got me "into him" in the first place, I thought he'd abandoned them so was pleasantly surprised to see this. Didn't come up on my alerts either, just a recommended... odd.
I have this Aukey DR-01 dash cam and I can confirm that mine DOES NOT have the emergency video glitch. I'd guess the problem is his SD card. I use mine with a San Disk 64gb high endurance micro sd card. I personally wouldn't use a 128GB card in a dash cam.
17:17 - That location made me think of driving east down I-90 towards the Columbia River. But there's no westbound lanes and we don't have restriction markers. Still, it's remarkable how a sensory input can so mimic another wholly removed.
ive had mine for a few years its a really good camera. the only thing that sucks is the audio can go low while switching in 10 minute video intervals. if you have the radio on song switching can do that.
I am a commercial driver and I use this camera to take from vehicle to vehicle. I have days worth of footage stored on my NAS and I can't say that I have noticed any corruption. I haven't watched every file it has saved, but every file I have watched, nothing has stood out as bad. I use a Samsung 128 Evo Plus Model: MB-MC128G recording 5 minute blocks, and I put that in a card reader (A Ugreen 30333) to transfer the data to long term storage. Maybe I am just a lucky one.
Great video! Love your whole dashcam series and appreciate you putting all the files online so we can better judge the quality. I'd love to see you do a review of the EHOOM A10 as it looks like it might be a good one for my car?
The sun issue is really a none issue and affects all cameras regardless, the video glitch is also a none issue as well, did you try other editing software on say a pc rather than a Mac? I think this is an amazing camera for what you pay, currently on flash sale at just 30 quid, your normally quite fair on your reviews but this time you haven't been, for 99 percent of folks these bugs don't matter one bit.
Comprehensive review as per usual - personally I'm not a fan of theses all in ones cluttering up the windscreen and IMO are a distraction. Went for hidden 4 channel DVR with switchable sensors and all 4 cameras are hidden
Since I don't plan on doing much video production with my dash cam, I wouldn't really mind that glitch so much. Just being able to have a record of the cause of an accident would be sufficient.
Welcome to Thirsk Mat. If I’d known you were in town you could have popped in for a brew! Tesco car park, happens to me pretty much every time I go in there and the 74 HCV’s stuck on Sutton Bank last year, well I was almost the 75th courtesy of a dud torque converter on the coach I was driving. Hope you enjoyed North Yorkshire. It’s much easier for you Lancashire folk to get here since they abolished the passport checkpoint at Skipton 😆
Wow nice presentation here, Techmoan you were right on with just about everything regarding this Aukey DR-01 review. I took in most of your setup directions and menu setting THAT information is where I got the most value in the time spent here. I have a Vantrue N2 dash cam on the front of my Toyota Sienna and a nice Aukey DR-01 on the rear window over looking any rear end collisions or idiot drivers to the rear of my Van. I live in Lakewood California we all can agree that the So Cal. drivers here are the absolute WORST OF THE WORST! anywhere. you need a dashcam here just to save your ass if or when you have a problem. I was able to set up my device flawlessly. Your English accent for some reason makes it all that much easier to understand. Thank you for your time.
I'd happily watch an entire series of "Techmoan Critiques Dodgy Driving Habits."
Hey, he's driving on the wrong side of the road himself, so maybe he shouldn't...
(grin, duck and run away from a mob of angry British people who are terribly annoyed by comments like mine about which side of the road the the one to drive on) :o)
Joking aside, I would love to see that video. Maybe not with a studio recorded voice track but original uncensored in-car audio.
Ha ha!! But left is best by far!
@@mattcrooke8321 Nope, it's irritating to everybody else. Like going clockwise in a roundabout. Or just having the passenger seat on the driver's side. Let's face it, most people drive on the right. :-P (In case it isn't obvious, I'm just kidding. There's no better or worse, it's just what everyone is used to and I understand that it is impossible nowadays to have a country switch sides like they did in Sweden in the 1960s.)
Side note: I still appreciate that people in Japan drive on the left. Since I drive a Japanese car, the gas cap (or whatever that thing is called in Britain that is used to fill up on petrol) is on the left hand side of the car, which would be the passenger side in Japan. As most cars in continental Europe have to approach the petrol pump with their passenger side. If you can approach the pump from both sides, you usually don't need to wait as long if you fill up on the opposite side. :o)
Ha ha!!. You are spot on, it really is what everyone is used to for sure. I drive for my job in the UK (buses) so I class myself as a pretty good, and confident driver. Yet when me and the wife came to America in 2015 we picked up the hire car in San Francisco, and drove all over the place over a period of 2 weeks, ending up in Vegas. Even after 2 weeks of driving in that fantastic country of yours, I still didn't feel confident at all being on the other side of the road, and the other side of the car. Ive driven on mainland Europe a couple of times, and although they drive on the same side as you, the roads, roundabouts, traffic signs etc etc are pretty much the same as the uk, just reversed. Yet in the States, practically nothing is the same as the UK. The first time we came across a huge intersection (I wish I could remember where it was) I froze. It was just so huge with 2 and 3 lanes going in every direction. Somehow I ended up being at the front of the queue of traffic too. It was a nightmare lol. On the very last morning on the way back to the airport in Vegas, we left the hotel at about 4am with a 3 hour drive in front of us. In my tired state, I turned right out of the hotel car park, and went straight over to the left hand side of the road!!! Thank god the road was totally empty. I was there for about 10 seconds before my wife said "Matt, havent you noticed something!!"
You've got me thinking about the gas caps on my cars now (we call them petrol caps or filler caps. so you weren't far off). Both mine and the wifes car are British versions of American cars. Mines a Chrysler 300 and hers is a Chevrolet Captiva. We both love everything thats not a boring Eurobox. Both the filler caps are on the left (passenger side) of the car. Im sure my last car, which was a eurobox, the filler was on the right hand side. Id prefer to have a flip down number place and have it like they used to be!!!
@@mattcrooke8321 If you have been driving in the US, you haven't been driving in my country. As a matter of fact I'm from a country much closer to yours, I am from Germany. I may just use some American phrases and spelling since I have spent quite some time in the U.S. plus I am working with colleagues over there every day. ;-)
Every time when I was in the UK, I was glad that we din't need to drive at all or somebody was with me who didn't mind driving. Honestly, I didn't dare to drive there at all. Being on the side of the road that you're not used to can be really weird. Not far from where I live they are remodeling a major road connecting two adjacent cities. Normally it would be the northern lanes for westbound traffic, then some grass and trees as a divider followed by the southern lanes for eastbound traffic. Eastbound traffic now has to take a detour, so westbound traffic can use the southern lanes while the northern lanes are being completely rebuilt. It really felt like driving on the wrong side when I first came though. Maybe even more so since you are used to going in the opposite direction in these lanes.
On the other hand, driving in the US was not a big deal for me. Sure, the signs look different and there are some rules that are not what we are used to (US: If there is no sign telling you not to do it, you can take a right turn at a red light after stopping if there are no cars near, Germany: You can only do so if there is a sign that allows it), and it takes a while to get a feel for how fast you are driving in miles per hour instead of kilometers, but generally it is more relaxed than what you experience in Germany. And intersections with many lanes is something that you don't see in Germany that often, but where I come from there are some of them. And usually their U.S. counterparts have signs all over the place telling you which lane takes you where. (In my town here in Germany there is a sign about 200 yards before the actual intersection showing you four arrows leading in different directions. However, by the time you see that sign, the road only has three lanes and it is not obvious whether the additional lane starts on either side or one of the three lanes splits up. So it confuses more than it helps.) One thing that helped me a lot when driving in the U.S. is the grid pattern. It makes navigating really easy.
Confident bus drivers are something I have experienced in the UK already. I once took a bus ride from Dover to Canterbury and back, and in some places I was absolutely sure that the bus will not make it to its destination in one piece because roads looked to narrow or bridges too low. But we arrived safely. ;-)
Ending up on the wrong side of the road (wrong as in "not the side you are supposed to be on according to local regulations") is something that probably happens more easily if the roads are empty and there no other cars around. I heard stories of Germans driving in the UK, and they said that they never ended up on the wrong side while in city traffic, but when driving along lonely roads in the Highlands they eventually ended up on the wrong side and didn't realize it until a long tome later when suddenly another car appeared in front of them.
I think a camera that struggles a bit in bad lighting situations might be an asset. If you're saying you couldn't see a pedestrian because the sun was in your eyes, but the camera shows clear video, what is the jury going to think? Same goes for nighttime video. Having a camera that can see in the dark better than you can might be more of a liability than an asset.
Never thought of that aspect before.
This is a very good point.
It would show that you were struggling to see, but it wouldn't help your case. If your visibility is impaired you need to accommodate that into your driving technique
I think Uber tried a defense like that when their self driving car struck a pedestrian, the initial video is very dark and shows the person coming out of nowhere. Video released later, though, showed it was much easier to see the pedestrian from a longer way off...
@@TheTomco11
That's exactly what every German policeman and judge would tell you. And add, if there is no visibility you HAVE to stop.
Took two years and many videos before buying a Yi and a AUKEY front and rear Dashcam after watching your reviews. Your tutorials are without doubt the best out there, informative, easy to follow and interesting it would be criminal if you decide to discontinue.
DON’T STOP MAKING DASHCAM VIDEOS TM. WE LOVE THEM. YOU ARE THE BEST.
Techmoan presents Britain’s Worst Drivers
Agree
@@andykb7 Heh! Sounds nothing like Quentin!
Those sorts of roundabout moments are stock in trade for dashcam channels.
Or Britain's Biggest Barnpots...
Bill McMinn They were bad, but by no means the worst...
I've found some devices say they support 128gb SD, but they have problems with over 32gb in reality. That's cos all modern SD over 32gb are SDXC using UHS, not the class 10 type cards of SDHC. Formatting in the device doesn't solve it and the default windows format won't either cos it formats exFAT, which isn't always fully supported on devices. The way I get it to work is to get software that can specifically format over 32gb SD as FAT32. For anyone having these type of issues it's worth a try.
you could try formatting NTFS not sure of the camera will read that though. FAT32 should work but you will have file size limitations (which is just fine for a dash cam which will NEVER come close to those file size limitations (4gb per file)
I think youre spot on. Windows wont format this large card to fat32, but other programs will. And will likely solve the problem.
But I'll stick with 32gb just in case.
I’ve been using dash cams for about 8 years now.. I own 4 of these Aukey dash cams. I’ve had them about a year and never had a problem with them unlike other more expensive cameras I’ve had. I live in Alaska and this camera has never frozen up in extreme cold weather. (It still turned on at -35F!) I believe it’s also one of the better dash cams for night driving use(it’s dark for half of the year here)I’ve given about 10 of these cameras away as gifts since there so good and affordable! Mine have never blacked out like this one has... I only use 32g micro SD cards... in other cameras I’ve had I noticed black outs and corrupted files when using larger capacity micro SD cards.
i am new to this whole thing. i have the camera now i need to figure out what memory card i need. if it just rewrites over the old footage would i be good with just a 32 g micro. what brand micro sd is best and do i need ultra evo pro high endurance. i am just so confused by all the chooses. any info would be very much appreciated
@@gailene62 From my experience, go with Samsungs Evo Select card on amazon. The green ones. They are by far my favorite sd cards. Better than the sandisks. They are U3 rated which make them very "fast" (Good for recording HD video). Sandisk also makes a "High Endurance" sd card made for dashcams.....but they are more expensive and my Samsung cards seem to last a long time just fine. Whatever you go with, MAKE SURE it has the U3 rating.
You could go with a 32gb card. But why not go larger? Memory cards are super cheap now and its better to, at the very least, have a 64gb card. Just in case you needed to see footage from a few days ago and forgot to copy it off of the card. I have two of these Aukey cams and one of the "wedge" aukey cams and I am really happy with them. I run 2 cams-- front and back 24/7 even when my car is parked. Im using a 128gb sd card and I can get about 22-23 hours of recording before it loops over itself.
Cameras are wired to the battery and I drive everyday so I don't have to worry about draining my battery. Because I run them 24/7, I push these things to the limits.
I just got the new DRA5 and I love it but I'm just curious. I notice that it takes video all the time and you can't pause it or stop recording.. does this mean you'll only be able to record for 4 hours then have to delete everything? or does the camera just delete the old video when it gets full?
@@charlespotokar2375 once the SD card is full the camera then automatically wrights over the oldest files. 👍.
@@theturtle2121 awesome!! I was really wondering thank you so much
The glitches may be solved by trying a different brand of SD card.
video99.co.uk True but he can only test what’s in front of him.
That's honestly something I'd have tried before rendering (hah!) a verdict. Especially with the one clip that messed up even without hitting the button.
Maybe this one was old with some bad sectors (sectors? or is that an HD thing? Whatever.)
@@PapaVanTwee5 Blocks, technically. But basically the same thing.
@@SianaGearz Samsung makes the best and most reliable flash memory of anybody. The Endurance cards are specifically made for dashcams.
I have read the description, dumb thing from me not to do that in the first place, thanks for the heads up!
Me too
snap , sub'ed and alerted but received no alerts
That's a UA-cam advertising related issue... Tek Syndicate recently put out a video about it, they'd spoken to UA-cam about why their subscribers weren't seeing the new video notifications... I'm mainly seeing random videos in my "for you" section that you could say are vaguely related to things I watched once or twice but often don't get notifications about stuff I'm actually interested in... Ironically, that's how I ended up seeing the Tek Syndicate video in the first place...
Same here, first one I ever caught too.
All the others have, just this one that hasn't.
This is weird, but I enjoy just listening to you talk about what you saw on the road while I'm working. ha I don't watch vlogs but if you did do vlogs I'd watch 'em.
I've read the description and honestly sod most subscribers.
If they don't like a video then they shouldn't watch it but by it not being in your subscriptions means you might miss a new video or only see it by chance.
it WILL be in their feed they just won't get "pinged" about it.
For some reason I didn't get this video in my sub box.
Not mine either. Luckily the video showed up as a suggested video when I watched another video, but it still doesn't show up in my subscription feed.
This is the second time this has happened to me. What the hell is UA-cam up to?
Read the description: NOTE: I did not put this in the subscriber feed *on purpose*. This is *not* a UA-cam glitch. Feedback tells me that most subscribers to this channel are not interested in my dashcam reviews.
@@dwarf365 Hmm, so what do the people that *are* interested supposed to do? Constantly check Techmoan's uploads or rely on UA-cam to recommend the video?
Interesting, I didn't even know that was an option. Thankfully it showed up in my suggested feed.
Personally I think if a subscriber doesn't want to watch a particular video they can just skip it, no reason for the uploader to hide the video from subscriber feeds. That's what I do on other channels that releases videos I'm not particularly interested in watching, I just don't watch it. I don't mind the occasional video I'm not interested in being in my subscription feed.
Ya, I wasn't happy either. I subbed to get every video.
Looks like most of the good reviewed dash cams are all gone from Amazon these days. Real shame because that means all the review videos have aged out over the years so someone else will have to take up the mantle of checking them out. Very high goal considering your reviews are such high quality.
I have had this dash cam for quite some time as well and have been extremely impressed with it. I got it for £40 and have had it since May this year. Ever since purchasing it and installing it I have had no problems. Anyway great video.
I have this, Aukey sent me one, they were so nice, I used it for a long time, had no issues myself.
@ProtoMario: How did your camera manage with the direct winter low Summer light?
@@VitorMadeira Perfect
I have this camera too and Ive had no issues personally myself with 32gb SD card
Was first drawn to your channel due to your comprehensive Dashcam reviews. Years later I am looking to upgrade my units and I am saddened to see that you don’t really do them anymore. Hope you return to doing what caused me to be a follower on various other accounts. Be well!
Dash cam videos are the main reason I subscribed many yrs ago. Still just as relevant today. Don't assume your core subscribers are not interested anymore.
Thanks for elaborating why this wasn’t in my sub feed. This isn’t the content I subscribed for, honestly, but I’ll still give it a watch to support you.
You were listening to a Mac Break Weekly podcast. I recognized Leo doing the ad read.
Thanks for the review of this Dash cam .
That cow car needs to moove over.
That's udderly rediculous
no the cow car is in the RIGHT lane (its reversed over their) ie slower traffic keep LEFT not right (as in the US) so he is in the proper lane. over their you "pass" on the right not the left.
@@nerys71 Neigh, he was fields away from his lane.
Thanks for the review. I'm thinking of getting a dash cam for my dad on his birthday in a few months. This will make an awesome starter cam.
I will say one thing about the camera that I like: it has logarithmic light response (like your eyes). This way super bright things dont drown everything else out. The worst are ones with linear response. Anything light or reflective on a darker background ends up looking like a bomb going off and the image is all swamped out.
The cameras were why I subscribed to you in the first place!
Please keep them coming.
I love your dashcam reviews. I’ve been looking for one and think this might be what I’ve been looking for.
Hmm... I also have an Aukey camera that looks similar as far as interface is concerned (Mine is a wedge-style), so maybe I should check for a firmware update or for those video artifacts.
I'm so glad you reviewed this Dashcam, I've had it on my wishlist for awhile going back and forth between it and the newer 4k Aukey dashcams.
I bought the Yi 2.7k after watching your review a few years ago.
Searched you up again because friends are looking to get dashcams now.
GPS on the camera means there is a record of your speed which both process your innocence of a speeding ticket or negates your contribution to an accident.
Around here, if you do the speed limit, you're a road hazard. You have to go at least 5 over to keep up with the flow. But if you leave evidence that you were over the speed limit, an opposing lawyer will make short work of you.
Can't they just figure out the speed by counting road markings anyway?
@@SianaGearz I'm sure they could if they really wanted to. But there's always some doubt about the process and if the playback speed matches the recording speed. It's going to be pretty obvious if you're excessive speeding. But "normal speeding", there's doubt. But if the video has MPH from the GPS, and you've just been keeping up with traffic, you're screwed. Why make it easy for the opposing attorney?
@@russellhltn1396 Either way the speed record on a dashcam isn't admissable in court anyway so this question is irrelevant.
For admissable evidence, devices need to be calibrated regularly and certified (at least here in the UK anyway), otherwise it can be contested as inaccurate and thrown out of court.
Also, GPS only shows speed on a *FLAT LEVEL* surface, if you're going up or down a hill your speed will not be exactly what it says on the screen, but in fact a little more.
@@russellhltn1396 I thought that until I found out that new cars show 10% under your actual speed. By cross-checking with a GPS I found that all those speeding cars were traveling under the speed limit and I really was a hazard trying to stick to what my car said the speed limit was.
I bought one of these after seeing your first video - put it in my dads car and its been working fine since then. They had an accident last week and the footage was perfect no issues at all and was used to prove they were not at fault and in my mind was well worth it. If its worth anything I bought a SanDisk 16 GB Ultra Class 10 MicroSDHC Memory Card for it as well.
Lol you should create another channel for traffic commentary.. I found it pretty funny.
The North Yorkshire Moors! One of my favourite haunts! Have you been to the Inn at Hawnby? Expensive, but the views from the beer garden are superb.
Please continue your series of DashCam reviews. There is no reviewer better than you offering detail and clarity. Extra bonus: puppet vignettes.
Thanks for the videos. I just recently got my hands on a linear tracking turntable at an online auction for cheap. From Watching your videos I felt fairly confident I could troubleshoot it. When I finally got it someone had attempted a lot of work to get it running. The had installed a rather pricey p-mount audio technica cartridge and stylus and there was a brand new platter belt. When I turned it on unfortunately the tonearm wouldn't move. I opened it up and the previous owner had nicely lubricated the tray but they had somehow managed to miss the tiny belt that drives the tonearm. It had gone solid and no longer moved . Quick replacement and now I have a fully working Sharp Rp113 for the cost of $20. Thanks for the inspiration that made this possible.
I love that road. I'm always in a good mood when I'm driving there, because it means I'm on my way to or from Whitby.
I do find your dashcam reviews useful and also entertaining. Owner of a DR02 based on your previous review. Thanks
the Sutton Bank thing I can relate to on a daily basis. Speed limit into town is 100km/hr up to the city bypass where it falls to 80. People constantly must be the first one in line to slow to 80! lol. I cheer when the local PD is there to have a chat with them.
Your dashcam reviews made me buy one. I got the Yi Dashcam. It was for sale few weeks ago i got it and 64gb micro sd for 40€. So far it seems to be doing good work. Thanks for the review and keep up the good work.
Matt, the dash cam reviews are great! I'm glad I was still able to catch it in my recommended videos since I usually don't check there! I think you should keep "notify subscribers" on for these too. The complaints are definitely a vocal minority.
I've always been on the fence about investing in one of these. Part of me really wants one and part of me doesn't think it's worth the investment, we have no fault insurance here (Quebec, Canada) so proving who messed up is less of an issue (basically they just treat it like you both did)
With regards to your Note, YES I'm still very much interested with your dash cam video reviews or rather Any of your reviews. I trust and value your opinions with the products you've reviewed and usually based my purchased on how well you tell us the pros and cons of that product. Please keep up the good work. Thank You.
Helmsley and Sutton Bank looked lovely in the winter sun! Minor glitches aside, it is amazing what you can get for £50 now. Not long ago this would have been 640x480 and the size of half a shoebox.
I first found your channel years back when looking for a dashcam. Not watched your channel again until about a month ago when I stumbled onto another video but on retro AV stuff. Have enjoyed it. Anyway, I need another dashcam and am looking for something semi-decent in 2020. First thing I searched for was 'Techmoan dash cam'
Hi Mat, love your dashcam reviews, I bought G1W and an Aukey DR02D off the back of your reviews. Saved me a lot of bother picking and comparing. Both have been flawless btw. Haven't noticed any of these issues with the DR02D. I'd imagine dashcam reviews are only useful to people looking to buy one, not really interesting for people who watch tech videos just for entertainment.
Same here; I bought the DR02D the same day I saw Mat's review. I've been very happy with it.
I enjoy seeing all his videos even those for products I'm not interested in buying.
I don't need a dash cam for the lack of a dashboard or the surrounding metal and moving parts. But I still gladly watched it.
You're called Gearz and don't have any gearz?
This video is a masterpiece, you made something that would be somewhat boring and you would know what to expect into something entertaining and informative. Techmoan never disappoints!
Still pictures are good if you do have an accident. Remove the unit and take pictures outside the car, other vehicles, important information such as insurance cards, etc. It's all in one place as opposed to split between the dashcam and a camera or phone.
This camera is not suitable for this since it does not have battery.
It could work if you use an external power bank.
Or just capture a short video with the needed information? More chance to rescue the legibility in case there's some unforeseen movement, and you can't see much on that tiny low-resolution screen.
Even shitty phones do much better at stills though, and are better at inspecting the image too, so while capturing that on dash cam is maybe useful in an emergency, I'd rather have a decent quality.
@@dashcamandy2242 just use your damn phone.
thats what phones are for
I do enjoy your dashcam videos, I purchased the Aukey DR02-D after watching your review. Would love to see you do more!
I watch your dashcam videos in search of the best one for me...I'm still watching!
For what it's worth, I enjoy your dashcam reviews. I've got one that I like (by Roav) but I still watch these to see how the other brands and models perform.
17:17 I reckon is going between Skipton and Harrogate on the A59 - quite a recognisable section of road to me, having lived in that area in my childhood...
That's an interesting point about time delay bureacracy, makes me wonder if anybody makes a system like this that will wirelessly connect to a station in your home when you get back, offload the video, and let you store a lot more. Around here it's not that odd to drive more than an hour back and forth to work daily, and 3+ hours total isn't odd either. If you do nothing else that's already eating pretty well into the data horizon. A wifi enabled SD card, if they come that small, could allow a NAS in your home to ingress that video, keep so many hours at maximum quality, then progressively downgrade old video so you don't have to give terabytes of space to this, but you can still retain footage going back tens of weeks
Looks like a pretty good product over all. For the most part the video footage looked really nice. Almost every day I see someone come flying up a side lane because they know it ends up ahead and they're trying to get past everyone. This one would great for that. One time I wouldn't let a guy do it and he started mashing on his horn like I was the one in the wrong. Haha.
Technically you are. It sounds obvious, but traffic flows best when people use all the road, and that means using the lanes until they end. Plus, a single merge point is far easier to manage than everyone moving over at different points along the preceding half mile of road.
Google “zipper merge”
@@mrb692 These people aren't merging they're illegally speeding in order to get ahead of everyone else. Like the motorcycle riders who fly up the shoulder in a busy highway. Often it's in a No Passing zone. One spot where it happens all the time is right in front of a police station.
@@mrb692 they are why the traffic is so backed up, because people driving properly in the traffic lane will have to stop (stopping everyone else behind them, causing the traffic jam) to let the speeders merge back in.
@remingtonh When a road necks down a lane, people in the ending lane have to get over at some point. It is provably better for that merge to occur at one point; it is smoother and safer and traffic flows /faster/ when compared to merging over a long stretch of road.
If traffic is that backed up, that the people in the merged lane need to slow, then the road is at it’s carrying capacity anyways. Roads, like pipes, can only flow so much stuff per unit time. Rate=number*speed, so as one goes up, the other goes down. A few cars on the road at a time can flow at the maximum speed, but as more cars get on the road, once that capacity is reached, the average speed of the cars slows and the road is still moving the maximum number of cars per hour it can.
@@mrb692 Merge in turn (which is what we call it in the UK) sorts out this problem. In general UK roads are very well laid out. However, this is idiotic. There is no point in having two lanes if people daren't use them. If there were merge in turn at the end, this wouldn't happen.
It's weird seeing a review of this right after I buy one myself. Been using it for maybe a month now and haven't had any problems.
You might want to use FFMPEG with the concat command. It turns out that I frequently have to join several short clips at ridiculously high resolutions like 4K in order to make them viewable in a news story. Other times they are 848x480 which is fine, or even 1920x1080 which I first resize down to a quarter 960x540. I used to search the command and copy out the line, but I found that writing a short bash script is quite useful. It's a two step process, first taking the sources and copying them into TS files. Then, it's ffmpeg -i "concat:1.ts|2.ts..." with the rest of the params and Bob's your uncle. Of course, you can start with AVI, MP4, MOV, M4V or any of the formats. They should be the same size. Use your favourite search engine "ffmpeg concat" and you'll be all ready to go. You might even chop off the last couple of frames while you're transcoding if you get that glitch.
Avidemux works better for some reason, ffmpeg corrupts video or has some timestamp problems (when cutting files at least, not sure about everything else)
ffmpeg has options to rewrite the timestamps which you'll need to use for certain formats to avoid those corruption issues. Also, you'll have to figure out how many frames to drop from the start or end of each clip if you want to avoid the glitch due to the repeated second or two between clips. Shame there's no way to turn that off for those using decent video editors that don't drop any frames.
17:07 It's probably time to ditch iMovie, then :)
@@Techmoan I fully agree with you, it's inconceivable that it corrupts the video. It's even more inconceivable that it does so when you press the emergency button. I was just thinking that maybe some other editing software, better than iMovie, might still try to render something instead of just refusing to do it. It seems kind of silly - something is better than nothing, I think it should warn the user that a clip is corrupted and ask them if they want to continue anyway.
I didn't mean to criticise you, sorry if it sounded like that. Awesome review as always, btw.
and use what?
@Reckless Roges
Windows Movie Maker obviously
Probably Adobe Premiere or Vegas Pro
Jamal Tyrone A more hardcore option is to use a low level tool to dump out each frame as it's own uncompressed image file then reassemble into a fresh video file. Takes a lot of disk space and may reduce image quality due to compressing twice, but should completely remove any encoding oddities from the original.
Dashcam or not, it's still Techmoan! 🤗
I prefer the retro tech, but I'll watch any gadget review you do. Always worthwhile!
MacBreak weekly podcast! Good taste Sir!😊 Oh yes, a good detailed review too. 👍🏻
I gotta say, coming from Vicovation cameras before they kicked the bucket, I've been using these Aukey ones as a replacement. Lemme just say, they are by far my favorite dashcams. I run them 24/7 even when parked and I have had absolutely no glitches or hiccups even in California summer heat. I've even been buying these for all my family and friends and am happy they are so affordable compared to those Vico cams, which were inflated as hell. Maybe you got a bum camera or something? In any case, thorough review. You got me into these dashcams years ago lol.
Great review ... and I appreciate your approach to surveying interest. I’d watch them regardless as you have a very engaging presentation style and given the huge experience you have (as in this case) you are far more likely to spot weaknesses. One thing I would suggest is with each review reference back to best performance and best budget models and explain where each new review fits by comparison.
Keep up the great work!
Its good that you are pointing out all those things for so many dashcams. I bought myself a YI Ultra DashCam after you have made a video about it and it still works fine for me, but I guess that I had never bought one without your wonderful reviews. This glitch is really a big deal, in my opinion even a dashcam without a WiFi connection is not suitable if you are not an elder person without a smartphone. If I have seen something weird on the road or if I want to preserve important footage, I just copy it over to my smartphone and have it there. Im 90 minutes per day inside my car (a 45 minutes way to work and back) and even with a 64 GB card that I use the footage dont last longer than 5 to 6 days.
Nevertheless, keep up the great work and greetings from Germany!
14:25 I can not believe how fast you went down that road, single track too and you had the cheek to complain about the Audi driver!!!!!!!!!!!
;)
Excellent video as usual, I bought one of these to compare to my Transcend DP200 and have found it to be just as good and just as reliable.
I have 3 DP200's (bought off the back of your recommendation) and they've been faultless.
This one appears to be just as good, and the stripped out features, no WiFi etc doesn't bother me.
All I want is something to "have my back" in a crash, or to tell my family what "happened" when I am unable to, and a slight glitch in the recording (which I haven't noticed) won't affect the purpose I need it for.
Compared to the DP200's it's marvellous, some might say even better as it's about 60% the size of the Transcend models.
Now for the AUDI bashing.
AUDI = Another Useless Driver Inside
AUDI = All Undertaking Done Intentionally
AUDI = Arsehole U Didn't Indicate
Also I don't understand the Cowcar, how is making a car incredibly un-aerodynamic (thereby *WASTING* more fuel than it already does), a good environmental message?
At least do it with something electric or better yet a bicycle.
I'm still interested in dashcam vids. I bet people with a nice car / motorbike will feel the same. Often it's a good idea to upgrade from time to time, and for me, well, i guess it's about time for a more modern dashcam. For me, you definitely set the standard, your testing procedures and methodology is solid and constant, so I know exactly what I can expect, and most of all, i trust you to be honest. Cheers man, thanks for sharing!
I have been using this camera with SanDisk 64Gb, and there was not a single problem showed on this video Material. Camera is superb and I never had a problem with it.
I have two of those cameras (model DR-01) in my two cars, and they are great.
I like the cow-powered Bug! I wonder what his beef is?
TV Mode would also be useful if you want to use it as a "backup camera" in your rear window, with an infotainment system that has analog video input. (As many third-party stereos now have specifically to work with a backup camera.)
Great Video review. I saw it is listed as one of the top 5 dash cams and looked for a video on it and this one popped up. You did a great job and covered all the pros and cons. I bought it and it does a great job. THANKS
i have the DR02D with front and rear cameras and never had a problem.
i payed £70 for it using your link after watching your video on it .
The video image quality still looks really good in 2022. My second DR-01 just broke after getting dropped, damn shame and I can't find a replacement that isn't £50 and looks worse.
I actually subscribed for these dash cam reviews. I also like your other usual content, especially the oddball quirky stuff
my dad always says parking lots are dangerous and i love ur videos u showed
I just like watching the dashcam reviews to see how many places I recognise that he's been too :)
Love your dashcam reviews. Long may they continue.
Hi Matt, just fyi: Amazon has tool-less USB connectors so you can cut the cable to an exact length without any slack and put a new USB connector on very easily.
Nice to see you going back to your roots. I thought that "formatting" an SD card just hastens its demise?
15:56 So you listen to MacBreak Weekly from TWiT, good choice of Podcasts 👌
I think that people should get into the habit of checking the write speed of storage cards.
I used Crystal Disk Mark 5.0 because it still has the 4K random write check.
I bench-marked my cards I use for various cameras.
Most people won't care about that and so Techmoan is right to advise against buying the camera if it is picky about the storage cards.
Yes, you’re right. I usually am not interested in dash cam reviews. But it’s a Techmoan video so I‘ll watch it either ways.
It was Techmoan's dash cam reviews that got me "into him" in the first place, I thought he'd abandoned them so was pleasantly surprised to see this. Didn't come up on my alerts either, just a recommended... odd.
PurpleTT99 Read the description. He didn’t put it on the subscription feed on purpose.
It was the action cam reviews which brought me here originally.
I miss that dashcam reviews.
Any chance to coming back after time break ?
That was good stuff.
I have this Aukey DR-01 dash cam and I can confirm that mine DOES NOT have the emergency video glitch. I'd guess the problem is his SD card. I use mine with a San Disk 64gb high endurance micro sd card. I personally wouldn't use a 128GB card in a dash cam.
You were listeninig to Leo Laporte on one of his podcasts! :)
The video was very good, though as an American I had trouble watching so much POV footage from that side of the road without feeling weirdly anxious.
Phenomenal review!!! Can you recommend another Dashcam that you feel is better than this one - in your opinion, of course? Cheers!
This is the first video that I'm aware of that hasn't been in my subscription list. Now I wonder how many I've missed...
Nice vid - suggestion please; can you include 'sections' like performance, conclusion, etc. to your description so that we can easily navigate?
17:17 - That location made me think of driving east down I-90 towards the Columbia River. But there's no westbound lanes and we don't have restriction markers. Still, it's remarkable how a sensory input can so mimic another wholly removed.
Seems crazy you driving on the opposite side of the road. I like the Aukey cams as well.
ive had mine for a few years its a really good camera. the only thing that sucks is the audio can go low while switching in 10 minute video intervals. if you have the radio on song switching can do that.
I am a commercial driver and I use this camera to take from vehicle to vehicle. I have days worth of footage stored on my NAS and I can't say that I have noticed any corruption. I haven't watched every file it has saved, but every file I have watched, nothing has stood out as bad.
I use a Samsung 128 Evo Plus Model: MB-MC128G recording 5 minute blocks, and I put that in a card reader (A Ugreen 30333) to transfer the data to long term storage. Maybe I am just a lucky one.
Great video! Love your whole dashcam series and appreciate you putting all the files online so we can better judge the quality. I'd love to see you do a review of the EHOOM A10 as it looks like it might be a good one for my car?
The question we all want to know: Did you take the new motor up Chimney Bank to see how it handles the 1:3?
Listening to MacBreak Weekly, only time I get to listen to podcasts in the car too
You are actually amazing and a serious juggernaught of the retro tech youtubers and i love you. ;p
The sun issue is really a none issue and affects all cameras regardless, the video glitch is also a none issue as well, did you try other editing software on say a pc rather than a Mac? I think this is an amazing camera for what you pay, currently on flash sale at just 30 quid, your normally quite fair on your reviews but this time you haven't been, for 99 percent of folks these bugs don't matter one bit.
The glare issue is just the way auto exposure works. Any sort of camera would do the same thing to a certain extent.
Comprehensive review as per usual - personally I'm not a fan of theses all in ones cluttering up the windscreen and IMO are a distraction. Went for hidden 4 channel DVR with switchable sensors and all 4 cameras are hidden
Since I don't plan on doing much video production with my dash cam, I wouldn't really mind that glitch so much. Just being able to have a record of the cause of an accident would be sufficient.
Welcome to Thirsk Mat. If I’d known you were in town you could have popped in for a brew! Tesco car park, happens to me pretty much every time I go in there and the 74 HCV’s stuck on Sutton Bank last year, well I was almost the 75th courtesy of a dud torque converter on the coach I was driving. Hope you enjoyed North Yorkshire. It’s much easier for you Lancashire folk to get here since they abolished the passport checkpoint at Skipton 😆
Wow nice presentation here, Techmoan you were right on with just about everything regarding this Aukey DR-01 review. I took in most of your setup directions and menu setting THAT information is where I got the most value in the time spent here. I have a Vantrue N2 dash cam on the front of my Toyota Sienna and a nice Aukey DR-01 on the rear window over looking any rear end collisions or idiot drivers to the rear of my Van. I live in Lakewood California we all can agree that the So Cal. drivers here are the absolute WORST OF THE WORST! anywhere. you need a dashcam here just to save your ass if or when you have a problem. I was able to set up my device flawlessly. Your English accent for some reason makes it all that much easier to understand. Thank you for your time.
I've got a later model of the same camera and the missing frame issue seems to have been resolved.