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Question: how does it mount on the dashboard
Document: For the price, it is poor built quality. The VDO resolution is good, however, but VDO is not smooth, it is lag and sluggish every other 5-10 sec.On a plus side, it is light weight and easy to mount and use. I'm considering returning this.
The HD images are quite good, and with a 16g class 10 microSd card in it,  1 min = approx 160mb, so i'm okay there. my only grouch is that the plug is on the right side of the unit  which is a bit inconvenient when you are RHD, at least for me. Also wish the mount had another knuckle so that it could bend closer... guess i will get accustomed in a few days... am a happy shopper.
God this thing is a POS. it has terrible build quality. mine had a rattle i opened it up and the battery was loose...not only that the battery wasnt even hooked up to ANYTHING! no wires nothing...its like they just threw a battery inside and said....ok that should do it. the mount snapped. the buttons are flimsy. and yea....not HD. i know its not a $5,000 police dash cam...but come on have some standards.
I did have to place a small piece of duct tape onto the bracket so that the camera would not be loose on the mount.I have viewed the video and it's great HD quality. At night it is somewhat diminished, but still good enough unless you're on a deserted street with no lights. That should be expected. I am buying two more of these for other cars, possibly more to sell.Also, the shipping was amazing considering it came from China. Received it within 7-10 days.
In spite of the size being rather compact, it really does not mount well on a windshield without blocking either driver or passenger vision. The power cord would need to be routed to eliminate it hanging down.A better instruction manual may have given me help to resolve these issues. As it is, the &#34;manual&#34; is not very helpful, and the camera's default boot-up into Chinese with no real instructions on how to change it did not help either.On the positive side,The videos that it did shoot were adequate.
Also, when reviewing my footage, parts of the field of view are clearer than others. The worst parts of the lens are at the periphery of the video, where things become quite blurry.That being said, for the $45 I spent on it, I can't complain. If you're looking for a camera to help record accident footage or bad drivers, etc., then this camera will do a good job. You won't be shooting movie quality footage. The camera has a decent mounting system with a good suction cup mount.
The unit is held onto the dash with a suction cup. No issue there. It then drops down into a ball mount with a pressure coupler there so you can set the angle and then tighten the ring and lock the camera down... no issue there. After the ring that tightens it down there is a small clip that snaps into the camera... Big issue... It wiggles left and right and allows the camera to bounce and jiggle as you drive. I solved that problem by a small drop of super glue in the clip once I figured out exactly where I wanted the camera to look.
I purchased two of these for a 'trial run' and now plan on purchasing three more. I've had the two for about 2 weeks and so far they seem to be working well. Windshield mount holding strong. Camera activates itself and immediately starts recording when power is applied with the 12v outlet. The casing is plastic and seems like poor quality...but again is holding strong.The images that it captures are OK. Nothing fantastic. And at times the video playback pauses and jumps (it's not a smooth video playback all the time).
To get the price down to 40 bucks you will have lower end optical sensors. That being said I was impressed how good it did look and function for 40 bucks. I had an issue with the placement of the power cord. Its a USB type connector with a long cord that goes into a cig lighter adapter that drops the 12v to 5v so the camera can use it. The area that accepts the plug is on the side and the cord sticks out and looks dumb. I think I can wrap it back towards suction cup mount and fix that.Still not so good....
This is a very lightweight and easily portable dashcam. I love how the camera can swivel on the suction cup mount, and I love how the actual part with the camera lens can be turned either forwards or backwards by rotating it. EVideo quality is superb. Very HD and you can see license plates, blinkers, and the color of the traffic lights with no problem. Haven't tried the night vision yet, but on over-cast days in Washington it is a little dark, as expected, but still everything on the road is visible in the video.It is very easy to set up as in date/time/video lengths, etc..... and the instruction manual is very easy to follow with pictures in it (very helpful).
Answer: It uses a suction cup much like a GPS