Viper VGA DVr dashcam review

[seboni121]

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1280P HD 2.5" LCD NIGHT VISION CCTV IN-CAR DVR ACCIDENT VIDEO PROOF CAMERA Video Recorder

by Digi4U

3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (119 customer reviews)

Price: £15.29

Rotatable LCD, up to 270 degree. Make operate more convenience - Infra-red night-vision with 6-LED light

Real Time & Date display on video, don't need to read on computer

120 degree wide view angle shoot,Support SD/MMC card, up to 32GB

Cycled recording,Motion Detect - select this function, it will automatically record if an object movement

Cheap as chips but has had mixed reviews, so I will be giving it a review and running report once I receive

Edited 9 August, 2013 by seboni121

[FUBAR]

Have you had any before seb? I have been working my way through loads of these things for the last 5 years almost now. Always like to see a impartial review and real sample videos. 

[seboni121]

No I've been using my iPhone 3GS with witness app although works fine , the phone gets really hot so I thought get a DVr and that's what I've done, not here yet got it off amazon delivered for under £20 so I'm not expecting too much, reviews ive seen have been mixed but I'm after a cheapo so if it doesn't work great oneofhe kids can have it , however some reviews have been good and if it turns out too be ok I will get another for the rear screen and wire them in rather than ciggie lighter

[GentleGiant]

There are hundreds of different versions of this camera out there, but for under £20 it is highly unlikely this will be a trued HD camera; more likely it will be upsampled 640x480.

[seboni121]

GG sorry to disappoint received the package today , opened it up and wasnt impressed with packaging didnt come in a nice box , however I paid £15 so not a biggie ! Switched it on and came on , no problems but it wouldn't record a bloody thing ! So after several minutes of swearing , the son said have you formatted the card to the unit ? "What said I " , he said " you need to format the card in the camera " , so he formatted the card to the camera its recording in full HD 1080p , wired it up to the card and works a treat so here she is

Edited 14 August, 2013 by seboni121

[Huskoda]

Yep, as per what GentleGiant said, its a fake one that almost certainly just upscales from 640x480 and only writes 1080p files. The original manufacturer never released one that actually sampled in 1080p. I got a real one (720p) for my lass so will be interesting to compare picture quality.

[seboni121]

Yeah husky there are thousand , well hundreds of this type online but from what I've seen its ok , not viewed it through anything other than its screen but I will hookitup to the plasma to see how it fares , but £15 I'm happy

[Huskoda]

Yeah, for £15 you can't really complain I am genuinely interested in what the difference is. It cost me £30.

[seboni121]

Yeah me 2 I will get son to upload a video as I've got less than no clue at all

[seboni121]

Well I've viewed the footage this camera produces " a load of absolute ****e " what a was of bloody £15 now to get a refund and purchase a better unit any reviews of the sub £50 around ?

Edited 16 August, 2013 by seboni121

[GentleGiant]

lol.

 

Never mind, double your budget and there is a chance you will find a half decent cam.

 

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shipping-HD-1080P-Car-DVR-Vehicle-Camera-Video-Recorder-Dash-Cam-G-sensor-HDMI-GS8000L/939622256.html

 

This one looks interesting, note the number of orders for a 100% satisfaction rating!! The number of diamonds also shows a high volume seller; these people probably ship hundreds of different products every week.

 

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2-5-TFT-LCD-4-3-Car-DVR-Motion-Detection-Camcorder-Vehicle-HD-DVR-Camera-Recorder/884378127.html

 

This looks like the popular F900LHD, a well respected budget car cam, note the Crowns,  with over 120,000 positive ratings, this is a MAJOR shipping company with a near perfect satisfaction score.

 

 

 

 

What you wont find in 90% of the cheap end cameras is a GPS system, what they often say is GPS compatible, but give no idea what GPS or how to fit it!!

[seboni121]

Can you trust the reviews ? I don't know if I've set this wrong or something ! Iran it through the mac this may bethe issue ? Or I've just been ripped off with a fake , I'd expect that from eBay not amazon though

[Huskoda]

There's a website, need to find the link, that shows how to tell the originals from the copies. Basically, anything saying its more than 720p is fake.

I won't say I told you so

Edit: http://dashcamtalk.com/dvr-027-720p/#Original_vs_Fake_Models

Make sure it matches everything on the list.

[Scribbler]

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1280P HD 2.5" LCD NIGHT VISION

 

 

This would have had alarm bells ringing for me 1280p? meh

[GentleGiant]

Can you trust the reviews ? I don't know if I've set this wrong or something ! Iran it through the mac this may bethe issue ? Or I've just been ripped off with a fake , I'd expect that from eBay not amazon though

 

 

Lots of people on Ebay AND Amazon are selling stuff they have bought from the site I linked you to; I have bought quite a bit myself, and although a couple of items werent up to scratch, 90% has been fine - and a fraction of the UK price.

 

Of the items that were duff, I got my money back on all but one; at £1.99 it wasnt worth returning it, but the seller did give me a discount voucher for any further purchase and a BIG apology.

 

If you do a bit of a search you will find the cam you were sold on sale for as little as £8 with free UK shipping.

Edited 16 August, 2013 by GentleGiant

[seboni121]

Lots of people on Ebay AND Amazon are selling stuff they have bought from the site I linked you to; I have bought quite a bit myself, and although a couple of items werent up to scratch, 90% has been fine - and a fraction of the UK price.

 

Of the items that were duff, I got my money back on all but one; at £1.99 it wasnt worth returning it, but the seller did give me a discount voucher for any further purchase and a BIG apology.

 

If you do a bit of a search you will find the cam you were sold on sale for as little as £8 with free UK shipping.

Yeah I saw them after at a lower price ! Amazon have issued me with a returns form so of it goes tomorrow ! I will have to pay postman pat though ! Serves me right for thinking cheap ! , I will use the witness app for now and how Father Christmas is kind and buys me a £100 one

[Lowen]

Well I've viewed the footage this camera produces " a load of absolute ****e " what a was of bloody £15 now to get a refund and purchase a better unit any reviews of the sub £50 around ?

Try the Mobius action cam, true HD excellent quality. £45.00 from Hong Kong - Ebay, I have bought 3 of these units, they are really good. review can be seen on utube, Techmoan.

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Edited 16 August, 2013 by Lowen

[Binzie]

Well I've viewed the footage this camera produces " a load of absolute ****e " what a was of bloody £15 now to get a refund and purchase a better unit any reviews of the sub £50 around ?

What speed/ class card did you use? anything less than class 6 wont work well with video at all ....

[LadyVienna]

Wow that little möbius looks great

[seboni121]

Try the Mobius action cam, true HD excellent quality. £45.00 from Hong Kong - Ebay, I have bought 3 of these units, they are really good. review can be seen on utube, Techmoan.

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That looks good I'm running a mac though ? Looks complicating to change stuff , son could help me do that

[seboni121]

What speed/ class card did you use? anything less than class 6 wont work well with video at all ....

Well thing is I bought the sd card from eBay class 10 -16gb , when I played footage on the unit itself it was ok but putting the card in the mac & it goes crappy ?

[GentleGiant]

The Mobius looks like a decent bit of kit, but it is missing a "G" sensor, file lock, and the ability to switch on and record if someone hits your car while the engine is off.

 

If these guys do a more feature packed cam I would look seriously at buying one.

 

The overlap recordings are excellent though, I dont know why every dash cam doesnt do the same.

[GentleGiant]

Well thing is I bought the sd card from eBay class 10 -16gb , when I played footage on the unit itself it was ok but putting the card in the mac & it goes crappy ?

 The screen on the unit will be lo rez, same as that on a cheap camera phone; so the picture looks good until you try to view it full size.

[Lowen]

That looks good I'm running a mac though ? Looks complicating to change stuff , son could help me do that

Video format is CLIP.MOV surely a mac can cope with that.

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