70mai Pro Dash Cam Parking Surveillance Correction And Apology
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 พ.ย. 2020
- I have made a few videos about the 70mai dash cam's parking surveillance feature, but one of the options confused me. I should simply have said that I didn't understand what it meant. Instead, I guessed and I guessed wrong. Big mistake. 70mai have improved the menu descriptions with the new 70mai A800 4k model and after buying an A800 the confusing option with the 70mai Pro suddenly became clear. I made this correction video to try to clear up any confusion. If it's still not clear, please leave a comment below.
Basically, if you connect the dash cam to the car battery so that there is external power when the ignition is off, the dash cam has an option to automatically turn the camera off after a certain length of time if you don't turn it off manually or if you forget to turn it off. It will only do this if the internal G-sensor doesn't detect any motion and it knows that the car is stationary.
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Hi Phil!
If I use this setting on the camera will it use the car's battery for surveillance mode (either through livewire or live accessory socket) or the camera's internal battery?
If it uses the car's battery, do you have any information about the power consumption in parking surveillance mode?
Thanks!
Someone left a comment saying that after a firmware update you can't enable parking surveillance unless you are using a hardwire kit. The internal battery only has enough power to record for 15 minutes, or so, therefore it is inadvisable to use just the internal battery for this feature. Regarding power consumption, the camera uses a small amount of power when monitoring, but a lot more if it detects an event and starts recording. If you use a hardwire kit it will monitor the car battery voltage and switch off at a certain level so that your battery won't drain. How much recording time you get with your car battery depends upon the capacity and temperature, etc. I have left my camera on accidentally for almost 48 hours and the battery was still OK.
Hi, very good video in explaining (and also clearing up confusion on) the parking surveillance feature on 70mai dashcams.
From my personal experience, I can say that the 70mai pro only enters the parking surveillance mode after 10 minutes. The main reason that I would say this is because I had someone crashed into my car bumper while parking in a legitimate place and just ran away (I guess some Malaysian drivers are very irresponsible).
So I checked all recordings that were recorded, I have left the car on 9:36, the dashcam stopped recording on 9:37.
After 10 minutes of non-recording session (which the driver got lucky because my dashcam did not capture anything when he/she bumped my car unluckily), only then the parking surveillance starts on 9:46. Then I came back to my car on 9:48, finding it to be in bad shape when I was gone for 15 minutes. :’)
Anyway, hope my experience does provide you some insight or useful information. :)
Hi Gary, thanks for your information. I don't use parking surveillance, but I just did a quick test. I enable parking surveillance, turned off the dash cam, and when the light had gone out I tapped the camera straight away. The green light came on - indicating it was recording - and when I turned the camera back on it told me that there had been a parking incident! The result of this test would therefore imply that parking surveillance starts immediately after turning off the camera with no delay!
70mai frustrates me. The hardware is very good. The camera is well put together and they have used a good quality lens and sensor. The image quality is fine.
But the user instructions are terrible. The on-line version is written in English, but it has obviously been written by someone who isn't a native speaker and I can't understand certain things. The menu system is often ambiguous and I have had lots of problems with the firmware update process. Version 1.1.0 has been around for a long time, but I can't upgrade beyond 1.0.6na.
These things could be fixed fairly easily, but 70mai seem to be more interested in releasing new products rather than supporting existing products. Another case in point is the 70mai Pro battery replacement. 70mai should make replacement batteries easy to find, but depending where you live it can be a real problem getting hold of one.
Everyone should be able to get information about 70mai products direct from 70mai and shouldn't have to rely on Internet forums and TH-cam. It's a shame because, as I say, the hardware is very good.
And by the way, it's not just Malaysian drivers who are irresponsible, many Thais are the same! My car has received dents and dings while parked and the perpetrators just drive off. Even while waiting in traffic I've been hit by motorbikes weaving in and out of the cars and as soon as they do it they ride off as fast as they can. There's not a lot you can do.
@@PhilUKNet I see, I guess I was just being really unlucky in my case.
And speaking of 70mai, yes you are right, they do have amazing hardware. I did try to read their manual in Mandarin, the manual is no different than the English counterpart, it is still very vague in some way.
I went to the south of Thailand, generally the drivers there are quite polite. Thailand is an amazing place, I can't wait to visit it again when the lockdown is lifted.
@@garymok6413 Interesting to hear that the Mandarin manual is just as bad! I thought it was just the English translation. Lots of Malaysians visit southern Thailand regularly and I would imagine many are missing their trips. The local tourist industry is suffering badly.
@@PhilUKNet Thanks for the info Phil. I was just wondering, can you get live alerts sent to your phone when in park mode?
HI Phil.. If I activated the parking surveillance mode but there is no any parking recording has been made... So is that means that dashcam doesnt use the battery of the car? So it will only use the car battery if there is any parking surveillance recording has been made during the period?
When parking mode has been activated and the camera is switched off it goes into a monitoring state, which uses very little power. If the G-sensor detects movement caused by an impact it records a parking event, which uses more power. Therefore, even if there is no event it still uses a tiny amount of power. Whether it draws this power when in monitoring mode from the internal battery or the car battery, I'm not sure. If it does use the car battery it draws so little power that I don't think it will cause any problems.
@@PhilUKNet Thank you Phil..
thanks sir for the explanation, i just want to get clear,i just got 70mai A800 with hardwire kit,so which is better choice for the auto off option, after 5,10,20 min after stop or Do not turn off automatically, this part really confusing me either the camera will on for 24 hours or just in standby mode
If you select do not turn off automatically and you don't switch the camera off manually it will just stay on and record continually. It won't go into parking surveillance mode.
If you choose a time the camera will turn off automatically after the time you choose if you don't turn it off manually. It will only do this if the car is stationary and it doesn't detect any motion. When it switches off automatically it will go into parking surveillance mode after 5 minutes. There's no better choice, really. It's up to you how long you want the camera to stay on after you park.
I know it's all a bit confusing! The 70Mai Pro confused me because the menu isn't clear and the user manual doesn't explain. The A800 is a bit better.
Hey there! I bought the 70mai pro EU version last week and it’s been amazing so far. I’d like to try the parking mode aswell but when I go to settings and try to turn it on it says I have to connect the cable in order for it to work. It has power, charger is connected and on during this. Is there any addition that I should install. My cam only has power and an sd card in it.
A while ago I started receiving comments saying that 70mai had changed the firmware so that you can only use parking surveillance if the 70mai hardwire kit is installed. I can still use parking surveillance with my camera plugged into a regular 12V outlet, but that's because I'm using old firmware. As you have just bought your camera you will have the latest firmware and you will need to install a hardwire kit if you want to use parking surveillance. Rather than use a regular 12V outlet inside the car, the hardwire kit is wired directly into the car fusebox. It's actually a good thing because it will monitor the voltage and turn off the camera if the voltage is too low, thus preventing a flat battery. However, it means some additional cost and also the installation is a bit fiddly.
Hi, how to auto stop the recording of 70mai pro after we turn off the ignition? I am worried that someday it will make the car battery drain and dead if I forget to turn the camera off manually.
Enable parking surveillance and you will see an option to 'Turn off Cam time'.You can select 20, 30, 40 or 50 minutes. This is the option that confused me initially, but if you leave the camera on it will turn off after the time you select and go into parking surveillance mode. BTW, I have accidentally left my camera on for 2 days and the battery, which is quite a large capacity, was still OK. It's not advisable, but it will last quite a long time.
Hi, ive connected an parking surv. cable via fuse taps to permanent battery charging, but camera says that parking surveilance cable isnt connected.
Acc is connected to 12v cigarette fuse which ia off when car is off, vcc+ is connected to constant battery power via internal light fuse and ground - to chasis.
Any idea?
Thanks
I'm sorry, I don't have any ideas. I haven't installed any hardwire kits and I'm certainly no expert when it comes to car electrics. Are you using the 70mai hardwire kit or another brand? What you've done with acc and vcc sounds correct. Sorry I can't help more, hope you get it sorted out.
I’ve just purchased the pro plus+ 500s and it has the upgraded firmware that you demonstrate here for the 800 … very confusing when I tried to follow your first vid 🤣
You're confused? Me too! To be honest, I have lost interest since making those videos. There were some issues about 70mai that annoyed me and I didn't find the 'extras' particularly useful - ADAS, parking surveillance. I am still using the Pro and my wife still has the A800. We just use them in case of an accident so that we have some video evidence. The image quality is quite good and I have to say that the reliability has been excellent. It gets intensely hot where we live in southern Thailand, but not a single reliability issue with either camera.
@@PhilUKNet I’ve turned all the ADAS off as the car I installed it in has the same functionality… I’ll use the parking feature as you can’t move a car here in the Philippines after an accident without a police report … even in a car park !!! Thanks anyhow, all up and running since watching this latest video !
@@grumpyoldben Glad to hear it, thanks for the feedback!
hello I want to ask 1 thing about this dashcam feature, if I install a hardwire kit for dashcam on my car, can it cause a shortage of battery power and the engine won't start?
(actually I'm kind a little worried about installing a hardwire kit)
I don't use a hardwire kit, I just use a 12v outlet that is live all the time. If I leave parking surveillance on for a very long time with my setup there's a possibility that my battery will run flat and I can't start the car.
The nice thing about the hardwire kits is that they monitor the battery voltage and when it falls to a certain level they switch off the camera and preserve power so that you will be able to start the car. This is a good feature.
Regarding installation, I haven't done it myself but I expect the trickiest part is running the cable from inside the car through the bulkhead to the fuse box. You also need to know which connections to use inside the fuse box. If you're not sure there is a lot of information on-line or you can take it to a suitable car electrics shop.
@@PhilUKNet Ok thanks for the explanation, that was very helpful, yes your guess is right I tried to mount the hardwire kit myself using the fuse holder and the dashboard camera doesn't even turn on. and in the end I instead used a power cable from the 12V outlet 😂😂😂
@@PhilUKNet *Hi, just had a question. If the hardwire kit has a feature to monitor the battery voltage, then in theory, shouldn't there be no way the battery can run flat?*
Parking mode will drain battery ?
Any advice about wich fuse i have to use for parking mode?
Thank you
Not really, I haven't installed a hardwire kit and I'm not that familiar with car electrics. There's a lot of information on-line. If you're doing it for parking surveillance you will need to choose a fuse that is live with the ignition off and rated at a suitable current. I would look on-line for a suitable resource or take it to a local car electrics shop. Good luck!
Hi
1.How can I record the front and rear screen ratio with 16:9?
My a500s's screen ratio is always 4:3.
2. Can I see the rear screen on the wi-fi connected phone?
Sorry, I don't have an A500S. I'm using a 70mai Pro and I put an A800 in my wife's car.
Hi, great video it helps me a lot! I have a mai70 A800S 4K with hardware wire kit connected to the fuse box, in surveillance mode you should has High Sensitivity, Medium or Low? Because I have High and after 5minutes of entering surveillance mode I try to shake the car but the camera does not recorded nothing. Maybe it must be a hard collision? Other question, I have 5min auto off after entering parking mode but the parking mode will continue active so it can record if someone crash it me, right? Thanks a lot!
The G-Sensor doesn't work all that well. In my wife's car I changed the sensitivity from high to low because it was triggering an emergency video every time she drove over a bump. However, when I made videos demonstrating parking mode and tried to trigger a parking incident by slamming a door hard it wouldn't always trigger. It's not that reliable.
This whole thing about parking mode delay confused me. The menu description is vague and there is nothing in the user manual. At first I thought there was a delay between turning the camera off and parking mode becoming active. However, I now think I was wrong. This is how I think it works.
If the camera is connected to the car battery (as your one is via the hardwire kit) and you stop the car, but forget to turn the camera off it turns the camera off automatically after a set time (as chosen through the menu) and then goes into parking mode. Therefore, after you stop the car the camera is either recording or it is in parking mode so you should see any incidents.
The problem, as I mentioned above and you have discovered, is that the parking mode doesn't always trigger when there is an impact.
Did you solve it man? I have the same problem
@@theairsoftguy5649 The app get updated but I did not tested it yet maybe the parking mode works better now. Will test it in a few days and will post the result.
@@diogopincha I tested the sensors after the update,so it seems it has not impoved
Same problem here..
Is your A800 hardwire?to be able to use the 24H parking monitor?
My wife's A800 is connected to an outlet that is only live with the ignition on. It has the original level of firmware and the parking surveillance can be activated, but when it uses the internal battery it doesn't last for very long because the battery has a low capacity.
Several people have told me that with later firmware versions it is necessary to have a hardwire kit, otherwise the parking surveillance feature can't be used. The camera works fine and does what we need it to do, so I haven't bothered upgrading the firmware.
@@PhilUKNet thanks for the info!i do have the A500 pro it works fine im planning hardwiring it.. Infomative video!,keep it coming
Interesante e instructivo video, te quiero pedir un consejo. Yo compre la 70mai pro sin GPS, pero no pensé en una cámara para la parte de atrás y ahora pienso adquirir otra. Qué me aconsejas, comprar otra 70mai pro o mejor compro la 70mai pro plus (A500) y la pongo adelante? Estuve viendo y la pro plus (A500) no tiene control de voz. De antemano gracias.
"Interesting and instructive video, I want to ask you for advice. I bought the 70mai pro without GPS, but I did not think of a camera for the rear and now I am going to buy another. What do you advise me, buy another 70mai pro or rather buy the 70mai pro plus (A500) and put it forward? I've been watching and the pro plus (A500) doesn't have voice control. First of all, Thanks."
From the information I have seen, the A500 DOES have voice control. The A800 has a slot for a rear camera, but it doesn't have voice control.
If you want voice control (and I think it is a very useful feature) I would buy an A500 for the front and put your Pro at the back. The A500 has built-in GPS and you will see speed and coordinates on the video, which you don't see with the Pro. With this method your front and rear videos will be on separate SD cards.
If you want to record front and back on one SD card you could buy the A800 (4k) and a rear camera, but this model doesn't have voice control.
The A500 looks very good and I will probably get one as an upgrade from my Pro. I bought an A800 for my wife, but I don't like it because of the lack of voice control. It can record in 4k, but I'm not interested in 4k. The A500 seems to have everything that I want.
@@PhilUKNet gracias por tu consejo y por tu tiempo. Si Dios quiere entonces haré eso. Nuevamente gracias.
Hello, how can you put the wires off the parking mode Connect to Blackvue box battery? In the end off the wires can we adpate a cigarret mode??
I'm sorry, I have no experience of doing the hardwire kit installation. I wish I could help you, but I'm afraid I can't ☹️
Ordered Nexdigitron parking monitoring backup kit and installed,how do I know it’s working fine..because after hitting dashboard from inside and bonet from outside no recording found in parking servilence folder and even the parking led not glowing and checked parking servillance folder no videos found
A problem that many people mention is that the G sensor isn't very sensitive. When I was testing I really had to slam the door hard at times. There's a setting in the menu, so make sure you have chosen high sensitivity for parking surveillance. You can try tapping the actual camera. You should see a light illuminate and there should be a video in the appropriate folder. To be honest, I haven't been impressed with ADAS or parking surveillance, so I just use the 70mai as a basic dash cam.
I have 2, 70 mai Lite dashcams which basically are almost as same as the pro version however 1 thing I should have done before buying them is more research on the parking mode. The thing is when somebody hits your car, lets say a sideswipe, the car that hit your car will be long gone by the time camera detects there has been a collison. because it takes like 4-5 seconds for the camera to detect the crash and start recording. Bare in mind mines are not connected to the car's battery they are doing this by their internal battery though I dont think ıt would make a difference since 70 mai on all of its range doesnt do timelapse recording like other brands. All of them rely on the g sensor. Meaning they will start recording after an impact was detected. So its always missing the start of the accidents. Correct me if ım wrong because I want to utilize my cameras to their best ability but from what I have observed connecting to the battery wont really make a dfference
I believe that the 70Mai A500 has a time lapse feature. When you put it in parking mode it takes a still frame every second to create a time lapse video as well as starting a video when the G sensor detects an impact. 70Mai could have added this feature to older cameras via a firmware update, but that's not their business model. They want people to keep buying new models. Also, parking surveillance can now only be enabled if you use the 70Mai hardwire kit. It makes sense not to use the internal battery for parking surveillance because it is only 500mAh, but it's good to be able to choose. You can't choose now, you have to buy the hardware kit. 70Mai are very good at making people keep buying their products.
@@PhilUKNet but still even if you connect the cam to the battery it's still using the same principals as if the user was using the internal battery for parking mode or is it? If the footage is any different connecting to the battery then I'll take your word for it but if it's gonna be the same then i won't bother because all the time it's missing the start which is frustrating.
@@pugtato01 That's right, the footage is exactly the same. If someone hits your car the impact triggers the G sensor and this starts the video. Because of the way it works you do not see what happened just before the impact. Many people have been asking for a timelapse function for a long time, which 70mai could have added in a firmware update, but they never did.
If 70mai's advertising blurb is accurate, which it isn't always, the new A500 model has timelapse. When you put it in parking mode it takes a still frame every second and creates time lapse videos. If someone hits your car you still get a parking event video, but you can also look at the time lapse video to see what happened before the parking event. However, as far as I am aware this is only on the A500. Previous 70mai models don't have this feature, even though I saw timelapse advertised as a feature on early 70mai Pro adverts.
Ummm bro...
When in Parking surveillance mode.
Will it use only dashcam battery
Or car battery?
If it's connected to the car battery it will use it - hardwire kit or 12v outlet live with ignition off. If not, it will use the internal battery. Bear in mind the internal battery is only good for a short time. If there are several parking incidents which cause the camera to record video the internal battery won't last long.
Hello is it possible to add 2 70mia pro dashcams to app on phone? I use 2 for front and back.
I'm not sure. I thought it was, but I had a problem. I've used the app for over a year with my Pro with no problems. However, I bought a 70Mai A800 for my wife recently and when I tried to connect with the app I couldn't. I left it and didn't spend any time investigating the problem, but this told me that if you are trying to connect to more than one device there could be problems. I don't know whether it's because I was doing something wrong, there is a bug in the app, or it's not designed to support two devices. When I get some free time I will look into it, but at the moment I can't give you a definitive answer. Sorry.
Hi Phil! So I have to turn off the camera to activate parking surveillance?
That's right. My original guess was wrong about the delay and as soon as you turn it off it goes into parking mode if this option is enabled. The camera should have an external power source. Someone left a comment saying that after a recent firmware update you must have external power via a hardwire kit otherwise you can't use parking surveillance. I can't confirm this myself.
@@PhilUKNet Thank you! What about via powerbank, it is working?
@@pauljoseph8707 I haven't tried it, but several people have left comments saying that they use a power bank for parking surveillance. Someone else commented that there is a risk using power banks left inside parked cars in very hot climates.
I have my camera connected to a 12v outlet that is always live, even with the ignition off. It works, but it is possible that the camera could drain the battery. The best solution would be a hardwire kit wired directly into the fuse box. These monitor the battery voltage and shut off power when the voltage drops below a certain level to prevent this.
@@PhilUKNet I installed the device, and the video quality so good. But the problem is, why my camera turn on almost immediately, after I turn off, to active parking surveillance mode? I charge via powerbank...
@@pauljoseph8707 That's the way it is. When you turn off the 70mai A800 there is a message saying there will be a delay before it enters parking mode. The Pro does it straight away.
Did the Rear dash cam also been recording during parking mode??
At first I thought so, but that appears not to be the case. Only the normal folder has front and rear camera sub-folders. The event and parking folders only have video for the front camera. I don't know whether this has been changed with a firmware update because I have given up with 70mai firmware updates, but this isn't good. The rear camera footage is more important for emergency and parking events than it is for normal video.
Noted on that... Yes agree with you, rear footage is important. Thank you for reply 👍🏻
⚠️I have the A800S i make every thing good with zomai kit wire I put parking surveillance on high sensitive mode and comes P in display, and I make sitting to automatic off in 20mins .
When I make engine off the message its doesn't come parking surveillance on !!
Can you help me please
Have you tried it? After turning parking surveillance on and turning off the ignition, try tapping the camera to simulate a parking collision. When you next turn on the camera, it should inform you that a parking event has been detected.
I would have purchased a few 70mai dash cams if they had Video Buffering for the parking surveillance. No point starting to record a few seconds after the event. Now they have made things worse. You can buy a Dash Cam Battery but that adds $100-$200 more to the cost.
Viofo A129 Duo is the choice for me at the moment. Also because it uses a capacitor for power. Batteries in dash cams in the Australian heat are not a good combination.
I too am becoming disillusioned with 70mai for lots of different reasons. The company could make firmware updates to improve and add many features, but they only seem interested in releasing new products, not improving existing products. Someone just told me that with a new firmware upgrade the parking surveillance stops working if you don't have a hardwire kit. I bought my wife an A800 plus rear camera, but for emergency and parking videos it only records the front camera. My next upgrade was going to be an A500, but now I'm looking at other brands. Thanks for your feedback!
@@PhilUKNet Correct.. That's why I said they've made things worse. Not only are they failing to update the firmware to be more useful but their updates make you buy more of their products if you want it to at least do what it did when you purchased it.. To me that's just a scam and instantly took 70mai off my list... Thanks for the reply
@@brettwhitla4425 Exactly. The Pro with a few firmware updates would be as good as the A500, but those updates never came. It's far more profitable to sell a new camera instead of releasing a free firmware upgrade to improve an existing camera. The 70Mai hardware is fine, but the company's marketing plan is too greedy. I've been looking at Garmin as my next possible upgrade.
@@PhilUKNet I'll keep an eye out for your review on that one Phil. Another reason why I'm leaning towards Viofo is because they're good at updating their firmware.
@@brettwhitla4425 Thanks for the tip on Viofo, which I hadn't heard of before you mentioned it. I've done some research today. The product looks interesting and this brand is available in Thailand. I'll have to compare it to Garmin.
I have 70mai A800s 😤 who i bought it recently after another disappointment 🥺 So it enters in parking surveillance after 5 min but doesn't films anything..why 🤦? keep up with good work 🍻
When it enters parking mode it doesn't film anything. It only starts filming if the camera detects an impact.
I am very confused and yet disappointed in this.
So, I have the 70 mai pro plus, latest firmware, with hardware kit.
Do I have to select the camera to turn automatically off after 5 mins, or I just select to never shutdown?
Can I enable time-lapse photography and parking surveillance mode as well?
I've tried everything, so far I didn't manage to make it working.
I tried to hit the car, nothing happened/recorder even after it is supposedly going to 'parking surveillance mode which is 5 minutes'.
Any help appreciated.
Thank you
Same here. I eventually became confused and frustrated with the camera. I stopped downloading firmware updates a few years ago and I never play with the camera now. It still does the basic job of recording video if I am involved in an accident, but I don't bother with any of the features.
I believe that timelapse is a fairly recent feature. My 70mai cameras don't have it and I know nothing about it.
I think you should opt to turn the camera off automatically. If it stays on it could possibly deplete the car battery. When it turns off automatically it should go into parking mode if this mode is enabled.
I have received many comments about not being able to trigger a parking incident. The G-sensor isn't very sensitive and even if you slam the door hard it doesn't always trigger. This is annoying and means that if a car hits your car while parked you may not get a video.
I've now had the 70Mai Pro for about three years and my long term view is that it is fine as a basic dash cam, but that's all. It has been very reliable and the image quality is OK.
However, the additional features - ADAS and parking surveillance - are a waste of time. If these additional features are important to you there are other cameras on the market that apparently do a better job.
@@PhilUKNet thanks for your reply,
The irony is that i’ve got recently got hit while parked, and this is what the camera was supposed to record, the incident, and guess what, i found nothing.
I still have an assumption that my constant 12v that i have identified using the multimeter with the key removed from ignition may disappear after a few minutes, I will consult an electrician soon and will let you know if i manage to make it work finally.
Hello, I recently bought a 70mai pro and hardwired it with 2 cable hardwire. It has constant power. How do I get 24hour recording in parking?
When it's in parking surveillance mode the camera will be in standby mode and not actually recording. Inside the camera is a G sensor. If another car hits your car the G sensor will detect a collision and record a video. The video length will depend on the setting you have chosen - 1, 2 or 3 minutes. So it won't actually record for 24 hours, but as you have a hardwire kit it will stay in standby mode for longer than 24 hours. Does that answer your question?
@@PhilUKNet I’m understanding that the 70mai pro doesn’t come with 24hour recording feature?
@@MultiSuryansh No, parking surveillance works as I described in my previous reply. Furthermore, the 70Mai Pro can only take a 64GB memory card and it couldn't record for 24 hours without overwriting. I use a 32GB card and even at low resolution it overwrites every 3 hours or so. What would be nice is a time lapse option in parking surveillance mode where it recorded a single frame every 10 seconds or so, but it doesn't have this feature.
@@PhilUKNet Thank you so much Phil.
@@MultiSuryansh Pleasure!
Hello, I wander if I can enable Parking Surveillance mode, if I don't have Hardware kit?
It depends on the firmware version. I stopped doing firmware updates and have quite an old version. My camera is connected to an outlet that is always live, even with the ignition off. I can use parking surveillance. However, with later firmware versions, the camera will only go into parking surveillance mode if there is a hardwire kit. I'm not sure if it is any hardwire kit, or specifically the 70mai hardwire kit.
@@PhilUKNet I started using 70Mai A500s and my camera is also connected to an outlet that is always live.. Somehow it don't allow me to go into parking mode..
@iraklivardiashvili7413 It sounds as if you have recent firmware installed and the camera can't detect a hardwire kit. With the early firmware versions, it would work when connected to a live outlet. Now, it looks for a hardwire kit.
Unfortunately
In new models of 70mai it need hardwire to enable parking surveillance
Even if the car supply the dash cam all the time
Thanks for the info. This is what someone else told me. The hardwire kits make sense, but I think you should be able to choose. 70mai have made it so you can't choose.
My A800 doesn't enter in parking mode. On screen ,appears a message to buy a special cable kit for that! My cigarette lighter has current always on..... I don't know how to activate parking surveillance without buy this kit..... I think Xiaomi modiffied power supply cable,to not working without this kit...
The A800 is in my wife's car. There is no power with the ignition off and thus she doesn't use parking surveillance. Someone left a comment saying that with the latest firmware versions you can only use parking surveillance if you have the 70mai hardwire kit, even if the camera is connected to a permanently live supply. I think you are right. They've designed it so you are forced to buy their hardwire kit. Nice.
I'm interested in buy a 70mai... Can u suggest me what model can I preferred to buy either 70mai Pro or a800?
Actually, neither! The 70Mai Pro lacks features and 70Mai never updated the firmware to add these features. The A800 can use a rear camera and is 4k, but I don't really want these things and it lacks voice control, which I find very useful.
The model I recommend is the 70Mai A500. It is fairly new. It is like the 70Mai Pro with all the missing featured added. It has GPS information in the video, HDR and time lapse.
If you really want 4k and/or a rear camera go for the A800. If not, get an A500. The 70Mai Pro is old now and 70Mai aren't interested in updating the firmware.
@@PhilUKNet OK thanks for ur info... I'm appreciate that...
@@PhilUKNet and 1 more... A500 also got voice control?
@@adyzanahmad8565 I believe so, although I haven't seen one yet.
@@PhilUKNet ooo... I see.... Anyway thanks sir...
Quick update - on version 1.0.6 global version you can't activate the Parking Surveillance mode unless you buy the Parking Surveillance kit... :(
Really? Can you activate it if the cam is connected to a 12v outlet that is live with the ignition off or must it get its power only from the hardwire kit?
@@PhilUKNet Only hardwire kit... My version is 1.0.6ww, I took a quick view on 70mai forums and users are furious about this, especially users how got the cam a while ago with an older version and were able to use it without a hardwire kit and now they can't.
@@amirbs I'd be furious as well if my cam stopped working after a firmware update because of this. This is a decision for the user, not something that firmware should force upon people. I started off being very positive about 70mai, but there have been so many little things that have irritated me.
@@PhilUKNet True... But on that note, I must say: YOU, your videos, and this specific video have become an amazing place for information, overviews, and updates and I think I can say on behalf of the viewers/subscribers - thank you!
[Looking forward to your next videos ;]
@@amirbs Thank you Amir for such a kind comment. I've had some major problems at home recently so my channel has been quiet, but I hope to get going again soon. Best wishes for 2021!
A500s takes 14 seconds to start recording when I hit the car in parking mode..
is that right ⚠️
It doesn't sound right. I would expect it to start immediately.
I try alot.. it takes 14 seconds to start recording
@@A...A5 If another car hits your car, why would you want a delay before the camera starts recording? It doesn't sound right!
Yeah it's take 14 Seconds to start recording in A500S Pro Plus+
Same for A400.
I wonder what happens if when you turn the car off and connect the dash-cam to a power bank what happens? Will it also go to the parking mode after 5 minutes? Has anyone tried it?
I haven't tried this, but this is what I imagine will happen. If you turn the ignition off and the cam loses the 12V supply from the car the cam will switch off. If you have parking mode enabled it will become active after 5 minutes with the 70mai A800. With the 70mai Pro it appears to become active straight away. It will use the internal battery.
If you plug in a power bank the cam will see external power again and switch on. If parking mode is enabled and you turn the cam off manually using the switch on the cam it will go into parking mode, but it will still be powered by the power bank rather than the internal battery.
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@@PhilUKNet Thank you for the answer 👍 I bought the A800 so as soon as I get it I'll report what happens.
Once more thanks for the answer and all you informative videos.
@@Brutipra I get what you are saying, the power bank I have is durable and will be hidden in a place without direct sunlight.
Hi, of you are still here i need an answer of you can. So i have the GPS version of the a500 pro with the hardware kit connected to the battery. I activated the timelapse function and turn off after 20 mins so it timelapses that 20 mins. I also have activated parking survailance, but when i got out of the house after an hour to bump the car and see if parking survailance works, it doesnt. I bumped the ccar,tapped on the Hood, nothing. Should i disable that turn off after 20 mins to see if it works?
Hi, I don't have any experience of the A500 or timelapse feature. Presumably they use the same accelerometer (G sensor) in the A500 as they do in the Pro and it isn't very sensitive. When I was doing testing I sometimes slammed the door very hard or rocked the car and it didn't trigger a parking event. Make sure it's set to high sensitivity, but this is a weakness with the 70mai dash cams. You can try disabling the auto turn off feature, but it shouldn't make any difference. After 20 minutes of timelapse, parking surveillance should be enabled.
@@PhilUKNet i tested it, after the timapse ends, parking mode îs enabled. I have the sensor on high, but it s very weak. I put my foot on the rear hook and pushed the car up and down violently.... Nothing, banged with my fits în the good... Nothing.,but when i banged on the driver door, near the conecting pillar between front and back door, it work. It seems that sensor ia not that good.
@@theairsoftguy5649 A lot of people have commented on this and I found the same problem myself when testing the camera. The sensor isn't very sensitive, even on the high setting. It's not great, but there's not a lot you can do unfortunately. It means that someone could hit your car when parked and it wouldn't trigger a parking event.
@@PhilUKNet I bought it right for that,not being hit in the parking lot,but is seems i dont have luck.Thanks for the responses anyway!Wish you the best
Can I use my car battery to record 24/7? I want to see the accident from the start, so I want the camera to be open and recording 24/7 365 days a year. Can it be? What is the feature?
I guess connect it straight to the battery and simply turn it on if you want it to record 24/7. I don't have any experience of hardwire kits, but if you use a hardwire kit it will probably turn off the camera when the ignition is turned off, which isn't what you want.
The problem doing what you want to do is that when the camera is left on all the time it will keep overwriting the SD card when it gets full. Some people have used 128GB cards successfully, but I think the manufacturer says 64GB is the maximum. I have found that with a 32GB card and fairly low resolution the card is overwritten about every three hours.
Hi i want record 24 hours . Which dash camera want to buy plz suggest me 😞
Sorry, but I don't know. Dash cams overwrite data on the memory card. If you want to record for 24 hours, you will need quite a large capacity memory card and will probably need to use quite a low resolution. Sorry that I can't help you more.
70mai pro a500 doesn't have voice control. Just tested my dash cam today.
Thanks for the heads up!
A500 modelinde var mı?
I believe it does.
Hi Phil... A new dashcam 70mai A500...
Thanks! It seems they've fixed the problems with the Pro, added HDR and repackaged it as the A500. They never had any intention of fixing the Pro firmware, they just keep releasing new models. I'm disappointed with the way they don't support existing models, but this looks like a good replacement for my Pro. The A800 wasn't a good replacement. I have no need for 4k and I miss the voice control.
@@PhilUKNet I have the pro and the lite. but the lite version is worse, slower to start recording when in parking mode. the g sensor is worse, while the pro version recording it at any impact, the lite version often doesn't even record a full minute and still puts it in the normal recording folder. which may not be accepted as proof. They want to launch products, but fix the flaws at all nothing!
@@fiestast1855 Thanks for the info. I was never quite sure of the differences between the Pro and the Lite. This has helped. I received an e-mail from 70mai Pro recently about their new smart watches! They just keep bringing out new products and have no real interest in supporting existing models. The A500 looks nice, but they could have added a lot of the same features to the Pro with a simple firmware update. I guess that free firmware updates don't make them any money, whereas selling new products is a lot more profitable. It's OK. If they sold really expensive products and gave bad service that would be unacceptable, but their products are very cheap so I don't really expect great service.
@@PhilUKNet ONLY 2 difference between: no voice comand and record in full HD. Not 2k like pro version...
@@fiestast1855 I find voice command really useful ... and safe. The lack of voice command was the main thing I didn't like about the A800. I'm pleased to see that the A500 has it, along with HDR and timelapse. In the first adverts I saw for the Pro timelapse was mentioned, but it didn't arrive. The A500 is nicely spec'ed and where I am it is only Bt2,000. I may well upgrade from my Pro to the A500. As far as resolution is concerned, I'm quite happy with 720p and I don't really want any more than 1080p. 4k files are a pain to process.
I have to punch The shit out of my door or anuthing else in order to start recording … someoune scratched my car with some keys and The camera didn t start …. Wowwww
This is something many people complain about. Have you got the sensitivity setting on high? When I was doing my tests, I had to slam the door really hard to trigger a parking event.
For a long time now, I've just used the 70mai as a basic dash cam to record what happens in the event of an accident. I think parking surveillance and ADAS are a waste of time, so don't use these features.
@@PhilUKNet yep… high sensitivity on parking mode and high on colision … i think if i leave it on over The night, in time it will cause Battery drain …
@vlad09haos The sensitivity setting is all I can suggest. The 70mai in my wife's car is set to low sensitivity for collision, but it triggers going over bumps in the road. When you want it to trigger, it doesn't, and when you don't want it to trigger, it does.
I've left mine on accidentally for a couple of days, and it didn't drain the battery. However, when the SD card is full, it will just overwrite the existing footage, and it may overwrite footage that you need.
As a basic camera, it's fine. Mine has been 100% reliable, and the image quality is OK. But, as I said, I haven't found parking mode or ADAS to be useful.
@@PhilUKNet thank s 4 The answers… i ll try filming non stop. It says that The camera knows when you have low voltage and it shuts automatically down
@@vlad09haos I hope that works for you!