70mai Omni Dash Cam Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2024
- 3/17/23 UPDATE: Well, I finally got the camera to connect to my MacBook. I had to use a non-powered external hub with a USB-A output on it. Very complicated to finally find a connection that worked, but it finally worked.
3/16/23 UPDATE: 70mai has sent me a video showing the camera connected to a MacBook via USB-A to USB-C cable. I was unable to get an A to C cable to do anything other than power on the camera, but presumably it "should" work. 70mai is going to post a video to their TH-cam feed clarifying the process. / @70mai_official
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Full disclosure: 70mai sent me this unit to review, but they had no say in the content of the review - which should be obvious once you watch the review because I come down pretty hard on it.
The Omni is a unique idea, but with too many flaws for me to be able to recommend it. The video quality is outstanding for 1080p, but with no removable MicroSD card it is very difficult to get that high quality video onto a computer. The key feature of this dash cam is its ability to recognize, track, and record threats, but I never got that feature to work even once.
Many of the problems with the dash cam can be fixed with firmware updates, so let's hope they are able to do that.
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0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Design
5:03 - Powering & Mounting
7:28 - Daytime Footage
9:59 - Night Footage
10:58 - Timelapse Footage
11:07 - Voice Commands
14:03 - Threat Detection
16:39 - The App
25:38 - Conclusion - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Again, one of the best reviews out there! I agree with you about the downsides of this dashcam, which are basically what made me go to a different brand. However I have to correct you when you say that the "shoot left" command only films the A pillar of the car. It actually does get the entire left window in the frame. Also the best place to attach this camera is in the middle right under the rear view mirror column. That way it you can film all sides without getting your mirror in the way.
Thank you, you just saved me a lot of money. Every single reviewer is praising the parking guard like crazy, yet not posting a single video that Omni captured in parking guard board.
Yeah, most reviewer’s are just schills. They just say what they’re told and have no integrity for the truth.
@@BrianGreenstone
Shills are legion.
A true epidemic.
Same here mate.. you saved my money too. Could you suggest which is the best one I should go for
For parking guard, it needs to be hard wired
Mine is Hardwired
Mine shuts off when I shut the car off. I have it automatically wired in you know so I can’t take it out. I wish I had known how I would be disgusted by it needing Wi-Fi is not working when I shut the car off easily and return all the stuff. Had I seen this, I would’ve never bought it.
The camera sees you as middle age white guy with glasses & continues looking for the threat. The 'AI' works perfectly.
Great review btw
I just couldn't find anywhere about the micro SD card until I found your video, thanks
Honestly the best review ive seen of this cam . You covered all the important aspects . Really helpful, thank you for this upload !
Best review I’ve seen on this camera. I have a 2 channel Blackvue dr970x, however was looking for a cabin camera
Best and honest review online. I was about ready to buy it but I am glad a check out your video. Thanks!
Brian excellent review. You told us what no other reviewer did! Thanks to your review I didn't bough it as it misses some major functionality. Apparently the AI is ANI (Artificial Non Intelligence) in this generation ;-)
Most honest review I’ve seen yet . I appreciate how you pointed out all the flaws compared to other videos which almost convinced me to purchase . The whole point of wanting this dash cam was for the parking surveillance mode feature and it’s ability to pick up on a potential threat and follow the movements . I thought that feature would be especially helpful during traffic stops but as you pointed out these features are pretty much useless only recording 10secs . It’s a nice camera but it needs to be improved in some of its key features . Could you recommend a dash cam something that’s more improved in all the areas this dash cam fails
best review. wanted to buy one, but now i am not that sure. thx
Probably the most comprehensive review of the 70mai Omni that I've found. I've been impressed with the features and build quality of 70mai products and when they introduced the Omni, I thought they had nailed it for a camera in the high end of low budget cameras. Although, in Canada the camera with hard wire kit and taxes will run very close to $300.00. I cancelled my intention to purchase the Omni when I learned of all the negative "cons", which you have covered very well.
If I can't remove the camera (or an SD card) from the vehicle and download the footage to my desktop computer, that's a NO GO.
If the camera only rotates on command and holds for 10 seconds, before returning to the forward default position, that's a NO GO. (It needs to hold the rotated position until it is commanded to do otherwise).
If the camera can't save and lock and event, that's a NO GO.
If the camera is constantly taking commands from my navigation system, talk radio and passenger conversations, that's a NO GO.
All these issues would seem to be resolvable by a software update, but until 70mai makes the changes, that's a NO GO.
A final question: Does the 70mai app for a smart phone depend solely upon a bluetooth connection, or does one need to have a data plan active on the phone. My smartphone plan has talk and text only and I rely on my home wifi or outside hotspots to access internet data on my phone. I don't have wifi, for example, when my vehicle is parked in my garage 100 feet from my home.
a real review . just what i was looking for . i was suspicious of the fact that all the other reviews only show stock footage of the motion detection AI.
Yes, I noticed that as well, the skateboarder falling onto the car.
I agree also the Omni does misfire occasionally with different shooting commands. Radio was playing music
Thank you for the great review.
I purchased this camera along with its Hardwire kit. However, my car is New, and I'm concerned that making any adjustments to the fuse box might void the warranty. I'm unsure about how to use this camera. If you have any recommendations, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you.
Great review thank you!
This is the best review so far. Real life opinion!
I agree, I've watch numerous videos about this camera and this video was the most informative.
Thanks for a good review, I have one of their other cameras I bought when I was in China in 2019, (can't change it to English) but it works good. I think I will pass on this one because of it not staying on the left window more than 10 seconds. The SD card thing is also a major concern, If your in an accident and the dash cam gets damaged, all video is lost.
great review best one seen yet!
Hi Brian
I have a question… is the plastic holder at minute 6:53 mounting section included with the camera or did you buy it separately?
Installed mine approximately 1 week ago. I installed with the hard wire kit, as the Ai parking function was a must. Mine detection function works as 70mai have indicated, to be fair, it’s not missed a beat. Not sure if being in the uk 🇬🇧 would make a difference, I can’t see any reason why it should. Ps, great video content 👍👍👍
I installed mine yesterday but cannot get the camera to follow someone around the car. Is there a process to follow that’s not obvious?
I appreciate your very comprehensive review. I now will be avoiding this dashcam. Thanks so much.
I think everybody should know this won’t work without Wi-Fi in the car so you’re gonna have to add a phone number to your car and put hotspot on your phone and pay extra somewhere. It doesn’t work normally and I like other things in the car. It requires a Wi-Fi signal and I don’t know how that’s gonna work when it’s supposed to be monitoring the car after we turn the key off and take our cell phone into the restaurant.
It works just fine without WiFi - it records to internal memory which you can later download with the app. Nevertheless, it’s a terrible dash cam.
there is a but,you can rotate the camera manualy with your hand gently too wich side you want
i ❤watching your videos u take your time and step by step
Hey Brian, Ok , I had a chance to sit down today a check out your review of the 70mai Camera. First I want to say this was an outstanding review of the camera! You hit on every detail and aspect that I was wondering about. Unfortunately, I didn’t check out your review BEFORE purchasing the camera and now I have 20:08 it. Like I was telling you in my last post, I’m having problems with connecting the camera to my iPhone through the App. I know you threw yours away after the review and that’s fine. I have an appointment next week to go back to my installer who hooked up the Hardwire Kit so the camera could work. He is going to help me connect the camera to the App. Hopefully soon 70mai will do a Firmware update to address the Parking mode feature because this is one of the main reasons I purchased it. Sorry this is so long, just wanted to say thanks for the great review ! Now subscribed to your Channel !
Thanks! When this camera came out I was really excited about it - it seemed so unique. It's really a shame that it doesn't work properly. I haven't watched anyone else's review since I did mine, so I'm not sure what others are experiencing with it. There were other reviews at the time I did mine, but they were all schill reviews that didn't really go into or provide real world info.
@@BrianGreenstone Well , I have watched other peoples Videos and your video is on point with. Haven’t been able to fully connect it yet, but you give me a heads up in your review to get ready for. I’m planning on watching your other Reviews of Dashcams because I’m looking for a camera that records well and has parking surveillance. If a specific Dashcam comes to your mind please let me know. Thanks again for all your help !
thank you
Will done review I was about to perches it but no more
Doesn’t the surveillance need the hard wired kit?
Yes
Thanks Brian like your review not buying one no micro SD card other issue dealership trade driver need this to go from car to car mount should be a suction cup for fast transport to cars bringing back. Liked it to many flaws major mount and sd card
Well said
Great video Brian, would the parking surveillance be triggered if someone, seeking to key/scratch the car, approached from the back or side of the car?
Probably not. This camera is horrible. Don't buy it.
You can try moving the file to files folder and copy them to and iXpand drive to get full resolution… assume that should work..
9:25 You can attach memory card or USB to iPhone
I have the 128gig one and I love it I didn’t like the price but I mine records around car and in car but you are right it should focus more on a person not only just have a video of them and I never tried plugging to computer and will try but this is the best dash cam I’ve had so far and belt they need to but up a update to fix a lot of people complains like longer emergency videos
Did they fix it?
I should watch your videos first before I ordered it.. so should I return it before I open the box.? I haven’t unboxing yet
Yep
Did you have your phone in your pocket when you did the security test??? If so I wonder if it recognized you from your phone connection
You make very nice video. Which camera will you recommend? Without breaking the bank.
I now have Garmin Mini 2’s in all three of my cars. It may not have as many features as other dash cams, but it is very small and discreet, and reliable.
Hello! I plan on buying this device very soon could anyone give estimates on how much it costed to get it installed by a mechanic?
BEST and most balanced review. This made me decide not to get this camera at this time.
Hi, I was having the same trouble for motion detection, I reached out to 70mai support and this is what they suggest (it worked for me), hope it helps for you.
For the motion detection, needs to meet the following conditions to be triggered：
1.There is a suspicious person within three meters in front of the car
2.Active or stay for more than 15 seconds
3.The camera can capture a full body image of the person
Interesting. So, basically it never does anything.
What about three meters suspicious behind the car?
We have prepared the Tutorial on Footage Download of Dash Cam Omni th-cam.com/video/QHIkCytWlKY/w-d-xo.html to better elaborate the process.
Can you guys explain why only 10sec for shoot left/right ? Will this get a firmware update to be unlimited
And also show if parking surveillance actually works or was it exaggerated marketing ?
I’ve been looking for any review describing exactly what I’ve been going through. The Omni doesn’t detect motion as intendeds, even though it was set ON. Every time I approached my car and look to see if the lens detected me and followed me, nope! It just look forward and not recording. Btw, i did not enable the ADAS. Maybe it must be activated first and calibrated, then it might just do what it’s intended. Yet to be tested.
I never tried the ADAS either. A feature most dash cams have that I don’t need and don’t want.
@@BrianGreenstone my thought the same as my car has already front radar and lane departure sensor, so I didn’t think I need ADAS to be ON. However, it does have the feature to track people, so I think it does need to be activated and calibrated in order for the motion detection to work. I will try that when I have the time next.
I’m curious to hear what you find out. This would be a major faux pas if it really did have to be on in order for the tracking to work.
@@BrianGreenstone I even switched off and on on the cam menu, plus in the app as well, but it never worked with ADAS being off.
So I enabled ADAS and calibrated it as required. It worked fine with detecting cars too close in front, lane departure, and pedestrians too close in front.
Then when put in parking mode with surveillance ON. Motion detection still not working as i walked across in front of it.
Does the camera detect if a car comes close(crashes) when the car is parked?
Did it got any software update, is it now better at tracking in parking mode?
Dunno… I threw mine in the trash.
@@BrianGreenstone
Thanks, I appreciate a lot the honest review and comment!
I totally agree with you 3 cameras are best . thank you.
Did you calibrate the camera as recommended
I don’t remember. That thing went right into the trash as soon as I was done with the review.
I have the same problem. Motion does not detect. I did the same as you. But does not trigger at all.
Because you have to install it with hard wire. Motion detection only works when your car is park and engine off. That’s why you need to have it hardwired.
@juancho hardwire kit is installed, but it still doesn't work.
Maybe they are going to fix all of the issues you stated by making this video. Was this a Bata version they gave or this for sale now?
My understanding is that they’re shipping in a few weeks, so this should be the release version.
Anyone know how to get the visual effects to work?
In app.
It would be perfect of it sends real-time alerts to your mobile phone with a two-way speaker like we see with home security systems.
You listening Amazon and Ring?
Oh, by the way, heat is an image sensors worst threat so this black housing will cook the sensor in time after being exposed to prolonged direct sunlight.
oh, real[y? about the sensors. cause i have black casing on my 12yr old dash cam and they still detect motion just fine . this thing , however doesn't. th-cam.com/video/P4eUZ4AolQs/w-d-xo.htmlth-cam.com/video/P4eUZ4AolQs/w-d-xo.html
I agree with everything u say but the camera should be under your mirror so it has a clear view to the right and I haven’t got my parking mode to work either
I thought about putting it there, but when I did a test positioning it was quickly evident that the giant pill was going to be blocking my view. I had to put it up high where it wouldn’t block anything. I had a bit in the review about that, but it got edited out due to time.
@@BrianGreenstone I rechecked my wiring I have my unit wired in with my aftermarket radio I learned when I disconnect the radio acc the parking mode work on the camera so I’m planning on just running a fuse wire from the battery to see if it fixes the problem later I’ll update u later on this
Can you do a video when the are is parked and show on ur cellphone alerts response, ?
I ditched that camera as soon as I was done with the review. It's in a landfill somewhere now.
Has anyone tried the adas system?
Thank you kind sir, you are probably the only one who was brave enough to say the inconvenient truth: the security features of the camera do not work as advertised!
Thanks. Yeah, I don’t know why all of the other reviews tend to gloss over the problems. I guess the other reviewes are too lazy to actually test the thing.
@@BrianGreenstone I think they just want to make sure they receive the next "wonder" product... Thank you for your honesty!
Mine arrives today and don’t work the ai motion detected when in parking mode. I have the hardwire kit installed. Please help me anyone
Mine doesn’t work either. It needs work.
Brian Greenstone But mine don’t switch to parked mode. The animation of the Maix don’t change to parked mode only filming in forward and the lights don’t turn on. The hardwire kit is installed but i believe is not installed correctly because the cable acc is responsable to turn the camera to parking mode. You see the animation when go to parked mode ?
@@davidramos9795 it sounds like your ACC wire is not connected to the right circuit. Mine works - it puts the camera into park mode.
@@BrianGreenstone Mine now is installed correctly and the motion detection works sometimes. If I push the car the camera starts recording. I have always in Timelapse mode if the motion detection don’t record a incident in my car the Timelapse records because is always recording
@@BrianGreenstone oh boy, Im thinking about getting this but these reviews? I dont know, maybe that Garmin would be better.
I have no idea why I’m having such a hard time connecting this camera to my iPhone. I have the hard wired kit installed by a professional and I still can’t connect the camera to the app
I wish I could help you, but I threw mine in the trash once I was done with the review.
@@BrianGreenstone I hope you, and everyone else who has experienced these problems with the Omni have sent feedback to 70mai to inform them that they have seriously missed the mark on their new flagship dashcam.
Could it be that it knows you are the owner of the car so it doesn’t lock on you? If that is true, it would be much smarter than you think.
You need to have a 4G kit hardwire and is not available in the USA til the end of 2023 or early of 2024. That’s the information I received directly from 70mai Omni tech support.
What would the 4G kit do?
Imagine if you have a bunch of people in the car and a cop is talking to you on your right and you suddenly say "Shoot right"😮
I think you will be visiting the morgue ptetty soon.
It didn't detect you because it wasn't hard wired
It was hardwired. I have a special hardwire rig that I built to test Dashcams.
Plug it in power bank if you have a total wreck. It will work just fine.
That’s assuming the camera didn’t get damaged. An SD card has a good chance of surviving a fire, but the whole dash cam does not.
yeah same thing I was thinking
You need a hardware kit to get this sucker to work
That and a miracle.
You can't be a threat to your own car 😂
If you don't hardwire device parking mode DOES NOT WORK.
Correct. I have a device I built which allows me to test parking mode with the flip of a switch. The devices I test think they’re hardwired.
what if camera knows who you are that is why it doesn't recognize you as a threat????
Seems unlikely, but who knows.
BS!!!! This IS NOT a 360cam!!! 360cams take a picture/video 360 deg at the same time. This one is rotating making some 90deg at once. Meaning while the cam records in one direction the action might happen on the other side. So you can easily miss the important moment. Not to mention two or three people walking around your car. Which one will be recorded?!?!? THERFORE THIS IS NOT A 360DEG DASHCAM! DON'T BE FOOLED. Bottom line, despite some interesting features is more or less useless as a security catch-all dashcam. Excellent review BTW!
Yep. It’s a gimmick that didn’t really pan out.
These days with mask wearing these cameras are obsolete! Better to have a device that would discreetly put something on that criminal and track it and put some damage on him later!
People are still wearing masks?
Yo have to say "record left stay."......maybe....
LAZY REVIEW .. DIDN'T EVEN HATDWIRED IT. CAN'T DEPEND ON HIS REVIEW
It was hardwired with a special cable that I made that allowed me to manually switch it into parking mode.
Covert Chinese spying on Americans device sending photos and videos wirelessley to a spy balloon 😂
Pretty much, yeah
your reviews are amazing, but please, don’t review chinese garbage.
Name one US made dash cam
He did not mention in the U.S. you can't use the features the hard wire gives. No real time monitoring, and no instant app alert. So you pay exactly what others do but not get the same features. I believe it's a rip off.
Yeah, I didn’t specifically go into it, but I did mention at the beginning that to get the most out of it you need the hardwire cable.
@@BrianGreenstone I think he means the 4g hardwire kit that is available in Europe and Asia but not in the US. It's basically what Thinkware and BlackVue use (LTE kit), so you get many real time notifications and features wherever you are.