Nice review! This dashcam got Impressive video quality, really nice. And just translate what it says in setting menu if anyone curious in 13:28: 录音-Sound recording, 碰撞检测-Crash detection, 时间戳-timestamp
We need to start a WRITE IN campaign to car manufacturers to wire a USB connector into the back of their rear view mirrors so the cameras can be powered with a short power cord from there instead of the messy cigarette lighter solution!
+Peter Rafeiner That there is a decent bit of suggestion. Depending on the car, it might also be possible to put a linear or switchmode regulator tucked up in the interior (aka 'dome') light if it's near enough to the rearview mirror. That's a bit hands on for some people but it's another idea :)
This is the very first Techmoan video I ever saw long ago, after watching I bought a few of these very YI cameras & am enjoying them to this day.I HAD NO IDEA how much cool content you had produced over the years. Wow!
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I recently bought this camera and found it to be excellent for the price £30 shipped from China. There is a mod out there to turn this into the international version (US) which is pretty straight forward to do. As for the silver colour which you could see from my car. A large black sharpie done the trick and now my dash cam is black.
Hi Tehmoan, Just wanted to thank you for such a comprehensive video. I have bought one and it arrived yesterday. The firmware was actually behind yours but once you download the app, which is now as you prophesied in English, it can be easily updated. I'm looking forward to testing it tomorrow. Keep up the great work.
The shot at 08:33, I was watching BBC One and there was this bloke looking at his great grandfather's history, and I suddenly recognized the buildings from your review.
Your reviews are superb, but there's something lacking. We need some action mate, put some dents in your car by smashing into someone's car. That'd make for a thorough review.
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Hey 13:16 the count down isnt a count down for recording. The count down is the emergency recording. So when you press the button, it records for 10 seconds
Been watching techmoan for quite some time, and being from the USA the driving sequences always throw me at first. I almost every time gasp a little and think, "this crazy fools pulling out in front of someone ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD AND JUST DRIVING!" Just me? Probably. Love the videos friend.
THANK YOU ! There is the new dash cam review as promised... and we get some entertainment at the end as well :-) I still think we need a public vote as to the names of your puppets so they can get proper IMDB profiles :-)! As for the camera; love the quality of the footage. Just wish there was a GPS option. BTW, you showed the little 'jump' where segments are divided. It may be a good idea to point out that in editing that can be easily removed and made seamless. I bet that quite a few viewers do not realize that.
Xiaomi is actually one of the best electronics brands from China. I own two of their Android phones, and they're great! The put a lot of effort into product/software design and testing, which shows in the final product. I'm usually very picky, but I would buy anything with their name on without hesitation!
I'm impressed by the quality of this camera.. :o I've got one dash cam that I tried out in the past, and it was pretty okay, but, this is surprisingly good, considering~ As usual, very enjoyable review~ :) Keep it up~! ...and dat ending~ :)
+hannes something It's easier to use a car camera in the car, an action camera for action and a traditional digital camera for anything else. Many people prefer to use their phone for the latter though. I'm all for using the right tool for the job.
Techmoan i just find the quality soamazing, my phone costs 300 euros and that little camera captures better video than my phone. i do agree with you but what if someone wants very good quality video and doesn't have that much money to spend? i think in that sort of situation it is acceptable to use such a ghetto solution.
+hannes something I think if you want an all-round camera that can be a dash-cam and a waterproof action cam, do slo-mo, timelapse and has stabilisation, you'll be better off with a Gitup Git2 rather than this camera with a USB battery attached.
Techmoan i just searched that camera and it's not that much more than the dashcam and battery pack indeed, i didn't know there were good cameras that are that cheap.
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Thank you so much for this review, I preordered it some time ago and finally I know what I'm gonna receive :)
Thanks for the review, really informative, clear and interesting too. I've had to get a dashcam for a girl at work and I didn't have a clue about them at all but this video has answered all my questions. This cam is available on Amazon for £41 at the moment, a bargain methinks
The menu is nice and simple and the camera is cheap for the image quality. Another superb review. Your review of the Yi action camera made me a Yi camera user (owned few GoPro's 3) and the Yi is a camera I dont care if I brake it :-)
Good review, nice and quick. I think Xiaomi is doing a great job with both the Yi and this dashcam. Good price with a simple and elegant function. Indeed, getting the basics right.
it's nice to see that companies are starting to understand that wide aperture lenses are the way forward for dashcams, obviously, the wider the aperture, the more low light performance you get, f1.8 is the best you can get for such a small sensor though, but as you can see, it performs really well in all conditions.
+Mr Needs Problem with F1.8 is that the depth of field is very shallow, since you want things far away to be sharp, things close to the camera can't be. It's always a trade-off.
it's not really a problem with wide angle lenses though, the focal length is much narrower than a 50mm for example, my guess is that they are using a 10mm lens for this cam.
Nice review, as always. Could you start including information on Wifi transfer speeds on future cameras that support Wifi? You did this with the transcend but not with this one. Been a subscriber for a long time. Keep up the excellent work.
I feel like I may be one of the few actually using this video to see if it's the right dashcam for me. Already have one on the way after looking through :)
+Techmoan I recently purchased the Transcend DP220. My only gripes with it are; the square form factor makes hard to hide, it's limited to a 130 degree angle at only 1080 30fps, and it's not cheap. I do think it has excellent night quality, and that's very important as 80% of my driving is in the dark (no street lights) and the GPS. Do you think this new Xiaoyi Car Camera would tick those boxes (minus the GPS) for the lower price?
excellent+informative review as always... the bit after the credits was worth the wait... ;) /subd/patreon'd etc... good stuff Mat... long may it continue! :)
As this takes power via USB, I wonder if you could leave it recording 24/7 so it captures whilst parked by running it off a USB battery pack (like the mobile/action cam charger packs you can get), which itself is then trickle charged whilst you drive?
When an English version comes out i'll be seriously tempted to replace my Thinkware F750 dual set up with two of these. Video quality is just as good on this if not better, but more importantly it does 1080p60 which is the more important thing for me. Love the simplicity of the menus. The only things I would like to see is recording length adjustment and a sticky mount (not a suction mount) but perhaps this could be retrofitted
+Sami Luo As a matter of fact camera is so easy and intuitively handled that English is not that much needed. Another story is the phone application controlling and setting it. There I am totally lost. I so sad that a good friend of mine, who is fluent in Chinese went to work in Singapore :) I hope there will be ab English version for the phone app.
Excellent review as always! @12:30 If I read the Chinese text correctly, that button actually shots a 10 seconds emergency video and saves it into the emergency folder. If you press it again, it would just shot another one. Could you please check the folder to see if this is true? I don't have such a cam so I could be wrong though.
+Zhang Luke The file is 20 seconds. The time show here is only 10 seconds after the press, but 10 seconds before the press also included in the emergent file... but if in a not recording mode and u press the button.. then u only got 10 seconds from the time you press
Your video is amazing - I'm facing a problem - My dashcam doesnt work on battery anymore i need to keep the USB cable hooked continuously - Please advise
@@AshishAmatya Hi, you've been using yours 8 years from now. How's your Yi Dash Cam doing? Can you still connect it to phone? I can't seem to connect it on my phone anymore.
You should of probably highlighted that the European version of this differs. Europe only got a 1 USB port car adapter and only a single adhesive sticker mount (no suction cup).
The biggest problem with this mount type is that the camera will be never in exactly the same position and if you want a good centered image you need to adjust its position every time you slide it into the mount. Of course you can take off the whole thing from the windshield, but where will you keep it?
After watching this review I bought the Yi dashcam, only to find out that it has one fundamental flaw that makes it utterly useless. I expected it to come with a suction mount, but mine just had a mount that you glue to the windscreen, permanently. No one in his right mind is going to ruin his windscreen and leave the camera attached day & night so as to attract burglars. What were they thinking at Yi ?? By the way: I did contact Tech Support at Yi and they promised to make the suction mount available via Amazon soon, which should come as good news for exisiting owners. I also suggested to upgrade the firmware, making it possible to turn the image upside down. This should allow you to mount the cam on your dashboard rather than sticking it to the windscreen. You could then connect it via a short lead to the car stereo.
love the dash cam review vids. i was wondering if you'd do a review of some phone app dash cam recorders. i know you're an apple guy, but could you do some for both apple and android? not to ask to much from you, but not just apps designed for phones with top specs, but also for older phones that are more likely to be able to be dedicated for use as a dash cam. that's it for the moment, and thanks for recording.
Great review. The only problem is I've got a pavlovian association between dashcam footage and car crashes. Kept expecting to see something horrible happen.
That was FAR better quality than I was expecting for the price, completely sold on it so thankyou for the review. Sorry if you mentioned it, but what were the 3min file sizes at 1080@60p ?
Very nice review again. Earlier on I bought the Transcend Drivepro 220 after you reviewed that one, but soon after that I already pre-ordered this Xiaomi because of the we wider lens and it did not disappoint me! Compared to the Transcend much brighter night recordings, the promised wider angle and almost twice the Wi-Fi transfer speed! (on Android) Only minus is the missing gps capability, but what to expect for this price! Now I'm curious how long it will live. (not melt in the sun for example; Had that in the past with the 'dashcam one's :))
hi excellent review. looking at this for my first dash cam but i have one question, does the dash cam switch automatical to night mode or does it need manualy activating.
As always a great review and £70! not a lot of money for what you are getting. I notice you taking Edge Lane to the M62, If you had gone through the pipe you would have been able to join me for a cup of tea on The Wirral Hundred.
I'm curious about the specs of the Micro SD you used. If filming at 2304x1296 and 30fps required about 20Mb/s, 1920x1080 at 60fps should take about 30Mb/s. I wonder if a U1 SD would be enough or better go for a U3 SD.
I guess that being a huge smartphone brand gives Xiaomi the opportunity to put their phone sensors in cams like this for an affordable price. With great image quality as a result. The nice UI and app also seem to be a result of their smartphone pedigree. Gps and a more discrete colour would make this cam almost perfect.
Great video as usual. Based on your previous video i have bought mobius about 3 years ago and now im thinking about upgrade. Is this something worth to consider?
Hey there - what dashcam would you recommend that has the best video quality but has both inside cabin and out windscreen cameras to record both at once?
+SevenShinoda It's because of the focus issues with the action cam. The lens is adjusted to focus really close to the camera because supposedly they made the Yi as sort of a selfie camera, so everything over a couple of meters from it looks out of focus. With the focus adjusted, they should be the same.
+Pedro Silva Although the colour and exposure are great I still think it's focussing a fraction close. Super sharp bonnet/hood on the Mini but not quite as crisp from about 10 yards out. Maybe just me. The Liverpool clip about the best. Equally good on the Blog site but the rest seemed worse.
Yes, you do seem to be right, those black dots on the windscreen look very sharp, so they might have made the same mistake. I've done some research and this does seem to be a totally different camera. Sensor is only 3MP against the Action Cam's 16MP, and a 165 degree lens in relation to the 155 on the Yi. Probably the chipset is totally different too, so no relation between the cameras.
Hi, if you have a moment I have a basic question which doesn't appear to be covered in your videos/blog. I have ordered my first dashcam. it's basic, cheap and without GPS and am wondering what software you suggest for stitching loops together and viewing. I use a Mac, and really want the simplest, given that mine will not do GPS. Thanks in advance. I've posted here as this video seems to be your most recent dashcam review, apologies if I should have asked elsewhere. And as always, thanks for all your excellent (and increasing amusing) videos.
I know it is not designed for this, but this seems like the perfect camera for my Let's Plays. Unfortunately the fact that it only records in 3 minute intervals and you can see the switch so severely puts a kink in that idea:( But it seems to have great low light capabilities which would be really good for me. Great video!
Did you test out that built in warning system? Seems odd how they put that in, but impressive that in theory at least they can get some image recognition running to pay attention to the lines on the road, and guess how close you are to other vehicles.
+Jesse Levesque it's a very common feature on dashcams now, most of the models I've tested over the last couple of years have this built in. I haven't tried it out recently.
+Jesse Levesque the ADAS applies when your car speed over 50km/h and with GPS on, works good (this also states in the manual of YI cam). but if beyond that speed then... false warning..
love the ending. You've got silencing the youtube idiots to a T, leaving mostly sensible comments. The dash cam looks really good. I like that simple menu system, even in chinese it's easy to use.
maybe it better to wait for an English version, perhaps they will add the feature to turn off the G sensor, as I find it quite annoying to be formatting the card every few weeks, other than that, its one of the best cameras for the price
This dude should have been a news anchor. He's good in talking, sounds clear and amazing presentation. I subscribed.
Nice review! This dashcam got Impressive video quality, really nice. And just translate what it says in setting menu if anyone curious in 13:28: 录音-Sound recording, 碰撞检测-Crash detection, 时间戳-timestamp
We need to start a WRITE IN campaign to car manufacturers to wire a USB connector into the back of their rear view mirrors so the cameras can be powered with a short power cord from there instead of the messy cigarette lighter solution!
+Peter Rafeiner That there is a decent bit of suggestion. Depending on the car, it might also be possible to put a linear or switchmode regulator tucked up in the interior (aka 'dome') light if it's near enough to the rearview mirror.
That's a bit hands on for some people but it's another idea :)
***** Or make dash cams that can run on 12V, seeing that there are quite a few cars out there that seem to be using that kind of on board power :-)
+Peter Rafeiner You will be interested in this new product then: www.amazon.com/dp/B01AYS4JZ4
+Peter Rafeiner WHy not have a dashcam option when you buy the car?
Icel4nd3r Sure nice too for new cars; also you know that it is going to be far more expensive then just adding your own little $99 (or less) cam.
Wow. The Chinese completely cleared the motorway for you to test this camera!
+drie wiel If I was the betting type, I'd put money on it being the M58.
This is the very first Techmoan video I ever saw long ago, after watching I bought a few of these very YI cameras & am enjoying them to this day.I HAD NO IDEA how much cool content you had produced over the years. Wow!
One thing I like about this channel is that you allow to download original clips.
Probably the best dashcam I've seen you review this far.
haha like the ending ... well done mate ... 😄
+Ahmed Risha There's probably enough endings to make a whole new show. Maybe a new channel? :-)
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hey
I recently bought this camera and found it to be excellent for the price £30 shipped from China. There is a mod out there to turn this into the international version (US) which is pretty straight forward to do. As for the silver colour which you could see from my car. A large black sharpie done the trick and now my dash cam is black.
Hi Tehmoan, Just wanted to thank you for such a comprehensive video. I have bought one and it arrived yesterday.
The firmware was actually behind yours but once you download the app, which is now as you prophesied in English, it can be easily updated.
I'm looking forward to testing it tomorrow.
Keep up the great work.
The shot at 08:33, I was watching BBC One and there was this bloke looking at his great grandfather's history, and I suddenly recognized the buildings from your review.
Wow, what a coincidence. I just got my Yi yesterday and plan on using it as a dashcam, and then you upload this video...
I just got mine today here in the USA from Amazon. Easy set up. Works wonderfully. and it was at a great price.
Thanks for the review.
Wow the picture quality is really good. Especially low light.
Your reviews are superb, but there's something lacking.
We need some action mate, put some dents in your car by smashing into someone's car.
That'd make for a thorough review.
+Manny Calavera Haha :D
+Manny Calavera or overtake some police making gesture at them. Then we evaluate the quality of the footage of a good car chase.
+Manny Calavera The only way to truly test a dash cam is to put it in a lada and drive in Russia :)
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Hey 13:16 the count down isnt a count down for recording. The count down is the emergency recording. So when you press the button, it records for 10 seconds
That has to be the best quality video of an indoor car park I've ever seen! :-)
sound is not great but the video is gorgeous for a dashcam. and that dynamic range, really great!
I don't have much interest in dash cams, but I watch your videos for entertainment anyway.
Been watching techmoan for quite some time, and being from the USA the driving sequences always throw me at first.
I almost every time gasp a little and think, "this crazy fools pulling out in front of someone ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD AND JUST DRIVING!"
Just me? Probably. Love the videos friend.
Thanks 'TechM', another great well balanced review and I liked the end clip - keep 'em coming.
I wish you would have tested the lane departure warning and front end collision warning
@ 06:32 what you need there is an HDR capable camera, its a common features in smartphone these days..
The Second I saw you in Q Park I knew this was Liverpool!
This is the first of your videos that I've seen and you've got a new subscriber :)
No wonder you need a dash cam! Everyone drives on the wrong side of the road.
If you're unsure, you can always use the "photo translation" feature of the Google Translate app...
THANK YOU !
There is the new dash cam review as promised... and we get some entertainment at the end as well :-)
I still think we need a public vote as to the names of your puppets so they can get proper IMDB profiles :-)!
As for the camera; love the quality of the footage. Just wish there was a GPS option.
BTW, you showed the little 'jump' where segments are divided. It may be a good idea to point out that in editing that can be easily removed and made seamless. I bet that quite a few viewers do not realize that.
Xiaomi is actually one of the best electronics brands from China. I own two of their Android phones, and they're great! The put a lot of effort into product/software design and testing, which shows in the final product. I'm usually very picky, but I would buy anything with their name on without hesitation!
Video quality is fantastic! Better than a lot of action cams...
One day the review will be all puppets with mat appearing at the end. I can't wait.
Was that the car park at 5:10 that burnt down? The only thing that puts me off is the lack of seamless videos. It seems to tick all the other boxes.
Great review as always. Thanks for your time.
awesome stuff Techmoan! keep the reviews coming. really love your informative reviews! :D
Hey! I like your dashcam reviews! That's part of the reason I subscribed. The other stuff is great too.
I'm impressed by the quality of this camera.. :o
I've got one dash cam that I tried out in the past, and it was pretty okay, but, this is surprisingly good, considering~
As usual, very enjoyable review~ :)
Keep it up~!
...and dat ending~ :)
seems like a very good camera for 70 pounds, you could use this as a camera to record short clips with if you just connect a powerbank to it
+hannes something It's easier to use a car camera in the car, an action camera for action and a traditional digital camera for anything else. Many people prefer to use their phone for the latter though. I'm all for using the right tool for the job.
Techmoan i just find the quality soamazing, my phone costs 300 euros and that little camera captures better video than my phone.
i do agree with you but what if someone wants very good quality video and doesn't have that much money to spend?
i think in that sort of situation it is acceptable to use such a ghetto solution.
+hannes something I think if you want an all-round camera that can be a dash-cam and a waterproof action cam, do slo-mo, timelapse and has stabilisation, you'll be better off with a Gitup Git2 rather than this camera with a USB battery attached.
Techmoan i just searched that camera and it's not that much more than the dashcam and battery pack indeed, i didn't know there were good cameras that are that cheap.
Thank you so much for this review, I preordered it some time ago and finally I know what I'm gonna receive :)
Thanks for the review, really informative, clear and interesting too.
I've had to get a dashcam for a girl at work and I didn't have a clue about them at all but this video has answered all my questions.
This cam is available on Amazon for £41 at the moment, a bargain methinks
The menu is nice and simple and the camera is cheap for the image quality. Another superb review. Your review of the Yi action camera made me a Yi camera user (owned few GoPro's 3) and the Yi is a camera I dont care if I brake it :-)
Anyone have the new *Elephone Explorer Pro 4K* and what do you think of the camera if you have one please?
Great ending there. As always, brilliant video.
Very, very informative. I might pick up a couple. Love the puppets at the end.
Loved the ending. You should do all your reviews as a puppet
Nice camera. The daytime video footage looks like 3D as if you can put your hand through the screen.
Good review, nice and quick. I think Xiaomi is doing a great job with both the Yi and this dashcam. Good price with a simple and elegant function. Indeed, getting the basics right.
Ordered one for Dad based on this review. Thanks.
it's nice to see that companies are starting to understand that wide aperture lenses are the way forward for dashcams, obviously, the wider the aperture, the more low light performance you get, f1.8 is the best you can get for such a small sensor though, but as you can see, it performs really well in all conditions.
+Mr Needs Problem with F1.8 is that the depth of field is very shallow, since you want things far away to be sharp, things close to the camera can't be.
It's always a trade-off.
it's not really a problem with wide angle lenses though, the focal length is much narrower than a 50mm for example, my guess is that they are using a 10mm lens for this cam.
+Mr Needs True.
Nice review, as always. Could you start including information on Wifi transfer speeds on future cameras that support Wifi? You did this with the transcend but not with this one.
Been a subscriber for a long time. Keep up the excellent work.
I feel like I may be one of the few actually using this video to see if it's the right dashcam for me. Already have one on the way after looking through :)
+Techmoan I recently purchased the Transcend DP220. My only gripes with it are; the square form factor makes hard to hide, it's limited to a 130 degree angle at only 1080 30fps, and it's not cheap. I do think it has excellent night quality, and that's very important as 80% of my driving is in the dark (no street lights) and the GPS. Do you think this new Xiaoyi Car Camera would tick those boxes (minus the GPS) for the lower price?
Hi Mate, I am getting anxious watching you drive on the 'wrong side' of the streets!
Great video and very helpful. Thanks, kindly!
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excellent+informative review as always... the bit after the credits was worth the wait... ;) /subd/patreon'd etc... good stuff Mat... long may it continue! :)
You can use the google translate app on your phone, and take a picture of the text. It will give you a basic understanding of what it says.
As this takes power via USB, I wonder if you could leave it recording 24/7 so it captures whilst parked by running it off a USB battery pack (like the mobile/action cam charger packs you can get), which itself is then trickle charged whilst you drive?
When an English version comes out i'll be seriously tempted to replace my Thinkware F750 dual set up with two of these. Video quality is just as good on this if not better, but more importantly it does 1080p60 which is the more important thing for me. Love the simplicity of the menus. The only things I would like to see is recording length adjustment and a sticky mount (not a suction mount) but perhaps this could be retrofitted
+TheCarMadDad It will come out very soon which we call "international "version, at that time will be available on amazon
+Sami Luo Will mine from gearbest presales be uneatable to "international version" through firmware updates? Thank you!
+Sami Luo Will mine from gearbest presales be updatable to "international version" through firmware updates? Thank you!
Tsvetelin Ignatov this one is only for Chinese but im not sure whether can be firmware update to international one though..
+Sami Luo As a matter of fact camera is so easy and intuitively handled that English is not that much needed. Another story is the phone application controlling and setting it. There I am totally lost. I so sad that a good friend of mine, who is fluent in Chinese went to work in Singapore :) I hope there will be ab English version for the phone app.
I can't even drive and I watch your videos!
Excellent review and puppetry!Matthew
Excellent review as always!
@12:30 If I read the Chinese text correctly, that button actually shots a 10 seconds emergency video and saves it into the emergency folder. If you press it again, it would just shot another one. Could you please check the folder to see if this is true?
I don't have such a cam so I could be wrong though.
+Zhang Luke The file is 20 seconds. The time show here is only 10 seconds after the press, but 10 seconds before the press also included in the emergent file... but if in a not recording mode and u press the button.. then u only got 10 seconds from the time you press
Sami Luo Ah I was wondering why they want to shot for 10 seconds with one press. Thanks for the insights.
Your video is amazing - I'm facing a problem - My dashcam doesnt work on battery anymore i need to keep the USB cable hooked continuously - Please advise
@Techmoan Do you know that they've used you're video footage on the Amazon store page?
looks better than my SJ4000 thank you for this video !
Brilliant, Those puppets deserve there own channel.
Great reviews, Thank you Techmoan :)
can't believe I am using this dash cam since 7 years !
Nice Is it still fine?
@@cliffsdaly5552 yup
@@AshishAmatya Hi, you've been using yours 8 years from now. How's your Yi Dash Cam doing? Can you still connect it to phone? I can't seem to connect it on my phone anymore.
If you haven't yet (I looked and couldn't find one) you should do a video about the sony minidisc players. I loved those!
You should of probably highlighted that the European version of this differs. Europe only got a 1 USB port car adapter and only a single adhesive sticker mount (no suction cup).
The biggest problem with this mount type is that the camera will be never in exactly the same position and if you want a good centered image you need to adjust its position every time you slide it into the mount. Of course you can take off the whole thing from the windshield, but where will you keep it?
+HD2You Not to worry, there will be a 3M sticky mount available with the English language edition out around the end of March.
Thanks for the really comprehensive review. Bought one on the strength of it.
+Dominic Winsor you'll no doubt know it has English language menus now, updatable with a firmware update through the app.
Techmoan I only just updated to it, haven't found the option yet. ;)
+Techmoan Hints on how to get to English would be appreciated!
+Techmoan Which version of firmware gives you english menus?
Great little camera and brill review, many thanks
After watching this review I bought the Yi dashcam, only to find out that it has one fundamental flaw that makes it utterly useless. I expected it to come with a suction mount, but mine just had a mount that you glue to the windscreen, permanently. No one in his right mind is going to ruin his windscreen and leave the camera attached day & night so as to attract burglars. What were they thinking at Yi ?? By the way: I did contact Tech Support at Yi and they promised to make the suction mount available via Amazon soon, which should come as good news for exisiting owners. I also suggested to upgrade the firmware, making it possible to turn the image upside down. This should allow you to mount the cam on your dashboard rather than sticking it to the windscreen. You could then connect it via a short lead to the car stereo.
Really lovely quality this one has!
love the dash cam review vids. i was wondering if you'd do a review of some phone app dash cam recorders. i know you're an apple guy, but could you do some for both apple and android? not to ask to much from you, but not just apps designed for phones with top specs, but also for older phones that are more likely to be able to be dedicated for use as a dash cam. that's it for the moment, and thanks for recording.
+note5 camera that's a great use of an old phone. great idea.
Great review. The only problem is I've got a pavlovian association between dashcam footage and car crashes. Kept expecting to see something horrible happen.
+jaysbob TH-cam'll do that
That was FAR better quality than I was expecting for the price, completely sold on it so thankyou for the review. Sorry if you mentioned it, but what were the 3min file sizes at 1080@60p ?
Very nice review again. Earlier on I bought the Transcend Drivepro 220 after you reviewed that one, but soon after that I already pre-ordered this Xiaomi because of the we wider lens and it did not disappoint me! Compared to the Transcend much brighter night recordings, the promised wider angle and almost twice the Wi-Fi transfer speed! (on Android)
Only minus is the missing gps capability, but what to expect for this price! Now I'm curious how long it will live. (not melt in the sun for example; Had that in the past with the 'dashcam one's :))
@Techmoan +Techmoan is there anychance you can do a small re-review of this with interior quality? like night time also?
I'm thinking of getting one and putting the internals into the wedge dash cam I have
hi excellent review. looking at this for my first dash cam but i have one question, does the dash cam switch automatical to night mode or does it need manualy activating.
What setting/resolution did you use on the yi cam when you are on the roads in this video?
As always a great review and £70! not a lot of money for what you are getting. I notice you taking Edge Lane to the M62, If you had gone through the pipe you would have been able to join me for a cup of tea on The Wirral Hundred.
I'm curious about the specs of the Micro SD you used. If filming at 2304x1296 and 30fps required about 20Mb/s, 1920x1080 at 60fps should take about 30Mb/s. I wonder if a U1 SD would be enough or better go for a U3 SD.
Haha! I enjoyed the ending, too... well done! :-)
I guess that being a huge smartphone brand gives Xiaomi the opportunity to put their phone sensors in cams like this for an affordable price. With great image quality as a result. The nice UI and app also seem to be a result of their smartphone pedigree. Gps and a more discrete colour would make this cam almost perfect.
Great video as usual. Based on your previous video i have bought mobius about 3 years ago and now im thinking about upgrade. Is this something worth to consider?
You should just make your own puppet show, lol
Thanks for the info. According to your experience do you consider this better than the previous version of Xiaomi yi?
Hey there - what dashcam would you recommend that has the best video quality but has both inside cabin and out windscreen cameras to record both at once?
Assuming the different video sizes are proper, none cropped or cheated by doubling frames (60p) or something?
the image quality seems to be a little bit better than the Yi Action cam
+SevenShinoda It's because of the focus issues with the action cam. The lens is adjusted to focus really close to the camera because supposedly they made the Yi as sort of a selfie camera, so everything over a couple of meters from it looks out of focus.
With the focus adjusted, they should be the same.
+Pedro Silva Although the colour and exposure are great I still think it's focussing a fraction close. Super sharp bonnet/hood on the Mini but not quite as crisp from about 10 yards out. Maybe just me. The Liverpool clip about the best. Equally good on the Blog site but the rest seemed worse.
Yes, you do seem to be right, those black dots on the windscreen look very sharp, so they might have made the same mistake.
I've done some research and this does seem to be a totally different camera. Sensor is only 3MP against the Action Cam's 16MP, and a 165 degree lens in relation to the 155 on the Yi.
Probably the chipset is totally different too, so no relation between the cameras.
very nice clean design! i really dislike how flashy many cams are.
Hi, if you have a moment I have a basic question which doesn't appear to be covered in your videos/blog. I have ordered my first dashcam. it's basic, cheap and without GPS and am wondering what software you suggest for stitching loops together and viewing. I use a Mac, and really want the simplest, given that mine will not do GPS.
Thanks in advance. I've posted here as this video seems to be your most recent dashcam review, apologies if I should have asked elsewhere. And as always, thanks for all your excellent (and increasing amusing) videos.
Seems very competent and as has a great price
Great ending to a great review!
I know it is not designed for this, but this seems like the perfect camera for my Let's Plays. Unfortunately the fact that it only records in 3 minute intervals and you can see the switch so severely puts a kink in that idea:( But it seems to have great low light capabilities which would be really good for me. Great video!
Good review.
Just wondering:
Between Transcent Pro 200 and this Xiaomi, which would you choose (ignore the language issue) please?
Any chance of a picture of it in situ in the car? It looks to be quite prominent based on the mounting system it uses.
+kedaha yes it is not a discrete camera that you can hide away...see 15:05
Did you test out that built in warning system? Seems odd how they put that in, but impressive that in theory at least they can get some image recognition running to pay attention to the lines on the road, and guess how close you are to other vehicles.
+Jesse Levesque it's a very common feature on dashcams now, most of the models I've tested over the last couple of years have this built in. I haven't tried it out recently.
Interesting. I wonder if they will incorporate a "wrong lane" warning that will make that feature completely unusable for certain countries.
+Techmoan Could you please test the effectiveness of those features for us, even if you don't care for them yourself?
+Jesse Levesque the ADAS applies when your car speed over 50km/h and with GPS on, works good (this also states in the manual of YI cam). but if beyond that speed then... false warning..
love the ending. You've got silencing the youtube idiots to a T, leaving mostly sensible comments. The dash cam looks really good. I like that simple menu system, even in chinese it's easy to use.
Great job putting this very informative video! 2 thumbs up!
maybe it better to wait for an English version, perhaps they will add the feature to turn off the G sensor, as I find it quite annoying to be formatting the card every few weeks, other than that, its one of the best cameras for the price