For GPS enabled recorder, the speed shown tends to be "jumpy", and reacts slower to actual speed. I would think anyone who views the footage will be able to judge who is at fault based on the surrounding scene.

Yeah, I wonder how the powerbank is connected to the car alternator to allow it to charge the powerbank. And what mechanism is there to stop the charging once the powerbank is fully charged.

I bought a Yi camera online, about RM200 thereabout after using coupons at 11street. It's the grey edition, 165deg angle.
Fixed it at the rear windscreen and I must say I am impressed with the video quality. My rear tint is a little dark and rear windscreen has lots of water marks but the camera manages to capture very decent videos during daytime and night time.

For memory card, I use a Sandisk Ultra 32GB (the white/grey one, 48mbps speed) which I got from Lazada flash sale last year. It has been commented that Sandisk cards spoil fast when used in DVR but that is the only spare card I have now.

Video loop is fixed at 3 minutes. For my 1920*1080 30fps recording, each 3min clip is about 320-330MB in size. This is big, compared with my ancient Blackvue DR400HG camera (90-100 MB for 2 minute clips at the same resolution and frame speed) - but not so big compared to those other el-cheapo China cameras.

Ah.... no more 69.99... it's now 110. I though I saw the GB ends in a few more days.

You can consider buying the Nimitz rear view mirror mount.

I was contemplating getting the youth version too due to lower price. After getting the grey version, I am glad I didn't go for it since 165° FOV for my grey version also seems like not wide enough. Not sure whether 130° vs 165° is that obvious if camera is mounted in front, but on the rear windscreen, 165° is not that wide.

If you have lots of spare cable lying around, can try using this connector. Mine is female mini USB - female USB. I think should have micro USB female - USB female.

Does it have dimming function? If not, you will have issue with glare if vehicle behind you has Bengish HIDs.
One thing I dislike about this kind of clip on is the vibration. Makes it difficult to see view behind.

And if you intend to use it as reverse camera display, do check out its brightness/usability during daytime. Some can be too dim to be of any use during daytime.

or just search "how to hardwire a dashcam".

People usually hardwire the dashcam for these reasons:
1. need a parking mode (ciggy lighter usually cuts off the power when ignition is off)
2. some cars have continuous power to ciggy lighter, so drivers have to disconnect the power source each time they switch off the engine.
3. free up the ciggy lighter for other use - to charge hp, GPS, etc. This can be easily mitigated by buying a multi-port charger (Aukey, etc) or splitter that gives you 2 or more ciggy lighter ports and even a USB port or two.
4.Aesthetics - no messy wire
5. Bragging right - hey, I DIY-ed the installation, ok.

Using the ciggy lighter is the easiest way to power the 5V dashcam though, and is much safer when it comes to not voiding new-car warranty.

As A118C uses 5V, you need a 12V-to-5V converter. How reliable those MIC converters are is questionable. For cars with not many fuses to tap into (like my Vios), you could choose to tap into the power source of your radio.


For PC use, it could also interfere with data transfer.. or maybe data transfer is caused by power loss as you mentioned. In any case, in PC environment, the power supplied from PC USB port may not be that high to begin with, compared to a ciggy lighter that can push out 1A.
The Yi dashcam uses 400-plus mA during recording with LCD screen off (and less during video trasferring using WiFi), so if the power supply can push out 1A, it should be ok, I guess.

There are converters with built in micro/mini USB jack at the other end. And you will want to seriously add a fuse on the positive side of the cable upstream of the converter so that you don't burn your car if it short circuits. I would just run a USB cable and power it with multi-port ciggy lighter plug.

A118C so far gearbest I can see selling for US$50 thereabout. The A119 with GPS that I am keen is now selling at US110

Voucher expired. A119 now US$110

That's sad. Really regret not buying the 69.90 deal.
In dashcamtalk forum, a user supposedly from Viofo had advised buyers to avoid buying from GB.

I bought one such thing online. It comes with 3 ciggy ports with individual switchs, and two USB ports at the side, with voltage meter. The USB output can go up to 1.5A when charging a Samsung Note.

dashcamtalk

I booked one last night, but suffer buyer's remorse after paying. I was thinking that I should have bought the actual Viofo unit for about RM40-plus more after reading review on the poorer night video compared to Viofo unit.
Applied for cancellation but my gmail email (auto filled in the e-form) returns a "please enter a valid email address". Emailed to GB customer service and received no reply till today.
Just now, my order is shown as "packed".

Will be my last time shopping at GB.

I did try to raise support ticket using the form your link shows. This is the one where my default login email (xxx@gmail.com) returns a "please use a valid email address". With this error, I could not proceed further.
The following day, GB added insult to injury with an email titled: Great News: Your Order Wxxxxxxxx has been shipped out
The email to customer service was to inform and ask why the error occured. Mind you, I could not change the email address to another one as it is linked to my login email.

No choice but to wait for it to arrive lo.
Looking at you video, I have my worry that it will be even darker when I fix it to my rear windscreen due to the darker tint on my car.

Can you recommend a site to d/l the latest fw or the one you think is the better fw? I tried here and downloaded the latest from Viofo.
However saw this in the Readme file, so not sure whether it is for A118 or A119 or both both models.
Also, can I flash the generic A118C with Viofo's FW?
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This post has been edited by mushigen: Mar 2 2017, 11:54 AM

Since bought ady, might as well try it for rear mounting. If OK, I'll shift the Yi Cam to in front. Yi cam stands out like a sore thumb when mounted at the rear and it sorts of distract me too.

Congrats. Which courier delivered to you? Do post some photos of the box and camera, and vids here once you have set it up.

skynet2020 something you might like to add on GPS module

blurjoey does this GPS module allow the A118 to set its own time/date like those Korean cams with built-in GPS?

This post has been edited by mushigen: Mar 3 2017, 12:02 PM

My A118C delivered to me today by ABX. Ordered 28/2 (Tue night).

blurjoey Will the video quality be very badly affected if I leave the protective plastic film on the camera lens intact? The film looks transparent enough.
Also, if I set the timezone to +8 GMT, does it mean it will sync with GPS time if I add the GPS module? I sometimes leave my car unused for > 1 day, so I suppose the capacitor will not hold enough charge to retain the date/time - keeping the time/date up to date is my main reason for considering the GPS module.

Yi Cam Date Issue

Does it behave like that the moment you power off and immediately power on again, or you leave it off for some time?

I think your dashcam battery totally KO - either due to not charging or battery not holding charge.

The former is generic version, a.k.a. celup version. Based on what I managed to read online, initially the quality was ok, but as with all things, the quality became questionable.
I bought one from GB recently and the night video is like sh!t. Don't get me started on getting GB to replace/refund. It's money down the drain for me. The video still below is taken from the video when I entered my covered carpark. Maybe mine is a lemon... changed a few firmwares, including one from Viofo but still no good.
I would think the Viofo version is ok, if you are given the original one that is. In any case, if the camera spoils or DOA, you are screwed.