Dear All,
May I know if the LCD screen display can be set to default "off" when recording? I intend to install one at the rear windscreen and the display can be distracting especially at night, when seen through the rear view mirror.

Thank you for the confirmation

For my grey edition, I use Sandisk Ultra 48MBps card. No complain from the camera so far since yesterday. Not sure how long this Sandisk will last.
From what I read, 80MBps vs 48MBps is just the read speed. The write speed for both is slightly less than 20MBps, as tested by one website using Samsung Evo and Samsung Evo + micro SD cards.

I don't use ADAS because I mount it at the back. From reviews, ADAS is useful only when travelling on NSHW. In cars with built-in lane-departure warning, the system will know you are not dozing off when you change lane after switching on your turn indicator. Whereas in Yi camera, no such feature to distinguish intentional lane switching. Hence, you can imagine how busy the ADAS will be.

The Sandisk should still work, but maybe just require more frequent formatting to keep it going.

For my ancient Blackvue DR400 which is well known to suffer from heat issue, the Samsung Evo 32GB that I am using has been performing well for a long time ady - maybe a few years. I have not reformatted it for a long time too (this ancient camera does not have WiFi and ability to format card by pressing a button on the camera) and so far there is no problem with "please check SD card" messages and it is still recording fine. I know it is recording fine because once in a while I d/l the clips to confirm the cam/card are still working fine.

In comparison, a few other cards I used (I think they were Sandisk) gave me problems after short interval, the most common being "please check SD card".

Strange. There is no option to set video length and the default is 3 minutes. What I can guess is the power cable connection loose, or SD card issue.

The default setting is 3 mins, cannot be changed.
I don't remove my cams when parking my car - unless I intend to park for a few days in an open car park (more worried about heat in the parked car). Plugging on/off the power supply to my blackvue damages the power plug connection.

Is it possible to mod the sucker to use 3M tape? Tear away the sucker, file/grind away protruding section, fill gap with epoxy, stick the 3M tape.

Yes.

A comparison between my Yi (165°) vs generic A118 (supposedly 170°). Left image is Yi cam, which is noticeably wider than A118. I don't know how the 130° Power edition will fare, but I'll go for the widest angel possible to avoid buyer's remorse.


Edit:
1. Ignore the bike on the left. Just focus on the signboard to see the angle. More surrounding details is always a welcome to me.
2. I only set at 1920*1080p 60fps. I don't need the upscaled video. Now I'm trying out 30fps to see any difference. My instinct tells me lower fps should be easier for the camera to capture details due to possibly hardware limitation. And it doesn't hurt to have 100MB smaller files per video clip.

This post has been edited by mushigen: Mar 6 2017, 09:44 AM

Suggest you post the YT link for us to view. Can do away with the audio if you don't want us to hear your intimate conversation.

Agree. Too horizontal means capturing a lot of sky, which may darken the "non-sky" surrounding.

The 3M tape is strong, certainly much much stronger than the suction cup. It can rip off your car tint film if you pull it out by force. Just remember to wipe your windscreen to remove oily film.

Currency exchange, if you pay by cc. Shipping cost. And the risk of getting a D.O.A unit.

Easy peasy. It just needs a 5V DC supply using micro USB port. Any HP charger or powerbank can give you that.

I think it was too-high voltage that killed your Shadow1S.

Yeah, I don't even know where to d/l the 360 APP.

i am tempted to get one.

Great. Lookibg fwd to mijia review too.

Not sure which dash cam @coolguy99 referred to, but in general the old files must not be protected - i.e., saved under "emergency" during impact detection.

To me, GPS is useful as I don't have to worry about date/time defaulted to factory time if the internal battery KO due to not driving for a few days or whatever reason. Second, it gives the option of speed stamping in the video footage (a double edged sword, really).