Thought you going to ask him to get mini0906 as best budget dual dashcam

Remember when I asked u if there were rearview mirror dashcams that ran on supercapacitors? (u replied in the negative). Anyways at that time I had been considering to get one of those 70mai rearviews too, but eventually decided against it.

One positive thing about rearview dashcams is it won't look like a dashcam to the casual observer. We all have our own reasons for selecting various types of dashcams, and wongtk has his own reasons; one of them is it suits his budget. I understand that fully and see no reason to suggest a more expensive dashcam to him.

Abut an hour after I had bought the Mini 0906, I was strolling about looking for a place to eat at. Met the fellow who repaired my Sharp crt tv early this century and I belanja'd him makan. We talked dashcams, lipo batteries and supercapacitors. He said that it's not hard to replace lithium ion batteries in dashcams. The hardest part is 1) knowing when to replace it, and 2) opening up the dashcam to get to the battery without breaking anything My SJcam 4000's were easy ...can see if the battery is swollen, yank it out and pop in a new one, and that's the limit of my skillz.

He also said that sometimes supercapacitors can go bad too or start failing, and if that happens to me, he can easily replace it for me. Just got to get the supercap of the correct size with the proper voltage and farad rating.

Personally I don't prefer rearview mirror dashcams because of the camera angle. Too inside the cabin and on the far left.

Yes, capacitors will eventually die also but won't die as fast as lithium batteries in hot weather.

Like you said need to get the correct batteries/capacitors and have the knowledge/skills/know how to change when spoilt. Not everyone got a TV repairman friend to help change the batteries/capacitors

This post has been edited by blurjoey: Nov 25 2019, 04:36 PM

Yup very true... those rearviews r made for cars which drive on the other side of the road. For our use, the camera of the rearview should be on the right side to get better coverage; no one seems to make them that way nowadays.

From my own limited experience, lithiums will die/swell up in 1 yr to 14 months in a vehicle exposed to the Malaysian sun daily. And that is something I definitely did not want to face any more. Supercaps to the rescue!

IMO everyone should have a tv repairman friend, electrician/plumber pal, auto mechanic buddy etc. When I come across a tradesman who is honest and capable, I do try to establish a good relationship with them, recommend customers to them etc. Having goodwill can be most handy

Most dashcam manufacturers are from China, Taiwan, and Korea which is all left-hand drive countries

I do remember several rearview dashcams that had the camera on the right, in 2014 or 2013. Saw them in Lelong. Those days most cams were only 720p. I wanted a better resolution so I decided on using SJCams. Guess there wasn't enough demand to sustain those right-hand drive rearview cams.

Anyways...is there any fresh news on the Mini 0906 Pro model? I'm curious about it.

Can try asking Kintos as he is a seller of mini0906 dashcam

I think u summoned him once b4 with no result. Guess it's still under development. Let's wait and see lah.

gonna release in end of year. probably for CNY sales.

rear sensor upgraded to IMX291 while front sensor is new sensor.

This post has been edited by KIntos: Nov 26 2019, 01:30 PM

Very cool! Please do keep us updated when it's released.

I just heard that Viofo A119v2 not in production anymore.

For those looking for A119v2 better get it now before sold out from sellers with existing stock.

Hi,
May I know which video setting should I use on my 70mai permanently?
2592 x 1944, 2560 x 1440 or just set it to the lowest (to save space) running with 32GB sdcard.
Thanks

I like 1440p more.

Lowest res = save space but can't see clearly.

This post has been edited by blurjoey: Nov 28 2019, 11:09 AM

for 70mai rearview mirror camera not bad at all. just the camera was like other said is on the left side.. when u install that time need to adjust the mirror until the maximum. it also come with reverse camera if you adept the wire to reverse light wire there.

i get mine done without cutting original wire. just bought another plug and play wire to adept to reverse light there.

i bought mine at shopee fullset included the plug and play adepter wire around rm460 fullset. self installation.
this 70mai has 2version. better get the english version than chinese version.

This post has been edited by PrinceQQ: Nov 28 2019, 11:13 AM

For those using rearview mirror dash cam, is it obstructive? I find it to be disturbing the rear view. Like when I need to just see the back, I don't need all these displays blocking the view. That's why I won't consider getting rear view dash cam.

The screen will auto turn off itself after some time so you can only view the mirror.

Hi guys,

I own a toyota camry.. it comes with a Toyota front dashcam from factory.. however, there is no rear dashcam.. any good dashcam to recommend? Budget ~ rm 500-600..

Previously i used viofo a119 for my old car.. but that was few years back.

Many thanks

Try the first page.. Forum etiquette la.. Always read through the first few and last pages to get a gist of what's happening. Info on there are very much still legit.

This post has been edited by voncrane: Dec 1 2019, 11:21 PM

Someone wrote an article in Malay for tips to look for dashcam:

https://says.com/my/seismik/lebih-8k-retwee...erbaik-berbaloi

Hope it may be of some help.

Read it last night He did research for 2 months before buying a dashcam but didn't say which he bought...