DDPai Z40 viewing playback is kinda troublesome to navigate.

It used to be at Download, then select the thumbnails.

But the updates has change it to Timeline scrolling from the live viewing instead.

Not so nice to keep side scrolling the timeline to find specific....it's tiring. Lol

generally i find ddpai's UI (both dashcam and app) less intuitive compared to 70mai. 70mai app is very clean and minimalist look, straight to the point. Easy to navigate around because everything is just clear.

This post has been edited by Optizorb: May 8 2022, 06:46 PM

But 70mai all using battery, I scared it won't last under our hot weather.

any 70mai users here already more than 1 year can share your experience?

would love to hear as well. if battery spoil can ownself replace battery, that one still ok. worried if the dashcam unit itself will spoil or get fried due to heat..

i have seen some people say they use 70mai for 3 years no problem, i have seen some people say they use 70mai less than 1 year spoil..
but overall a lot of variables thrown in as well in both situations, some of those spoil <1 year after some digging find out they used their car usb or android player to power the dashcam all these while which could have contributed to its early demise (always restart/shutdown)..

i can give you my feedback 1 year's time from now

anyway on that note, my 70mai a500s runs extremely hot when in use, even at night time and running for like 30 mins only... the hot is like i cant even touch the dashcam levels of hot.. is this normal for dashcams? and when i take the microsd card out, the microsd card is very hot as well..

now im thinking whether this is normal or it could fry the microsd card in the future.. can the microsd card withstand such heat? its a lexar 64gb microsd in case you needed more info

i heard even z40 also will be very hot when running. for those using z40 is this the case for you too where your dashcam gets very hot when its running to the point its uncomfortable to hold/touch it?

Hope it's as good as DDpai or 70mai. Waiting for reviews.

Used my 70mai (older model, can't remember what as I won it) since 2016. This year baru battery kembang so throw already, just ordered ddpai z40 for the supercapacitor.

My car is untinted and parked outdoors when at home (indoors at office, which prior to MCO was 4 times a week at least). So the exposure to direct sun throughout the day is at least 3 days a week. During MCO I actually didn't put the dashcam up (changed windscreen and took more than a year to bother to install it back due to not really driving), so only been really using it the last 5-6 months when things opened up. But nowadays maybe 5 days a week in direct sunlight, so battery in the end did fail.

I think either option won't really go wrong. Dashcams last time where got such thing as supercapacitor anyway.

I've both, yes to 70mai UI
I've 2 units above 1 yr still rocking
Perhaps the always on screen contribute to the heat? I've mine off after 1 min

i've set mine to off at 30 secs.

your units doesnt get very hot when it is running?

2 units of the Very first 70Mai model (now known as basic 1S, Back then no model name) since very early Q1 Jan 2018 or so.

Until today no issues

A800S model bought not too long since its release, also no issue.

A800 Was mounted on HRV which later salvaged and moved to latest civic

All 3 cars had good tints however not full time parked outside under hot sun.

Thanks for your information. I am comparing 700MAI A800s with GPS version (price diff by <RM200). A800s have ADAS but some review say it cannot use. So I am thinking of Z40. Car no GPS so need to think of having it with GPS.

ah you're comparing with a800s, i thought a500s. well one is 4k the other is 3k.. a800s video quality will be much better. as for the ADAS, can use. just that its annoying and you will most likely turn it off so it becomes useless. unless you can stand it whenever you change lane and the dashcam tells you that you changed lane, cause theres no way to mute it.

if gps is a must, and between a800s and z40 gps version (i think both around same price, 550+- for front+rear+64gb, for reference a500s which is 3k and is z40's competitor is around 350+-) i would rather go for the a800s, even though using battery. but thats just me personally.

see your use case, whether you park in the sun often and for long hours, etc.. and whether you are comfortable tinkering with swapping batteries when the time comes for the a800s..

anyway im only familiar with this two brands. maybe others would recommend something else as well..

This post has been edited by Optizorb: May 9 2022, 01:12 PM

My 70mai for both my car and my wife car has reached well over 4 years, and I've changed two times the battery, still kicking till today.

guys...

what dashcam recommend for front and rear with 4k.
The 4k recording requires to play at monitor or pc support 4k right?
maybe DDPAI or 70mai. Viofo too expensive.

i dont think rear need 4k.. most are 1080p. unless you want to do stand alone dashcam. means use front dashcam as rear.. but $$$.

4k recording, 1080p monitor also can view. as for pc also should be fine unless those 10 year+ pc with not great specs then will struggle to load the 4k.

but generally if your pc/laptop is recent can use with any monitor to view recordings... unless you mean you want to actually watch the 4k recording in its full 4k glory?

Only U1000 has 4K front and 2K rear. No such dashcam with 4K front and rear.

You'll need at least a 4K screen to watch in true 4K quality. Other resolution screens can watch also but you won't be able to see in full 4K glory.

Anyway, 2K resolution is good enough for dashcam recordings. Minimum 1080p.

I agree. 4k is overkill. However, if you have the $$$ then go ahead, it's always better to have higher resolution.

Even if you view the 4k video on a 2k display, it will still be better quality than 2k video. Then again, the video quality to see things like number plates is not only dictated by video resolution alone. The quality of the lens and sensor also play a very important role in it.

That means I would rather go for good quality carl zeiss lens and sony imx sensor with 1k video compared to another camera that can take 4k video but uses some unknown lens and sensor.

Don't think there is any dashcam using Carl Zeiss lens Sony IMX sensor got.

Also, night video will depend on the condition of the environment also while driving. Not just the lens and sensors.

Recently did a survey for dashcam at a local store. Shopkeeper recommended Gnet N2 dashcam but I noticed the price is close to 2x of 70mai A800s and on top of that it's only 1080p front and back. I tried skimming this thread for previous Gnet enteries and most are saying it's a Chinese OEM model distributed by a Korean company.

The price he's offering with installation is RM1200(dashcam set is rm1099) with 1 year warranty.
I'm thinking of just picking up the A800s front/rear combo with hardwire kit from Shopee and telling him to install(rm180 for installation).

70mai is also China made. However, I would go for 70mai instead of gnet. Save half with better specs and quality is known to be good enough.

hi guys,

need some opinion/advise.

about to hit the "buy" button for the 70mai M300 dashcam because i read from a lot of reviews that gave this a commendable review for its price and plus, it's marketed by a reputable company. i understand that the only downside to 70mai is that the dashcam uses Lithium Polymer instead of the more desirable Super-capacitator so exposing it under long hours of sunlight may not be recommended.

my car is parked under shade (front porch in my home and basement parking in my work place).

are Super-capacitators really that far superior compared to Lithium Polymers?

Should i avoid Lithium Polymers like a plague or it is actually usable?