hello and good day

surveying dashcam for the coming 11.11, saw ddpai can choose to bundle with lexar cards. is lexar fine or get samsung instead?

thank you to all sifu. learnt a lot here

any major brand is ok

just get those high endurance type. a bit pricey but worth the money and suitable for dashcam that need constant read/write onto the memory card (hence the "high endurance" quality)

yes both brands are the high endurance type, just that the samsung ones more expensive than lexars

thanks for your answer sir

have a good day

hmmm so extreme? I also specifically ask my BYD sales and they ask their Boss/headquarters also say cannot tap or touch any wiring...


so I am just going to install it with the existing USB as the power source.... that should not void warranty.

With usb port then the wiring gonna be like hard to conceal right?

I DIY before, tuck into the places beneath the cloth/wall/pillar/dash . But yes, old car.

Newer car I paid installer to properly hide them...also in same spots. They have tools and knowledge where the clips is holding the fabric.

Since I bought Trapo, they did mention they have installation service so will get it done at their shop.

New car... maybe I might tell them, I do not mind wires that are in plain sight. Just do not break anything.

hi any dashcam to recommend for my new car? Common hot brands are now DDPAI and 70Mai. So far my current car is using Transcend DrivePro 200 since 2018 and still serving me well (exceptional is the night mode is so so if compared todays newer cam). Few of my friends who using 70Mai 500s so far said is doing good even park under the sun 24/7 at office and home. Thinking should i go with DDPAI since it is capacitor all the way. Prefer to have a basic one for cigratte lighter 12v usb connector will do. GPS is a must ..budget around 300-400? For Front and Rear

So far I have shortlisted DDPAI N5 and 70Mai A500/A510 with 4g live.

I do consider hirewire but kinda worry as it may mess with the fusebox since is a new car but what is your guys experience?

This post has been edited by incredibless: Nov 16 2024, 03:26 PM

mine is 70Mai basic, cheap model, but even it is cheap, the camera quality is ok, can read the cars no plate. its quality are 100% better than my friends Honda dashcam throw in by Honda Malaysia, the dashcam look ok physically, but not even read no plate properly.

This post has been edited by ayamxxx: Nov 18 2024, 08:33 AM

I avoid Lexar. Bad experience with the cards from this brand

Better use Sandisk Endurance or Extreme Pro. Get the V30 or V60 rated cards.

Hi guys,

Can someone recommend me an interior/cabin dashcam?

I already have a front and back dashcam, but I want to add one to record the interior of the car.

70mai now have hardwire using obd port, will that void the warranty then? Anyone has experience with that?

This post has been edited by pizzaboyj: Nov 20 2024, 06:24 AM

Technically any hardwire INCLUDING OBD are at risk of voiding warranty. OBD also have risk of accessing car diagnostic system, so maybe even more warranty can be voided if car manufacturer wanted to play hardball if the installation are reported during any related warranty claim.

They will say, just remove OBD when claiming warranty but will you remove the cables and dashcam every time you go SC for warranty?

This post has been edited by Cavino: Nov 20 2024, 10:34 AM

The problem is most dashcam are 2 channels (front and rear cams), so you have to buy another dashcam just for interior. Alternatively DDPAI just launch the Z60 range that are capable of 3 channels, front, rear and interior. It can be install only for 2 channels but the built in 3 channels capability means you can add interior cam later on if you wanted to.

cant just remove or hide the obd cable before service/warranty claim? but i guess just sending to the charger port will always be safer.
honda's oem dashcam quality is horrible nor does it have 4g for remote monitoring so that just makes things harder

guy, recently change new phone, want download xiaoyi app, google check app have been remove
how to download?
https://www.xiaoyi.com/en/app.html

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...rtscamera&hl=en

To avoid any possible warranty issue with stringent warranty claim process nowadays especially with H brand, you either go for Honda original dashcam or 12V plugs, no choice.

However I have not heard of any warranty issue due to 3rd party dashcam installation tho. Just the clause are there.

I have not heard of any warranty issue about 3rd party tinting void warranty also...UNTIL recently when H brand void windows motor warranty AND another one voiding the windows weather strips due to 3rd party tints. So H brand are getting very stringent on warranty claim (IMO, also due to their lowered build quality and parts nowadays vs decades ago).

Actually for a fire and forget dashcam, the original dashcam are performing OK in Full HD quality. It's just that when compared with recent 3rd party dashcam with tons of features, 4K quality, enhanced night vision, additonal ADAS feature, full featured parking modes, they just looks like decade old dashcam sold with almost double the price of those premium and yet inexpensive dashcam....

Haha..I still installed original tho to keep the any warranty issue out...except for 3rd party tint where I was willing to risk voiding the door-based warranty if anything was to go wrong. Electrical and electronic warranty voiding due to dashcam are to general and can possibly affect very expensive systems or items, so I no take risk on that.

Also for parking mode 4G remote monitoring, what is the point if the car battery cannot tahan. Even when I switch the DDPAI z50 parking mode to sleep (only reactive during emergency), both my cars shut down these dashcam occasionally due to battery get lower than 12.4V that I set as minimum to prevent car from engine start issue.

This post has been edited by Cavino: Nov 27 2024, 08:29 AM

hi everyone, need some suggestion foy my gm6 car. with no android player.
thinking of upgrading to mirror dashcam with rear cam.
do you guy know any mirror dashcam bundle with good night vision rear cam? i saw some come with night vision, starvis, fisheye, wide viewing angle 180 degree etc.
so far i search around dppai, 70mai, they never state the spec for the rear cam. the 70mai rear view cam is blurred esp at the night compare to front cam.
do we need the wide view angle cam of 170/180 vs the old gen 130/140 viewing angle ?

Been awhile. New toys Viofo A329 on pssd indoor endurance testing.

bought a 70mai A500s and very disappointed in it. apparently 70mai series all dont have the rear view function on app.

ddpai has it as long as its dual channel.

Have to disagree, imho anyway and specifically to one brand. Already had 3 Sandisk Endurance kaput within my group of friends, including mine. I used with 70mai A810, friend used with ddpai Z40. All formatted according to manufacturer’s instruction. Issue was dashcam kept reporting card error, initially reformat can last few days, then it gets more frequent error until eventually reporting error in few minutes.

End up I swapped in a Samsung Pro 64GB that I used with Yi dashcam that I bought 8 years ago (yes it’s old), friend changed to Sandisk Extreme. No issue since, also much faster read speed for downloading footage from the app than endurance.

The thing is they are not cheap, plus having the risk of important driving footage lost or dashcam malfunction spontaneously is not acceptable.