Cheap Dash Cam Review (with footage)

6 min. Review Video with footage of a cheap dashcam, normally found on ebay.
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[@MonarchGuy974]

Thanks for the video. What if your car doesn't have a cigarette lighter?

[@stayupthere]

Hey Ryaniwk, I have the exact same camera but I have an issue where during the day my videos are blown out/over-exposed and at night they are too dark. I've noticed at night they display the Sun symbol seen at 2:20 in your video and during the day they have the Moon symbol. I've tried changing the time on my dash cam to different hours to see if that would fix it but no success. Do you have any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks, great review!

[@Ryaniwk]

Hi. Thanks for the feedback! The only way I found to change to night mode is to press the very right button when in record mode. It wont make to much difference. It just a small IR that only works at a very close distance. The night quality footage is really poor.

[@imhotepimhotep7380]

Does it work when your car is park? I park outside my job, been having a little issues with idiots.

[@jamieisland8938]

I need someone's help. When I put my samsung evo 10 speed 65 gb sd card in it ... it will not read it no matter what I do I cant get help please help

[@jamieisland8938]

And for formatting I need help

[@MickTattersall]

These are cheap enough to cover your car in them. Spend $100 and have one pointing out each window 😉

[@niacal4nia]

Actually it does good job for that price. If you chose continuous recording then the 1 sec delay would be eliminated using a fast 32 GB class 10 micro SD card (not a fake SD card) which can record for around 4 hours. Another problem I have is with people buying cheap gadgets and then complaining about the performance. You could use it a rear cam and buy a more expensive for the front.

[@thewarfare34]

That video recording is honestly not bad for $13, the quality is good enough to show what happened in an accident. thanks for reviewing it!!

[@Ryaniwk]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@DonPedro6901]

The Finder, The same! ;-)

[@lar4305]

Yea i bought one also. for the price how can you complain? I think the one i have does what is is suppose to do. I am buying a second one for my wife's car to.

[@electrocat9]

For $13 camera it has no way not to be bad, so it's bad => the quality is bad enough :)

[@blxxmin-lily6978]

I bought 2 and both of them just didn’t work

[@diegopurcell4491]

YOUR ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD YOU MANIAC!!

[@Ryaniwk]

hahaha

[@danielborquez9788]

Hahahha

[@huavinhmenh8517]

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[@BPoweredLove]

chadergeist82 Everybody knows that. It's called a joke. Also keep in mind it isn't just the US where we drive on the right side of the road. Also all of Europe except UK and Ireland, almost all of Asia and so on.

[@Cilaki]

You're

[@matthewtanner9823]

I know it's not great quality footage but Tesco were selling these dash cams off at £5 each on the run up to Christmas and even if the footage is bad quality it might be enough to determine whos fault it was in the event of an accident. Also when you get out of your car after an accident and some Guy says "That was all your fault" just point him to the dash cam and let him know it's been recorded, I bet his next sentence will be "Can we settle this out of court?" Thanks for the video Ryaniwk

[@bobeagan2166]

Works very well. I’ve had mine for 2 years. Still working fine.

[@juanpbotha]

Thanks so much for this excellent review. Wish there were more people reviewing Chinese stuff.

[@Ryaniwk]

Thanks for the comment!! I will do a cheap action camera review video pretty soon. Comparison with GoPro 4 include :) Any other suggestions are welcome!

[@girl600show7]

It would work as evidence in a car crash. Looks good for $12

[@MAUS98]

Good enough for me. I just bought it for €14,95 at the Action. I'm happy with it. I don't need an expensive 4K Dashcam. It would be worth more than my car, haha.

[@Nitelifebuzz]

I'm convinced that there are about 5 different versions of this camera. I got one for $15 USD & its different from yours in several ways. I've seen others that cost $30 USD & those come with a USB card reader. my biggest gripe was that the USB cable that came with mine had a very skinny wire & as a result, didn't work. luckily i had an old cable laying around that was compatible

[@lindaneal6309]

I hate the music. This tells me NOTHING.. MOST parts you can't tell us what you are doing? I guess you need a crystal ball ???

[@go2barry]

Worse than the instructions that are in such poor English, this video has NO dialog whatsoever. My cam is just sitting there, locked in what looks like some kind of implied message. Sorry I don't read minds.

[@thechristianpharaoh191]

Thanks for the video, it was informative and helpful.

[@strategicthinker8899]

Yeah I got scammed on aliexpress with this fake camera. They sell it as a novatech chip with hdmi and 1080p. What comes is a generalplus chip that records in 640p in reality, no hdmi and horrible menus.

[@rizqiprtm]

i got same generalplus chip but with different models, the lens looks like little blurry but i can fix it with manual focus and open the inside of the camera

[@learnimplementshare3431]

Thanks for this ... pay peanuts ... you get rubbish.

[@luciusclay969]

Great Video and information. I just received my "vehicle blackbox dvr", the identical dash cam in your vid, and while it is a cheap piece of crap, for $10 it's worth it. Thank you for changing the language to english. I would have never figured it out. Also, this cam probably cost 0.50 cents in materials to make, it is easily breakable. And, the cam operates of my phone recharge battery, so it's a neat bodycam too. Thanks again for the excellent and informative review.

[@Ryaniwk]

Thank you very much for your nice comment and feedback, Romeo. I really appreciate it :)

[@FurryWrecker911]

That one second loss of footage is not good enough. I have had the CDR 820 dash-cam by Cobra for the past two years now and I can not tell you how many times I've had close-calls right at the end/start of a clip. This is a no-buy for me. Thank you for the informative video, though!

[@TheHmurveit]

Charles Shade II so what do u do after close call? Do h save clip? And how?

[@Theegoaat]

Camera is crappy the menus buttons aren’t responding when I press them! 😡

[@michaelgray2319]

I need a PDF of the instructions. Any idea where I can obtain this?

[@eliodelsette5048]

I bought one identical for similar price and decided to have a 32GB mini card also from China. The instructions took a little understanding but I got there in the end and the cam works just fine. For the price you couldn't do better considering you will not going for an Oscar award but simply a piece of mind if you do need some visual evidence of an event. Installing was straight forward and discreet. I am pleased with it that now I purchased another cam for the rear window. To be sure, to be sure.

[@eastrockaway11518]

Well said!

[@tashawashington486]

That Hawaiian guitar... well it sure sounds like one.... yasss oh but great video, thx

[@mohamadafnibinmohdzaini403]

i buy 1 of these for 20myr, its about 4 dollar.well we really get what we paid for.at least its recording and the looping mode is functioning.better to have something than loosing everything hahahha......anyway thanks for the video.keep it up bro

[@Ryaniwk]

Thanks bro!

[@lucperreault]

At least you show me how to put it in english! Thank's. LOL....

[@Ryaniwk]

+lucperreault Thanks!! :)

[@clivegrant8980]

Thanks for a great video. Very informative, but short and to the point. It's a thumbs up from me. The camera looks compact & well designed, I was thinking of getting one for £8.78 (no SD card) on ebay, for my rear windscreen. But the video quality looks so crap I suspect it's a rip-off copy of one with a better lens etc.. This one would probably do the job in case of a rear shunt but it's not for me. Do you have the video chip and/or processor number? That's often a give away.

[@Ryaniwk]

+Clive Grant thanks!! I don't have any info on the chip or processor. I can try to open it!! Sound like good fun to me :) Thanks again Clive

[@Ryaniwk]

Have a look at this Clive > kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaecXqyBhdF-rKM

[@peles73]

What is the reason of the music?

[@MickTattersall]

Sounds arranged in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.

[@m.shadforth-Rally_Scene_Video]

@@MickTattersall 😂😂😂... 👍🏻

[@anthonynancydelarosa6781]

Not bad for $13 it could serve as a temporary set up until you can afford a much more advanced one so at least in the meanwhile you have something to protect yourself in case of an accident

[@quincymerriweather8163]

Thanks for taking the time with this short clip. Very, very helpful. The instructions that came with it is garbage.

[@IBIZABIKE]

Great I got one of these to mess with ,fine for the money, I then went on to get a bigger one with rear cam for £27

[@yourdad9299]

Do u know how to move it to another degree?

[@БогданСабат-ш5в]

А кут не має 170градусів гора 120градусів

[@psammons]

For the price. The video is ok. The let down is the software. I have often not been able to read the recorded clips. Sometimes it just fills up the memory card and locks up and doesn’t record anymore. For the purpose of a dash cam. It’s worth spending a bit more for a bit more quality and reliability

[@moksrosii3016]

Bought this for 46$ from bang good. Used it for a week or so and now it's useless.. Wastage of money. On the first day itself loose it's display after I hit a pothole. Used for about a week without display as it was recording. But today it's all dead.

[@altafvhora]

hey....I liked the background music.... the video too...

[@Ryaniwk]

+Altaf Vhora Thanks for the positive feedback!! :)

[@takieleftheriou181]

Can it be used without the car battery plugged in and if so, for how long . I presume it has a built in battery. What type of SD card does it take ? I guess it overwrites once the card is full ?

[@Ryaniwk]

Hi Taki. You can use the camera without the plug but it wont last long. I'd say maybe 10 to 15 min. I had problems with the micro SD card. Try use a good quality one, 32gb tops. The files will be overwritten when the cards full.

[@仲村理沙-y8u]

Ryaniwk thank you for video :) mine didnt come with Card. it say TF card but regular micro SD card work !?

[@derekhartley5157]

You got a bargain! I have just paid £30 on Amazon for a LANKA dashcam which is identical to yours!!

[@Edwin-pj7pt]

better than nothing 🦊🦊

[@knimrod]

Snagged one or a very similar one on Amazon for $7. with free shipping. The LED for night mode on mine is a white light LED, not infrared. It seems to work well with a class 4, 16G card I had laying around. The manual is practically worthless. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how the loop mode worked to no avail. The time counter counts to 3 minutes and restarts. I was trying to figure out how to make the camera save a video in the event something happened I wanted to capture. It never occurred to me that every 3 minute session would be saved. What's the point of the G sensor if every 3 minute session is saved anyway? I did notice that the left-most button triggered a circle/slash icon on the screen which was sort of described as a "lock". Perhaps this locks the file from being automatically deleted when the card is full?

[@gp235801]

Ordering it right now. Thx for the review

[@beavername]

Just got one, Its pretty much a P.O.S. ,don't waste your money.

[@Sonjaluscombe]

i got mine today, different to yours and different to manual, but thankyou you have shown me how to use it. im disappointed its not in 1080 but will make do. as you say get what you pay for

[@fredbair]

How do I save footage in the event of an accident as I would not want the footage to be overwritten

[@none-pk9mm]

im borowing this computer its not mine i usually hate enterin passwords in other peoples computers, but i did connect just to hit the like button and tell you thank you for your effort, because i saw some negative comments below .... cheers from morocco

[@Ryaniwk]

Thank you very for you nice comment. I really appreciate it!

[@mbchannel1037]

Lol! I just bought this dash cam even though I knew the quality gonna be a little bit bad compare to the expensive dash cam.

[@martinmartin1997]

Great review thanks for taking the time 👍

[@Ryaniwk]

Thanks :)

[@marlenegonzalezTV]

I bought it. I don't like it. Bad quality, and it´s not a 170º's camera... I don´t know why, but it seems that the camera has made a "zoom in"... and I can´t remove it... 😩 Any suggestions?

[@Earthystuff]

13.00? And I just paid 60.00 for it an 20. for the 64G card. The instructions had english words but reading it was like a toddler talking to me and I couldnt understand a word of it. Also the image where it shows you what is where by the numbers were so very wrong. Still trying to learn the whole thing

[@MrPolymers]

If this is anything like the piece of crap I purchased from T-Mart.. Save your money folks. Absolute garbage and I was even refunded my money back. Threw it away. Get the Dome G30. True HD and I've seen several videos to prove it. Gearbest has them for $35.99. I'm looking to use it on my Yamaha FJR 1300 motorcycle and NO, I'm not affiliated with Gearbest, etc.

[@bsrlrj]

I wish you could see when you adjusted the settings at the bottom of the camera. It was cut off in the video.

[@toontheunisz2887]

Hello, my Full HD car DVR 1080p model 36751/2578538 turns off after ± 2.50 minutes, but the blue light keeps flickering but the screen turns black. How does the screen always stay on? Greetings Tony

[@ronaldcatalano4178]

Lots of bad music, no talking or explaining what they are doing. Terrible presentation.

[@cam1495]

Thank you

[@mf-wg1qi]

Awesome video review in a short amount of time. Like the fact that your review included some important things; 1.) how to change menu to ENGLISH, 2.) it's not 1080p, 3.) view is probably short of 170 degrees, and 4.) the dropped second of recording. The only question I have is there a restriction on size of SD card it can use? Otherwise Great Video review. Thanks.

[@Ryaniwk]

+Mark Flosi Hey Mark! Thank you very much for your extensive and nice comment! :) I really appreciate that!! I believe you can use up to 32gb SD cards. To be honest I just tested one SD card with 32gb. Last time I checked some files were corrupted. I will format the card and test it again.

[@richardturner6981]

@@Ryaniwk Where do you put the SD Card?

[@oxforddon2210]

I bought this dash cam (or very similar) and spent so much time and effort trying to make sense of the hopeless printed instructions that I didn't get around to fitting it in the car in time. Guess what! A driver, stationary in a right turn lane didn't bother to check their mirrors or check their blind spot before crossing my lane to turn left. My car got bashed in the side. I made a non-fault insurance claim and am anxiously waiting to hear the outcome. Do not delay, don't let the same thing happen to you! There are a lot of drivers out there who haven't got a clue how about the rules of the road and how to drive safely. Please do not delay, don't let the same thing happen to you! Most of the cheap dash cams from China have similar features and controls so check out how they work on KZbin if the instructions that come with yours are rubbish. I wish that I had spent more and got a better dash cam with proper instructions, I could have saved a lot of money in the long run.

[@spu77]

Battery lasts for about 10 seconds when fully charged. Bye bye motion detection mode!

[@vincentsinger9292]

There is no battery. A Capacitor stores just enough current to write the current recording session to memory - then it turns off

[@pbeyes2006]

🤣🤣🤣

[@MaxObninsky]

Thank you! You solved my problem "Howto switch off the screen of this cam?" (No Way; only with metallized tape.)

[@danihz5610]

Anyone knows how to make the display stop saying "SD CARD FULL" I ALREADY TRIED LOOP FUNCTION

[@timothymn2]

I brought one of these recently. I would say it's good value for money. I have another much, more expensive, dash cam which is the one I use most of the time. It's clearly a better cam but less good value for money. When this one arrived the default language was English and it seems the software has been upgraded. It does not appear to add any functionality but it does look a lot nicer to use. (This might mean you can upgrade the cam's software. I haven't checked though.) If your not sure if you would need a dash cam and want to try one out without spending a lot then this one does the job well enough.

[@NikolaEON]

Is there a button to instantly lock the clip you don't want to be deleted automatically? Or you have to do it from the menu?

[@Alex17061950]

This was the only video that actually showed the same camera as mine, i.e. without the two silver buttons which are in the "users manual" and it actually demonstrates no need to panic and "save" recording should there be an incident. Nice to see cars on the left hand side of the road as well. Music a bit cheesy, but who cares!

[@Ryaniwk]

Thanks for the feedback Alex

[@Peter997S]

I just received my unit and it also did not have the side buttons. Should I be returning the unit or can everything be controlled by the existing frontal buttons? Haven't figured out on/off and when recording but this video will help. thank you

[@jhorton7280]

How do you set the date and time? Looks like I got 2 boat anchors waist of money

[@cruisinthefifties]

I answered a Lowe's e-mail to do a satisfaction survey and receive a gift for cost of shipping (around $12only so I chose this Dash Cam (they only had one). I opened the package and it had no card, no mini cable & no battery. YEPPP...you get what you pay for! Not sure what I'm going to do with it Probably trash it.

[@paullancaster7066]

When I plug my power cable into the unit, I get a brief second of camera-view on the screen and then it defaults to a generic, cartoon drawing of the apparatus. When I take the cable out I get a few seconds of camera-view again before it shuts off ( because the power lead has been disconnected. Why can't I keep the camera view on my screen????!?!!!

[@rolandmcrae6817]

Battery life is about 30 seconds if you unplug it. I’ve fully charged this thing multiple times, and it dies within 30 seconds of being unplugged. That’s super lame.

[@alexander0x77]

I really really REALLY hate these knockoff "1080p" cameras. The knockoff menu is always that green and purple stuff. Real resolution is VGA (sensor is 4:3 sized), it's not even 720p. Doesn't look 720p either. It shouldn't skip frames in VGA mode (native res anyway) as long as you have a video length of max 10 min set. Does 300-500MB for 10 min of video. Same trashy audio noise. Also for some reason mine generates broken files occasionally (can be played with VLC by rebuilding the AVI index). I paid 14$ for this piece of trash.

[@janislocis-paruskins4121]

this camera is absolutely rubbish, price is the same as video quality,picture are absolutely blurry and video size is absolutely abnormal,some 30 min video is 6.5 GB , wow this is cosmos , is back to amazon. blowwww

[@Sorin.730]

I just buyit...but is rubbish...3mp instead of 12,is not full hd 1080p.. anyway next time i will not buy from internet...

[@wsearp]

Somehow I got one of those models and I did not order, but my bank paid it out of my account and I got stuck with it.... They charged my account $76.00 for this piece of junk and my bank will not believe me that I did not order it.... I tried to use it and it did not come with a card even.... It will not stick to the window of my car or mirror.... Just a piece of junk.... Really ticked off but nothing I can do about it....

[@dustyrusty2572]

I just bought 2 and 2 sd card. , n received my dash cam. I got only 1 SD card. Commercial said American made. Open package n it made in China. Second problem, the nut do not tighten tightly to suction cup, poor thread. 3, battery dose not hold charge to record in the night when car is switched off.battery drained in about 8 seconds. I called for return label , I have to pay to return it. Go figure.

[@lissettealvarez5753]

Just a question about recording, when I turn on and driving the Camara will record for 3 mins and she will reset for another 3mins by itself until I turn off? Sorry I'm not a high tech person. She will save the memory card until I delete it ?

[@Saysomething164]

I just got one of these and the battery does not charge. It always has to be plugged in or it will not work. It shows it can be charged but it refuses to charge. Other than that it’s good for the money. It will show an accident if there is one and that’s what you need right?

[@gereral1_jackofalltrades]

At least no one going to smash your window for this

[@BrunoBGama]

Just paid US$ 0,20 for this cam on Ali Express, have the same "problem" no button for on/off and things like that, but for that price, it really doesn't matter.

[@dongomez9781]

Hey great vid & I also like the music. I bought 2 of these off ebay for $10. each, been using one of them for a couple of days now Good cheap protection I also have the one without the side buttons still figuring out the best set up for me your Vid is very helpful. One thing is the Night vision ?? used it last night (the camera Not night vision does it even have that?) for first time WOW awful is to kind BUT what about that LED on the front?? is there anyway to turn that on??? I'm not sure if it would make it better or worse you know reflect off the windshield & make it wash out. Anyway if anybody reading this has figured out how to turn on that LED Please post also what exposure? flash on off ? etc. Thanks

[@mantaspivoris8653]

Hi all I have problem with dash camera the blue light is always flashing, who can tell me where the problem is? thank you.

[@niacal4nia]

That cheap dashcam made me $6000 by showing proof to Insurance company when I got hit on a rainy day.

[@LTKALLOVER]

I have the same exact camera does anybody know mine does not record video only voice when I take the SD card out and plug it into my computer it's all black only voice anybody know why and how do you play automatic like feedback when you're driving you want to stop and look at what you recorded and what size and what kind of SD card do I need

[@MrJOCOLO]

This camera I got it for free and I have expensive cameras for my cars and this one cheap camera is better than the expensive ones I recommend this camera for $13.00 only in America 🇺🇸.

[@onway78]

1 question mind doesn't record anymore I don't know why and it keeps saying there's no SD card in in it when there is one in it if anyone have any answer today very helpful thank

[@tomfontaine2183]

Good enough till I buy a better one, I like the size of this, doesn't give a cop the excuse to pull me over for obstruction of view, thanks for hints guys, I couldn't get by the Chinese and moreover they were for a different camera altogether, your right , " you get what you pay for " indeed!

[@anc974]

Cheap. Not worth it. Don't buy! You get what you pay for.

[@michaelkolb7737]

Thank you so much. My first time with a car camera. Think I'll go with something a bit better.

[@DKNYBOY1979]

Night driving it’s crap, no night mode . Day recording to be tested .... can you do playback on it? I have noticed if you take a photo it freezes lol

[@718stix]

This same cam is still selling 😂😂😂 cant go bigger the a 32gb memory card thats my only gripe because its in my wifes car

[@timlangelier7645]

Waste of 10.00.... It appears they sent me a used device with missing cables.

[@bii5699]

This is exactly what I got. Not even the right one. Box and instructions are completely different

[@Mercedes8857]

My Siskin dash cam HD will not over write, have to format sd card every 3 days..........

[@northbhamcats]

No that bad ! I can tell you are driving around Kings Heath, Birmingham UK

[@Mart.F]

I guess it is what it is, a cheap dash cam. The video quality is going to be ok and it keeps my insurance company happy by having a dash cam. Its not like you are watching the recordings on a regular daily basis, it's only when you actually need to prove a point, for most it will just sit there day in, day out doing its job until one day it might be needed. I have another camera in my other car that looks identical to this one that's been running for a couple of years and I only check that it has been recording ok every few months. Just stick it on the screen and pray you never need to use it!

[@doug1070]

I have the same camera but with Loop setting at 5 minutes but all files are recorded and saved as Locked so it will not loop to write over oldest files (any files) How do I change the camera setting so recorded files are not locked automatically. thank-you

[@adokapo]

This is 240p sensor. Just test every resolution from 240p and higher and try to notice any difference. It costs next to nothing so its better then no camera at all.

[@boywithadolphin]

Can the loop recording be turned off? In a bad accident the driver may be knocked out and unable to stop the camera and the vital footage writen over

[@fredbryan3228]

I bought this camera and really liked the video. The only thing I wish you had done is show me what buttons your pushing to get to all of the menu's. My instructions were really bad. I guess I am not the sharpest pencil in the box but took me 20 minutes to get it to English. Need help with he menu.

[@Ryaniwk]

+Fred Bryan Thanks Fred! Have you tried push Menu twice to jump to different settings?

[@lonnieljones]

I think your 170 degree lens needs an adjustment in the aspect ratio setting. You have it set to 1:1 which is a square crop like Instagram. Try 16:9 for a wider angle.

[@thatguyoverthere9727]

Dirt cheap, my version only records. The menu buttons do not function ahha... get what you pay for, 3 minute interval and not a 180 field of view... not sure what brand or where it was purchased but It will prove your innocence or guilt if needed..

[@an_what]

Actually 720p is better on some TVs than 1080p so you're wrong it's not poor

[@flywithzeon]

Mine keeps saying "No SD Card" , I have class10 64G SD card...