Comparison of 5 Chinese Cameras including DVR-027& DVR-047 (Review)
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2012
- UPDATE: March 29, 2018
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Best, most concise, and comprehensive review I've ever seen (for any product) on YT! Great job!
Nice to see a properly edited video with really clear commentary. Great stuff!
Thank you so much for posting this video. There is so much meaningless information available it's almost impossible to know where to begin. Your tutorial allowed me to decide on a model (#4), and even then it took a while to determine how to order that specific model. I bought two which arrived today and I had very little trouble setting them up because of your video and the information on your web forum. Thanks again!
Thanks!
One of the best reviews I have ever seen on any product.
You sir are a true professional.
Very interesting. Thanks for doing such a thorough review and test. I was really surprised at the quality of even the most basic unit.
I think you did a super job of the review. Thanks for your review. I believe in having these cameras inside your car and I am searching for something that will also give me rear view and side views as everything around your vehicle is important to capture.
Thanks a lot Andrew!
This review helped me a lot with my decision, and eventually I bought the DVR-027.
Keep up with the great reviews!
Dima
Great video, thanks for making this very complete review.
A very fine video! I know how much work goes into making this kind of quality -- You did an awesome job. Thank you for all the information. I look foreward to seeing more of your reviews.
Great review, I appreciate the time you spent..
EXCELLENT review man!
This was a very thorough review, so i'm subbed!
Excellent reviews, just what I was looking for, bravo.
Awesome job on the review. Very informative and looking forward to getting the one I ordered (#5) in soon.
very professional review. thanks!
such a GREAT review! Good job guy! I bought the DVR-027. I might take it apart in order to install it stealthily.
Great Review. You answered every question I had! Thank you! Subscribed!
great video. i had just purchased a camera, and you really helped me figure some things out.
Excellent review! Thank you!
Great review! Thank you for taking the time and recording this!
I noticed that you recorded the clips in Toronto. Could you advise on a good place to purchase the models in this review? Thank you!
Very informative. Helped me decide on what to get. Thanks!
Best review ! Thanks for your time !
Great video Andrew and very informative. What car cam do you recommend? Which kind do you use most? Hope your Caribbean vacation went well and you get your website back online soon.
Loving this channel more and more !!
Thank you heaps! So detailed but easy to understand, you are a genius compared to some of the other youtubers haha :)
My compliments. Difference in quality is very clearly visible demonstrated.
I already bought No4, but happy to see it was the right choice.
Pity there are so many brands for the same cam, and I have to wait if its is exactly the same as shown in this video.
Great tips. Almost bought the 720 one.
Very useful and comprehensive review.
Very well done, and very informative ! Subscribed. Thanks !
The internet has been waiting for this channel. TechMoan is good, this is more focused which will suit a lot of people's needs. Well produced, good info. I'd like to see the high-end cameras compared in this way if you can secure review units. Keep it up!
This is an excellent review! Thank you so much.
Excellent work.
A lot of confusion exist in the description of the dash cams on ebay.
I read on line that lots of people ordered the "HD" models but got the standard definition.
I think a lot of misinformation is in the market place for dash cams. I think some sellers are intentionally taking advantage of all the lack of info and confusion to make more profit from tricking people into buying their miss described camera.
Great work.
I ordered #4 HD-027, but I will see when I get it.
Excellent review. Kudoz!
Good review man!
Car Cam Central please review the garmin dashcam 20 coming out soon!
Thank you very much for the best review~~~!!!
#4 is what I'm looking for :)
Excellent Review!
Thank you for the review! Very helpful!
I've been looking at Dashcams as due to a change in career I now drive trucks for a living and these were mentioned as a way of protecting yourself in the event of an accident.
Your review is brilliant! So many positives to say so I would suggest having now bought one of these cameras via Ebay that maybe you could set up a link where you get commission?
Thanks, you helped me out quite a lot here.
Awesome! Thanks for the reviews! I ordered the DVR 047. Or something that was a 027 knockoff. I'm hoping its a good one!
Thanks mate, great review!!!
Thank you so much for this review. I purchased one on eBay yesterday H198 which it says it records in HD. I wanted to purchase the DVR-027 but think I may have ordered the DVR-047. Which until your review did not know about the HDMI port difference as they ALL look the same and most of them claim to be HD. But when this one shows up either way I will keep it. And just end up ordering another one but this time making sure it's the DVR-027.
Thank you again for this information.
Scotty
Excellent Review!! Thank you!
thanks for all the information !!
very informative, top review. Thanks
...BTW thanks very much for your efforts in producing this informative review. (Thumbs up and favourited).
Hi, I own #4 dash cam and overall I find it pretty good. However, it did stop working about a month after I got it. Today I took out the battery and reinstalled it and found that it's now working again. Great! It's already proved itself as being valuable recording another driver almost causing a car accident with me.
Thank you mate, helped me a lot.
Thanks for the review, very helpful. Can you supply a link to purchase the DVR-027 HDMI supported camera? I'm having a hard time finding one, most of the ads claim to be HDMI compatible but aren't.
Great vid, thank you for posting. I have a dc similar to 3,4,5 with hd. It works great but I can't figure out how to set the time for a correct time stamp. Any suggestions?
many thanks for your review and what do you think about this new product FDV 808 from Taiwan, it seems a lot better with the price CND$200-300.
Wish I had seen this video before I bought my camera. I did a good amount of research and almost wound up with a knock off. The model numbers are hardly mention when these are being sold as you mentioned. I got lucky and wound up with a DVR- 027 model. But having seen this video first would have saved me a lot of time trying to find out which one I should get. Great Comparison of the video footage too.
very valuable video.thanks dude
You sir have my full respect. Well done!
Nice video.. just few questions.
1. Battery life.. how long can the battery last after each charge and life time?
2. What is the charging time before the next use?
3. If the SD card is full, would it go back to the beginning to record automatically?
Great video! Thank you very much!
Great comparison. Thanks.
Did you happen to check on the usefullness of the ev settings? I just bought the d027 and can't seem to see any difference, although I haven't played around with it that much. Also, the cam's auto iris precipitates an annoying flicker, as it tries to adust it's aperture setting when driving in bright sunlight to shade, and vice versa. I'm going to play around with adding a hood to the cam to see if that helps.
Thanks for the review, just ordered the DVR 027 camera you tested - from a guy on ebay and will post a review when I get it. There seems to be a lot of fakes and knock offs, very confusing for the average consumer so be careful folks. In my opinion the standard def cams are a joke so go for an HD version and the one I got was around $60 - DVR027 I believe. Thanks again for nice review and hopefully you can test the higher end version like the Lukas HD.
Thanks for this. Seems like I picked a winner (#5) with my recent purchase!
two questions. The 207 manufacture claims no gaps between files. Has there been a recent firmware update that corrected this? Have you tested the camera out of the car in darkness? IE use in in the attic to see there are critters. My interest comes from the type of sensor the cameras use. Some are more IR sensitive than others. I wonder if they are using the same sensor in units with and without the IR LEDs.
Nice comparison review. I ordered #5 for $18.00 on Amazon, with free shipping, but cancelled when I decided I needed better video quality. I wound ordering #4 for about $45.00 on eBay. I initially will use it to record my dogs, since one is possibly having seizures when I'm not around. Easier than setting up the laptop and web cam.
Wow this is an extremely comprehensive review! You even brought a spider with your car to show off the IR lights...? LOL
Very informative. Thanx.
good review
I do have a question on the hd model number 4 the night shot you state its not as blown out but I did notice you had the IR lights on how does it look with out in in the rain same or will it over expose it?
thanks for your awesome tutorial. Its a great help.
PEACE
Can you tell me where the reset hole is on the DVR-047? The booklet says it has one ("DVR will restart after press Reset Hole gently by diameter less that 1mm column") but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Thanks!
first of all ty for the info and the review, you conivnced me to buy the #4 cam. however i MUST ask something, the DC5V connection on the 4th cam (027) what is the diameter on it? is it 2.5, 3.5, 4.5 or 5.5?
ty!!
I got the 027 after watching this. What's program do you use to splice the files together or just simply play back on your PC? I use windows media player, but there is a annoying delay every 2secs or so. Thanks.
beast review
You are good. If money were no object, which camera would you recommend overall?
I noticed in the comments that alot of people are buying the DVR-027 model on ebay. Make sure you get the right one. I noticed that alot of sellers are selling the DVR-047 and selling it as the DVR-027. I almost made that mistake. Remember the only way to tell is the hdmi connection next to the usb connection.
By the way, I love my 027. Already saved me from a woman who backed into me and said I rear ended her. She was cited for "providing false information" after the cop looked at the video.
Crap.. I just purchased the DVR-047 thinking it was the DVR-027. Seller on ebay had it listed as HD. I paid $15 for it and that included shipping. For $15 the thing works fine.. if I paid $60 would have been pissed.
Got me a #5- installing it today but I hate removing the car headliner!
Andrew I just purchased a mediasonic cam at shoppers drugmart when I got it home and started to do the settings I found the printing soooooooo small I had to use a maginifing glass to read them follow their instructions I could not get to set the date/time stamp or figure out how to retrieve the info I want. what am I doing wrong?
for the DVR-047
which charing port are u suppose to plug in
the outside one or the one inside
cause mine, when i start the car it doesn't seem to be recording
will the cameras with the removable batteries continue to record if you have it plug into a 5V AC charger?
very good comparison, arigatô
thank you for the info
Can these work unplugged in? I don't know how to route a power cable so it looks nice and clean.
Some sellers will not list it as a DVR-027. But look closely at the auction. If it does not show HDMI port in the photos and does not show HDMI Output as a feature then you can bet it is the DVR-047
so what should I get ? I am leaning towards dvr 027
Really excellent reviews, I want a dvr-027 now but looks like they're almost discontinued. I wonder if you can get a better camera these days for 30$ than the dvr-027 ?
+shodanxx They keep getting better and they all eventually fall in price. Can you imagine how much these same cameras would have cost 20 years ago if they existed? Back then digital cameras were expensive and still had awful picture quality. They have come a very long way over the years and they keep getting cheaper.
+shodanxx Hey shodanxx, right now I would get the G1W-CB from Spytec. It has amazing video for the price and an American seller which can be trusted to get authentic products. bit.ly/1NEwN83 Alternatively if you are overseas I would get it from eBay from estore009: goo.gl/uvmLu2
Did you happen to test these cams for radio interference? I often have my car radio on and don't wish to buy a cam that's going to disrupt the reception.
One very important question: can you run those dash cams when the display is closed?
This is by far the best review you will watch. Great job! I have 1 question. For some reason I cannot transfer the files form my camera onto my computer. My USB port refuses to recognize this camera. I have tried on 3 different laptops and i get the same msg. stating it doesn't recognize it (unknown device) also order another camera thinking maybe the first camera was defected. Same thing again. I have the DVR-047 Model. So, can these files be transferred onto my computer? Thank You
Hey Nata, you are right. I ended up ordering a SD/MMC/RS-MMC (card reader) and now I can transfer my files.
is it suppose to overwrite your old recordings when the memory card gets filled?
I used to have the #5 camera.
The screw in the mount was too small, so I had to use loctite to actually fix it to the mount. The screws were getting loose every day or so, and the screen burned out after 2 weeks.
#4 looks good though, but i'm scared to get it because because it is the same shape as #5 and probably has same mount problems.
Hey, I actually just received it. The DVR 047 is okay. But I don't know. I don't like the interpolation. So I went ahead and picked up a DVR 027 since I saw such clear videos on RUclips of it. So I think the 027 is really worth it over the 047. I haven't gotten the 027 yet though but I am expecting it to be a great dashcam.
Thank you very much for that
I purchased a h198a on dinodirect and got the HD camera which is 1280 x 720. It's a good camera, however when I ordered another I got the standard def model and it was garbage. I hope you get the good HD version.
do you know if you can flip the image I need to mount upside down.
If we set the DVR-027 at 640x480, would the recording gap be the same as the SD models?
can you just leave it in your car to continually record without messing with them? I mean will is just continually record and just record over the old stuff when the card fills up or do you have to take it down fromt eh window and erase the card?
Great review....wish I'd seen this before I bought the cheapest version.
Thanks - these are old cameras though. if you haven't seen our review on the A119 it's a much better camera.
Damn! I just bought a class 4 SD card. Hopefully it will work fine
could it be used on a bike? would mounting it upside down means it records upside down?
(CUBOT) K6000 2.7" Screen 1080P HD Car DVR Digital Video Recorder Drive Recorder Vehicle Black Box HDMI VDV-155828 This is the one i ordered from China under $50 and free shipping Have you seen any or done any Cubot products? As well am hoping to run the car charger under from under the center console then under the dash to the A Arm pillar to the roof to the DVR for a clean looking install ideas on where to get a longer cord or do they come long? Im in mississaga too. stores here for DVR ETC?
I cant play on computer? I have a DVR-047. What settings should I use?