My opinion as someone who's directly hardwired ddpai n5 dual in their car's fusebox. In short you need hardwire kit (direct/obd) to use parking mode. You need radar to extend parking mode. With hardwire kit you can get mostly upto 24hr of recording in timelapse recording (unless you have ev which is essentially a big battery) before low voltage cutoff kicks in. So, if you drive daily for at least an hour you would be fine mostly. But, if you intend to leave your car parked any longer than 24hrs, it might be better to get the radar module. By my calculations according to ddpai's claim of 87% lower power consumption (wrt timelapse mode) for every every day of timelapse parking mode would translate to around 7 days of radar based parking mode. I have a vw polo and parking mode in timelapse was lasting quite less than a day in my car. So i isolated the dashcam from main car battery using cellink neo8+s, which lasts me 24-25 hours of parking mode in timelapse on ddpai n5 dual. I've also ordered radar module to extend the duration of parking mode because i don't want to have to drive daily just to charge the auxiliary battery to keep the parking mode. Will let you know what results i get from using radar.
Radar arrived today, installed and functional. Radar mode, median current draw is 10-20 mA (135-270mw). Detects upto ~3 feet to the back of the car and about 6-8 feet in the front of the car. Once detected, it takes upto 5 seconds to turn the camera on. If it detects the object still present within 20 seconds of turning on, it starts recording in timelapse mode (didn't time how long it stays on like that, but website says that it's upto half an hour). If there is minimal activity around the car, this setup can last for a couple of weeks by my calculations. (on my 7500mAh auxiliary battery).
I always suggest OBD Kits so much safer and easier and will work in most EV's as well and their are several 3rd party ones but the DDPAI One is probably the best OBD Kit! I also Suggest replacing all your car fuses (as much as possible!) with Auto-Reset Circuit Breakers as they are far more Reliable and Longer Lasting than Fuses! *Fuses tend too either burn out early due to poor manufacturing or more common by far not burn out when they are supposed too either Requiring Much more Time at their Max load to Burn Out than it should or Far Too Much Power! *Also being Auto Reset should save you having to get out and fiddle on the side of the road, Also most people don't keep spare fuses in their cars!
Appreciate your additions, you've obviously used and tested the camera a lot more extensively than I did, which is why I'm grateful and will pin your comment for the others to see better.
@@AutoGearReviewsThe 24 hr parking monitoring feature needs hardwiring.. Ordered very next day, connected to OBD and its recommended :) Upto 48 hr timelapse option is also available for parking monitoring..
I bought DDPai N5 Dual + radar after watching your video. Unfortunately, I am having problems with this dashcam. Firstly, DDPai N5 will restart by itself for no apparent reason. It can happen a few times a day.
That's very unfortunate, have you tried speaking with their support? I've not used it for any prolonged periods of time to be able to comment, but surely your purchase came with some kind of warranty?
@@DarthAwar adas is nothing spectacular, only says "vehicle ahead has started moving" and does that when anything in front is going farther, even triggers when you reverse the car.
@@NikhilSaini38 OBD is said to be more power efficient than the Fuse Box no idea why though (maybe because it is tied into the cars computer including battery management so can detect battery power levels, alternators and engine status etc?) but is not a massive difference about 10 to 15% I heard from a Mechanic buddy of mine!
My opinion as someone who's directly hardwired ddpai n5 dual in their car's fusebox. In short you need hardwire kit (direct/obd) to use parking mode. You need radar to extend parking mode. With hardwire kit you can get mostly upto 24hr of recording in timelapse recording (unless you have ev which is essentially a big battery) before low voltage cutoff kicks in. So, if you drive daily for at least an hour you would be fine mostly. But, if you intend to leave your car parked any longer than 24hrs, it might be better to get the radar module. By my calculations according to ddpai's claim of 87% lower power consumption (wrt timelapse mode) for every every day of timelapse parking mode would translate to around 7 days of radar based parking mode. I have a vw polo and parking mode in timelapse was lasting quite less than a day in my car. So i isolated the dashcam frommain car battery using cellink neo8+s, which lasts me 24-25 hours of parking mode timelapse on ddpai n5 dual. I've also ordered radar module to extend the duration of parking mode because i don't want to have to drive daily just to charge the auxiliary battery to keep the parking mode. Will let you know what results i get from using radar
RADAR is just for triggering it at a further distance (2 to 5 behind car and 2 too 5 Infront!) otherwise must wait until object is right in front of car (Approx 1.5 meters or less !) or has hit car. Most Cameras use Frame Comparison use 1 frame from 1 sec to a minute ago (exact times changes by Dashcam!) to the current frame looking for changes this takes about 1/4 of a second but uses more power and the algorithm's are not very good beyond 2 or 3 meters without auto optical zoom! RADAR is more energy efficient than frame comparison as all the CPU needs to know is when it sent a signal and when it returns over a certain time or no return is good under is bad and too start recording, Frame Comparison it need to take an image than check everything too look for changes every Singal pixel looking for changes in clusters!
@@NikhilSaini38 RADAR should last about 20 to 30 days without draining battery if you go anywhere longer than that just disconnect car battery which should be always be done anyway for 30 day trips or longer too stop phantom drain (Clocks, Engine Managment Computer, ABS, Trip Computer, Infotainment System etc!) Also before you leave for a long trip and every few months (3 to 6!)the car should be allowed to idle for 2 to 3 hours to top up the battery!
@@DarthAwar i have cellink neo 8+s (96wh/7500mAh) installed to isolate it from the main battery, so car battery drain is the least of my problems. Currently, with radar, it loses 1-2% per day when nothing comes close to the front or the back of the car One day i parked slightly close a tree which has low branches towards the front of the car, so moving leaves kept triggering the radar, that day it drained 8% from the battery in about 24 hours.
My opinion as someone who's directly hardwired ddpai n5 dual in their car's fusebox.
In short you need hardwire kit (direct/obd) to use parking mode. You need radar to extend parking mode.
With hardwire kit you can get mostly upto 24hr of recording in timelapse recording (unless you have ev which is essentially a big battery) before low voltage cutoff kicks in.
So, if you drive daily for at least an hour you would be fine mostly.
But, if you intend to leave your car parked any longer than 24hrs, it might be better to get the radar module. By my calculations according to ddpai's claim of 87% lower power consumption (wrt timelapse mode) for every every day of timelapse parking mode would translate to around 7 days of radar based parking mode.
I have a vw polo and parking mode in timelapse was lasting quite less than a day in my car. So i isolated the dashcam from main car battery using cellink neo8+s, which lasts me 24-25 hours of parking mode in timelapse on ddpai n5 dual.
I've also ordered radar module to extend the duration of parking mode because i don't want to have to drive daily just to charge the auxiliary battery to keep the parking mode. Will let you know what results i get from using radar.
Radar arrived today, installed and functional. Radar mode, median current draw is 10-20 mA (135-270mw). Detects upto ~3 feet to the back of the car and about 6-8 feet in the front of the car. Once detected, it takes upto 5 seconds to turn the camera on. If it detects the object still present within 20 seconds of turning on, it starts recording in timelapse mode (didn't time how long it stays on like that, but website says that it's upto half an hour).
If there is minimal activity around the car, this setup can last for a couple of weeks by my calculations. (on my 7500mAh auxiliary battery).
I always suggest OBD Kits so much safer and easier and will work in most EV's as well and their are several 3rd party ones but the DDPAI One is probably the best OBD Kit!
I also Suggest replacing all your car fuses (as much as possible!) with Auto-Reset Circuit Breakers as they are far more Reliable and Longer Lasting than Fuses!
*Fuses tend too either burn out early due to poor manufacturing or more common by far not burn out when they are supposed too either Requiring Much more Time at their Max load to Burn Out than it should or Far Too Much Power!
*Also being Auto Reset should save you having to get out and fiddle on the side of the road, Also most people don't keep spare fuses in their cars!
@@DarthAwar i wanted my obd port because sometimes i need diagnostics. I'll look into auto reset circuit breakers
Appreciate your additions, you've obviously used and tested the camera a lot more extensively than I did, which is why I'm grateful and will pin your comment for the others to see better.
Jist got mine 2 hours back... Will have to buy hardwire kit now
Do you need the hardware kit though? It's fine without it for 99% of uses, from what I can see
@@AutoGearReviewsThe 24 hr parking monitoring feature needs hardwiring.. Ordered very next day, connected to OBD and its recommended :) Upto 48 hr timelapse option is also available for parking monitoring..
I bought DDPai N5 Dual + radar after watching your video. Unfortunately, I am having problems with this dashcam. Firstly, DDPai N5 will restart by itself for no apparent reason. It can happen a few times a day.
That's very unfortunate, have you tried speaking with their support? I've not used it for any prolonged periods of time to be able to comment, but surely your purchase came with some kind of warranty?
we need a test of the radar parking monitoring module
Might do when I revisit it and run out of other content plans.
@@AutoGearReviews Also Night Recording as a f1.5 should be about double the light of a f1.8 aperture Lens, Also test out the ADAS systems!
@@DarthAwar adas is nothing spectacular, only says "vehicle ahead has started moving" and does that when anything in front is going farther, even triggers when you reverse the car.
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I cant find the RADAR in Australia DDPAI Official Store or Amazon
@@DarthAwar i ordered mine off ddpai website store for USD50, took USD9 extra and a couple of weeks to deliver to sydney.
If use the hardware obd kit will car battery going finish faster?
I reckon it's the same as fusebox hardwiring, minus an obd port to connect a scanner, so you can either diagnose/program your car or use the dashcam.
@@NikhilSaini38 OBD is said to be more power efficient than the Fuse Box no idea why though (maybe because it is tied into the cars computer including battery management so can detect battery power levels, alternators and engine status etc?) but is not a massive difference about 10 to 15% I heard from a Mechanic buddy of mine!
Screen is for settings when you are parked.
Read instructions.
How could you compare a 2k vs a 4k?
Read instructions. Bye, while you're at it.
Must i have the Radar for the 24/7 hour recording? or is the Hardwiring kit enough?
My opinion as someone who's directly hardwired ddpai n5 dual in their car's fusebox.
In short you need hardwire kit (direct/obd) to use parking mode. You need radar to extend parking mode.
With hardwire kit you can get mostly upto 24hr of recording in timelapse recording (unless you have ev which is essentially a big battery) before low voltage cutoff kicks in.
So, if you drive daily for at least an hour you would be fine mostly.
But, if you intend to leave your car parked any longer than 24hrs, it might be better to get the radar module. By my calculations according to ddpai's claim of 87% lower power consumption (wrt timelapse mode) for every every day of timelapse parking mode would translate to around 7 days of radar based parking mode.
I have a vw polo and parking mode in timelapse was lasting quite less than a day in my car. So i isolated the dashcam frommain car battery using cellink neo8+s, which lasts me 24-25 hours of parking mode timelapse on ddpai n5 dual.
I've also ordered radar module to extend the duration of parking mode because i don't want to have to drive daily just to charge the auxiliary battery to keep the parking mode. Will let you know what results i get from using radar
RADAR is just for triggering it at a further distance (2 to 5 behind car and 2 too 5 Infront!) otherwise must wait until object is right in front of car (Approx 1.5 meters or less !) or has hit car.
Most Cameras use Frame Comparison use 1 frame from 1 sec to a minute ago (exact times changes by Dashcam!) to the current frame looking for changes this takes about 1/4 of a second but uses more power and the algorithm's are not very good beyond 2 or 3 meters without auto optical zoom!
RADAR is more energy efficient than frame comparison as all the CPU needs to know is when it sent a signal and when it returns over a certain time or no return is good under is bad and too start recording, Frame Comparison it need to take an image than check everything too look for changes every Singal pixel looking for changes in clusters!
@@NikhilSaini38 RADAR should last about 20 to 30 days without draining battery if you go anywhere longer than that just disconnect car battery which should be always be done anyway for 30 day trips or longer too stop phantom drain (Clocks, Engine Managment Computer, ABS, Trip Computer, Infotainment System etc!)
Also before you leave for a long trip and every few months (3 to 6!)the car should be allowed to idle for 2 to 3 hours to top up the battery!
@@DarthAwar i have cellink neo 8+s (96wh/7500mAh) installed to isolate it from the main battery, so car battery drain is the least of my problems. Currently, with radar, it loses 1-2% per day when nothing comes close to the front or the back of the car One day i parked slightly close a tree which has low branches towards the front of the car, so moving leaves kept triggering the radar, that day it drained 8% from the battery in about 24 hours.