PRODUCT REVIEW - CAR DVR WITH GPS LOGGER

This quirky little gadget attaches to the front windscreen of your car and videos as you go!  Would be really useful as an incident recorder or "black box" - it's RRP is $199.00


Here are it's specs...
HD Car Event Recorder with LCD & GPS                    
Mounts to the car windscreen to record vision, audio, GPS coordinates and speed to an MicroSD memory card (available separately), which can be played back later to prove what happened in a car accident. The camera cycle records until the G-sensor is triggered during excessive braking, acceleration or collision. You can also manually trigger the recording if you see an incident ahead. Use the 2.4" colour screen to help align the camera or to playback any recordings. Connect to a PC with Internet connection to see the car location on GoogleMaps during the playback. Other features include HDMI output to playback on a large TV, two bright LEDs to improve night time recording, and Li-ion battery to extend the recording should the power be disconnected.

Features:
• GPS
• G-sensor
• 5MP HD Sensor
   - HD 720P (1280 x 720) @ 30fps
• Cycled Recording
• Approx. 25mins per 1 GB
• 2 brights LEDS for low light recording
• Video format: H.264/AVI or MP4
• 95 degree wide angle lens
• Microphone
• Supports micro SDHC cards up to 32GB (MicroSD only)
• Playback software is compatible with 32-bit Win XP/Vista/7 only
• Battery Run Time: 30 minutes
This is what it looks like

And here is a video we captured going through Albany today

 

 

 

And yes...it takes still shots too

The main purpose of this device is to record incidents which occur to the front of the car - it is not designed as a camera but as an event recorder and the quality is not that which you would get from your purpose built digital camera but the video is acceptable for the purpose for which it is intended and is certainly worth the price tag of $199.00.