G1WH dashboard camera review

[MarkCup]

GoPro quality footage and better audio for £35 delivered. Get one.

 

[Sam]

Got any pics of the installation?

 

[BoatNonce]

Rather have the Mobius TBH.

 

[MarkCup]

What extra does the Mobius give you for how much extra £?

 

[BoatNonce]

Mobius is tiny, you can easily fit-and-forget it. Quality's slightly better too IMO, 60fps makes a huge difference.

This still looks good for the money though.

 

[MarkCup]

I'll get it mounted better than it is...I'm going to butcher the mirror clamp to make a small pad I can stick up high behind the mirror, I'll end up not being able to see it while driving along. That's small enough for me.

For what it cost it's incredible value in my opinion. I'm definitely getting a second one for the rear.

 

[brisa4984]

do you do this for insurance purposes?

 

[bigup7]

Nice mate, not bad camera at all

Mobius is around £41 delivered from China Here, Review Here

 

[MarkCup]

I do recall watching that one now. The screen and user interface on the G1W swung it for me.

 

[MarkCup]

do you do this for insurance purposes?

Yep. I see enough 'tards on my country road commute almost wiping people out...I want proof of idiocy when it eventually happens.

 

[imprezaworks]

Great review mark. Where did you get it from?

 

[BoatNonce]

I do recall watching that one now. The screen and user interface on the G1W swung it for me.

That's a fair thing TBH, I'm fortunate that I have a screen in the car to watch footage back on.

 

[Brian]

Great comparison, bargain too !

 

[DAN@ADRIAN FLUX]

Hi,
Just to let you know that a number of our insurance schemes offer discounts for certain in-car cameras.
Regards,
Dan.

 

[BoatNonce]

Any idea which cameras you support? I presume it's only stuff like BlackVue etc.

 

[bigup7]

And what's the small print? If camera is off is insurance void?

 

[MarkCup]

You can get it here...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310891426086?clk_rvr_id=646551952185

That's a link to the G1W which has a 120 degree angle and a bright shiny large silver bezel around the lens. The G1WH I have has the black bezel as per my picture, a 140 degree viewing angle and something else internal is improved as well I think.

Search the sellers's shop for his other bundles, I got the G1WH + the double-jointed-clamp-mount + 32gb micro-SD card. I thought as a bundle it was easily worth £47.50 considering a few have had issues with certain memory cards/classes not registering in the camera. The one this came with has worked fine straight out of the box.

 

[imprezaworks]

Great value.

 

[ckings6056]

I'm very tempted to get one of these myself!
Looks good mark! - your very local to me looking at your video.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Just out of interest, can these be used by the police against you in cases of speeding, etc?

Great for track day usage, might have to invest!!

 

[Addicted]

+1 to the Mobius as well, not sure of size comparison but the picture is slightly better. I believe they're around £45-55.

Tbh, for the same cost as this one, I'd go for #16 Keychain Camera (from an official vendor).

 

[MarkCup]

Just out of interest, can these be used by the police against you in cases of speeding, etc?

Great for track day usage, might have to invest!!

I'd have thought so!

I did umm and aah for a long time about that...if anything having this fitted to the car has had a positive impact on my driving...and with very little detriment.

 

[DAN@ADRIAN FLUX]

Any idea which cameras you support? I presume it's only stuff like BlackVue etc.

Hi,

Here is the most up to date list of car cameras that can qualify for a discount on our policies:
· Black Vue – 380 & 400 G.HD
· ChilliBongo
· Exeros HD Car Cameras (the following models are currently available from Exeros)
o Akenori Car Camera
o Cube 3 Car Camera
o DriverEye Car Camera
o HawkEye HD Car Camera
o HawkEye Duo HD Car Camera
o Raptor Nano System
· ForView FHX 2000 & FHX 1000
· IPIXI
· MI Witness HD Camera
· Next Base InCarCam – Lite / Deluxe / Professional Models
· Novus System – View I Ruby and Silver Systems
· Phantom Cameras
· Roadhawk Forward Facing DC1
· Rollei CarDVR-110
· Rollei CarDVR-100
· Rollei CarDVR-70
· Silent Witness SW001
· Silent Witness SW010
· SmartCam2
· Smart Witness Cameras
· TTW Black Vue Cameras
· VCAM


I hope this helps!

Cheers,
Dan.

 

[DrR]

Is this camera hard wired in, so when ignition comes on it starts recording for say 5 minute loop. Then ignition off it stops? Or if I press button on camera it stores last 5 minutes.

 

[MarkCup]

Is this camera hard wired in, so when ignition comes on it starts recording for say 5 minute loop. Then ignition off it stops? Or if I press button on camera it stores last 5 minutes.

It works from an ignition 'switched' power feed...in my case for now (until I get it properly hard-wired in), running from the front power socket.

Ignition on, it starts recording. Ignition off, it stops recording.

It records individual files that you can set to be either 3, 5, or 10 minutes in length...each one overlaps the previous one slightly by a few frames. Once the memory card is full it then starts overwriting the oldest files.

There is an in-built G-sensor which write-protects the current file if it detects an impact so should you be involved in something, the footage remains safe on the SD card until you manually clear it off.

 

[DrR]

Sounds good that! Might invest when my car arrives.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Do these record over the oldest data on the card or do you have to manually delete files to make space ?

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Hi,

Here is the most up to date list of car cameras that can qualify for a discount on our policies:
· Black Vue – 380 & 400 G.HD
· ChilliBongo
· Exeros HD Car Cameras (the following models are currently available from Exeros)
o Akenori Car Camera
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· Smart Witness Cameras
· TTW Black Vue Cameras
· VCAM


I hope this helps!

Cheers,
Dan.

What happens if there is a claim and the camera was not on or in the car??

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

There is an in-built G-sensor which write-protects the current file if it detects an impact so should you be involved in something, the footage remains safe on the SD card until you manually clear it off.

Got to love eBay's marketing!

Flash media is rated to far higher Gs than any human could survive IIRC.

 

[MarkCup]

Do these record over the oldest data on the card or do you have to manually delete files to make space ?

Yes, loops over oldest once the card is full.

Got to love eBay's marketing!

Flash media is rated to far higher Gs than any human could survive IIRC.

You've misunderstood what it does. Left to its own devices it will record over the oldest files once the card is full. If you have an accident that's registered by it's g-meter/accelerometer it will mark the file being recorded at the time and write-protect it. Then when the memory card loops around again over-writing old data, the marked file is preserved.

It's nothing at all to do with G what a human or a micro-SD card can survive!

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Ahh makes sense.

 

[Paul172sport]

What's the recording like with low light levels and into darkness?

Definitely want to get a camera but looks minefield.

 

[finch wxm]

Looks good

 

[MarkCup]

What's the recording like with low light levels and into darkness?

Definitely want to get a camera but looks minefield.

I don't get out much at night but it's supposedly not too bad. There's some low light and night footage within this review...

 

[C.J]

What's the battery life like?

How much footage does your 32GB hold before overwriting?

 

[Martin.]

Thanks for sharing Mark.

I like the look of it a lot.

Haven't read any reviews or watched the videos in detail yet. But what does the screen do, does it show you what it is seeing?

Great for the price I think.

 

[MarkCup]

What's the battery life like?

How much footage does your 32GB hold before overwriting?

5 minutes. 10 at the most. Enough for you to be able to walk around after an accident and photograph and/or video the surroundings/other cars etc.

It also serves to allow the unit to shut itself down properly after the ignition fed power supply is cut.

Thanks for sharing Mark.

I like the look of it a lot.

Haven't read any reviews or watched the videos in detail yet. But what does the screen do, does it show you what it is seeing?

Great for the price I think.

Yes, real time viewing of what's being recorded etc. You can set the screen to stay on permanently (too bright at night) or turn off after 3/5/10 minutes.

It can't be beaten for the price!

If it can I'd like to see what by...

 

[BoatNonce]

10 minutes? Is that it? That's crap!

 

[MarkCup]

10 minutes? Is that it? That's crap!

It's a dashboard camera with a full colour screen, it's more than enough!

Giving it any more battery life would have made it bigger and heavier, which would be even more crap.

 

[Martin.]

Yes, real time viewing of what's being recorded etc. You can set the screen to stay on permanently (too bright at night) or turn off after 3/5/10 minutes.

It can't be beaten for the price!

If it can I'd like to see what by...

Apologies if I've missed it. But I'm assuming it plugs into the cigarette lighter until you get it hard wired in?

I was also looking at this on eBay. Good thing about this is it can use the Go Pro mounts. Looks good too.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371048723458?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT