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 A car DVR is an indispensable assistant for a motorist in various controversial situations on the road, whether it be an accident or communicating with a traffic police inspector, in maintaining statistics of your trip and viewing the entire route of movement later. It will help to prove the correctness of a car enthusiast in court, protect against vandals and fines, and even the most common "assaults" of car drivers on the road. It is known that at the sight of BP attached to the windshield both the traffic police and the motorists themselves try not to get involved in such "discussions".
Unfortunately, not all car enthusiasts can choose the right and reliable DVR, suitable for this particular car, with good indicators of the quality of shooting and viewing the recording. What parameters can be used to choose it correctly?
Manufacturer country
In the segment "price-quality", of course, China and South Korea are ahead. It is worth saying that the "notorious" Chinese quality here just justifies the hopes of the car enthusiast when buying, that he will serve the owner well and for a long time. There are not so many negative reviews. Probably, they learned how to do it, although, unfortunately, we do not have this in Russia. Korean - a little more expensive, the quality is not bad. Japanese ones are very good, but the price is 3-4 times more expensive.
Mounting and installation
Typically, there are two types of attachment: sticker or suction cup. The first is reliable, but problematic with a possible rearrangement in the cabin. The second one is easy to use, convenient when rearranging, resistant to shaking too.
Well, where to place it - the choice is up to the owner of the car: on the windshield or panel, on the rear-view mirror or between the front seats on a tripod, but even on the rear window - the choice is huge, if only it does not interfere with visibility when driving!
Built-in microphone
This is extremely necessary and important, especially when "talking" with the traffic police, communicating with a driving instructor during training. It is also nice to watch the recordings of the road trip with comments and explanations behind the scenes.
Video resolution and recording quality
The resolution of 640x480 with a frequency of 25 frames per second is already the last century, it is not enough when the object is enlarged (zoom), because the image will be indistinct. And if the analysis of an accident or search for a car driver by number, but in the dark, then what to do? Nowadays car video recorders with adjustable resolution are produced - from 1920х1080 up to 848х480 at a frequency of 30 frames / sec. Modern HD and Full HD are also very popular, having excellent images.
Additional functions
Presence of adjustable cutting of clips in time from 2 to 15 minutes, recording format AVI or MPEG-4 is welcomed. Viewing angle - from 90 to 120 is recommended, but no less, otherwise the visibility in the frame is insufficient. It is also necessary to have a date and time, record on detecting the movement of an object in the frame, and automatically turn on when the car starts moving, an LCD display from 2.8 inches, USB and HDMI interfaces, a rechargeable battery with recharge from the vehicle's on-board network.
Features of video recorders made in China and Korean
Chinese - may not have a rechargeable battery, date time, power control module, which can lead to "blank" shooting. MPEG format can be used instead of MPEG-4, which is very fast memory usage. They are also characterized by pauses between clips, up to 7 seconds - the result is the same.
Korean - for the most part, are spared this, and even have a GPS function, as well as excellent software, but they are a little more expensive.
conclusions
Which DVR to buy - everyone decides for himself, depending on the budget and "capacity" of his wallet. If he has the above functions, his purchase can be considered successful.
Sholokhov G.I.
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