FIRST IMPRESIONS
I am not new to dash cams, I’ve been using them for over twenty years and I’ve bought (and used) well over a dozen of them. Yet when I wanted the newest and most useful features I found that my box full of what used to be top-end models were eclipsed by this particular model that claims 4k resolution, premium night vision, AI features and an impressively small size that weren’t even available in top-tier models five years ago. The first impression of opening it is that they are serious about their image perception, it reminds me of first seeing my smartphone. Inside are an adequately long power cable with cigarette lighter adapter, what they call a crowbar to tuck the cable into the windshield trim, mounting adapters and an owners manual. What impressed me the most was the actual unit. It shames most of the others I’ve bought in the high quality material used for the case, it seems to be a tougher material that looks and feels like cast aluminum but is probably some kind of synthetic. The lens looks impressive but not so much that it attracts unwanted attention. The unit is entirely devoid of physical buttons save for one power switch which blends into one of the long ends with no markings on or around it. They score
very high on making a solid feeling device that is one of the smallest I’ve ever owned.
THINGS TO KNOW
In researching this model I read the adverse as well as the positive reviews and found some fact errors at both ends. To be clear you don’t have to glue this to your windshield, they include (and recommend) the included clear cling pads that you position on your windshield and then mount the 3M adhesive tape to the cling strip. In any event, once it’s in place it is very easy to snap the camera on and off the mounting pad leaving very little evidence to tempt would-be window smashers. And to be clear, they include two sets of clear strips and mounting pads in case you want to use the camera in two vehicles or transfer it to a new car and you can easily purchase more at their website. I have an area of expertise in writing and editing technical manuals and would rate this as one of the best owners manuals I’ve ever seen for a dash cam. It is 34 pages, all written in clear and easy to understand English. It is evident that the company did the right thing by hiring a U.S. technical writer rather than just a translator. The manual covers almost everything you would want to know. Correcting another misstatement, the built-in memory card doesn’t just record for 60 seconds and then erase over itself, the fact is that is the duration it records after an impact and keeps it in non-volatile memory, not the total amount of video to the internal 65GB EMMC memory. The manufacturer states (depending on conditions) you can expect to get “several” hours before it erases over and starts again. I calculated it at approximately 5 hours, and if you drop the resolution down to 2k for long boring trips you will likely get more like 10 hours on the internal card before being overwritten.. If you are a vlogger and want to keep trip segments for your content reel it is possible to save to the cloud, and if you have privacy concerns the manufacturer makes it clear that your content is saved to the Amazon Cloud, not an offshore data collector. Some of these would have been dealbreakers if I went by some of the one star reviews. And on that topic, one thing I saw mentioned several times is the voice that greets you when you first power the unit up and the other that warns you if you are driving too close to the vehicle in front of you –some people might find both of those useful some may not. If you don’t care for them, they can be turned of in the setting. In fact there are a whole series of opt-out controls in the setup menu, including turning the AI feature off entirely. I wouldn’t miss it, the features it offers I find to distracting to me while driving, but as I say, some users may love it.
MOUNTING
A little more on mounting this device. They suggest the best place is the top passenger side (in left-hand drive vehicles) windshield corner. While I don’t disagree, my years of using dash cams of all different kinds tells me that the somewhere just under or alongside the interior rear view mirror is best, that way you are looking directly down your own traffic lane and have as little hood in the field of view as possible. Unfortunately the vehicle I bought this for has a wider than usual blue tint band at the top of the windshield and two sensing devices built in to the back of the mirror so nothing can obstruct them. My personal preference is to do something very few people do, I like to mount it on the top center of my dash so I don’t have any wires dangling across my windshield. Be careful though, not only about that position but anywhere you choose to mount it – every U.S. state has different laws about at least two important things … having anything that their state defines as obstructing the driver’s field of forward vision, and second, anything that has a video display screen that could distract the driver. Always check your state’s laws and if you spend any amount of time driving in another state – or Canada or Mexico – be aware of their laws as well. I’m not a legal or law expert but my understanding is that if you are just passing through the laws of your home state prevail, but tell that to the officer who is about to write out a ticket. In my vehicle the dash is large and the hump over the center controls is high so I can mount this far back out of my field of vision and it barely sticks up two inches from the dash. I have a custom cover on the top of my dash and I’m using a very cool Amazon brand non-slip pad that is designed to mount vlogger cameras to. It has a flat smooth plate that is the perfect place to mount the plate for this dashcam (inverted). I make a point of all this because virtually all dash cams are designed to be mounted one way and you mounted it to the dash the video would be upside-down and all of the control labels would be as well. This dashcam is in the minority in that if you mount it upside-down you simple change one setting and the video flips over and all of the control labels do too. I love that feature.
PERFORMANCE
As a professional photographer and videographer I have a keen eye for video quality and in general specs never are a sure indicator of performance. I was quite satisfied by this camera, considering the Sony chip and high quality lens. There is the usual distortion that any wide-angle lens would have (but they cleverly have a selectable distortion correction control). As a test I changed the resolution to 2k and I honestly couldn’t see that much difference and it recorded twice as much before having to record over the previous segment (about 10 hours). The camera actually has four selectable video resolution settings. Even the lowest setting is more than adequate for the simple purpose of documenting who’s at fault if need be.
GPS, WIFI AND PHONE CONNECTIVITY
I was pretty impressed by the GPS, although almost every phone has it these days, it does come in handy for documenting when and where a certain segment was recorded. And this I no puny GPS, when I was playing around with it in my kitchen it was capable of reaching out to 12 satellites and locking on strongly to half of them (it only requires a lock on 3 satellites to be functional). That’s impressive, it should do even much better than that on the open road. The GPS also pulls the correct time and date from the satellite so it’s always spot on accurate (you can opt to have the screen switch to a digital time clock if you prefer not having it display what you’re already seeing through your windshield, or if there are laws that prohibit a video display, there are no laws that forbid a digital clock). Setup was straight-forward in connecting it to my iPhone, I could either scan a QIC code from the instruction manual or let the dash cam reach out and handshake with my phone. There were a couple of adjustments I had to make to my phone’s wifi security settings (understandable) and I experienced the same “inability to connect” a few people say they had, but that was easily corrected by switching from a 5G connection to a 2.4G connection which makes absolutely no difference at all in terms of the recording quality and it might actually save some data usage for some people. Problem solved for any who encountered it. The app isn’t very complicated (which is to say it does a good job at the basics) and very easy to understand. Using the app (which to me shouldn’t even be an option) I can set up a lot more things than I mentioned here and use my phone’s display for monitoring what the camera is seeing rather than using the tiny (but bright) built-in display.
OTHER GENERAL IN-USE TOPICS
When you push the power on button it immediately says it is ready to start recording. You can set it up to recognize such commands as a voice control but these days that takes some coordination when my phone recognizes voice commands and so do about 20 things in my car’s NAV system.
FEEDBACK
If the designers of this product are looking for feedback, most of mine is positive. There are a very few things I’m not quite clear on. One is that the supplied cable has a USB-C connector at the camera and a USB-A at the power port end. The camera is rated at requiring 5v 5a, and they include a cigarette lighter adapter to adapt to a 12v cigarette lighter. Most modern cars no longer have cigarette lighters but most do have USB ports. Yet the makers are mum on whether or not it is okay to plug this into a standard USB-A port to power it. That is valuable information I would advise them to be more clear on. So I’ll answer that for you right now. Yes I was able to plug this directly in to a USB-A port in my car. One minor quibble is that while the clock sets automatically via GPS it can only set in the 24 hour time format. That’s not all that important but good to know. And finally one other minor suggestion, this is the second decade of the 21st century, people now shoot videos vertically and use their phone and especially tablet in landscape mode. For an app that is supposed to let you see a live view of what the camera is seeing I am shocked that the app only works in portrait mode. Please make that easy change in a future software update.
YES NO MAYBE
Searching for reviews of dash cams isn’t always helpful, it’s a product that historically has been dominated by unfamiliar brand names and usually the same names pop up over and over, despite the fact that there are dozens, maybe hundreds, of other brands sold here and at other stores. That creates uncertainty about how impartial some reviews really are. Breaking away from the rest I learned of this brand from one of the trusted online sources and decided to check it out. It flies right in the middle of the pack in terms of price – it’s not cheap nor is it a budget breaker. Yet it seems to have high-end specs and features that you expect to find in the very top premium brands. In full transparency I bought and paid for this at full retail price. You can be assured that my review was not influenced by anyone. Buying this model was a more difficult decision than it should have been because it was mentioned in only one of the several dozen online review sources. Being unrecognized by the media makes this model a sleeper and makes factual reviews all the more vital in deciding if this is the right choice regardless of price. I think it is worth considering – it is small but not miniature, it has excellent resolution both day and night, the quality of construction far exceeds my expectations and the features are useful without being redundant with things that are already built in to modern cars and smartphones. I find the feature set to be just right for safe driving or content creation. I like this dash cam and think it is worth considering.
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| Sold By | MIOFIVE | MIOFIVE | Accion Innovations | VANTRUE | 70mai | ROVE Dash Cam |
| display type | — | — | IPS | LCD | — | LCD |
| display size | — | — | 3 inches | 1.54 inches | 3 inches | — |
| video resolution | 4K | 4K(3840x2160P)+2K(2560x1440P) | 1520p | 1944p, 1440p | — | 2160p, 1440p, 1080p |
| mounting type | Windshield Mount | Windshield Mount | Suction Cup | Windshield Mount | — | Windshield Mount |
| auto part position | front | front, rear | front | front | front, rear | inside |
| control method | application | application | touch | application | application | application |
| real angle of view | 140 degrees | 140 degrees | 170 degrees | 135 degrees | — | 150 degrees |
Product Description
Why Would You Need A Dash Cam?
A dash cam or dashboard camera, a device that’s exactly what the name implies, is a camera that is mounted on your vehicle’s dashboard. A dash cam is to act as a “silent witness” in the event of accidents, it could act as witnesses of the entire accident, offering auto insurance companies, law enforcement, and juries or judges a front-row look at who's to blame for the collision. Without this video evidence, guilty drivers may get off, scot-free.
Surprisingly, dash cams are more useful than you think!
Dash cams have proven to help drivers SAVE money in the long run by getting them out of hit-and-runs, vehicle accidents and more. Having that peace-of-mind knowing that your vehicle is protected by your silent witness is priceless.
With dash cams, you get to effectively capture video and audio of everything that goes ion in a car. A lot of dash cams also come with expandable memory, so you can easily store hours’ worth of videos on a single run.
Unlike most electronic device, dash cam work independent of your control. As opposed to having to lean over and control the way they work regularly, all you basically have to do is set them to a perfect vantage point and they’ll work from there.
The convenience that they provide is unparalleled, and this is definitely a major advantage to them.
As far as cars are concerned, nothing beats dash cams.
If you are looking to easily get video documentation of everything that goes on in our car at every point in time (for instance, if you are a police officer), then the best type of surveillance tool that you should purchase is undoubtedly the dash cam.
The cameras can provide a holistic picture of your entire car, and you can also view the mages later to check out occurrences that you might have missed.
MIOFIVE App → Seamlessly Video Streaming at 5GHz Wi-Fi
MIOFIVE 4K UHD Dash Cam comes with an intelligent and convenient APP “MIOFIVE” that enables you to view or download your recorded videos directly on iOS and Android devices and even save them on your phone. With GPS technology, it’s very easy for you retrieve your driving routes, speed and tracker during your every journey on the App. You will have every detail of your journey recorded!
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2160P Dash CameraFull HD 2160P @30fps dash cams present ultra-high quality and fluent video, this dash camera will provide you the best visual experience. |
GPS & 5G WIFIEnjoying the fastest 5GHz Wi-Fi technology for easy video access. With GPS, logs your vehicle’s location, driving route, speed and other data. |
Built-in 64G eMMCBuilt-in 64G eMMC Storage with no extra SD card necessary, featuring a 10 x Lifespan of SD Cards, and at 50MB/s reading and writing speed. |
Easy InstallationThis dashcam is designed with 2.2 inch compact size so as not to block your view, making for safer driving. Very easy to install and operate. |
The use of Straight and Polygonal Lines as the fundamental elements of design representing the rigorous attitude in technology while remaining fascinating. The simplified style is fully compatible inside the car, blending into the interior. A fiber optic texture on the decoration plate is added to the matt surface of the camera to create a speedy atmosphere.
NOTE: A simple plug-and-play installation of the hardwiring cable to your vehicle’s fuse panel enables the built-in Time Lapse Mode in your Miofive Dash Cam, while you are away from your car.
The hardwire kit contains the components required for your vehicle fuse box. The hardwire kit allows the Dash Cam installed in your vehicle without using the car’s 12V outlet.
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Time Lapse FunctionAllowing you keep recording at 1FPS for 8, 16 or 24 hours continuously. |
Robust and ResistantBuilt to survive extreme weather conditions from 14°F to 133°F. |
24-Hour MonitoringSmartly save your collision videos at night with G-sensor technology. |
Separate Button ControlPress the black button and power on, then connect it with your 5G Phone. |
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| Image Resolution | 3840*2160p @30fps | 3840*2160p @30fps | 2160p + 1440p @30fps | 1440p + 1440p @30fps |
| Camera Type | Front 4K(Ture 4K) | Front 4K | Front 4K + Rear 2K | Front 2K + Rear 2K |
| Display | 3.0" IPS | 2.2" IPS | 2.2" IPS | 2.2" IPS |
| Wi-Fi | 5G, Up-to 8MBps Speed | 5G, Up-to 6MBps Speed | 5G, Up-to 6MBps Speed | 5G, Up-to 6MBps Speed |
| GPS | Built-In | Built-In | Built-In | Built-In |
| Power Source | Supercapacitor | Lithium Battery | Supercapacitor | Supercapacitor |
| Max. Storage Support | 512GB Micro SD Card | 64G eMMC | 128G eMMC | 64G eMMC |
| USB Port | USB Type C | Micro USB | Micro USB | Micro USB |
| Firmware Update | Over the Air via Miofive App | Over the Air via Miofive App | Over the Air via Miofive App | Over the Air via Miofive App |
| Always On Wi-Fi | Support | Support | Support | Support |
Reviews with images
Exactly right!
We bought this camera for our teenaged daughter who has just started driving. While I expected it do be able to record traffic, I was blown away at the quality! The images are so clear even in low light and at night. The installation is very simple and being able to access the videos via an app which links to the camera via Bluetooth makes using, downloading, and archiving simple and quick. I especially like this because I can check on my daughter’s driving habits, including speed, which helps me know when to have a “heart to heart.” For simplicity, functionality, and quality, I give the camera 11 out of 10!!!
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Reviewed in Germany on February 23, 2023
