GK198 Car DVR Dash-Cam With Night-Vision - €14.42 Delivered [Geekbuying]

Allyall

Not quite €0.17c.. :rolleyes: But, a good price.
Also, if you purchase in US$ it's roughly €1 cheaper, which may be handy if you buy a couple. Offer ends 5AM Wednesday Morning



Tronsmart GK198 Car DVR 2.5 inch Rotation 270° Night-vision Vehicle Digital Voice Recorder - €14.42

Description:

• Mini Car HD DVR record ,Real HD DVR Car 6 LED 2.5'' Screen 270° Rotating
• This new Car guard Camera comes with 6 IR lights that will help you record day and night or dark environment. You can see what you record while adjusting the 2.5 inch LCD screen, because it has 270 degree whirl.
• At the same time, this motion Detection DVR allow recycle recordings. It will erase storage and begin to record.

Highlights:

• 2.5-inch high-definition 270-degree rotating screen More powerful infrared night vision can replace the battery (larger)
• Low-light sensitive chip CMOS WXGA HD HD
• AVI format, compression ratio, the image is clear Support audio
• Angle: 120 degrees wide-angle
• Maximum support for 32GB
• Can be simultaneously displayed video time and date Motion Detection feature, which can save memory card space Power to run auto-detection feature
• With automatic coverage feature, you can loop videos and pictures
• With video playback and photo preview
• With USB 2.0 Interface

Specifications:

• Video:AVI format :720*480/640*480@30fps
• Photo: JPEG,1600*1200
• External rechargeable battery can supply continuous power for recording
• Main Functions: taking photo, recording video with audio,TV OUT ,Night Vision
• Date/Time: set correct recording date and time.
• Language: English/Portuguese/Russian/Japanese/Chinese
• Mode: Video Recorder/Camera
• Loop Time:2min/5min/15min
• USB: 2.0 (Hs)
• Power source: Built-in rechargeable battery or 12V/24V Car Charger
• Supports SD card(from 1GB up to 32GB)
• Operation systems:Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista or aboveBattery: Lithium-ion,800 MA,Recording about 2 hours
• Package Size: 15*12*9 cm

What's in the box?

• 1 x 2.5 inch Night-vision Car DVR
• 1 x Car Charger with cable
• 1 x USB Cable
• 1 x Windshield Holder
• 1 x User manual

aonoco

Nice one, just ordered. Got something similar a few years back and worth every penny, cuts out any crap with insurance companies in the event of a crash

metroburgers

Use coupon code FJKROFVU for extra $1 discount.

ButtersSuki

Looks interesting but it's not exactly subtle is it? Any way of mounting this more "subtly" near the mirror?

GrumPy

How quick does it start up and begin recording? I was using an old Android phone with an app (app's name escapes me at the moment) which worked great, but was a pain in the arse to boot up phone every time so stopped using it.

A dedicated camera would be better alright, but if it takes more than one or two buttons presses & longer than 10 seconds to start "rolling" I couldn't be arsed!

moodrater

Would be great for overtaking on the continent if the screen would swivel separate to the camera.

pah

GrumPy wrote: »

How quick does it start up and begin recording? I was using an old Android phone with an app (app's name escapes me at the moment) which worked great, but was a pain in the arse to boot up phone every time so stopped using it.

A dedicated camera would be better alright, but if it takes more than one or two buttons presses & longer than 10 seconds to start "rolling" I couldn't be arsed!

I have one, looks like the same model. I just push in the charger to the cig socket and it turns on and begins recording. 2secs tops.

laurpat

Just after ordering one - Total cost $19.68 inc tracking. Surely it's worth a gamble. Anyone with any suggestions where to pick up a sd card for little €€€?

Shoutcast Ireland

ended up buying this bad boy http://www.geekbuying.com/item/HD-1920-1080P-25fps-2-7-inch-TFT-car-dvr-recorder-with-G-sensor-HDMI-310113.html

ButtersSuki

Shoutcast Ireland wrote: »

ended up buying this bad boy http://www.geekbuying.com/item/HD-1920-1080P-25fps-2-7-inch-TFT-car-dvr-recorder-with-G-sensor-HDMI-310113.html

Oooh, I like that one Shoutcast! Quick question from a newbie - how easy is it to instal one of these? I'd describe myself as below average when it comes to electrical stuff/wiring etc.!

stenan

laurpat wrote: »

Just after ordering one - Total cost $19.68 inc tracking. Surely it's worth a gamble. Anyone with any suggestions where to pick up a sd card for little €€€?

Here you go. http://www.memoryc.ie/products/type/Flash_Memory_Cards/microSD/index.html#Brands=Transcend&page=0

irishproduce

What size sd card is recommended on these?
Is your car not likely top be broken into if you leave this on the dash while parked in the city or whatever? I mean knackers wouldn;t really know that it is only worth a few euros...
Do people take these down and put them up again before starting every journey?

rx8

I bought one of these about a year ago.
It cost about €25 altogether including a 32gb micro see card.
Have it mounted just behind the mirror and it doesn't get in the way.
Wiring was very easy, from the cig outlet, across below the steering wheel and then just tucked it in under the door seal and across the top of the windscreen.
Very little wiring visible.
I like the look of that other one though.

Doylers

Every ****ing time I come on here I end up buying something :mad::mad::mad: Someone will have a camera for a helmet next and I'll have to buy it

Allyall

Doylers wrote: »

Every ****ing time I come on here I end up buying something :mad::mad::mad: Someone will have a camera for a helmet next and I'll have to buy it

I was going to post this... great reviews everywhere.. I'll leave it. :pac:

laurpat wrote: »

Just after ordering one - Total cost $19.68 inc tracking. Surely it's worth a gamble. Anyone with any suggestions where to pick up a sd card for little €€€?

Not a bad price - http://www.ebay.ie/itm/331088977809/

Or any of these - http://www.mymemory.ie/Micro-SD


EDIT - Oops, just saw Stenans post. I'll leave it here anyway. Similar link.

rx8

I bought one of these about a year ago.
It cost about €25 altogether including a 32gb micro see card.
Have it mounted just behind the mirror and it doesn't get in the way.
Wiring was very easy, from the cig outlet, across below the steering wheel and then just tucked it in under the door seal and across the top of the windscreen.
Very little wiring visible.
I like the look of that other one though.

connundrum

How long will a 32GB card record for? Like 1 week?

And are these easy to hook up to a PC to transfer video?

rx8

connundrum wrote: »

How long will a 32GB card record for? Like 1 week?

And are these easy to hook up to a PC to transfer video?

I think I get about near enough 6 hours of recording which is about a week`s worth of driving in the car for me.
You have to remember to erase the card at the end though,to start again.
The videos are easy to transfer to a PC.either by plugging in the card or usb from the camera.

SleeperService

irishproduce wrote: »

What size sd card is recommended on these?
Is your car not likely top be broken into if you leave this on the dash while parked in the city or whatever? I mean knackers wouldn;t really know that it is only worth a few euros...
Do people take these down and put them up again before starting every journey?

They'll break in for toll change if they are the limerick strain. Wouldn't leave anything on show. You need balance up the hassle of taking it down, putting it up everytime versus the risk of bad drivers in your area.

irishproduce

Ya, I am in Limerick believe it or not and while I think it would be great to have, I am not sure the local scrotes around the city would be able to resist the temptation. To be fair, I would have my doubts leaving it anywhere really regardless of city but I know my own boys down here and what they are capable of so I think I will leave it :-)

SleeperService

irishproduce wrote: »

Ya, I am in Limerick believe it or not and while I think it would be great to have, I am not sure the local scrotes around the city would be able to resist the temptation. To be fair, I would have my doubts leaving it anywhere really regardless of city but I know my own boys down here and what they are capable of so I think I will leave it :-)

Yeah I have first hand experience of the same. Bad driving around limerick seems to be mainly dawdling and ignorance, I've had a million times more inconveniences and frustrations than close shaves.

UnderWater123

too long for me!!

stimpson

I have one of these. It's ****. Technically it's HD, but there is no difference in quality compared to the SD mode. I had it up for a few days and decided it was a waste of money.

mad m

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Oooh, I like that one Shoutcast! Quick question from a newbie - how easy is it to instal one of these? I'd describe myself as below average when it comes to electrical stuff/wiring etc.!

It has 64gig internal memory.

supersparkz

mad m wrote: »

It has 64gig internal memory.

Its says

Built-in Memory(Total:64MB)

Bit of a difference, Im in for one too though:)

mad m

supersparkz wrote: »

Its says


Bit of a difference, Im in for one too though:)

:rolleyes: oops! Ha.

kaizersoze

WTF good is nightvision behind a glass windscreen. All you'll get is a big bright glare recorded.:D
Mother of God....the size of it:eek:

moodrater

kaizersoze wrote: »

WTF good is nightvision behind a glass windscreen. All you'll get is a big bright glare recorded.:D
Mother of God....the size of it:eek:

The 6 leds are basically decoration its the size, sensitivity and signal to noise ratiio of the cmos sensor that matters for 'night vision'.
The photo you linked is clearly superimposed very badly on the picture. there are tons of reviews where you can see the actual size on youtube if you look for f198b.
The one linked to by shoutcast would seem to have usable quality at night.

ScrubsfanChris

I've owned one, its a piece of sh*t............ the typical Chinese plastic rubbish.

Worked for a while, then started turning itself off randomly and not recording, then failed altogether.

If your serious about getting a dashcam for what ever reason, spend a bit of money on a decent name-brand one.

keithclancy

This guy has done reviews on a load of them:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFB79814F24001328

Preset No.3

Bought one! Thanks

vibe666

I got one in may 2012 and it's been fine, although the quality isn't that great (you won't be making out too many numberplates), it's cheap and it does the job.

I actually uploaded a video at the time comparing it to my HTC Desire HD @720p.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7MHzlfAgkk

it will start and stop with your ignition (about 8 seconds from power on to recording) as long as your cig lighter socket doesn't stay powered when you take out the keys and you can set it to delay powering off after you park if you want.

it takes a standard removable mobile phone battery for extended recording after power off, but the battery isn't great quality, so it will wear out eventually, but I think it's the same one that was in the old nokia 6230i, so easy to replace, but i can double check that.

it does do loop recording (i.e. it will overwrite old files once the card gets full), but it needs a small amount of free space to do that and sooner or later your file sizes will be so close to the limit of your card that it won't have enough free space to create a new file and you'll have to format your card.

it says it takes up to a 32gb SD (note, not microSD), but I found it a little fussy with the cheaper big SD cards (smaller 4-8gb ones were all fine, even el cheapo microSD in SD adapters worked perfectly) of 16-32gb you can get online (i.e. 7dayshop own brand 32gb) so i ended up getting a sandisk one in the end and it worked perfectly and still does.

i have a mobius action cam now in the front, but still use this pointed out of the back. i've never bothered to remove it from the car and not had any issues around dublin with it, but it is easy to remove with a single camera tripod type screw in it and just leave the suction mount there.

Exce11ent

Hi all,

Can anyone discover where the reset button is on this dash cam??

It's mentioned at the very end of the instruction manual, but for the life of me I can't find it on the dash-cam?

(Menu won't appear on the screen - have powered on/off, removed battery, etc. but no joy).

Thanks.

Doylers

Letter from revenue today looking for the receipt

Kenjataimu

Doylers wrote: »

Letter from revenue today looking for the receipt

Mind arrived Tuesday, only getting a chance to look at it now.

Etnies

Got mine few days ago, the menu is infuriating, but works perfectly well, on roads with no street lights you see hardly anything though one of my headlight bulbs is out so that was helping.

Have yet to look at the video on a PC to see the real quality of it. Happy enough for the price.

It's actually smaller than I thought it would be too

Exce11ent

Hi Etnies,

Did yours work straight out of the box without an SD card?

I can't get menu to display on screen.

Thanks

Kenjataimu

It turns on without the sd card. The screen tells you that there is no card inserted when you turn it on.

Exce11ent

Thanks Proco.

Obviously I got a dud - when I power on, all I get is a blank screen, even pressing Menu, mode, etc.

Etnies

It does turn on but acts strangely without a SD card in, I presume it uses it as memory or something.

Farnsworth

Its a cheap crap, Mine arrived last week
Camera may be ok, didn't get chance to test it as suction cup fell & broke in fist attempt
suction cup v cheap quality, cannot stick on its own let alone sticking with camera
Tried my GPS suction cup but it is different size
if anyone know any link to replace its suction cup, let me know pls

Dozen Wicked Words

Farnsworth wrote: »

Its a cheap crap, Mine arrived last week
Camera may be ok, didn't get chance to test it as suction cup fell & broke in fist attempt
suction cup v cheap quality, cannot stick on its own let alone sticking with camera
Tried my GPS suction cup but it is different size
if anyone know any link to replace its suction cup, let me know pls

My little camera is ok, the suction thing is fine on it, not sure about replacements, but would http://www.tmart.com/Mini-Camera-Suction-Mount-Tripod-Holder-for-Car-Window_p127988.html be any good?

Farnsworth

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

My little camera is ok, the suction thing is fine on it, not sure about replacements, but would http://www.tmart.com/Mini-Camera-Suction-Mount-Tripod-Holder-for-Car-Window_p127988.html be any good?

Thanks, this one ships from UK so less waiting time

Doylers

Looks familiar, from the irish indo

Preset No.3

Preset No.3 wrote: »

Bought one! Thanks

€12 in customs and fees by the nice revenue people. They really arent letting through these days

Allyall

Doylers wrote: »

Looks familiar, from the irish indo

€49.95 there, only €37 here - http://www.grabonestore.ie/car-dvr-3

Doylers

Preset No.3 wrote: »

€12 in customs and fees by the nice revenue people. They really arent letting through these days

I got a letter from revenue aswell but I sent on the receipt from paypal and had no chargers at all

Allyall

Doylers wrote: »

I got a letter from revenue aswell but I sent on the receipt from paypal and had no chargers at all

+1, it's under €23 so should be no charge.

mqq

It is uesful for me ,i consider buying one like that,ths!