Currently, it is difficult to imagine a person who would not use the services of transport. It helps to make long journeys in a short time with convenience and comfort. Some people prefer to use public transport, others - personal. The latter, naturally, have great advantages over the former, since a private car is always better at handling transportation tasks. However, such conveniences are opposed by increased requirements for driving accuracy, because it often happens that the driver, feeling like the "owner" of the road, forgets and gets into an accident. And in general, discarding the above, we must emphasize an important circumstance of car traffic: it always carries a certain risk, which must be reduced by all possible means. Therefore, video recorders come to our aid. We will talk about them today.
Car DVRs: concept and purpose
DVRs are small electronic devices capable of video and audio recording. Since we are talking about car DVRs, we should mention their main specifics, which is to fix the surroundings of the car during its movement and parking. The main task of the car DVR is to save in the form of video and audio traffic events, which sometimes have the character of negative incidents. Recording helps to solve many problematic issues in case of accidents. Due to their increasing number, people prefer to install car DVRs to feel protected from law enforcement in various traffic accidents.
Before buying, people try to choose the most suitable and convenient model for them. The device should not only cope well with its tasks, but also be as clear as possible in operation. It's time to talk about how to properly and safely set up the DVR. But to make the upcoming instructions clear, let's say a few words about their functional features and characteristics.
Car DVR Features
Like any other electronic device, the car DVR has a number of basic and advanced features that together make it work.
- Display. Helps you to set up, view the footage, monitor the operation of the device during recording.
- Camera. It is located behind the device, performs the main task - fixing traffic events in the video.
- Battery. It is the power source for the operation of all components of the DVR.
- G-sensor (accelerometer). This is a component that responds to sudden changes in the speed or position of the car and is allowed in these cases to turn on a special (“emergency”) mode of the DVR. In this mode, the recorded video is protected from deletion.
- Date and time. Most devices superimpose the date and time of the recording over the video image in a designated area. This is required when presenting evidence.
- Automatically turn on and off. Modern models are able to independently start work when power is supplied from the vehicle's on-board network and stop it when the power is turned off.
Car DVR Key Features
- Video resolution. This setting determines the quality of the resulting video. The higher the value, the better the result. For maximum quality, select 1280×720 or 1920×1080 pixels.
- Frame rate (FPS). Shows the number of frames captured by the camera in one second. The value can range from 15 to 60. Increasing this value increases the "smoothness" of the video.
- Sweep. The DVR camera can use two methods of processing the recorded image: interlaced and progressive scan. The latter gives higher quality.
- Viewing angle. Very importantparameter, since it determines the width of the area that falls into the frame when recording. A large angle will capture a lot of additional information happening in front of the car.
- Stabilization. While driving, the car runs into bumps that cause shaking and "twitchiness" of the image. This parameter is intended to solve this problem.
Car DVR setup: general information
Before setting up, you need to check the operation of the device with factory settings in order to make sure that the display, camera, battery, G-sensor, date and time overlay system on video, automatic on and off are working. If the DVR did its job well and no marriage was found, then you can proceed with manual configuration. It should start by setting the video resolution: you need to set the maximum value so that you can see everything in detail. Then you need to pay attention to the frame rate. Often, drivers are content with low FPS, but if the DVR has a large amount of memory, then this value can be set above average. The same goes for the sweep. The viewing angle and stabilization are usually set to their maximum values by default, so these parameters should not be changed. Devices are mounted on the windshield or the rear walls of the rear-view mirror using special holders.
Now it's time to talk about the intricacies of setting up the most popular models of DVRs.
Car Camcorder
This is one of the simplest devices and is very good for those who don't care too much about design and multi-functionality. Learn how to properly set up your Car Camcorder DVR here.
- Installing the battery. First you need to press the bottom of the compartment and slide it until it is fully open, then insert the battery.
- Turn on/off the DVR. Press and hold the power button for a second to turn on the device. Do the same for shutdown.
- Setting the date and time. To do this, go to the "Menu" and select the "Date / time" section, then click "OK" to start the setup and to complete it.
- Record, play and delete videos. These options can also be controlled using the "Menu" section and the corresponding subsections.
SHO ME
This solution is good for those who agree to purchase Car Camcorder. This device is also quite simple, without additional "bells and whistles", coping well with its main tasks. There is no point in talking about how to properly set up the SHO ME DVR, since its operation is in many ways similar to Car Camcorder.
Trendvision MR 710GP
Stylish design with mirror surface, great power and versatility. All this embodies the Trendvision MR video recorder710GP. How to properly set up this device:
- Turning on. To turn on the device, press and hold the Power button for 5 seconds. The DVR will start recording video immediately.
- Record management. To stop it, you must hold the Rec button for 3 seconds. If the display is off, the first press will turn it on. Pressing Rec once will mute or unmute the microphone. Pressing Power protects the file being recorded, holding it ends recording and turns off the device. The Mode button is for taking pictures while recording.
- Playback control. This mode is activated by holding down the Rec button for 3 seconds and then pressing Mode once. Use the Up and Down keys to select files, with a single click on Rec, you can start playing them.
When installing, you should once again look at the instructions and find out how to properly configure the mirror. The DVR has a special coating that acts as a rear-view mirror.
Prestigio
This company produces DVRs in many modifications. However, the principle of working with them is largely the same and similar to the previous types of these devices. How to set up your Prestigio DVR:
- Turn on/off. This setting is controlled by the "Power" button, which must be held for 3 seconds.
- Video and photo recording. The Record key adjusts this setting. It offers two modes:"Video" and "Photo". Pressing this key starts and stops shooting and takes a photo.
Mystery MDR 892HD
This DVR is an intermediate option between the simple Car Camcorder, SHO ME models and the more advanced Trendvision MR 710GP and Prestigio. This device has good functionality and an impressive design, so the "golden mean" is intended for those who have not decided on the choice of the devices presented above. Here we will also not talk about how to properly configure the Mystery MDR 892HD DVR, since its operation is almost completely identical to Trendvision MR 710GP and Prestigio.
Results
Above were listed the basic rules for setting up car DVRs, as well as features in setting the parameters of popular models. However, it should be remembered that each device comes with instructions that most fully reveal all the details of operation.
