For every motorist, the tachograph is an indispensable driving companion for daily travel. According to different shapes, the mainstream tachographs in the traditional market can be divided into: single tachograph, front and rear dual tachograph, sucker mounted tachograph, rear-view mirror intelligent tachograph, etc, Among them, the most popular ones are the rear-view mirror intelligent tachograph and the suction cup tachograph. The former has more functions, while the rear is more simple and convenient.

As for the small editor, he has used many different types of tachographs. He thinks that the most practical thing is to hang the suction cup tachograph, which also does not affect the rear-view mirror. Especially when reversing, some of the rear-view mirror intelligent tachographs will somewhat affect the rear-view angle. I have experienced Mijia DASH CAM last year, and I am no stranger to this contact with Meihang MC6 sucker type DASH CAM. The "Mijia DASH CAM" was also renamed as "Meihang DASH CAM" last month. Let's see how the Meihang MC6 user experience is?

1、 Appearance Feature

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Meizhou Airlines MC6 adopts the uniform white paper box design of this series on the outer package, and the one received by Xiaobian is the titanium crystal grey color matching version.

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Package list: car charger, 3M glue, GPS cable, Meihang MC6 host.

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Meihang MC6 car charger adopts dual USB ports design, which are 1A ports+2.4A ports respectively. The rated input is 12-24V/1.5A, and the rated output is 5V/2.1A. Compared with the single port car charger, Xiaobian thinks that dual USB ports are necessary. In addition to supplying power to the DASH CAM, it can also charge mobile phones at ordinary times, which is more convenient.

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For the tachograph, the length of the standard data line will directly affect the installation and use. Meizhou Airlines MC6 is equipped with a long data line as standard. At the same time, the interface adopts the general Micro USB standard. The metal head of the interface is well made. During daily use, the quality of the interface workmanship is closely related to the service life.

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Meizhou Airlines MC6 has its own GPS positioning function, which is realized through the round GPS module on the data line. In terms of installation method, the back of the GPS module is fixed by 3M adhesive, which can be directly pasted on the windshield.

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In terms of shooting angle, Meizhou Airlines MC6 adopts rotatable design, which supports 270 ° internal and external rotation design. The best angle can be adjusted through rotation design on different positions of the windshield of the car body.

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Meizhou Airlines MC6 host also has a built-in sensor and MIC port at the bottom of the host, which can achieve gesture and voice photography functions respectively. When waving at the sensor, the host will automatically snap; The user can also carry out voice commands and transmit voice commands through the MIC port to capture.

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The cylindrical side of Meihang MC6 host is equipped with a speaker hole, and the built-in dynamic 0.5W speaker can provide voice reminder function.

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On the other side, Meihang MC6 host is equipped with Reset key, Micro SD card socket, and Micro USB power socket.

2、 Installation

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The biggest advantage of the sucker type tachograph is that it is easy to install and concealed without affecting its beauty. It is pasted with 3M glue of Meihang MC6. The author selects the most commonly used one to paste on the back of the rear-view mirror, and adjusts the angle by rotating the camera.

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Considering the problem of GPS signal reception, the editor pasted the GPS module directly on the upper right corner of the windshield, which is also the place where the annual inspection label is pasted. It does not affect the angle of view, but also can receive the best signal in the car to improve the sensitivity of the GPS signal.

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Different from Mijia's tray mounted MC2 car charger before Xiaobian, the MC6 car charger has obviously been upgraded. It is more practical whether it is the top thread design or the dual USB port for current specification marking.

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The car charger also has a built-in blue LED light, which will light up around the USB port when it is powered on, especially when there is insufficient light at night, making it easier for users to identify.

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As shown in the installation completion drawing, the compact Meihang MC6 is just installed on the back of the rear-view mirror. From the front view of the driver, it is just in the hidden angle, and can be seen from the front. At this time, Meihang MC6 has a very good perspective, and has a better view for taking photos on the trip.

3、 Video Usage

Video 1: daytime urban experience

When I travel at noon, Meihang MC6 and MC2 also provide the speed display function in sunny light environment. The speed is calculated through the precise positioning of the GPS module. From the comparison between the actual driving speed and the display speed, the accuracy rate is very high. If the real-time view is conducted through the WIFI Internet mobile phone, the synchronization delay of about 0.5s will appear.

From the perspective of video quality, Meihang MC6 supports 1080P video. The view of the main road of the car body is very clear, the dark details under the trees on both sides are abundant, and the road conditions, vehicle license plates, road signs and other indicators are clearly visible. Compared with several previous tachographs used by Xiaobian, the biggest difference is that the picture contrast is higher, and the overall picture is brighter and more transparent.

Video 2: Night town experience

When driving at night, Meihang MC6 does not support the infrared night vision function, so it is difficult to clearly record the specific license plate information of vehicles in the dark environment without street lights. Compared with similar non night vision tachographs, it benefits from the use of F1.8 large aperture, the overall light inflow of the camera is larger, and the overall image quality is excellent in bright environments such as street lights, In the price range of the same tachograph, it is already valuable.

4、 "Comparison of DASH CAM"

My favorite is Mijia MC2. This time, I choose to use MC6 PK MC2, which is also Mijia's DASH CAM, which is also a suction cup type DASH CAM, to see which one performs better.

In terms of cameras, MC2 uses Sony 1/2.9 inch COMS camera, with a screen pixel size of 2.8um * 2.8um and a 156 ° wide-angle view, while MC6 uses Panasonic 1/3 inch COMS camera, with a screen pixel size of 2.75um * 2.75um and a 152 ° wide-angle view. From the parameters of the two, the performance is very similar.

1. Wide angle visual field contrast

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From the perspective of daytime imaging effect, the two cameras have slightly different installation positions, but from the perspective of overall picture visibility, they are very similar. The 152 ° MC6 and 156 ° MC2 can both record a complete overall picture from the user's actual experience.

2. Chroma contrast

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MC2 and MC6 cameras are also F1.8 aperture, so they have greater advantages in light input compared with other cameras on the market above F2.0 aperture. Through the comparison of this group of photos, MC6 imaging is more transparent and has higher contrast. Compared with the imaging of MC2, MC6 has a balanced light and dark and clearer imaging. There is no case that MC2 has a good performance in the light part and a poor performance in the weak part.

3. Sharpness contrast

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From the comparison of the live pictures of this group of multiple vehicles, The image of MC2 is slightly grayish, and the surrounding clarity of the vehicle theme is medium, while the image of MC6 is more radical, and the whole picture is very bright. At the same time, the high contrast makes the overall picture feel very clear. The vehicle photo numbers on the left, middle, and right are not always clear, and the clarity of the buildings in the distance is also high. In comparison, MC2 feels like a haze day, while MC6 feels better visibility and imaging quality.

4. Night color contrast

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Compared with the intersections at night, The performance of MC2 and MC6 at night is more similar, and the overall picture is relatively vague. The color of MC6 is more cold, while the color of MC2 is more warm. The difference between the two is small. For users driving at night, it can basically ensure that the image can be clearly imaged within the distance of high beam illumination, while both sides of the car body are relatively dark, not as good as the infrared night vision type tachograph.

5. Night telephoto contrast

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Through the comparison of this group of remote night photos at night, the greatest feeling for the author is that the light focusing ability of MC2 is slightly weaker than that of MC6, and the surrounding area of the distant illuminant is more divergent. At the same time, the comparison of LED shop signs of the roadside stores on the left is relatively clear, and the remote photography ability of MC6 is also clearer.

5、 APP Usage

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Download the "Mijiakan" APP, which supports two different systems, Android and IOS. The minor editor uses the IOS version. According to the connection steps, after the dash cam is powered on, the WiFi network will be turned on. After scanning, the SSID signal starting with M-XXXXX will be seen. The initial password is 12345678. After connecting the WiFi, the user will return to the APP interface.

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After entering the MC6 intelligent tachograph, you can see the real-time picture being taken. The upper right corner is marked with 1080P mode at this time, and the bottom is respectively: MC6 model, date, time, and real-time speed calculated by the GPS module at this time. Through the real-time picture, you can feel that there is about 0.5s delay in transmission of the real driving picture and the mobile phone APP real-time picture.

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As the second largest column of Mijia's Watch APP, Meishijie column contains two columns, square and travel notes. Mijia users can view official videos and netizen videos in the square. It is a social module of community type, convenient for users to share real-time UGC. The travel journal column records your driving track and mileage related data. According to my own group of data, the error rate is very small. Only individual door numbers are different, and the interface is very simple and intuitive.

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In the photo album column, there are four categories: local pictures, local videos, exception records, and recorder videos. Users can download the captured photos to local pictures for browsing, and the videos captured by the DASH CAM can also be downloaded from recorder videos to local videos at any time. The advantage of local pictures and videos is that you can view the pictures and videos downloaded locally at any time without WiFi linking to the DASH CAM. The abnormal record will record some abnormal conditions captured by Meihang MC6 under daily traffic monitoring.

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The setting items of Meihang MC6 DASH CAM can be set one by one in my DASH CAM. The functions cover a very rich range. Some function options. Mijia has seen that APP has provided detailed comments, which is very user-friendly. It is easier for Xiaobai to understand.

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Meizhou Airlines MC6 supports the maximum 1080P video mode. Users can choose 720P or 1080P video resolution mode according to their own needs. Xiaobian recommends 1080P clearer mode. In terms of voice prompt, the user can also set one by one according to the voice prompt function of Meihang MC6, with four voice prompts, namely, GPS positioning, collision photographing, mobile phone photographing, and gesture photographing.

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Considering the difference in the specific use of collision sensing and gesture photography for different people, Meihang MC6 also provides the sensitivity setting function, with three different sensitivity options: low, medium and high. At the same time, users can choose to turn off the collision sensing function.

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Smart DASH CAM has a great demand for storage space. Meizhou Airlines MC6 provides a management function for the memory card, through which users can know the current usage of the memory card at any time. Especially for small memory users, through this function, unnecessary data can be cleared at any time, which is very convenient.

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Most of the tachographs on the market support software upgrade. Meihang MC6 also has a built-in firmware upgrade function in the APP. Users can know the latest version of the server at any time through the version update detection function. If Mijia sees that the APP detects a new version of firmware, it will also download it to the APP, waiting for the next time when it connects to the tachograph, It will automatically remind users to push and update firmware. From the perspective of user experience, it is also very user-friendly.

6、 Experience Summary:

Meihang MC6 upgraded the original Hi3516C_V100 chip to the V200 version on the chip platform, and upgraded the heat generation of the dash cam, with lower power consumption. In terms of capture image quality, both MC2 and MC6 are 2.1 million pixels, compared with the Sony image sensor of MC2, The Panasonic CMOS image sensor adopted by MC6 has clearer picture quality, higher contrast and sharpness under the effect of strong light in the daytime, which solves the gray haze feeling of MC2 picture, and at the same time, it is more balanced in the light and dark parts. The difference between the two is small in the night shooting effect, which meets the basic needs of night travel users.

The biggest impression of Meihang MC6:

1. Meihang MC6 supports not only gesture capture, but also voice capture, which is more convenient than other tachographs on the market.

2. With the built-in GPS function, you can view the APP through Mijia to view the generated driving track map in real time, which is full of fun.

3. The 1080P video recording function is supported. Compared with the mainstream 720P video recording function, the image quality is clearer.

4. Convenient installation, small size, high concealment and high appearance.