As an experience officer, I participated in Lei Feng's public beta for the first time. Thanks to Lei Feng's public beta for providing me with such a platform, so that I can constantly improve the technical level of my reviewers. I will work harder to improve my technical level and strive to produce quality reports for Lei Feng.

Unpacking

From staring at the front of the mini2's outer packing box, Xiao Bian can get a preliminary understanding of its appearance, as well as special stickers for computer trial.

There are logo and SN code on the side of mini2.

On the back is the self introduction in Chinese and English of the staring and patting mini2, the manufacturer, customer service telephone, official website, executive standard, qualified logo, non recyclable logo, bar code, etc. The following brief section will briefly introduce the functions and parameters of the staring and patting mini2.

model: mini2

Processor: 1440P/H.264 HD CPU

Image chip: 4 megapixel color CMOS image sensor, 1/3 inch

Video output: mobile wireless viewing

Lens: 6 sets of glass lenses, 140 ° wide angle, F1.8 large aperture

Storage: support Class10TF card, up to 64G

Collision sensing: support

Wireless module: built-in WiFi, 2.4GHZ dual wireless module

Camera pixel: 2560 * 1440

Photographing pixel: 2592 * 1520

Operating memory: 256MB

Manufacturer: Shenzhou Weiyou Video Communication Co., Ltd

Customer service telephone; 400-163-0062

Official website: www.ddpai.com

Executive standard: GB8898-2011; GB13837-2012; GB17625.1-2012

Address: 12F, Yihua Financial Technology Building, Software Park, Yuehai Street, Nanshan District, Shenzhen

The outer packing box of the staring mini2 is inlaid. When the outer packing box is opened, the editor can see the internal packing layout of the staring mini2. The interior is divided into two areas: the left and right areas. The 1/3 area is the accessories area, and the 2/3 area is the instructions and main area. The editor takes out the accessories and instructions first, and first introduces the staring mini2.

The overall appearance of the mini2 is cylindrical. The fixed part and the body can rotate 360 degrees to achieve shooting inside and outside the car, which is also one of its advantages.

The staring and shooting mini2 is printed with the staring and shooting logo on the front, and the staring and shooting camera head only has big eyes to show in front of Xiaobian.

There is a simple parameter introduction on the back of the main body of the staring Min2i, including the product logo, staring logo, model, output power, manufacturer, non recyclable logo, etc.

There are microphone holes on the side, adhesive bracket, and the adhesive bracket uses 3M adhesive with super viscosity, so you won't worry about falling off during driving. Unlike the ordinary sucker type, it will fall off at high temperature, which is one of its advantages.

Both sides are speaker and TF card slots, and one side of the card slot is designed with a concealed memory card slot and a reset hole. The official standard configuration does not include the memory card, which needs to be selected by users themselves. Therefore, the maximum 64G Class10 high-speed TF memory card needs to be selected according to the official requirements. On the other side is the loudspeaker. Because no display screen is designed, the voice prompt undertakes simple communication with users, and there will be corresponding sound effects and female voice prompt tones when starting up and taking photos.

The power interface is set on the bracket of the dash cam, and Micro USB charging port is adopted.

The power indicator is divided into two states, red when working and blue when parking monitoring.

The staring and shooting mini2 is also equipped with the iconic wireless remote control button, which can be placed anywhere in the car together with the high viscosity silicone pad, and has a blue indicator light when used.

The manual is packaged separately, which is very like an unread information.

The instruction manual of the mini2 is in the form of combining Chinese and English. The instruction manual is divided into seven aspects, including product appearance and accessories introduction, product structure and key description, installation steps, instructions for use, precautions, specifications and contact information.

The warranty card of the mini2 includes the warranty terms of the tachograph and accessories, detailed three guarantee service contents, user stubs, etc.

The qualification certificate of the mini2 is designed as the logo of the product, including the product name, model, executive standard, inspector, delivery date, etc.

Stare at a letter from mini2 to consumers, and start a journey with stories.

The accessories of the mini2 include the car charger, power cord and accessories.

There are two output USB ports for the mini2 car charger, 1A and 2.1A, 2.1A for the dash cam and 1A for other devices. The main part has the logo and logo, official website, product input and output current introduction CE、FCC、ROHS、 Non recyclable marks, etc. The contact is of spring type, which is widely applicable to vehicle types.

The reserved power cord of the mini2 is also quite long, which is enough for use. Don't worry about not enough.

The official configuration of the mini2 is also equipped with many accessories for consumers. Although it is just a simple gadget, it is very practical and magical. Don't underestimate them.

The whole family photo of the staring mini 2 includes: tachograph, power cord, dual USB car charger, staring remote control button, remote control silicone sticker, manual, warranty card, certificate of conformity, etc. The staring mini also has very intimate accessories, such as spare 3M double-sided tape, spare remote control silicone sticker, installation tools, wiring clamp, This is also the first time that Xiaobian has seen such a complete set of official standard configurations. Although they are just small things, they have greatly helped Xiaobian in the installation process.

Installation of tachograph

As a good law-abiding driver, electronic auxiliary vehicle products are essential. Electronic dogs, tachographs, etc., take staring and shooting mini2 as an example to demonstrate how to install and wire the tachograph.

The fixing method of 3M adhesive tape is adopted for the staring and shooting mini2, so the installation position should be determined first and the left and right lines of sight should be controlled well during installation. If the staring and shooting is required to take a self portrait in the car, the installation position should not be too high, otherwise the rearview mirror may affect the self portrait angle.

According to the wiring method provided in the instruction manual, Xiaobian started wiring in the car. Xiaobian found that the accessories provided by staring at the camera were a magic device for wiring. With their help, Xiaobian easily completed the wiring phase, and the extra wires were hidden in the sun visor.

Place the remote control on the steering wheel to facilitate the control of the small editor.

Finally, insert the car charger into the cigarette lighter, open the vehicle key door, and the editor found that the car charger will have a blue indicator light prompt.

Software Testing

Scan the QR code of APP software download on the manual, and you can enter the software download area. You can select high-speed download and general download, and the software can automatically identify the mobile phone system.

After downloading, you can enter the installation interface.

After the software is installed successfully, you can enter the APP client and start the journey.

When starting the vehicle, the editor will hear the prompt tone built in the dash cam, remind the recorder has been turned on, open the mobile phone software, and find that there are many functions in the software. First, the editor needs to use the mainland mobile phone to register an account. After the registration is successful, the editor can use the functions in the APP software.

Start the vehicle, click on the road, and Xiaobian finds three functions, square, dynamic and latest.

Among them, the square includes tracking activities, violation inquiries, and checking nearby.

Click the camera to match the mobile phone with the DASH CAM, search for DDPai_mini2, and click it to successfully connect with the DASH CAM. After successful connection, you can monitor the screen in real time, or you can choose to turn the recorder on/off.

Click "+", and the editor finds that there are four items in it, including adding pictures, video information, reporting, and publishing the staring schedule.

Click "I", and the editor finds that it includes account information, my activities, settings, help, and about.

Settings include language, camera settings, APP storage management, offline map, automatic download of photo files, and APP advanced settings.

About includes monitoring the new version, welcome page, problem feedback, service hotline E-mail、 Official website, in which the system is the latest version.

List of other function settings.

Measurement

At the beginning of the actual measurement of mini2, the editor also evaluated the use of TF card. The official configuration required Class10de TF card. During the actual measurement, the editor found a TF card other than Class10. As a result, the tachograph gave an abnormal tone.

It can be seen from the official data that the staring mini2 has a wide diagonal angle of 140 degrees and an aperture of F1.8. The small editor compares it with the measured garage as a reference. This staring mini2 has a wide coverage and good clarity.

The staring and shooting mini2 has a built-in wifi module, which is directly connected to the mobile phone. Through the cooperation with the remote controller, many functions can be achieved, including remote control of photography, remote control of video, and starting/stopping the DASH CAM; Because this mini2 can rotate 360 degrees and take pictures from all angles, it can not only realize video monitoring outside the car, but also can realize video monitoring inside the car. First, use the remote control to take a self photo (this function needs to consider the installation position of the DASH CAM comprehensively, and it will be invalid if it is installed in a concealed way).

The official configuration processor H.264 hardware coding, 1440P full HD video coding, and 4 million pixel color CMOS image sensor of the staring and shooting mini2 are very good in terms of photo function and resolution. The following is a brief compilation of photos taken in different road traffic environments for reference, including tunnels, viaducts, and driving at night.

Stare at the video screenshot of mini2 DASH CAM.

During the actual measurement, the editor found that the software upgrade of the staring and shooting mini2 was very inconvenient. The necessary condition for the software upgrade was that the mobile phone and the dash cam must remain in the communication state connection state, otherwise the upgrade could not be carried out. The editor could only use the mobile phone network to upgrade, but could not use the wifi network to upgrade offline. It was hoped that this vulnerability could be remedied through the software upgrade.

After several days of experience, I was deeply impressed by the various functions of the mini2, especially the subversive self timer function, which has given the tachograph a new mission and opened a new milestone. In addition, Xiaobiao suggested that while maintaining its own advantages, the mini2 should make more efforts in the development of auxiliary functions, including lane departure warning, distance reminder, fatigue driving monitoring, etc. Finally, we would like to thank Lei Feng again for providing such a platform for the evaluators.