With the improvement of people's living standards, private cars have become more and more common. Almost every family has at least one car, and urban roads are becoming more and more congested. In such a congested driving environment, it is inevitable that there will be all kinds of small accidents, scratches and collisions. Even if they are careful, there are still many road killers "actively" to destroy your car, At this time, the division of responsibility is often a difficult problem, so the DASH CAM has a great use in the congested road environment of modern cities. Let's take a look at the leading role of our evaluation today - staring at the X2 Pro intelligent DASH CAM.
Appearance and unpacking
In terms of packaging, the simple square packaging box is used for staring and shooting, and the front of the packaging box has the product appearance and main characteristics.
A supporting app is provided for staring and shooting, which not only has the unique functions of the intelligent DASH CAM, such as preview, review, and video download, but also can share pictures, videos, and other resources to social media.
After opening the packaging box, the main body of the DASH CAM, the rear camera and the remote control are protected with soft foam. There is no need to worry about scratching the body or damaging the body due to collision. It is more considerate.
In terms of accessories, it includes power cord, rear recorder connection cable, installation tools, spare 3M double-sided tape, remote control, etc.
The power cord and the attached installation tool use ACC power directly from the fuse box. Although the installation is slightly cumbersome, its advantage is that it can supply power 24 hours a day, regardless of the restrictions of vehicle operating conditions.
The rear recorder is connected to the front projector through a special power cable for power supply, and connected to the front recorder through a Mini USB interface. The rear jack is a special interface.
A spare 3M sticker is attached to the heart to facilitate the user to replace the recorder when changing its position.
This car recorder comes with a special accessory - remote control, which is very different from the ordinary car recorder. Through this remote control, you can snap with one button, and the front and rear cameras record 5-10 seconds of video at the same time. Photos and short videos can be uploaded to the handheld at any time, even during the driving process, you will not miss any exciting moments. The random round 3M double-sided tape can fix the remote control on the steering wheel or the central control part, which is convenient for users to snap with one button at any time.
In terms of the fuselage, the design of the whole machine is relatively simple. The fuselage uses a bright spray paint surface. At first, it seems that the fuselage is covered with a protective film, but actually it is the gloss reflected by the paint. SD card interface and reset button are hidden under the protective cover on the left side of the body. After installation, the interface can be hidden to prevent falling or accidental contact. The front and rear recorders are pasted with lens protection stickers when leaving the site, which can prevent the lens from being scratched during transportation.
In terms of parameters, the front camera adopts a 1/3 inch CMOS sensor with 4 million pixels, and is equipped with a 140 degree wide-angle lens with six glass lenses. The aperture is f/1.8. It can provide high-definition video recording with a resolution of 2560 * 1440 at 25fps at most, and can also support video recording with a resolution of 1920 * 1080 at 30fps and 1280&720 at 30fps. There is a mute button at the bottom of the machine body, which can be pressed to quickly mute when voice reminder is not required. It is quite simple to use.
The camera also supports up and down adjustment. You can rotate and adjust the angle of the camera to have a better shooting angle without missing any details.
The front camera adopts a 1/4 inch CMOS sensor, is equipped with a 120 degree wide-angle lens, the aperture is f/2.2, and can provide video recording with a resolution of 1280 * 720 at 30fps.
Compared with the front camera, the rear camera is smaller in size, and only needs one data cable to complete the connection with the front camera, making installation easier and more convenient.
The front and rear recorders are pasted on the windshield with 3M double-sided adhesive tape. The high-quality 3M adhesive tape will not leave adhesive marks. As long as the installation position is selected, it can be quickly installed. A spare sticker is also attached.
install
As a front and rear dual camera product, the installation of the staring camera is slightly more complicated than that of the ordinary front dash cam. After the installation of the front camera, it needs to be wired along the roof, and then install the rear camera to the rear window. After the installation, two-way video monitoring can be started.
However, the installation method is very convenient. Select the installation position and directly stick 3M adhesive on the inside of the windshield, which completes the installation of the recorder. Then install the power cable and the data cable of the rear camera to the soft enclosure.
The power cable and the data cable of the rear camera use different interfaces. The power interface is Micro USB, and the data cable of the rear camera is Mini USB. Different interface designs can effectively prevent incorrect installation. However, it is worth mentioning that the staring X2 Pro does not use the OBD interface or the cigarette lighter interface, but uses the ACC power supply mode that takes power from the fuse box, so the power supply mode is slightly complicated. For users who are not familiar with the power supply of the fuse box, they may need to go to the garage to install it, but it is very convenient. It can be done in half an hour.
After installation, the flat shape design of the staring and shooting X2 Pro can be basically hidden behind the rearview mirror without disturbing the driver's vision.
From the angle of the driver's seat, it can be seen that the DASH CAM basically hides the rear of the rearview mirror and will not interfere with the driver's visual angle. The design is very exquisite.
The rear recorder is more compact and can be stuck to any position of the rear window. Its compact shape will not interfere with the driver's rearview mirror.
Similar to the front recorder, the rear recorder can also adjust the monitoring angle by rotation.
Shooting effect test
Although the staring shooting X2 Pro is an intelligent model, as a tachograph, the shooting effect is clearly its core competitiveness. The machine supports the HiSilicon HD video monitoring processor provided by Huawei, so the front camera supports video monitoring with a resolution of up to 1440P, that is, 2560 * 1440, and can record 25fps of video at 1440P, 30fps video can be shot at 1080P and 720P resolution. In our test, we used 1080P@30fps Shoot for the default image quality.
Daytime driving
In the daytime driving part, we tested on the daily commute. The staring and shooting X2 Pro supports 1440P resolution shooting at the highest, so it has quite rich picture details. In addition, with a 140 degree wide angle, it can basically cover four lane roads on the urban trunk roads. In addition, it has a rear camera with a wide angle of 120 degrees, which can almost cover the front and rear driving range.
Front recorder:
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In the test of the front recorder, we can still see that the imaging performance of the staring X2 Pro is very powerful. In the case of good light, there is no pressure to distinguish three lane license plates, and it is even easier to record scratches, parallel lines, etc. As the most common scene of our driving, daytime driving is naturally the top priority of the DASH CAM. In this regard, the performance of the front end recorder in daytime is very excellent, and the 140 degree wide angle full glass lens contributes a lot.
Post recorder:
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Compared with the front camera, the parameters of the rear camera are slightly inferior (it needs to be noted that the rear windshield has a darker sunscreen film, which affects the image quality to some extent). It supports 30 fps with 720P resolution, and the wide-angle is also reduced from 140 degrees to 120 degrees, but it can still meet daily use. The rear driving projector mainly records driving conditions, Help judge the division of responsibilities. Even so, the license plate of the rear car can be clearly photographed in the slow state where rear end collision is easy to occur, such as the entrance and exit of the parking lot. In addition, most of the current commercially available tachographs do not include a rear camera, so the rear camera is also a bonus.
Driving at night
Pre recorder:
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At night, although the performance of X2 Pro is not as amazing as that in the daytime, it is still no problem to deal with most scenes. The weather we tested belongs to rainy days, and the visibility is actually very ordinary. But in most scenes, the task of taking a clear picture of the license plate number can still be achieved. As long as it is not speeding by, most of the license plate numbers can be recorded effectively.
Post recorder:
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The performance of the rear camera in rainy days, especially at night, is not so ideal. After all, the rear windshield of most vehicles does not have a wiper, which also affects its performance. However, it is still easy to record the vehicle status of the three lane rear side, but when the rear car is relatively close, the exit number can still be recorded.
Static "time-lapse recording"
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In the static video recording, the pre recorder can still complete the task of recording the license plate and other key information in such a dark basement environment, and its performance is quite excellent, especially the monitoring of other light conditions.
Static shooting effect of rear recorder
At the same time, because X2 Pro has both front camera and rear camera, it can effectively record the movement when parking whether in the forward direction or in the reverse direction, so as to prevent the situation of escaping after scratching or being scratched by naughty children when parking without obtaining evidence. In addition, unlike the traditional mobile detection wake-up recording technology, the staring shooting adopts the whole process "time-lapse recording" technology, which can monitor all image information from parking to restart without missing any details.
As for what is "time-lapse video recording", let's take a look at this "time-lapse video recording" recording the parking status of the basement. In brief, we can understand it as a video recording with ultra-low frame rate or a "video recording" composed of one photo per second. Record a picture every second, which not only ensures the whole process of monitoring the vehicle status, but also takes into account the power consumption performance, which can be said to be both fish and bear's paw.
Stare and shoot X2 Pro time-lapse photography demonstration video
If you still don't understand the "time-lapse recording", let's take a look at this demonstration video.
Of course, as an excellent tachograph, collision sensing is also indispensable. Users can adjust the sensing sensitivity in advanced settings. In addition, since X2 Pro uses ACC power supply, it can be monitored continuously for 24 hours, but don't worry, X2 Pro adopts the patented IPS safe power protection technology, with dual protection of software and hardware, which can detect the battery power and prevent the battery from losing power. It can effectively record the dynamics of the parking lot even if it is parked for a long time, without worrying about strikes caused by storage capacity or energy supply problems.
Application experience
As an intelligent tachograph, of course, it needs to be equipped with relevant APP. For this reason, Staring at Shooting provides us with a client that has both real-time query video playback and social functions. Within the signal range of the tachograph, real-time status and video can be queried at any time, which is very simple and convenient. In a small way, you can query the corresponding real-time images through your mobile phone, It's easy to do without a computer.
After entering the APP, the first thing that comes into view is the social function, which has three categories: square, dynamic and the latest. There are many videos of responsibility disputes and scratches shared by users. Users can help each other to analyze responsibilities. There are also some super fake porcelain touching... some funny videos are quite interesting.
The second category is the category of recorders, which can check the real-time status of the DASH CAM and the videos and photos downloaded from the recorder to the mobile phone, display the current real-time speed, total mileage, total duration, etc., and even record the running track of the vehicle through its built-in GPS.
The real-time status also supports the horizontal evaluation operation, which can view the current front and rear recorder images, time, heading, altitude, gravity acceleration and other information, which is very professional.
You can choose a variety of video settings by yourself, such as the monitoring resolution and proportion can be adjusted at any time.
The settings are also very detailed, including driving scores, times of sudden braking and acceleration, the last driving distance, time and other information. In the detailed settings, you can also choose whether to automatically download photo files, advanced settings, etc. The overall completion of the APP is very high. It is smooth to use, has no flashback, and has a full range of functions. It is a relatively practical APP among the current smart devices.
summary
As an intelligent vehicle mounted tachograph, the staring and shooting X2 Pro has many capabilities that conventional tachographs do not have - real-time use of mobile phones to view video playback, and incidents such as small scratches and collisions on the road that can quickly report without the coordination of traffic police can be quickly analyzed and solved through mobile phone access to video.
On the whole, as a tachograph, even excluding intelligent functions, its competitiveness is still excellent. The driving picture is clear. It shows high availability both in the day and at night. There is no pressure to distinguish key information such as license plates.
However, it does not mean that X2 Pro is perfect. The recorder is designed with ACC power supply and needs to be powered from the fuse box. Compared with the equipment with OBD or cigarette lighter interface, it is slightly more difficult to install and requires users to have certain operating ability. However, the benefits of ACC power supply are also obvious. It can supply power 24 hours a day, and will not be affected by the flameout like the cigarette lighter interface. It can work at any time, whether driving or parking in the garage, even parking in the garage will not be affected by the power supply.
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