Nowadays, bickering and even physical conflicts due to forced lane change, porcelain collision and other issues have become commonplace. In order to avoid the above disputes, the installation of a DASH CAM has become a necessity for car owners. In the face of a variety of dazzling new products in the market, ranging from thousands of yuan to hundreds of yuan, whether intelligent Mini or large screen, which is your "favorite"? The smart camera brand that has produced several blockbusters - staring, staring and shooting has finally launched three generations of new products - mini3 on the eve of the Double 11. While inheriting the previous generation mini's petite, screen less body, it has also added more highlights. Let's take a look at its specific performance.

The product packaging has turned against the white fashion style of the previous works, and has taken a black and steady route. There is no fancy selling point logo or gorgeous box painting in the dark background. Only the line of "MINI3" in the middle is simple and low-key. The author has never used the product of staring at the camera before. After some encyclopedia, he found that the company was founded in 2013 by eight former Huawei backbones, and its technical strength can be seen.

After opening the box, we can see that the host and accessories are listed in order. Let's make a list: a small and delicate Mini3 host, a power socket, a car charger and a camera remote control, and two other cables, respectively, a dedicated 3.5M power cable (because of the need to route, the cable is thick and long, about 3.5m through visual inspection) and a data cable (used to connect PC to transmit video). Of course, the necessary warranty card, certificate and instruction manual are also available. In addition, the relationship that needs wiring is also equipped with a special installation tool - rocker. The Mini 3 does not have a common bracket, but uses a glue stick type. Both the remote control and the bracket sleeve are provided with 3M glue sticks.

The attached on-board charger (which can be inserted into the cigarette lighter in the car) has two standard USB ports in total. Because the mini3 adopts the design of wire and device separation, it needs to occupy one of the ports (1/2.1A dual voltage output).

The round 2.4G remote control button is used for one click photography (also the latest design of the third generation, which is more robust than the previous generation's roundness). It can be placed in the sundries room in the car, or pasted on the car decorations. In short, it is convenient to take photos. Press it and click it. It is easy to record wonderful moments or capture emergencies. The remote control is quite small and feels good. It is worth mentioning that the remote control is a button battery, which can be unscrewed and replaced by rotating the back.

At present, there are generally two types of driving recorders on the market: self equipped and non equipped. The former is intuitive, but due to the size and resolution of the screen, the viewing effect is often unsatisfactory and consumes considerable power. The mini is a non screen design, which can be directly connected to the mobile phone APP through WIFI to synchronize images. After being familiar with it, it is quite easy to get started. Since it is named Mini, the body has been made very delicate and compact since the first generation. Although the Mini3 is a cylindrical plastic body, its surface has been treated with fine spray paint, and the feel is exquisite and the workmanship is quite exquisite. Compared with the previous generation, the biggest change of Mini3 is that it has changed from the previous plug-in card to the built-in eMMC storage. According to the size of the space, it is divided into two versions, namely Star Black (32G) and Star Black (16G). The author started with the latter. The problem that the recorder with plug-in card often has in use is that it can't read the card when picking up the card, and the response is too slow. The Mini3 uses eMMC5.1, which can read and write 5000 times at a speed of up to 50M/s. Longer service life and faster reaction speed.

On the right side of the fuselage is a camera with an effective pixel of 500W (OmniVision 05A10 flagship image processor), which can achieve 1600PHD video recording (twice the normal 1080P), and uses a large aperture of F1.8. The light input is about 20% higher than the normal F2.0 aperture lens. At the same time, in order to meet the needs of shooting environment in various scenes when driving, WDR wide dynamic and light dark double exposure technology is also added, which can automatically and clearly shoot whether it is strong light, backlight or backlight.

MIC and reset hole on the back of the fuselage: For the processor, Huawei HiSilicon's dual core Cortex A17+Cortex A7 solution (supporting H.264 hardware coding and 1600P@30fps HD video coding), stable, reliable and low power consumption. In addition, the biggest feature of Mini3 when it was released was the declared "SR Black Technology". In terms of hardware, it is a built-in 6-axis gyroscope. Through the SR algorithm, when the vehicle is driving, it can sense the road slope, acceleration and deceleration, driving track, turn and G value, and then synthesize processing, What is finally shown to the user is a track interface with a cool feeling, similar to the picture of a super fast car. Of course, not only that, but also the cooperation with Zebra Smart Line to realize the connection between the on-board intelligent central control and the Mini3 (this problem of no screen has also been solved, so you don't need to keep your phone on all the time).

Some product information is printed on the side of the fuselage, such as capacity (16 and 32G optional), 3C certification mark and SN number, etc. The round hole in the middle is used to insert the bracket sleeve (connected to the vehicle power supply), and the MicroUSB port at the bottom is used to connect the computer to view video monitoring. It is worth mentioning that Mini3 can realize 24-hour monitoring by selecting a customized step-down line, and has a parking monitoring mode (IPS power management technology can ensure that the car battery will not lose power during monitoring), but it is not yet listed.

Loudspeaker hole on the side of the fuselage: Although it cannot be seen, it can be heard (when it is turned on, there will be a Chinese female voice prompt).

The Mini series all use an integrated body. Because of its sleeve design, it can achieve 360 degree free rotation without dead angle shooting. It can not only take pictures outside the front of the car, but also directly rotate to take a self portrait inside the car (I can't help thinking of a mobile phone of a brand that can rotate the camera earlier).

One click photographing is undoubtedly a great remedy for the mini3 with no screen design. If you want to take a picture, you can take it.

Having said so much about the appearance design, let's be specific about the performance of the use experience. First, the installation. According to the instructions in the manual, in order to capture the maximum front view, it is best to place it in the middle of the front of the rear-view mirror. However, due to the "fringe" in the middle, the author placed it near the left of the driver's seat, and then rotated and adjusted the lens. In terms of pasting, due to the frequent rotation of the fuselage and the exposure to the weather, I was worried about whether it would fall off. But once it was glued on, the author deliberately broke it off, which was very reliable. As for the photographing button, I still recommend not to paste it, because it will be difficult to remove it if you want to change another place after repeatedly sticking it, and there will be glue marks on the corresponding places.

Because of the non screen design, the monitoring video can only be viewed and downloaded through the mobile download APP (supporting IOS and Android platforms). The UI interface is relatively clean, and the function bars at the bottom are lined up in a line. "On the road" can view the online monitoring videos of car owners and interact with each other. The concept of staring, staring and shooting has always been to "share interesting stories to people who understand them". So I did a good job in social networking. It is very simple to add a recorder. Just turn on the hotspot led by "ding ding" of mobile phone WIFI connection (password can be set on APP).

After connecting the recorder, you can view the real-time image. The default is half screen, but you can view it in full screen. You can take photos at any time during the viewing process. The recorder will automatically record every five minutes as long as the vehicle is ignited, so that the owner can access the options at any time. The 16G version can record 1080P images for 172 minutes (nearly three hours) and 1600P images for 143 minutes (about two hours). In case of violation in the video viewing, you can choose to report at any time (user registration is required). In the setting options, you can turn on image deformity correction, time watermark, startup prompt tone, parking monitoring and other functions.

During video playback, you can click the content node to download at any time, and then you can find the clip in the album. In addition, videos can be synthesized and displayed with SR technology, which is cool and scientific.

Mini3 adopts 140 ° diagonal wide-angle, spherical optical glass lens set (6 sets of lenses in total), and infrared filter. The effect of 5 megapixel CMOS sensor is quite good. The author has previously had a miscellaneous recorder with a screen, but the effect is really average. Especially in the night scene, it is either paste or black. After the Mini3 is replaced, the license plate number of the adjacent vehicle and the small characters on the signboard of the adjacent store can be clearly seen, and the visual range is larger.

At night, on the carriageway with less street lights, even if the roadside is dark on both sides, neon signs in the distance, words on the storefront near the street, and pedestrians in a hurry near the street all have a better effect. It can also be seen in extreme weather such as drizzle and fog.

Summary: As a tachograph, the author was deeply impressed by the exquisite and compact integrated body of the Mini3 and the sleeve design that can rotate 360 degrees. Although it is a non screen design, its functions are not simplified at all. The 500W pixel camera, 1080P high-definition imaging, 140 degree ultra wide viewing angle, and the large clear screen of the mobile phone directly connected with WIFI can bring better visual presentation. While inheriting the excellent performance of the previous generation, it also adds SR technology and built-in eMMC storage. Although the current price of 599 yuan is relatively high, there is no doubt about the excellent experience brought by the above functions.

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