![]() It can record collision and also motion, thanks to its motion detection sensor. This mode requires you to hard wire the F770 to your car. However, as mentioned before, it’s a bit hard to access this button as your F770 Dash Cam unit will most likely be located behind the rear view mirror and you need to blindly use your finger to guess which to press. ![]() You can also use this to record a beautiful scenery while you are cruising along on your road trip. I like that the manual recording does not just start when you press the button, but it saves the moments before like the auto Event Recording. I like this to save when an idiotic driver almost got me into an accident or when they are doing something erratic. When you press the Manual Recording button, it will auto save 10-seconds prior and 50-seconds after the button is pressed. I really like how it auto grabs and saves what happens before the event. And 10 seconds are more than enough to see what caused it. ![]() When something happens (the 3-axis G-Sensor detects a potential collision – or if you drive too fast over a road bump), F770 will save the 10-second recording prior to the event and the next 20-second in a separate folder. However, you’ll receive a warning (repeated three times) to regularly format your memory card for data integrity every once a month or so. It usually takes less than a minute before it starts recording after you turn your car’s engine (you will be notified of this). There is no need to regularly reformat the storage card to make way for more clips as the device will automatically rewrite them. Records continuously in one-minute segments (you can’t change this in Settings) with an auto-looping mechanism. ![]() Thinkware Dash Cam F770 has various recording modes: Or you can just use your default media viewer application on your machine to see the recorded videos. Using the THINKWARE DASH CAM PC VIEWER, clips can be accessed easily with their GPS (location) information. The transfer is a bit slow however, due to the HD quality clips (and perhaps the read speed of the included card) but you can also use the included microSD card reader to transfer the clips to your computer. The recording clips can then be downloaded over the air from the F770 to your phone, so you can share a clip to your social media channels. The seamless connection is done through Wi-Fi (it has its own built-in Wi-Fi Access Point) once you press the Wi-Fi button on the dash cam. There is no LCD on the unit but you can access its live view, recordings, and settings through an iOS or Android app. You can also place it in a different position and it’ll still be able to capture what’s happening in front of you comfortably. I think this depends on your interior car design because other people don’t seem to have this problem. The problem with the position however, is that I cannot see the hard buttons on the unit if I want to make a manual recording, or turn its Wi-Fi on. This is great because you will be able to record every little detail before an accident happens. This is because the lens can only be adjusted up and down (and not left and right as well).įrom the outside, it is well concealed and the 140-degree wide angle lens manages to capture more than what you can actually see on your windscreen. The manual suggested to stick the dash cam behind the rear view mirror, starting from the center of it. It sticks flat onto the car’s windshield like a CityLink e-Tag device. Without the lens, Thinkware F770 does not actually look like a camera. Thinkware Dash Cam F770 Review – Design & Features The packaging includes a microSD Card so you do not need to make a separate purchase (64GB in my review sample, but you can pick 16GB or 32GB for a slightly cheaper option). There is also a Rear camera accessory that you can purchase to connect together with your F770. There are accessories that you can buy separately such as Hardwiring Cable (to hardwire the dash cam to your car’s battery) and an Interior Infrared Camera (a camera that records what’s happening inside the car – great for Taxis or Uber drivers). Thinkware Dash Cam F770 Review – Packaging Thanks to Thinkware Dash Cam F770‘s various recording modes, all these are made possible once you set it up in your car. A recording of who the culprit was might have saved me lots of dollars to fix it up. There is a dent there and I wasn’t even sure who or when that happened. In another scenario, an idiot bumped my right passenger’s door somehow. More often than not, accidents do happen and at times like these, a dash cam comes in handy to point who’s at fault. Thinkware Dash Cam F770 Review – When traffic gets bad, so do the drivers on the road who just want to reach their destinations as fast as possible.
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