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Packaging was pretty good, corner was a little bashed however this did not impact the contains in any shape.I read all the previous reviews and undertook a lot of online research into dash cams. I chose the Auto-Vox based on the Amazon reviews and I have not been disappointed at all. The main mirror unit is very easy to install and the intuitive screen makes it very simple to follow.I initially connected through cigarette lighter, then connected it to my fuse box using a usb hardwire kit (£19.99 on Amazon). Used a local auto spark who also said he was very impressed at the unit, particularly the video output on the main unit and clarity of picture . Having fitted many dash cam kits he thought this was the best he’d seen and thought it represented excellent value for money.I added a ferrite core (c£10 on Amazon for pack of 10) to the power cable from fuse box and also to the cable connected to the rear camera. I had a little DAB radio interference, but this solved it. Interference was much worse with cigarette lighter but the ferrite cores had almost fully addressed that as well. Highly recommend them.The GPS module allows the unit to pick up your location and speed. It is only ever 1mph less than my speedo so it is pretty accurate. I haven’t tried the location yet, the instructions say this is available when an SD card is connected to a PC/laptop.The rear camera is a bonus and if you wire the red trigger to your reverse lights this enables an excellent reverse parking camera aid (parking lines can be turned on or off), it also expands the view greater than the normal rear view. I have my rear camera pointed slight downwards so it can easily read number plates of cars following me. The rear camera can be mounted inside or outside, I chose to mount inside (much easier and avoids a lot of work removing trimming. The picture quality is excellent even through my tinted rear window. I used my own double sided tape which was a stronger adhesive than 3M provided on the bracket. Very discreet and difficult to spot from the outside.I didn’t connect up the 24hr parking function, but I have the G-sensor on high sensitivity. I park in multi-storey during the car and my previous car was dinged and the car park CCTV was useless so I was completely stuffed. My auto spark said that the high sensitivity would pick up the lightest of nudges or bumps and activate the camera. Hopefully I will never have to experience that !!I think you can only record from one camera so I tend to leave it on the front camera. I don’t know if the g-sensor activates both cameras. A question for the manufacturer maybe.I would definitely recommend this product, excellent quality, bonus rear camera and very good value for money.

The media could not be loaded. Auto-Vox Dual Car DVR ReviewThis review has also been uploaded in HD 1080P resolution to a well know video sharing website, a search for "Auto Vox Vehicle DVR" should find it, here you will see the recordings in higher resolution than Amazon video reviews allowI’ve been buying and trying dash cams and reversing cameras for about 5 years now, i’ve pretty much tried them all.Up until now i’ve failed to find the perfect solution for my needs…but in the X2 from Auto-Vox i may well have found what i’m looking forMy Requirements…* High resolution front and rear recording cameras* Reversing Camera with live view on a large screen* Tidy installation with no hanging wiresThis fits the brief perfectly.The cameras are both great quality, the front camera can be set to 1296 or 1080p resolutions, 2304 x 1296 or 1920 x 1080 pixelsThe front camera angle is adjustable to compensate for how you might have the mirror set to give you the perfect view and it slides away from the DVR housing to allow it to peep around the original rear view mirror.The rear camera is 1280 x 720 resolution, it comes with a fully adjustable bracket covered in sticky pads, i did not need the bracket in my installation as my car allows for direct sticking of the camera body to the car at the right angle.Either camera can be viewed live on the screen at all times, i find this very very useful because i leave the rear camera on the screen permanently, the view the camera gets at the back of the car is a hell of a lot better than the view i get from the original mirror, which is mostly headrests in my view.You can also switch off all views by putting the DVR into “Driving Mode”, this blacks out the screen only leaving some information on the screen such as Speed, Time, Date and Direction, as well as Lane Departure Warning Lines. In this mode you can use the DVR as a standard rear view mirror.The Auto-Vox X2 has a very bright and large 9.8 inches wide screen that is very responsive to touch operation, just like a modern smartphone.You can slide your finger up and down to see the rest of the image from the camera, or slide left to right to adjust the screen brightness manually if you have it set to manual.The Auto brightness mode is very good, the ambient light sensor does a really good job of adjusting the screen brightness as the external lighting changes.Recordings are made to a class 10 micro sd card, 64 or 128gb is ideal, the dvr records video files in 1,2 or 3 minute chunks and when the card is full it automatically overwrites the oldest files with new ones.It records 2 files at the same time, one from each camera, and the sound from the built in microphone is recorded onto both files, so go steady on the singing!The DVR has an external GPS module that plugs into the DVR and is installed on the vehicle dash using its sticky padGPS gives map location features when viewing recorded files using the supplied Windows software, and it also gives speed & direction information when the DVR is in “Driving Mode”It also has G-Sensors built in to detect movement of the car,The G-Sensor is constantly recording the movement of the cars x, y and z movements, the recorded data is shown when you play files back using the supplied Windows software, this will give additional data should there be an accident or incident.The supplied Windows PC software “DVR Player” shows the recorded video file as well as GPS mapping information showing where in the world you are, as well as the G-Sensor information about the cars movements, this is useful information to have if you are contesting an insurance claim, this data will show if the vehicle attempted to swerve or brake at the moment you are looking at on video.You can playback the files without using the software in a PC or Mac using any media player able to play Quicktime MOV filesThe reversing camera cable has a red wire that if connects to the cars reversing light live wire will display a parking guide and the rear view camera to aid reversing, i have not done this on this installation because it takes too much work to get to the rear led lights in this car, i like it as it works now anyway.In summary i am very pleased with this dvr system, it looks great, is great quality and does its job really well