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Xiaomi Yi 1080P Full HD 60fps Car Dashcam Wi-Fi DVR US $73.99 (~AU $102) - @ Dealsmachine

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Xiaomi Yi 1080P Full HD 60fps Car Dashcam Wi-Fi DVR US $73.99 (~AU $102) - @ Dealsmachine
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batrarobin on 23/02/2016 - 12:49 dealsmachine.com (875 clicks)
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I am a huge fan of the Xiaomi products and here I bring to you the cheapest deal on a much-awaited quality product - Xiaomi Dash cam 1080p 60fps.

I contacted Dealmachine asking for a bargain for my fellow ozbargainers and here is the unbeatable price of US$73.99 with FREE shipping. Normal shipping take about 3-4 weeks or you could choose expedited shipping for extra US$7 and they normally use TNT which is superfast and reliable and the items normally arrive within 3-4 working days.

Salient features:

  • 1080p 60fps
  • ADAS warning system
  • 165 degree Wide view angle
  • Wifi connectivity

Valid for first 50 orders only.

Electrical & Electronics Dash Camera Video Camera Xiaomi

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  • Bappy on 23/02/2016 - 12:53
    +3

    How safe it is to have a Li-polymer battery inside a hot car? (specially in QLD or WA)
    I thought capacitor dashcam (like G1W-C Dashcam) were much safer?

    Would love to hear from experts as I am after a dashcam…

      • SteveAndBelle on 23/02/2016 - 12:58
        +7

        Erm no sorry Orpheus, they dont. Many Dashcams are being released with capacitors… one because of the potential safety risk of having a potentially volatile chemistry battery sitting in a hot car and two because there are many people (me included) who don't need any features a battery version offers. If there's no point having a battery for it to work the way you need then there's no point buying a model with a battery included!

      • samfisher5986 on 23/02/2016 - 12:58

        Mine must be magical because it has a capacitor in it instead.

        • Bappy on 23/02/2016 - 13:01

          Are you using G1W-CB/G1W-C model?
          If yes Would you recommend it?

        • SteveAndBelle on 23/02/2016 - 13:22
          +4

          @Bappy: I've owned multiple G1W-CBs and bought a shedload of them late last year to hand out to friends and family as Christmas presents (refer: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/211474) and apart from the few niggling issues that really don't effect their overall operation they are fantastic! Can't recommend them enough and everyone who received one as a gift from me also raves about them too.

        • Bappy on 23/02/2016 - 13:24

          @SteveAndBelle: Thanks

        • samfisher5986 on 23/02/2016 - 13:37
          +3

          @Bappy:

          I have the G1W-C. Its a very good device but with one problem…

          Occasionally the capacitor doesn't last long enough while my car is off and all my settings and time resets. I'm unsure if this can be fixed with a firmware update (the device should shut down much quicker to preserve the capacitor)

          I would recommend you find something else.

        • Carbon Door on 23/02/2016 - 14:34

          @samfisher5986: i get the same issue, the capacitor lasts for 2-3 days then all the time is reset. how to change the firmware?

        • samfisher5986 on 23/02/2016 - 14:43
          +1

          @Micoa:

          If your capacitor always lasts 2-3 days then thats good, mine has occasionally reset after 24 hours.

          I haven't researched how to change the firmware but I've seen that its possible.

      • Bappy on 23/02/2016 - 12:59

        That's not correct, look for G1W-CB
        P.S. I didn't neg you

      • Turd on 23/02/2016 - 13:04

        Which ones dont?

      • lucas001 on 23/02/2016 - 13:23

        don't you love uneducated comments? lol.. I have a the G1W-CB, love it. been using it for the last 3 months and no problems with it yet… even with the scorching heat… my phone holder melted inside my car(the spring pushed into the plastic) but the camera is fine so far.

    • KentT on 23/02/2016 - 12:58
      +6

      There's plenty of GPS devices with Li-Poly batteries, and they mostly stay attached to the dash/windshield all day long.

      Shouldn't be a problem.

      • greenie4242 on 23/02/2016 - 13:55
        +5

        Shouldn't be a problem, except it is. If the batteries die, some cameras completely stop recording with no warning, or they appear to be recording, but as soon as the ignition is turned off, they corrupt the most recent video (or sometimes the entire memory card!)

        I have three car cameras in different cars and all the batteries failed within 2 years. One only lasted 12 months. One of the cameras has an easily removable standard Nokia style battery which was super-easy to replace, but the other two had to be completely disassembled and the batteries desoldered and replaced with equivalents.

        I'd like to replace them all with capacitor versions but I already had some LiPos lying around and I like fixing things, so they're probably good for another 12-24 months. Trouble is they tend to fail without warning, so I can't trust that they'll record anything when I need them to.

        It's happened three times now where I lost footage due to bad batteries, as all three cameras died within weeks of each other - somebody crashed into me and I turned off the ignition so I could get out of the car and inspect the damage. This turned off the car camera's power supply, which SHOULD have kept recording, but I didn't know the battery was completely dead in the car camera. That meant it didn't finish writing footage of the crash into memory, so no evidence. I had the previous 10 minutes of driving intact, but not the crucial part. Thankfully the driver admitted fault, so no issues with insurance.
        Another time police harrassed me and accused me of speeding and a couple of other things I did not do, and my car cam + GPS could verify my story. I turned on the car camera and filmed them, but the battery was failing and died after thirty seconds. I thought I recorded all their shenanigans but the most recent video file was corrupted when the battery failed. Thankfully when I pointed the camera at them they stopped harrassing me and drove off, but I'd love to have had the footage of them lying.
        A few weeks later a car drove on the wrong side of the road and nearly hit me head-on. I was hoping the camera recorded his number-plate, but the battery was dead and wasn't recording the files.

        • SteveAndBelle on 23/02/2016 - 13:57
          +4

          Jeezuz Greenie, that's a heap of bad luck right there!

          Great feedback on the battery-based cameras though. Hopefully food for thought for anyone wanting to buy a battery version. Problem is that 'who knows' what may happen to the capacitor versions when they get to the same age. Technically they should last a lot longer but none of us will know until they hit that magic 2-3 year mark.

        • greenie4242 on 23/02/2016 - 14:03

          @SteveAndBelle: Yeah, and after replacing the batteries they seemed to work well, but last week I lost yet ANOTHER recording - turns out the charger for my main dash-cam had a loose fuse-holder, so whenever I went around a corner it turned on and off at random. The camera beeped occasionally which I thought was it responding to bumps on the road (the G-sensor beeps and locks the video, assuming you may have been crashed into) so I thought it was normal. Turns out it was beeping each time I hit a bump because it was losing power! Bugger. I've replaced them all with better quality fuses so hope it's OK now.

          Re your comment abour capacitor longevity, I spend a lot of time repairing amplifiers and audio equipment due to poor quality electrolytic capacitors, so that's definitely a worry! Some only last a few years before dying. They make 105 degree C capacitors which should last longer in the car, but most probably won't use the good quality ones. Another user already commented that the capacitors in his camera don't last long enough to preserve his time/date/settings if the car isn't driven for a while.

          I should really hard-wire the cameras to the car battery so they are always powered. A 32GB memory card is so cheap now, it'll record many weeks worth of driving. Then it'll capture everything, as long as the crash isn't severe enough to disable the car battery or short out the wiring harness.

        • SteveAndBelle on 23/02/2016 - 14:19
          +1

          @greenie4242: SNAP! I too repair audio gear :) The caps in the G1W-Cs are very easy to access and replace so it shouldn't be a problem… but it's knowing exactly when they'll die that's more of an issue.

        • clubhonda on 23/02/2016 - 23:21

          @SteveAndBelle: I've got a dashcam that's not working because the mini-usb port on it that accepts power isn't working. Is that something easy to fix?

        • SteveAndBelle on 24/02/2016 - 08:24
          +1

          @clubhonda: Yes & no. All depends on if you can solder or have a friend who can help. The USB socket will be soldered to the PCB so should be easy enough to replace for someone who knows how to solder. Might even be easier to just hard-wire it.

    • samfisher5986 on 23/02/2016 - 12:59
      +2

      Its often a huge problem to have batteries in them if its a typical chinese import. They are not made to withstand our conditions.

      You can either chance it or buy a more reputable brand.

      • cpeiqi on 23/02/2016 - 13:01
        +2

        My Mini806 works fine in NSW. It's using battery.

        • samfisher5986 on 23/02/2016 - 13:35

          How many years have you had it?

          In what temperatures was the device exposed to?

          How many hours at a time has it been left in direct sunlight?

          Without these answers its pointless.

        • tristanium on 23/02/2016 - 14:04
          +1

          my mini 806 worked for about a year. perth, WA and car parked outside 24/7. the contacts dont work now as the camera is 'droopy' off the mount - the little bits of plastic that normally hold the camera up and into the contacts are all warped..the camera itself is warped too. I wont get another.

      • clubhonda on 23/02/2016 - 23:23

        There is no "more reputable brand" currently. The garmin navman ones are garbage, and the best ones are either Korean or Chinese ones which are no brands. Until top brands like Sony, Samsung gets into this market, there is no such thing.

        • samfisher5986 on 24/02/2016 - 00:45

          You clearly have not done enough research then

        • clubhonda on 26/02/2016 - 00:23

          @samfisher5986:

          I have done hundreds of hours of research and have bought over a dozen dashcams myself. Name me one of your "reputable" brands rather than just spouting it.

        • samfisher5986 on 26/02/2016 - 02:26
          -2

          @clubhonda:

          Basically anything not from ebay/gearbest/dealextreme etc is a good start.

          I don't see the point in naming brands when there are so many of them.

    • BeefBiryani on 23/02/2016 - 13:10

      Don't buy a dashcam with a battery. The battery will die on you very quickly. I have had a bad experience in recent past with one such dashcam.

    • [Deactivated] on 23/02/2016 - 14:12
      +1

      Really? You gotta specify QLD or WA for hot weather? forgetting NT or SA? - just for the record SA has the highest heat record. Anywhere in Australia is hot in summer.

      Any car parked outside n Australia on a hot day will be hot enough to affect most electronic devices. It will last a summer or so, but don't expect much more than that. (specially NSW, VIC, NT, WA and SA)

  • cpeiqi on 23/02/2016 - 13:00
    +3

    Language: Chinese only

    • Michaelz101 on 23/02/2016 - 13:02

      Yep I cancelled my order 1 month ago with bang good for the very same reason

    • [Deactivated] on 23/02/2016 - 13:03
      +11

      … Soon to Australia's official language.

      • homersyd on 23/02/2016 - 14:55
        +2

        at the rate they are buying our land/businesses/hotels/unit block developments I wouldnt be surprised this might happen in the future

    • SteveAndBelle on 23/02/2016 - 13:04
      +1

      Good pickup however when you look at the menu screens most of them are easy to understand even without being able to read Chinese.

      • cpeiqi on 23/02/2016 - 13:06
        +2

        The description page has translation as well. So it's not that hard to figure out.

    • batrarobin on 23/02/2016 - 13:37

      Yes that's a bit of a bummer at the moment however that should be fixed once Xiaomi comes up with firmware update to cater for their global market.

  • Michaelz101 on 23/02/2016 - 13:02

    English out in 3months? Or so they say

    • KentT on 23/02/2016 - 13:07

      With Xiaomi, don't count on it.

      They have a lot of really cheap, really nice looking devices but they're mostly either in Chinese or "English".

      • [Deactivated] on 23/02/2016 - 13:50
        +1

        You mean Chinglish…

        • KentT on 23/02/2016 - 13:55
          +3

          I was trying to be polite about it.

  • WatchNerd on 23/02/2016 - 13:07
    +5

    Always good info and reviews at Dashcamtalk

  • Obake on 23/02/2016 - 13:37
    +4

    I ordered one of these the other day from another store for AU$113.83/US$79.99. I'm getting it to replace a SJ4000 that I currently use as my dash cam.

    Reasons I ordered the Xiaomi Yi dashcam:
    Max 64GB micro sdhc instead 32GB.
    Auto re-writes over old footage. Currently have to manually format my SJ4000 every week or so.
    Can record at 60fps.
    Turns on/off with ignition. Current SJ4000 does this too, but I bought a Eken H9 4k that doesn't! :( I thought it was a standard feature.

    Negatives:
    Uses a different mount. Comes with a suction mount but its not as discreet as my current gopro style one.
    Chinese menus only. I've found a few english walkthrus of the menus, and I'll probably only go into the menus once to set it up so not a big deal.

  • [Deactivated] on 23/02/2016 - 13:51

    You can't go past the A118C. Grabbed myself one during the eBay Valentines sale. Australian stock, Australian retailer, 1 year warranty and 180-day free returns courtesy of PayPal. Try looking on eBay for one now, and you'll get yourself some decent change from green plastic.

    Thank me later.

  • greenie4242 on 23/02/2016 - 14:04
    +2

    Review from Techmoan here:
    https://youtu.be/ifPhMULpiWI

    Currently no English available, but he was able to figure everything out without too much bother. He was quite impressed, particularly with its performance at night.

  • pegaxs on 23/02/2016 - 19:19
    +1

    Was looking at some 2K cameras and they are over double this price. I like the quality of the XaoiMi stuff, so this should be pretty nice. If Techmoan gives it a good thumbs up, I'm happy enough with that.

    Inb4 "it doesnt have GPS…" From what I have read, there is no court in NSW that will accept GPS data from crash cams or GPS data logging units. I would rather save money on something that isnt really important anyway. I am happy to be convinced that GPS data can be used in court for any contest that may occur, ie: speed tickets.

  • clubhonda on 23/02/2016 - 23:40

    The only place I found cheaper was on Ebay, but its not grey so isn't great as a dashcam, but its cheaper slightly:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Xiaomi-Yi-Ambarella-A7L-Spo…

    • pegaxs on 23/02/2016 - 23:55
      +2

      Your link is for the sports cam. This post is for a dash/crash cam. So you can't really compare the two on $$ for $$ basis. They are similar devices, but different jobs.

  • poopall on 24/02/2016 - 15:44

    Is this company associated with GearBest, it has a similar website, similar products, and located in the same building as Gearbest??, if they are they should be banned from this website as well. The comments on their support tickets are exact wording like GearBest, "so if it walks like a duck etc". is this a Phoenix from the ashes of Gearbest ??

    • WatchNerd on 25/02/2016 - 10:44

      I know Gearbest have been banned from Ozbargain but I have bought three G1W-C dashcams and a few other things from them, they all turned up after about 2 weeks and work great.
      I would use them again.

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