Pretty much like any other digital video recorder. It records videos and captures images on the external memory card. Also, when it is connected to a laptop or computer, it works effortlessly like a plug-and-play device. Videos can be recorded in small intervals of 1, 3 or 5 minutes. We had installed a 32GB card and with the camera set at 1080p 30fps super fine mode, we opted to record 3-minute videos. Each high-resolution video is clear and is about 322MB. So ideally one can easily record more than 100 such videos. Since the DVR supports re-recording in a loop, old videos will be over written by a new video. This is a very important feature when one uses this DVR as a dashcam in a car. It reduces your effort to format/empty the card once the disk is full. All of this can be easily seen on the 2.7-inch TFT LCD display and preset through an easy go through menu.
Actual screengrab of the video from the DVR
The protruding lens in the front has an f/2.2 aperture and is 140 degrees wide. It covers more area than a normal cam would do and provides a good view of the road ahead. The built-in microphone enables sound to be recorded as well. And thanks to the in-built speakers, this audio is clearly audible on video playback on the DVR itself. Then the highest resolution in which images can be captured is 16mp. The images captured at night were pretty average, as against the ones captured in daylight. Nonetheless, the DVR provides good quality footage whether during the day or at night due to its night vision capability.
Actual screengrab of the video from the DVR
Now what distinguishes this DVR from other DVRs are features like built-in GPS, G-Sensor, motion sensor and parking monitoring. The latter function is to capture footage when the car is parked and the proximity sensors detect any movement. However, we were unable to capture any such movement. Plus this function isn't very useful as the DVR's battery backup isn't more than an hour. Alternately there is no option to give an external source of power to the cam. Nevertheless, the motion sensor worked perfectly by triggering the recording as soon as the car started moving. The built-in GPS also helped record the car's speed, which is displayed on the screen and also embedded on the footage.
