BlackVue DR650S-2CH Dash Camera Discussions | Drop

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Jul 5, 2017

After complaining about the shipping times and delays I feel like I'm obligated to give a followup now that my camera has arrived.
Power Magic Pro: Installation of the Power Magic Pro was a little challenging (through no fault of the product itself) because the internal fuse box in my car is located underneath the second row of seating. I also ran into an issue with finding a place to attach the ground wire (again, not the product's fault) so I'd suggest making sure you have an unpainted bolt or nut near your fusebox that you'll be able to attach your ground to. For other potential buyers I'd suggest checking the location of your internal fuse box and getting a rough estimate of where you plan to route your cables to make sure you'll both have enough length and that your internal fuse box has at least 1 fuse that's on all the time, and at least 1 that's only on when the car is on (if you plan to use fuse taps to install the power magic pro it's worth noting that most of them only allow up to a 10A fuse to be used, so make sure the 2 fuses you plan to use are both 10A or less.)
Front Camera: Once the PMP was installed and I'd run my cables up to the windshield the setup for the front camera was simple and straightforward. Just plug the camera in and use the BlackVue app to scan the QR code on the back of the camera (or included sticker with the same QR code) to link the camera up to your account in the app. Then change the password for the camera's wifi network and you're basically good to go. The only "issue" I've had with the front camera since the initial installation is the sensitivity of the G-Sensor. I drive an SUV and the roads around me aren't the greatest so it tends to think there has been an "event" a lot more often than there actually has been, I've even set it off by closing the door a little too hard. All that said though I've been slowly getting the sensitivity settings tweaked without much trouble, I just wish there were a way to mark an event as a false positive so the camera could start to teach itself to be more accurate.
Back Camera: The back camera has been much the same story, after taking the time to route cables from the front camera around to the back it just plugged in and started working. My rear window has a pretty heavy tint so the picture out the back isn't incredible, especially at night, but on the whole it's working very well and just as expected.
So far I'm very happy with my purchase and have already recommended this dash cam to a few people.

Jul 5, 2017