DOD LS 300W Dash Cam Review

DOD LS300W Car Dashboard Camera Full HD 1080p Advanced Super Night Vision 2.7 Inch LCD 140 Degree Lens G-sensor Motion Detection 

Dash cams? You may ask what is that. Well simply a camera which sits in your windscreen and records video footage of every journey you make.  In Russia  and other Eastern European countries the driving is so poor that these cameras are really the only chance of catching drivers who cause accidents.

Unfortunately driving in the UK is not improving. More cars on the road and less enforcement picking up on minor highway code breaches. Thus, we have become a nation of lazy drivers. I have been involved in an accident many years ago where if I had on of these cameras I would have not had to defend my claim that the other driver crashed into me. In fact that the other driver ran me off the road after crashing into me and my car was a write off. Due to the fact there were not any witnesses and it happened in a single lane county lane meant that the insurance companies settled it as a 50/50 fault claim. This obviously made my blood boil.

So I bought one and have fitted it. Here is my review.....

The camera performs well. I looked at many and checked out a fair few dash cam reviews on you tube before deciding that this was the one I would try.   I saw many for around £40 but after reading customer reviews on these products most complained most complained that the picture quality was too poor to see a number plate or did not perform at all at night and the camera had lines through the picture when in bright sunlight.  There were many other cameras which were higher on price too. £300 some? I was not willing to part with that much cash. So I did a compromise. £96.99 is what I paid. I purchased it from Amazon.co.uk.

The dash-cam arrived within a couple of days and I had it fitted in my car with all the wiring hidden within 2 hours. Could easily be done in an hour just a few cups of tea's and neighbours chit chat got in the way.  I bought a 16Gb micro SD Card and inserted it in the side. The manual for the camera was non-existent but thankfully it is so self explanatory no manual is really needed. The camera's menu system is very easy to understand.  The camera goes into a loop and just records continuously. If you want to lock a file which then can not be overwritten, this is possible.  I turned off the G impact sensor on mine and also disabled the light that is on it. Neither are really of any use to me.  The camera itself does have an internal battery but I run it of my cigarette 12 volt socket. The inbuilt battery does not last long anyway.  I also turned off the microphone as I don't need all my conversations between my wife and I recorded or worse my screaming daughters!

The image quality is brilliant for the money. The camera adjust to light instantly and does not distort like many of the other camera's I saw reviewed on YouTube. When driving in the night, the camera picks up the road extremely clearly just from your headlights. During the day in all weather the video is extremely clear. My overall review is this will be an invaluable tool if ever required by an insurance company. Personally, I think insurance companies should offer huge discounts to drivers that use a quality or approved dash cam when driving.  If we all had these... I feel people would drive with more attention and be more aware that if they are doing something stupid....there is no lying or distorting any truth to the insurance company or police.

Strongly recommend one of these little cameras to anyone. Below is a small clip of a drive I did in the morning ;) Best watched in full HD 1080.

SPECS:

• 1.*140 degree wide angle lens *FULL HD 1080p *2.7" 16:9 Widescreen Display*Six-Element Sharp Lens - Crystal-Clear Image
• 2.*Advanced WDR Technology - Capture Light in Control*F1.6 Big Aperture - Super Low Light Performance*Appearance Patent
• 3.*Loop recording, Time and date Stamp*Motion detection recording function *G-sensor impact data protection *Stop voice recording function
• 4. *Support to 32GB Micro SD card*SOS file locking function *Start and record automatically function*Start and record automatically function
• 5.*Package included: *1 x DOD LS300W Car Dvr Recorder *1 x User manual *1 x Bracket *1 x Vehicle Power Charger *1 x USB Cable *1 x HDMI Cable
• Product Dimensions 11.4 x 4.8 x 3.7 cms 73 grams
• Boxed Product Weight 499 grams