Why car interior mirrors need to be smart and how to achieve it
- March 27, 2023
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It is not worth talking to a modern car owner about the advantages of a DVR in a car – he already knows about the problem. It is
It is not worth talking to a modern car owner about the advantages of a DVR in a car – he already knows about the problem. It is
At one time, many motorists were disappointed by cheap and not particularly reliable Chinese mirror DVRs, which began to be sold en masse in Russian car dealerships 10 years ago. But now the creators of such devices have learned to make them so well that the DVR on the windshield soon threatens to become an atavism.
From the side, the registrar mirror is less noticeable, in contrast to registrars on glass. And no one pays attention to the lens peeking out from behind the edge of the salon mirror. This circumstance eliminates the need to remove the DVR every time the car is left in the parking lot and reduces the likelihood that a bad person will break into the car.
The housing of the device is made of metal. You take it in your hands and you immediately feel: one thing! It will be difficult for him to fall off an ordinary mirror, since the reg is attached to the “carrier” with two strong elastic rubber bandages, and not with plastic clips. Rubber bands are considered more reliable, and the probability of the gadget falling is almost zero. In addition, another pair is stored in the DVR’s delivery set – just in case.
This device not only “writes” what happens in front of the hood, but also records events behind the stern – using an additional camera. Connecting and setting up our “smart mirror” is a piece of cake. The wire from the car’s cigarette lighter is connected to the device through the USB Type C connector on the top of the device. Nearby is the wire connector input for connecting a Full HD rear view camera, which attaches securely to the car’s rear window with Velcro. The control and adjustment buttons are located on the bottom of the device. The menu on the 5-inch color monitor is divided into three sections. The function to turn off the monitor seemed useful to me. After all, it occupies a significant part of the reflective surface, so the ability to turn off the “TV in the mirror” will not allow the driver to be distracted and use the mirror for its intended purpose.
Talking about viewing the space behind the stern, we cannot fail to mention the very important function of the NAVITEL MR255 NV rear view camera. If you display the video signal coming from it on the screen of the device, it will be much easier to reverse, and if you connect it to the car’s reversing lamp, the gear changes will be automatic. I would like to draw particular attention to this from the owners of cars that are not regularly equipped with reversing cameras.
The quality of video recordings is comparable to the level demonstrated by very decent smartphones in this discipline, both during the day and at night. The image is clear, the license plates of the cars captured in the camera of the device are read well. In the event of a traffic incident, later on the video recording it can be unequivocally checked how the events unfolded. You can use memory cards up to 256 GB for recording, there is no card in the kit. By the way, the manufacturer’s website has a list of memory cards that have been tested with its DVRs.
There is a proprietary Navitel DVR Player program for viewing and processing video on a Windows computer. You can view the recorded videos on the “computer”, cut out the necessary fragments, save and convert videos to various formats. If necessary, you can save the desired still image separately. You can even “play” trips using the Navitel DVR Player interface.
In general, the NAVITEL MR255 NV video recorder turned out to be a very pleasant “in communication” device. And taking into account its retail price of about 4,500 rubles, it is also of practical interest.
This is not bad for a device with two cameras.
At one time, many motorists were disappointed by cheap and not particularly reliable Chinese mirror DVRs, which began to be sold en masse in Russian car dealerships 10 years ago. But now the creators of such devices have learned to make them so well that the DVR on the windshield soon threatens to become an atavism.
From the side, the registrar mirror is less noticeable, in contrast to registrars on glass. And no one pays attention to the lens peeking out from behind the edge of the salon mirror. This circumstance eliminates the need to remove the DVR every time the car is left in the parking lot and reduces the likelihood that a bad person will break into the car.
The body of the device is made of metal. You take it in your hands and you immediately feel: one thing! It will be difficult for him to fall off an ordinary mirror, since the reg is attached to the “carrier” with two strong elastic rubber bandages, and not with plastic clips. Rubber bands are considered more reliable, and the probability of the gadget falling is almost zero. In addition, another pair is stored in the DVR’s delivery set – just in case.
This device not only “writes” what happens in front of the hood, but also records events behind the stern – using an additional camera. Connecting and setting up our “smart mirror” is a piece of cake. The wire from the car’s cigarette lighter is connected to the device through the USB Type C connector on the top of the device. Nearby is the wire connector input for connecting a Full HD rear view camera, which attaches securely to the car’s rear window with Velcro. The control and adjustment buttons are located on the bottom of the device. The menu on the 5-inch color monitor is divided into three sections. The function to turn off the monitor seemed useful to me. After all, it occupies a significant part of the reflective surface, so the ability to turn off the “TV in the mirror” will not allow the driver to be distracted and use the mirror for its intended purpose.
Talking about viewing the space behind the stern, we cannot fail to mention the very important function of the NAVITEL MR255 NV rear view camera. If you display the video signal coming from it on the screen of the device, it will be much easier to reverse, and if you connect it to the car’s reversing lamp, the gear changes will be automatic. I would like to draw particular attention to this from the owners of cars that are not regularly equipped with reversing cameras.
The quality of video recordings is comparable to the level demonstrated by very decent smartphones in this discipline, both during the day and at night. The image is clear, the license plates of the cars captured in the camera of the device are read well. In the event of a traffic incident, later on the video recording it can be unequivocally checked how the events unfolded. You can use memory cards up to 256 GB for recording, there is no card in the kit. By the way, the manufacturer’s website has a list of memory cards that have been tested with its DVRs.
There is a proprietary Navitel DVR Player program for viewing and processing video on a Windows computer. You can view the recorded videos on the “computer”, cut out the necessary fragments, save and convert videos to various formats. If necessary, you can save the desired still image separately. You can even “play” trips using the Navitel DVR Player interface.
In general, the NAVITEL MR255 NV video recorder turned out to be a very pleasant “in communication” device. And taking into account its retail price of about 4,500 rubles, it is also of practical interest.
This is not bad for a device with two cameras.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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