THINKWARE X700 Car Dash Cam 1080P FHD 140°Wide Angle Dashboard Camera Recorder for Cars with G-Sensor, Car Camera w/Sony Sensor, Night Vision, Loop Recording, 16GB, Optional Parking Mode and GPS

I bought this X500 model because of the amazing features that were nearly impossible to find out about. Not even the Thinkware Website gave an adequate description of the features. The final and best feature list came from the manual download. Here is the precise list of features that make the X500 a top choice: We would have to pay a LOT of money to get these features installed in a new car. So here is the best description of features:' Lane Departure Warning System(LDWS) Lane departure warning alerts the driver when the vehicle moves out of its lane. LDWS is activated only when the vehicle is moving faster than 50km/h (30mph) * Default setting : 80km/h (approx 50mph) + Photo of the feature display in the manual.' Forward Collision Warning System (FCWS)Forward collision warning alerts the driver when the vehicle is approaching the vehicle ahead at a high closing rate. FCWS is activated only when the vehicle is moving faster than 30km/h (18mph) + Photo of the feature display in the manual.' Front Vehicle Departure Warning (FVDW)Front vehicle departure warning alerts the driver when the vehicle ahead starts to move forward from a complete stop. The vehicle must be at a complete stop for more than 4 seconds in order for the FVDW notification to be activated. + photo of the feature display in the manual' Safety Camera Alert :Using GPS and a database, safety camera alert will warn the driver when approaching traffic enforcement zones such as red light camera, speed camera, average speed camera, and mobile speed zones. + photo of the feature display in the manualData base is automatically updated with the latest firmware update. X500 recommends updating the firmware every 6 months from our PC. Insert the Micro-SD card into the PC, then follow the download procedure at the x500 website. It can use a 64GB Micro-SD card for up to 48 hours of recording time. The custom installation cable must be ordered separately. The rear view camera is optional.>2.7-inch clear displayOn the LCD screen of the Dash Cam, you can check real-time and recorded videos, change the settings and format your memory card. Using the 2.7 inch clear display, you no longer have to connect to a PC, MAC or smart device; you can simply perform these tasks in your car. X500 display has optimal specifications for displaying clear and sharp images.>2.4 Million Pixel High Resolution Image SensorThe 2.4 million pixel high resolution SONY Exmor CMOS image sensor can greatly improve the quality of night time images as well as day time images. Now, everything in front of X500 becomes brighter and clearer.>140 Degree Wide AngleThe highly precise optical glass lens records all surrounding images around your car, without missing a movement, while minimizing distortion. The 140 degree wide angle lens can record both front and side situations of the car.>Strong Processor, Ambarella A7X500 utilizes the best CPU with high specification applied in sports cam for its smart performance. It minimizes power consumption while providing optimal performance. X500 is a globally competitive Dash Cam that can reliably support major functions such as Front/Rear Full HD Ultra-high Quality Recording, Dual Save, WDR, Super Night Vision, Smart AE and others.>Vivid Driving Information Based on the Built-in GPSUsing the GPS data in X500, it can precisely pinpoint the vehicle's driving speed, location and routes on the map. The GPS helps you to accurately assess the status of the accident by providing you with the vehicle speed, the direction of collision and the severity of impact. The video recording feature not only store driving footages, you can also use them to track your holiday travel routes with family and friends. When your teenagers drive your car, they can review the routes and the driving data to improve on their driving techniques as well.>Accelerometer G-SensorThe X, Y, Z axes of the G sensor allow you to measure fluctuations in gravity, speed or rotation. At a glance, you can understand the axial movement and impact during an accident.>Viewer for Checking Clear and Precise VideoWith smart functions and interface kept simple for first time users, THINKWARE DASH CAM allows you to easily and conveniently playback recorded videos. Through PC or Mac viewer, you can playback rear and front videos, and download recorded videos with information on your driving history and speed. With just a few clicks on the viewer, you can change the dash cam setting, format the memory card or update the firmware.>Automatic Temperature Sensitive Shutdown ProtectionSpecially designed heat-discharging structure and high-temperature-blocking functions safely protect the product and its images stored under the strong sunlight. If the temperature rises and exceeds a certain level, the SELF-PROTECTION SHUTDOWN function will automatically switch off the device to protect the stored videos.>Secure fail-safe recordingEven if the power is automatically turned off, the recorded video is safely saved. If the power is turned off accidentally due to a car accident or malfunction; or if the power supply to the dash cam is blocked, you can use the FAIL-SAFE RECORDING to safely preserve the videos being recorded. Now, even if the dash cam power is turned off accidently, you can still safely view the recorded video.Coming up next I will review each of the above features and discuss how well each works. Check this review in October.9/11/15My first test drive was a disaster. False alerts every few minutes for no apparent reason, primarily crash alerts. So I turned off all the alerts except the lane change alerts and I set those to low sensitivity. My plan is to set up and adjust one feature at a time, starting with the lane change alerts, which was my main reason to buy this unit. The Red Light Camera + Speed Camera in my area failed to get alerts, so it must not be in their database. Who do I call to get the database updated? No instructions to be found for this chore.11/19/15After setting up the adjustments this fine dashcam exceeds ALL of my expectations. My main reason for getting this unit was the lane change alert for when I drift into another lane. This works PERFECTLY every time. Collision detection also works perfectly. I am one happy camper. I highly recommend this dashcam to everyone.PROBLEM,Not enough cable clamps were supplied to mount the cable. Order a dozen more stick on cable clamps to finish the installation.Grizz

It works perfectly well and the audvio/video quality is good. Don't expect 4K video but you can easily identify license plates and even some faces. The cables are long enough for my south american Corolla. And if you want to watch what it recorded just put the SD card in your computer. It uses standard formats, and my Mac reads it with no issue. The only problem I have is that it only works with SD cards from Thinkware. And it only supports up to 64 GB.Also, if you live in a third-worlder country with bad roads (like me), it will beep every time you cross a bump, as if you had a crash. However that's not a big issue, I just got used to it.

The products is enough to have FIVE stars .I used the low price product previously. But I worried that the recording is working every time due to frequent problems. cheap price provides low quality.Eventually we had to find new products.After comparing many products, I choose X500. X500's major advantage is reliability. All operations are working without ANY problems in extreme hot summer. If you check the temperature of the X500 that is exposed to hot, it is too hot even I can't touch it. However X500 is stable and working normally.X500 has a LCD that I can check the status of the equipment any time.during driving, driver can be exposed to a variety of situations such as a tunnel or night driving.In any situation, X500 was working stable and guaranteed recording.X500 is enough to get five points due to ensure stable operation and reliable recording in harsh environments.Add-ons upgrade convenience of X500.Collision detection, built-in GPS, speed detection and lane departure detection, etc., make me enjoy of driving.If frequent notifications are annoying setting can be disabled any time.In addition, one of the advantage is that additional rear camera can be attached.comparing other built-in rearview camera products which recorded the car inside than the rear, X500 is more helpful to check real realview.The whole family, while the trip across the north american for more than a week, felt comfortable always with reliable operation of X500 .In addition, the trip is always enjoyable with additional features such as lane detection and strikes.one of the reason that I choose this product was INavi maker made good navigation for a long time in South Korea. It means I will be able to get stable support any time in the future.

The description clearly states in the Product Description that a rear camera and an External GPS are included with the item. Neither of them are. I purchased what was supposed to be a used combination as listed in like new condition and only received the front camera, the SD Card, the mounting bracket and the power cable at a cost of $30 more than the front camera alone was listed for with the same SD card, the power cable and the mounting bracket. Basically, I paid $139.99 for a used camera when I could have purchased the new one for $109.99. Of course I am returning it for a refund and will have to research to see if the additional cost of the GPS, hard wiring harness and rear camera are within my price range. If you are expecting the rear camera and the GPS with this item, don't be surprised if they are not included even if you pay the $250 for a brand new one. By the way, the package was direct from Thinkware and states "All original accessories included" which of course they were not.