Xiaomi Yi dashcam - €44 to your door

Kintarō Hattori

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

On offer again today at Amazon. £28.39 on the deal of the day.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01CXDP69G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_U.jVAbD9SZ47N

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Many thanks. Have one myself so just ordered one for the sister.

Inviere wrote: »

Any recommended suction cups, just so I can combine in on the order?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transcend-Suction-Mount-DrivePro-Recorders/dp/B00JY6W8YM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522313949&sr=8-1&keywords=transcend+suction+mount

I bought the above as I couldn't get what came in the box to work.

Tom Mann Centuria

Inviere wrote: »

Any recommended suction cups, just so I can combine in on the order?

Amazon suggest this one, so presumably it will be fine for the cam

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MyArmor-Recorder-Windshield-DashBoard-Camcorder/dp/B06XQFP2RH/ref=pd_bxgy_421_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=YX9M16EC1XAQJRKE2MYQ

Inviere

Presuming this will work, it says class 10 & u3 compatability - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XFZV9JY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

Inviere

Inviere wrote: »

Presuming this will work, it says class 10 & u3 compatability - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XFZV9JY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

After a bit o' homework, this is the card to go for it seems - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00V5Q1K3O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

dashcamdanny

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

On offer again today at Amazon. £28.39 on the deal of the day.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01CXDP69G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_U.jVAbD9SZ47N

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Tempeted to replace my rear facing G1W just for the wifi function on it.

But unless you get close the YI will not see number plates. The G1w sees them much better.

I wonder if Xiaomi are bringing out a better version and are trying to sell of the old ones.

dodzy

Inviere wrote: »

Also, is there a hardwire kit for this?

Here's the cig adapter following dremel intervention (60secs). Casing then snaps open with a little pliers persuasion.




And just do the following:

De-solder spring at point 1 and solder in a wire for + 12V fused connection
Bend back & forth tabs at 2 & 3 and they will snap off cleanly at the USB port
Solder in a wire for -12V connection to either point 4 or 5
Wrap with insulating tape and bury in the fuse panel.

There is your free hard-wire kit. I'd be far happier with this that with some of the cheapo HW kits out there. At least you know that it's reliable Xiaomi stuff you are hacking, not cheapo thrash circuitry that could potentially overheat/pack up in the not too distant future.

Kamili

Inviere wrote: »

After a bit o' homework, this is the card to go for it seems - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00V5Q1K3O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

As you'll see from previous posts in this thread, San disk cards don't work very well in dashcams.

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OldMrBrennan83

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Pique

dashcamdanny wrote:

But unless you get close the YI will not see number plates. The G1w sees them much better.

If someone hits you, they'll be close enough.

BTW, I posted about the SanDisk Extreme failing and the recommendation to use the high endurance version. I expected the Extreme to work and didn't give it a second thought. I was curious one day to see the footage and realised it had stopped recording footage a month prior. Thankfully I wasn't in the situation where I needed it to prove anything.

How often do any of you check your dash cam footage or just assume it's fine? It could save you thousands, possibly tens of thousands if you have an expensive car and are wrongly found guilty of causing an accident.

Get a card designed for constant rewrites.

Inviere

Kamili wrote: »

As you'll see from previous posts in this thread, San disk cards don't work very well in dashcams.

The High Endurance versions are designed for dash cams though, no?

Kamili

Inviere wrote: »

The High Endurance versions are designed for dash cams though, no?

From reading online, some of these have also caused issues, but I've had no experience of this myself as I avoided them and used kingston, or samsung cards.

Inviere

Kamili wrote: »

From reading online, some of these have also caused issues, but I've had no experience of this myself as I avoided them and used kingston, or samsung cards.

I read they were a recommended card for dashcams, and are actually warrantied by Sandisc for dashcam use....unlike all their other ranges. Worst case is Amazon will take it back and I’ll go Kingston, but hopefully it works as intended.

Kuva

Inviere wrote: »

The High Endurance versions are designed for dash cams though, no?

Paper not refusing ink is the only difference with them I'd say.

joujoujou

Kuva wrote: »

Paper not refusing ink is the only difference with them I'd say.

Price is another difference.

KAGY

Did anyone else notice the secret minion weapon in this cam. Look at the name of the second last element in this pic

brightkane

Has anyone left this permanently on with the screen off and did it run down the battery?

Kenny Logins

brightkane wrote: »

Has anyone left this permanently on with the screen off and did it run down the battery?

Yeah, accidentally for about 9 hours (twice). Not a problem at all - it really doesn't draw enough power (well under 2 amps I reckon) to have any real effect on a car battery.

brightkane

Kenny Logins wrote: »

brightkane wrote: »

Has anyone left this permanently on with the screen off and did it run down the battery?

Yeah, accidentally for about 9 hours (twice). Not a problem at all - it really doesn't draw enough power (well under 2 amps I reckon) to have any real effect on a car battery.

Cheers Kenny. Was screen off on it?

Kenny Logins

brightkane wrote: »

Cheers Kenny. Was screen off on it?

Yeah, that knocks off after 1 minute or so.

cullenswood

Anyone know where I could get a slightly longer power lead for this. The supplied one is about 10 cm too short for me to have the cable hidden and attached to the USB slot.

hawkeye_bmr

cullenswood wrote: »

Anyone know where I could get a slightly longer power lead for this. The supplied one is about 10 cm too short for me to have the cable hidden and attached to the USB slot.

You could use a USB extension....

Or you could reposition the camera...

honda boi

cullenswood wrote: »

Anyone know where I could get a slightly longer power lead for this. The supplied one is about 10 cm too short for me to have the cable hidden and attached to the USB slot.

How long you need?
Something like this?
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F232497776192

dodzy

here

Marhay70

Beinning to regret buying this, I can't get an sd card to work in it. I've tried 32gb Transcend, Sandisk and Kingston plus an 8b Kingston and get the same message "Sd card must be formatted before use in yi dashcam"
I've formatted to Fat 32, ex Fat 32 and NTFS, full format each time, and by the time I'm finished I'll have spent twice as much on cards as I did on the dashcam.

Kenny Logins

Format in the camera?

Kenny Logins

...it's in the app under settings IIRC.

Alanstrainor

Marhay70 wrote: »

Beinning to regret buying this, I can't get an sd card to work in it. I've tried 32gb Transcend, Sandisk and Kingston plus an 8b Kingston and get the same message "Sd card must be formatted before use in yi dashcam"
I've formatted to Fat 32, ex Fat 32 and NTFS, full format each time, and by the time I'm finished I'll have spent twice as much on cards as I did on the dashcam.

The card should be formatted using the following config:

It should be in FAT32, and the Allocation Unit Size is 64KB.

But best to let the camera format the card.

dashcamdanny

It sounds like a cam fault. I popped in a new 32 sandisk ultra and it worked without any formatting.

Kamili

Are you using the original cigarette lighter socket that came with the camera?
I got that issue when I used a cheapo pound shop cigarette lighter power source, switched it out and the SD card format warning went away.

Marhay70

Thanks all for the suggestions. Only getting home now and a bit shattered, I'll try again tomorrow and see how it goes.

Pique

Kenny Logins wrote:

Format in the camera?

Do this. Only way to be sure.

projektzwoo

Once you put in the card and it says card need to be formatted, press the first button on the right. I have Sandisk Ultra 32gb and Kingston 16gb both working without any problem. The only issue I had was the charger which wasn't long enough to fit properly in the socket.

daheff

Got one of these during the week. Great bit of kit for the price. App is good too

Marhay70

projektzwoo wrote: »

Once you put in the card and it says card need to be formatted, press the first button on the right. I have Sandisk Ultra 32gb and Kingston 16gb both working without any problem. The only issue I had was the charger which wasn't long enough to fit properly in the socket.

That did the trick, thanks. I feel a right gobs*it's now, it was so simple 🀡

Inviere

Charger for mine seems to be dead out of the box, it won't light up or charge the Dashcam. I've tried another usb car charger with it & the Dashcam sprang to life. Don't want to return the whole lot just for this, so have got onto them through Amazon to see what they can do.

brightkane

Inviere wrote: »

Charger for mine seems to be dead out of the box, it won't light up or charge the Dashcam. I've tried another usb car charger with it & the Dashcam sprang to life. Don't want to return the whole lot just for this, so have got onto them through Amazon to see what they can do.

You can have mine if u want it.

Shazamm

I've also been having issues getting an sd card to work in this. I have purchased class 10 sd cards which are actually class 1 on ebay

rgodard80a

Inviere wrote: »

Charger for mine seems to be dead out of the box, it won't light up or charge the Dashcam. I've tried another usb car charger with it & the Dashcam sprang to life. Don't want to return the whole lot just for this, so have got onto them through Amazon to see what they can do.

I had that too, but had a handier right angled cigarette socket charger (plugs in at side rather than top) so less strain on the cable the way I routed it.
Didn't bother complaining to Amazon.

Skippy along

rgodard80a wrote: »

Inviere wrote: »

Charger for mine seems to be dead out of the box, it won't light up or charge the Dashcam. I've tried another usb car charger with it & the Dashcam sprang to life. Don't want to return the whole lot just for this, so have got onto them through Amazon to see what they can do.

I had that too, but had a handier right angled cigarette socket charger (plugs in at side rather than top) so less strain on the cable the way I routed it.
Didn't bother complaining to Amazon.

The supplied USB charger is too short for some cigarette sockets it's not hitting the contacts properly

Inviere

Skippy along wrote: »

The supplied USB charger is too short for some cigarette sockets it's not hitting the contacts properly

I suspect it's this. Xi have asked me to try another cable, so I'll try that today & get back to them and see what they say

whyulittle

Not sure what the differences are in all the different models, but this one is back on promotion of £9 off.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B076M3RPHS/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3LDXR48R7LTSM

Standard Toaster

Just ordered two and two Samsung 64gb cards.
What hardwire kits, for people that are using them, did ye order?
Want the piggy-back fuse type.

Zilog

I hardwired to my car using the following bits purchased from Amazon:

• Dual USB 4.2A Charger Socket
• 4pcs Circuit Fuse Tap

Here it's installed in the passenger footwell, where the fusebox is (not so!) conveniently located:
Fuse_tap_USB_power.jpg

Used multimeter to locate a fuse which is switched by the ignition - the fuses have little metal contacts at the back, so don't need to even unplug them to test.

Used the second USB to power a phone cradle with induction charging. All working well!

theShire

Zilog wrote: »

I hardwired to my car ...
Here it's installed in the passenger footwell, where the fusebox is (not so!) conveniently located

Could I ask what car you have it installed in?

I have a Ford Smax that I want to hardwire it in and have been looking for hardwire kits.
What you've linked above looks ideal.

No multimeter to hand so if its the same car could you tell me the fuse u used?

Zilog

theShire wrote: »

Could I ask what car you have it installed in?

No prob. it's a 2015 Ford Focus.
Installed on fuse F86, which in my manual is listed as "Restraints control module, Occupant classification system".
The fuse tap has place for two fuses, one for existing circuit and one for new circuit. Came with additional 10A blade fuses.

dashcamdanny

theShire wrote: »

Could I ask what car you have it installed in?

I have a Ford Smax that I want to hardwire it in and have been looking for hardwire kits.
What you've linked above looks ideal.

No multimeter to hand so if its the same car could you tell me the fuse u used?

I dont understand why you think its ideal?

I hardwire kit that goes straight to the fuse board is the best way. Just find a live that switches on and off with the ignition.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Camera-Direct-Hardwire-Charger-Dashboard-Right-Angle-Micro-Fuse/dp/B0756T9DQ5/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1523789458&sr=1-4&keywords=micro+usb+dash+cam+hardwire+kit

OldMrBrennan83

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theShire

dashcamdanny wrote: »

I dont understand why you think its ideal?

I like the idea of using the second USB port for a wireless charger - sounds like a nice approach and could have it all reasonably well hidden.

dashcamdanny

theShire wrote: »

I like the idea of using the second USB port for a wireless charger - sounds like a nice approach and could have it all reasonably well hidden.

The little rectangle power pack on the hard wire kits appeal to me more TBH.
Tidy and Protects against battery dying.
I guess it worked perfect in my car. Maybe as already said. It just dont suit every model.

theShire

dashcamdanny wrote: »

The little rectangle power pack on the hard wire kits appeal to me more TBH.
Tidy and Protects against battery dying.
I guess it worked perfect in my car. Maybe as already said. It just dont suit every model.

Fair enough - do you have it hardwired to a permanent feed?
Does it mean that the camera is still recording while parked?

I've checked d cigarette lighter on the Smax and it seems to stay live even after the key is removed and the alarm is armed.
So I was hoping to use the fuse tap with an ignition-on feed from the fusebox.

Obviously if your suggestion has a low voltage cutoff then its less of a worry