ORSKEY Dash Cam 1080P Full HD Car Camera DVR Dashboard Camera Video Recorder In Car Camera Dashcam for Cars 170 Wide Angle WDR with 3.0″ LCD Display Night Vision Motion Detection and G-senso

 

It does the job. If you want to look at footage on the camera, the battery does not last more than a minute when it is unplugged. It also keeps falling off my screen from time to time and crashing to the floor.

 

Easy to set up, but controls/menus are more complex than needed. None the less the best of several we have tried. Clear picture, good field of view and excellent low light performance.

 

The product is a good reliable camera, I was inspired to get a dash cam after some idiot changed from a congested lane into my lane as I was moving 60 mph. Thankful have never needed any legal use of the footage but is always good to have. Only today has the SD card port just failed and the SD card fell into the camera, so after surgically opening the thing and retrieve it and try again, do I find out that, yes, indeed, the port has broken for some reason. Nonetheless, a reliable product, I installed it using a system of blue tack around my windscreen down the door and to the cigarette port, never caused me much of any trouble. Sad to say though I won’t be buying another one, however if you’re in need of a reliable dash cam which you can install yourself, this is a good optio

 

I use this in my HGV and all works perfectly fine

 

Bought to replace what was a great budget dash cam that had served me for about 4 years.

The camera arrived well packaged with accessories which included power adaptor, usb cable for connection to computer, and 2 mounting options – sucker and adhesive pad. Power is via a mini usb cable so I was able to use my existing wiring for the new camera. I opted to use the self adhesive pad mount as it’s slightly smaller (although less robust looking) than the suction mount. It works well.

The camera is of great quality and I was surprised by its weight which immediately gives it a quality feel. Unlike other dash cams I’ve owned, the button functions are very intuitive. There are even symbols to the sides of the screen which indicate the button functions, which I found useful. Although the instructions are clear and in good English, I only used them to identify the buttons. Setting up is easy using the menu and navigation buttons.

The video quality is probably the best I’ve experienced. The sound isn’t the best, but is adequate.

One of the problems I had with my old camera was that the video froze occasionally and I found myself driving around with no video recorded. It’s useful to be able to see the camera display to check that the camera is actually operating. When I first set the camera up, the screen went blank after about 30 seconds. When I checked the footage, it was actually still recording – although the screen was black. Although you can set the screen saver to ‘off’ in the menu, when you restart the car it reverts back to its default 30 second time out. So, if you want the reassurance that the camera is recording by having the screen on all the time, it’s necessary to set the the screen saver to ‘off’ after you’ve started the car and before you make your journey. Now I’ve found this workaround, this is just a small criticism of what is a great piece of kit. Highly recommended!

Edit. The issue in the above paragraph has gone away. After a period of use the camera’s battery builds-up sufficient charge to be able to retain your settings.

 

Quite happy with this Dashcam. Great picture on the smallish screen,got a good deal of menu options to personalise,the only downside to it is that with it turned on,my Pure Highway 600 DAB receiver does not work. I initially had my Highway 600 hardwired via the fuse box,and a kit off Amazon to wire it in,but it make my DAB not work. Trying a work around using Ferrite Cores,and a cigarette lighter adapter,but this will mean physically turning the dashcam on with every journey,as my cigarette lighter does not go off with the key. But in all,I’m happy with this dashcam. It gives you the option to protect the video in the event of a crash. Its a great little dashcam

 

Had this dash cam for about 2 weeks and so far it has worked well with no problems. It was easy to set up and gives an excellent view of the road ahead.

 

This seems to be a perfectly good dash cam for quite a low price. Relatively easy to set up. Quite easy to install (just plug it in to cigar lighter). Instructions not bad, but could be better . I would definitely recommend this item and have no regrets about buying it.

 

Had this for some time now and it has been perfect for keeping an eye out through the windscreen. Recordings are good. Got an HDSC memory card in it for plenty of recording time. Comes ON and OFF with the ignition. Fit and forget until you want to download someones dodgy driving! That’s easy too with the supplied USB lead. Excellent!

 

Fairly inconspicuous device that I fitted high up next to the rear view mirror. Although in some cars with a lower dash it could be mounted in the lower windscreen (my works van) as it really is quite a small device. I didn’t spend a great deal of time trying to decipher the usual poor manual, but went straight to U-tube and found several “How to” video’s of actual installation’s and function set-up’s for this camera.
Getting the supplied wire back to the centre console power socket in my Merc A class was easier than I thought. As the headlining and window pillar trim could be prised off sufficiently with one hand and the cable tucked behind quite easily. Fed it through the glove box and into the console. Ok, I do have a foot of bare cable showing here.
All in all an inexpensive dash cam that does what I need it to do – be there to provide Police/Insurance company’s video evidence in case of an accident.

 

I had a mishap yesterday. When the camera is mounted behind the mirror its very difficult for the driver to insert the memory card into the slot. The receiving slot is narrower than the aperture in the case. I managed to push my memory card into the camera but not into the correct slot. But the time I realised my error it was too far in to retrieve. After some hours chewing wasps at my clumsiness, and laziness at trying to do it in situ, I took my screwdriver and invalidated the warranty by opening the case to retrieve my card. The unit still works perfectly despite my vigorous attempts to dislodge the trapped card. I can attest to the excellent build quality of the interior circuitry and the external case. The picture quality is good too, though there is a magenta cast to the centre of the field of view in low light conditions. Highly recommended for the price I paid, 34.

 

When I received this dash cam I was impressed by the quality of it for the price. The picture quality is very good, very simple to set.
I have installed the dash in my truck, have used the 12 volt connection as this switches on and off with the ignition, as the power connection is quite close to the the cam, I did not need the long power cable, used a cigarette light socket and a short USB to mini USB and it v
Charges ok
On the first day of use, I had a white man van driver do a reckless manoeuvre in front of me, had to laugh when I played it back later, not only could you hear me calling him all the names under the sun, but I got a certain finger gesture from him , which I had not noticed at the time all in 1080hd!!!!!

 

I bought it for recording when driving. The dashcam is affordable and serves the purpose for driving on road. However it might not suitable for those who require long recording eg. parking overnight, because it supports up to 32gb SD card which only allows for few hours of recording before overwriting. For me it’s good enough with affordable price.

 

Still getting use to this but easy to set up and I have just let it run. Picture quality pretty good. Can’t complain for the price. A good starter dash camera

 

Had this camera recommended to me by a friend, given the price compared to well known brands I was a little concerned that this wouldn’t be up too much. However after setting it up which was easy and figuring out the auto on and off, I was ready to use the camera. Had a incident within a couple of days of installing the dash cam and watched the video back and the footage was good. Its a little difficult at a distance to read the number plate but within a car length the image is clear. The product feels well built and will hopefully last the test of time.

 

Bought this a few days ago to replace my previous dash cam which died on me. Opening the box I could tell straight away it was much better quality than my previous one but would the picture quality be as good?
After fitting it ( which took me about 20 mins – gotta hide the cable!) I found that the picture quality wasn’t as good IT WAS MUCH BETTER!!
How on earth they’ve managed to manufacture such a high quality unit for such a low price, I don’t know but I’m not complaining.
Thoroughly recommend this dash cam.

 

I bought this to replace a next base dash cam at a fraction of the cost. I am really impressed with the build quality and the pictures that this captures.
The unit is metal and solid with good responsive buttons and the image quality is very good.

Only one thing (as this really doesn’t matter to me), they recommend that you turn off the auto protect feature, if you have a bump it will auto protect that file)… But in reality if you have a bump, the recording will stay put for hours / miles anyway depending on the size of your memory card or you would just press the protect button.

That doesn’t bother me as my old unit would protect files if it go over a speed bump etc, but might others.

 

It’s hard to comment on these things. I only have it for, in the event of an accident so tend not to fiddle with it. It seems ok, never let me down. The rear view camera attachment is rubbish but apart from that it’s good

 

Prior to buying this camera, I used a GoPro for my dash cam. Anyone who has used a GoPro in this way will tell you it is overkill, and actually does not do as good a job on longer journeys due to battery life. For a fraction of the price, this is a brilliant bit of kit. Clear during the day and night and sufficient coverage to have both front pillars of my SUV in view. Set up is easy (mine is always connected via the cigarette lighter). Would highly recommend.

 

This camera functions well. The screen is clear and a good wide angle.
Setup was a bit fiddly with the menus (manual could do with improvement!)
Placement was easy….good suction cup mount and long enough cord to bury and plug in to accessory socket.
If you are on a budget this is a good camera to get.

 

Was not expecting this product to be so good, I mean it wasn’t very expensive! But it’s exceeded my expectations. I’m no technophobe and was worried while unpacking the camera that I wasn’t going to know what to do with it. However the instructions were easy to follow. I loved that when I plugged it into the car, it jumped into life, and when I returned from my test drive it turned off when I took the keys out from the ignition. So everything was really easy. I then plugged the dash-cam into my home computer using the supplies USB cable and the footage com straight up onto my screen, no messing about what-so-ever.. Strong metal body to the camera and feels great.

 

All three 5 x stars? It really is that good. Wide-angle camera to capture side roads (left and right). Picture quality (HD) very clear and night vision excellent brightness balance. Car’s headlights give good forward illumination and oncoming cars do not dazzle. Street lights too – non-intrusive. Day-night all automatic. With on/off automatic this product is ‘fire-and-forget’. Menu system (4 x to the left and 3 x to the right may seem a lot but it is quite intuitive. Well thought out. Easy to manage. Can format a memory card so totally inclusive to use. Recommended.

 

Great camera for the money. I have been using it this a few months now and it has been no bother at all. Good picture quality and video playback. Capacity is plenty for what it does and a decent amount of lead to connect to where you power source is. This would have been a five star review had it showed the mph but that is my fault for not checking first when I purchased.

 

I’ve tried several varieties of dashcam and this one has been the best so far. Time will tell if it works well for a long time but at the price, you can’t go too far wrong. It was easy to set up in the house (using the supplied USB cable in a phone charger socket) before attaching to the windscreen of the car. The only problems were that I also need to power our satnav from the 12v car power socket so needed to get a 2-port USB car charger and the supplied USB cable was a bit too short so I used one that I had in my box of cables from the many other gadgets that come with USB cables. The cable is too short to go around the windscreen, but I’m not too fussed about it dangling below the mirror. The nicest things about it is its size (small but perfectly formed) and the fact that it almost hides behind the rear view mirror. I just hope I never have to rely on it after an incident.

 

his camera works well in daylight and captures video and sound well. however for night time use the glare created by your car headlights and other cars makes number plates impossible to make out unless your a few feet away, this problem isn’t specific to this brand of camera as I understand most cameras on the market have the same trouble, I think it has something to do with the reflective material on car number plates, I had a near fatal car accident recently and although the camera captured the incident I was unable to make out the number plate to report the car. one other problem I have with the power lead for this camera is that it scrambles my DAB car radio which as a car dash cam is rather annoying, I had to purchase some ferrite cores to clip on to the cable to reduce interference which has helped but not solved the problem. overall for the price you wont have many complaints its a good solid camera, if orskey can source their power cables else ware to prevent the radio interference that would be a huge improvement.

 

I’ve never used a dashcam before and I’m delighted with how easy it was to set up the Orskey. Very clear instructions, simple to get it working and the camera produces excellent video. The only slight drawback is having to drape the connecting wire from the cigarette socket to the camera – in the end I got it almost invisible by tucking in/under various bits of trim (see photo – I edited out the neighbours passing in front of the windscreen!). Really pleased with my purchase

 

I bought this camera as I needed a Dash cam after a recent near miss in my car.
The ORSKEY Dash Cam appeared to have a very high spec, for the price. I am a professional in the broadcast industry and was sceptical of the high spec. However I was not disappointed.
This is a lovely device it is very compact and discrete and does not obscure your driving view. The definition is first class with a very good wide angle lens with no apparent distortion of the image.
Set-up the camera and leave alone to record all your journeys. It will capture and store any traffic incident you maybe involved in. A great buy.

 

With more and more cars on the road the chance of being involved in a crash or seeing one is increasing so in my mind dash cams are a must for everyone who owns a car. For a cheap dash cam it works well. The image quality is good and reading plates is fairly easy. The dash cam is ok to program, not the easiest however once you get the hang of it it’s not bad. The build quality is great and the fact that it comes with a cigarette lighter charger is great, so it starts up when the car starts and immediately starts recording. What’s even better is the fact it has motion capture so if someone dings your car and drives off you can easily see who as the camera automatically turns on when something moves in its view.
Overall good dashcam for the price and little to fault.

 

I bought two, one for me and one for my wife’s car after realising how much our car insurance premium drops if you have a dash cam.
Having never had one before I was really happy with the ease of install and how you don’t have to give it a thought after it is set up.
I did lose DAB radio on the car as the camera and cables were so close to the DAB antennae. However 5 spent on some Ferrite Chokes Rings, one positioned on the cable next to the camera and one by the charging point stopped any interference immediately.
When taking out the memory card and attempting to play footage on my laptop I could only get VLC player to play it. The avi files did not seem to work on windows media player.
At 29 + 5.99 for a micro sd card it seems a bargain compared to other cameras.
This is a basic model and friends of mine have the more expensive ones which have GPS and show what speed you are travelling etc. But for what it is, it seems a good investment.