Thinkware U1000 Dash Cam – 4K UHD 2160p Front & 2K QHD Rear
Thinkware U1000 Dash Cam – 4K UHD 2160p Front & 2K QHD Rear Dash Camera with Built-in Wi-Fi & Hardwire Lead for Battery Safe Parking Mode – Includes 64GB SD Card – Android/iOS Cloud App, black
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| Description | This front and rear dash cam brings you cristal clear footage at a 140 degree angle. With advanced features such as nighttime quality correction, and battery parking mode to prevent draining your battery. Includes 16GB SD card. | This front car dash cam in a sleek and discrete design is packed with additional features such as Advanced Parking Mode featuring Energy Saving, Impact and Motion Detection modes and format free technology. Includes a Thinkware branded 8GB SD card. | This dual dashcam with features such as Advanced Parking Mode with Super Night Vision and Time Lapse Technology, keeps your car protected. Includes wifi-enabled app connectivity for easier control. Ideal for those who require a custom setup. | The discrete F790 front dash cam has built-in WiFi connectivity so you can communicate with your vehicle via the Dash Cam Link app. A power supply is integrated into the dash cam mount so you don’t have to unplug the dash cam each time you remove it. |
| Camera Resoluton & Angle | FHD 1080p, 135° wide angle | FHD 1080p, 140° wide angle | FHD 1080p, 140° wide angle- front & FHD 1080p, 160° wide angle- rear cam | Full HD 1080p |
| Low Lighting Correction | Super Night Vision in Parking mode and Night Time Quality Correction in Continuous Mode | Night Time Quality Correction | Super Night Vision in Parking Mode | Super Night Vision in Parking mode |
| Interface | PC/Mac Viewer | PC/Mac Viewer | LTE Mobile App and PC/Mac Viewer | LTE Mobile App and PC/Mac Viewer |
| Energy Saving Parking Mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built-in Wi-Fi | ✓ | |||
| GPS | ✓ | Optional | Built-in | Built-in |
| Safety Camera Alerts | ✓ | Optional | ✓ | |
| Road Safety Warning | ✓ | |||
| Android and iOS Compartible App | Thinkware Dash Cam Link App | Thinkware Dash Cam Link App |
| Weight: | 820 g |
| Dimensions: | 11 x 6.5 x 3.6 cm; 820 Grams |
| Brand: | Thinkware |
| Model: | U1000 |
| Manufacture: | Thinkware |
| Dimensions: | 11 x 6.5 x 3.6 cm; 820 Grams |
Everything works fine after replacement, although the speed cam reminder is a bit annoying (as i already know when will it announce) and it’s still too loud even with minimum volume. Overall it’s a great camera.
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I just got mine two weeks ago, and purchase the external battery pack as well. Everything work fine until suddenly the camera just keep repeating popping sound every 15-20 seconds with no response for all buttons. If I eject the sd card then it return to normal and ask to insert SD card. Once inserted it keep popping sound.
Luckily I replace the front camera with a brand new one within 30 days purchase from Amazon. The replacement looks great and hopefully everything should be okay now.
The picture quality is fantastic but i wish there’s more lower volume for the announcement as the lowest level is still too loud in my opinion.
Having fitted the cameras and powered up the system, I found the system volume pretty loud and it can get somewhat annoying after a time. I went to the settings and discovered the volume was at 1 from a choice of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. What must 4 sound like?!? Tip: don’t turn off the sound until you are completely happy with the setup otherwise you’ll have no idea what the system is doing. This is because changing anything involves connecting your mobile to the system’s wi-fi, making a change, then using your mobile to connect the camera system to your car’s hotspot. This is confusing and it took a while to get my head around what it was doing.
I also found that the system was reporting that it was connected to the internet when it was only connected to the hotspot’s login page. Consequently, the camera would not connect to the Thinkware Cloud. I ended up buying a USB dongle and SIM to setup my own hotspot in the car, wired behind the dash.
I eventually turned the system volume to 0 and occasionally check that the camera is still working by viewing it live via the Thinkware Cloud. I also get notifications on my mobile when a door or the boot is slammed shut. The video quality is very good however, to download this, you have to connect to the camera via wi-fi, tricky to do with the volume at zero LOL.
Oh yes, I upped the memory to 128GB and this is working OK.
Should the Thinkware team look at these reviews, I’d ask for a firmware update to reduce the volume levels so the new 1 to 4 range sits in between the current 0 to 1 level i.e. the current 1 level is the maximum volume.
Loads pf reviews there, picked from 2 where second option was viofo 4k. I had for several years viofo a129duo however the app is rubbish, cable thick, loads of settings that are confusing. So paid more to get lessless confusing app, less thick cables, less hassle with downloads good produc
The quality is very good, park mode works well, picture quality very good at daytime but not as good at night would give 5stars if the app was better (keep disconnecting by itself) very annoying
Don’t have hotspot in the car at the moment but it’s very good feature!
Well recommended. Value for the money. 110% customers service from the seller to the tech guys, Brilliant keeps the good work. Proud of yourselves.
Best in class for image quality with UHD video. Not the most user friendly when it comes to its settings, as well as its cloud functionality. For example, it won’t send you footage of any incident, just a notification (or 10) depending on its sensitivity.
Also, to connect to it, ensure that you don’t have a vpn active otherwise it won’t allow you to connect. I find that by putting your phone in airplane mode, then activating WiFi only, select Thinkware and then it’ll connect. Worth the money? No, as its extremely expensive. However, if you have it installed and something DOES happen, you have it in crystal clarity, and the registration numbers with it!
The dashcam world seems pretty simple these days – Best video quality = Viofo, Best cloud features = Blackvue, and sat in the middle is this flagship from Thinkware.
The 4k video is outstanding, but I prefer to run at 60fps quad instead. Just prefer the smoothness – and don’t see a massive loss in quality. The cloud functions do lag (literally) behind Blackvue, but not by much and don’t be put off by the negative comments – it really isn’t bad at all. As for it’s core function – being a camera, it’s pretty much the best quality you can get with cloud functionality. The A129 Pro possibly trumps it but not by much. Brilliant product!
Not sure why people are getting confused with the hotspot system – just make sure you connect to your phone hotspot, then add your 4G wifi device from it. Done.
I used to have a F770 which broke 1 month after warranty, so brought a Q800 which lasted 3 weeks, luckily amazon took it back. Anyway 1 year on I brought a U1000 car was prewored for the other device so should be plug and play. It is to a point, I didn’t realise the wifi only stays on when the iginition is switched on, powered the device on and off wifi comes up then drops. hmm switch on iginition and its all fine, guess this is how it works. I have ordered the radar from somehere else to preserve the battery as car is parked more than I drive.
Next step is putting in a larger sd card, I have a spare 128G Sandisk which I will try should work it worked for the other two.
Nothing to dislike really good images, and works as should. Now I will register with Thinkware to get that extended warranty as my only concern is how long it wioll last I am hoping the last two were just bad luck, will change this review if it fails on me.
PS I notice the start up speaking can get annoying but noticed a vid on using a hotspot to prevent this, so will be trying that out next.
The vertical design means it can fit snuggly next to my feature filled mirror mount and is easily removable from it’s mount.
Wifi is easy to connect to – I am still trying to find out more into how the wifi bits work in regards to when the car is off because I assumed it could switch to a hotspot and be remotely accessible but its been a bit flakey.
Feature packed and for a change, in a UK English voice too.
I’ve got it connected to the Thinkware battery pack which gives me a nice amount of footage when the car is off without draining the car battery.
Connections also work great in that I’ve not had to change wiring for a while as it can re-use previous model wiring. What this also means is everytime a new model comes out, I keep changing which is not nice to the wallet.
I will say, this is my 2nd unit – the first had a fair bit of scratching on the body underside. It’s a characteristic of the gloss black but I would not expect this from a new unit. Box was sealed and so it’s probably shipping where the camera has been rubbing against the plastic + box its in.
2nd unit had it too but no way near as many as the first.
Beim Bild und Ton ist die zwar nicht zu schlagen. Aber die App ist einfach nur schlecht fr die Preisklasse.
In meinem 2.wagen habe ich eine Blackvue DR900S-2CH 4K und die App ist deutlich stabiler, einfacher und die WLAN- und Cloudverbindung funktioniert besser.
Ebenfalls ist die Verarbeitungsqualitt bei Blackvue besser.
Aber ich bin dennoch recht zufrieden mit der Thinkware.
Really happy with this high quality camera and very sma
The rearview camera is so small I hardly notice it’s there, and the quality of the footage is great. The USB cable that links the two cameras together is more than long enough. The power cable which I hardwired in is not long enough for BMW’s which have the car battery in the boot.
They recommend hardwired cameras use their team of installers to install the camera, therefore they supply no instructions on how to do it yourself. But anyone with electrical experience will have no problem installing it yourself, it’s all self explanatory.
I wanted to make sure it’s works 100% before ordering the Radar attachment Thinkware sell. All seems fine so i’ll be ordering that now.
I’ve researched every camera on the market, and this seemed to tick all my boxes. So far I am 100% happy with my purchase, all be it on the expensive side.