Got my Thinkware 5 years running 24/7 with a backup battery through out 4 seasons in New England it does what it’s suppose to works great hasn’t fail me , it’s time to upgrade to this U3000 the contrast is 50% better then my old model
@kellwood1404 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this review. I’d considered getting a dashcam but put it off. I can’t believe all the features it has. I’m buying one.
@vancouversworstdrivers Жыл бұрын
Good choice!
@Warmsunset26Ай бұрын
What was N O T spoken of in this footage. You can purchase an EXTRA external battery. There are TWO different sized batteries. You can choose one that fits your needs. It is a positive as your vehicle battery is not effected. Also the '' re - set '' button is not spoken about. But, Y E S would and do recommend this vehicle camera. The price for the whole package is worth it. Going '' cheap '' is N O T an option.
@jacobmarley24179 ай бұрын
Thank you for the review, i was just about to buy a different dashcam but your revelation on not using the night vision 4.0 may have changed my mind as reading plates at night was the sole reason i was skipping this purchase.
@nurbaidoa5 ай бұрын
No matter U1000 or U3000, still, what's. Missing is a cabin camera.
@vancouversworstdrivers5 ай бұрын
Fair enough. Do you use it for Uber/Lyft? If not why do you want an interior camera? Be mindful they can also incriminate you (ex no seat belt or texting while driving)
@triciat81245 ай бұрын
Agree!!!
@CaptainCJ976 ай бұрын
Nice vid, I feel some of reviews dont go enough detail about the features of dashcams which is also important. Couple of things Night time they gotta give an update to improve that. Improve their alerts from the camera give times & dates not just how many someone or thing walked or hit the vehicle, better cloud features make their own 3rd party hot spot like blackvue's cm100 havibg to make sure my T-Mobile one is fully charge or with me is very annoying
@Slamjam889 ай бұрын
Will running the OBD2 Cable in parking mode kill your battery?
@zero60410 ай бұрын
1:32 that plugs into the ODBII port, not the fuse box.
@vancouversworstdrivers9 ай бұрын
oops you're right thanks for the comment!
@jamesorr2145 ай бұрын
Bought the Thinkware U3000. Can't register the device to the Thinkware Connected app. Tried every way possible, reset everything, contacted support in the USA and Australia, and my supplier. No joy as yet. 5 star price, 1 star experience.
@vancouversworstdrivers5 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear! Maybe reach out to Thinkware and see if they can assist with this issue. I know I had no problems on my end. Do you have an iPhone or Android?
@mohsenalharhara8729 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the excellent presentation. What amazes me is that there are plenty of KZfaq videos giving reviews about the Thinkware U3000, but they always leave out their tests and real-world experiences with the Rear Dash RADAR. After watching numerous KZfaq reviews of the Thinkware U3000, I'm puzzled about why the reviewers are skipping the evaluation of the Rear Dash Cam RADAR. They seem to just repeat what the manufacturer says, mentioning that the Rear Dash Cam has a built-in RADAR to detect motion or impacts, and so on. Could it be that they are just doing marketing for the manufacturer?
@vancouversworstdrivers Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment! I did not test the radar because it only activates when a vehicle is traveling over a certain speed (I believe 40kms/h) so there wouldn't be a way for me to test that on my own without a real world situation. Also in terms of parking I did not test out the parking mode because of the amount of time it would take to get everything set up which is why most youtubers probably don't do it as well. We simply make comments on the features of the rear radar and it should work the same as the front camera for driving and parking mode. Hope that helps explain things!
@vancity2349 Жыл бұрын
Does anyone make one where the rear cam is wireless so you don't have to run a cable?
@Bbc418 Жыл бұрын
No such thing, just run the wire it’s not hard
@vancouversworstdrivers Жыл бұрын
No unfortunately cameras need a significant amount of power plus the information is stored in the main unit up front. One day!
@WuYueDong7 ай бұрын
Hi. Amazing review. Thank you so much. Just a question, as I was looking at the footage, I couldn’t make out the car plates of the moving vehicles. Is that due to KZfaq compression ? Or it’s the same with the actual footage? Thanks
@vancouversworstdrivers5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! It is much harder for camera to see plates with vehicles moving which is why more and more of them are usually 2k 60fps instead of 30 fps. Eventually we'll have 4k 60fps! In most situations you would be getting in an accident directly in front of the vehicle or behind so I can't see of many cases you would need to read plates unless it's a hit and run. I always recommend keeping voice recording on so you can read license plates out loud 👍
@mohsenalharhara8729 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the information. Have you tested the Rear dash Cam Radar? Thank you.
@vancouversworstdrivers9 ай бұрын
No unfortunately I did not because when I do these dashcam reviews I don't hardwire or connect them to my fuse box because often I would need to pay someone to do that. In the future I'm hoping to invest in an external battery pack then I can do more parking mode tests! Thanks for watching
@mzcains13496 ай бұрын
Can you use the same power cables from the U100? I hardwired and connected mine to an extra external battery pack. I don't want to rewire everything all over again just to upgrade one new gen.
@vancouversworstdrivers5 ай бұрын
Unfortunately I haven't used the U1000 so I am unsure of the answer. Maybe reach out to Thinkware for this one. Thanks for watching:)
@caseyhartman7094 Жыл бұрын
Thinkware's SOS feature is cool, but it's too bad it has to be manually activated.
@navarrolaurent7548 Жыл бұрын
hello a question disturbs me on the rear camera of the u3000! where is the rear radar sensor because on my pickup my window is completely vertical which forces me to completely tilt the objective of the lens to view the rear it seems that the radar sensor is on the side of the lens would require me to put an adjustable support to be able to adjust the inclination
@vancouversworstdrivers5 ай бұрын
Great question! The radar should be on the device itself, unfortunately I don't know the max tint that the device can operate under. I do know that many of them record surprisingly well....maybe reach out to Thinkware for the right answer! Thanks for watching
@navarrolaurent75485 ай бұрын
@@vancouversworstdrivers hi yes indeed the radar is on the device not on the objective lens
@JosephLikesTransit Жыл бұрын
Nice Review
@vancouversworstdrivers Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@adamnowak276 Жыл бұрын
Do you get notifications on your mobile, if the camera is in Energy Saving or Radar mode while parked?
@vancouversworstdrivers9 ай бұрын
No it does not because in order for that to occur you would need your dashcam to connect to a wifi signal. Thanks for watching!
@WowRixter Жыл бұрын
Sweet dashcam
@neutrumisparadoxx1971 Жыл бұрын
В данном видеорегистраторе во фронтальной камере установлена не самая лучшая матрица Sony Starvis 2 IMX678 со светочувствительностью SNR1s 029. Средние показатели. Лучше чем чем у U1000 где установлена imx334 с чувствительностью совсем ужасной SNR1s 0.59? но всё же мне не понравилось как ночью снимает.
@brunopires67726 ай бұрын
I just got one
@vancouversworstdrivers6 ай бұрын
How do you like it so far?
@brunopires67726 ай бұрын
@@vancouversworstdrivers I’m still waiting to get it in mail it was on sale I can’t wait I need mostly for parking mode. I just got a new car and my old car I had 3 hit and runs. I’ll keep you updated.