Side by Side Comparison of: Black Box vs GJT

Straight out of the box you simply insert a micro-SD card, mount the suction cup holder onto the windshield, and plug the cable into the camera and the cigarette lighter/power port (or matched power pack). If you want to set the date and time and the various other settings in advance you can do that before getting into your car by plugging the USB cable into a power source. Scrolling through the menu and settings is easy and really don't require the use of the instruction booklet, but the instructions are helpful in explaining some of the terms you may need to know to select the specific settings you want. I would highly recommend this top quality dash cam to any one looking for a way to record their journey to oz

This was an accidental purchase. I was trying to see how much it would cost to actually get it shipped to my address and accidently hit the "buy" button. In the end I was pretty happy though. There are some tutorials on YouTube if you have a hard time with the pamphlet. My only complaint would be that when you start your car the camera does come on but it is in the "pause" mode and I have to remember to "un-pause". Other than that, color is fine, clarity is fine, night vision is fine, and I like the way it stores info. in ten min. blocks. Memory card is a must.

Probably one of the best dash cams for the price !! Extremely happy with the product and it was vey easy to setup. Yeah it came with the usual Chinese instructions with a little bit of english on the side, but wasn't hard to figure out. Liked it so much I installed one on my wife's vehicle as well. So the next idiot who runs a red light and says its my fault, try again...

After my big Lecmal mistake, I gave this one a try and I can attest that it is far superior to other budget cams. The suction cup is sturdier and the adjustment is much more simple to pivot. This one rotates while others are on a track that breaks. The camera itself is gorgeous it looks like a super slim handheld camera. It is very small and lightweight and you can make it disappear in your car by putting it high up yet under the rear view mirror. I have attached photos proving the quality and compact size. It even came with its own micro usb connector for uploading videos to a computer.

I was surprised how easy it was to setup the device. Popped in the micro mini flash card and plugged into the car charger that came with it and it worked like a gem! The day pics were very bright and clear. The night pics we were able to make out the vehicles but not their license plates too clearly. This came with an HDMI cable that allowed playback on HDTV but you can play back film on camera, or upload it via the usb cable or the mini flashcard itself. This would have been a five star review if the night vision was better. I'm still learning about it and perhaps it's my settings that need more adjustments.

The camera feels kind of fragile, and it overheats a lot if you have the screen ON for more than 2 minutes, fixed that with the auto OFF function, the video quality is ok, but you can't compare it to more expensive cameras.

Good

Honestly, I'm still trying to figure-out this little device. Picture quality is very good. Really, the only issue that I'm having trouble figuring out is why the date & time have to be reset every-time the device powers down. I leave it plugged into the power outlet; therefore, it's getting a constant charge. No doubt, it's likely something I'm doing wrong. Nonetheless, I like the little dash camera and will likely buy three more - one for a secondary family vehicle, one for my son's car, and one for my company car.

The quality of the hardware is excellent and there are many functions. However, even though you have a 32GB card in it will only write 2.9 GB to the card and stop recording if you have Loop Recording turned off. You have to restart the recording after this. This is equivalent to about 16 min and 19 sec on 1080P. Before the recording starts the screen says you have almost 3 hours of capacity. However, it is possible to get around this by turning on Loop Recording to say 10 minutes. Then, it will make 1.8 GB files every 10 minutes and when the card is full, around 27 GB, it will start writing over the earliest files. So, if you want to keep something you have about 2 hours and 48 minutes to get it off. I got contact information from Amazon and they gave me an email address of the seller but I never got a response. I was asking about why the device stopped after 16 minutes. I had to discover what it was doing by experimentation. Do not expect any help. It is funny that on the front of the lens it has 170 degree(symbol) Wind Angle. It also states 12.0 Mega Pixel F2.0. The instruction manual is fair but does not explain some of the symbols that pop up if you happen to push the buttons on the side lightly. They seem to have dual functions. It looks like these things were manufactured in bulk and then someone bought them and wrote a manual, boxed them up in generic boxes, and put them on the market. I do think for the price it is one of the better units.

not great quality.

I had this product for 2 months. And now, it started problems, it doesn't well as it supposed too.

Day time clarity is average. Quality goes low with light. The glare from traffic lights, brake lights, etc make it even worse, even at 1080HD ;-( Can't see the license plates clearly. Will post photos/videos soon.

Daytime video works well, nighttime video not so good

Picture and video is very good , but the battery life is non-existant, and instructions on use don't help at all and difficult change any settings, wouldn't suggest this model to anyone.

It's small, easy to record/stop recording. Has optional audio. What I don't like is it doesn't hold its position well on the swivel and it the power cord HAS to be plugged it to hold a charge. The camera gets hot easily from charging. I would recommend paying a little more for a camera that doesn't need constant power

I purchased this dash cam on December 2016 brand new. It worked great for about 6 months. It stopped working about two weeks ago. It would only record for about 8 to 9 seconds and will stop and start a new clip. I have tried to restore to default settings multiple times, and it doesn't fixed the issue. Would not buy this brand again nor would recommend it. Will pay more for a more durable product.

The piece that holds the camera is rather weak -- camera can fall off after twisting awhile

Doesn't hold a charge. Doesn't remain charging. After leaving it plugged in overnight, I woke up to find it at the same charge level as before. At the moment, I have it constantly plugged in my car. I really dislike driving with driving with the cable dangling like that. Definitely returning.

I'm giving this 2 stars because the instruction booklet is terrible. however the video is good. If the instructions were improved it could get higher ratings

sometimes it works

Defective when delivered. Had to return it and buy another model.

Total piece of garbage. I would give it negative stars if I could. The instruction manual was not translated well from its original language. The menu on the unit is almost impossible to use . And to top it off when I pull the card out of the dash cam the footage is unreadable now

the worsr dashcam i ever bought, it got technical problem within a week after receivec and was return and refund

never could get it to work

Battery would not fully charge after days of driving. Video goes green in dim areas. Cannot get the night vision to funtion.UPDATE: The battery still would not charge after all this time. The camera has actually stopped recording. Everything seem to be stuck. I get a promp on the screen saying Memory Error and Insert SD Card. Have only had this camera A SHORT WHILE AND NOTHING WORKS. Do not buy.

Not only this was not compatible with Mac computers, it also didn't recognize my 32gb card rendering it useless.Also, my original review with pictures had vanished shortly after I had posted it. I clicked through the high rated reviews and I've come to the conclusion that majority are fake.

To begin; the battery will not hold a charge, menu button does not work properly and now it doesn't work at all after 4 months....