Rexing S300 Footage

Rexing’s $100 V1 dash cam takes extremely excellent day video clip, decent evening video clip, and is simple to set up as well as make use of. If you have room in your budget, for $170 you can step up to Rexing’s dual-channel, dual-camera V1LG with incorporated GPS, or go to our complete listing of up on dash cam examines for even more alternatives.

At a Glance

Specialist’s Rating: 4.5/ 5.

Pros.

Inexpensive.
Good daytime and also sufficient nighttime captures.

Disadvantages.

Doesn’t consist of Micro SD card.
GPS is a $30 add-on.

Our Verdict.

The V1 looks inexpensive at $100 till you realize it’ll cost you an additional $30 to get the GPS every person should have. Remarkably constant daytime capture is the best feature of this bare-bones version.

Layout and features: On the spare side.

The Rexing V1 is a little on the plus size. Not large enough to interfere with anything if it’s mounted in the right area (behind the mirror is great), but if you’re seeking small– this isn’t it.

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We assume GPS, a $30 add-on for the base version V1, is always a good idea. If the idea is to win your litigation, specifically.

The size, nonetheless, permits a 2.4-inch display, large buttons, and also sufficient air to modest warm. There’s a solitary micro SD slot, yet Rexing doesn’t consist of a card with the standard $100 V1 model we reviewed. Include $20 at check out for a 32GB card.

Which brings us to a discussion of the various models. The V1 has a GPS port, as well as there’s a $30 add-on component, but the complementary camera port is deceiving because the V1 is just single-channel. The $130 V1P is dual-channel and also in fact includes a rear camera, yet once more, add $30 for a GPS component. Most likely the most effective deal of the bunch is the previously pointed out V1LG, which has incorporated GPS, a rear camera, and also a 16GB micro SD card in the box for $170. That is a respectable deal.

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We’ve discussed GPS a fair bit. Why? Having GPS info on your video could be the distinction between winning and also losing your case, or legal action. As a reward, it’s useful for positioning those intriguing sites on your journey that you may not have had time to stop as well as watch effectively.

The Rexing V1 places flush to the windscreen, and the camera aspect rotates vertically to match the horizon. You could think about making use of a level when installing the unit, so you don’t wind up with horizontal skew in your video clip. The placing did seem to affect the video clip somewhat– much more on that particular later on.

The V1 installs with adhesive, yet the glue and the install are different. If essential) makes it much less complicated to eliminate the safety film, keep in mind that cooling down the double-sided adhesive tape (in the fridge. When the initial profanity pops right into your head, you’ll know if you need to do this.

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The Rexing DashCam V1 mounts flush with the windshield, though a $6 suction place is likewise available. As long as you’re cautious aligning the system horizontally when you place it, the adhesive is probably your far better option.

The Rexing V1 skips driver-safety attributes such as lane separation or crash warnings. It does have one attribute that’s brand-new to us: You can enter your license plate number for watermarking your videos.

Efficiency: Super constant captures.

The V1’s 170-degree, 1080p video high quality is a mixed bag. It is extremely stable as well as sharp , if not quite as color-rich as what we’ve seen on various other like-priced dash cams. We saw periodic, light artifacts when ambient light problems shifted. Either because of the range between the lens and also the windshield , or the rather vast seeing angle, the camera additionally caught an abnormally large amount of control panel representation.

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There’s absolutely absolutely nothing wrong with the V1’s day video clip. There is, nonetheless, some representation from the dashboard. With the camera slanted farther upwards, this effect decreased but did not disappear.

The night video clip produced by the Sony Exmor sensor was good, especially in low-light conditions. Headlight flare was a little bit extra distracting than we’ve seen from a few other dash cams recently, yet absolutely better than with the entry-level cameras of a number of years back. Once more, either the wide-angle lens itself, or its distance from the windshield, made the V1’s photos extra susceptible to distortion because of interior wetness or moisture outside, which we experience frequently in unclear San Francisco.

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The V1’s evening captures are good. Its Exmor sensing unit manages low light situations well. Some of the distortion, however not all of it, is San Francisco haze.

Conclusion.

The Rexing V1 is a proficient camera, yet as well sparsely included to gather anything far better than typical marks in our review. While this is a strong product that takes excellent video for not a whole lot of money, the business’s V1LG is the much better bargain overall.

Rexing’s $100 V1 dash cam takes extremely great day video, suitable night video, and is very easy to establish up as well as make use of. The V1 has a GPS port, and there’s a $30 add-on module, however the auxiliary camera port is tricking because the V1 is just single-channel. The Rexing V1 places flush to the windscreen, as well as the camera aspect rotates up and down to match the perspective. The V1’s 170-degree, 1080p video clip quality is a combined bag. There’s definitely absolutely nothing incorrect with the V1’s day video clip.