Popular myths about DVRs

Recently, the popularity of registrars has greatly increased. After all, DVR - is a device that allows you to take a cool video on the road and put it on Youtube is a kind of protector of the motorist and a device that will help defend their case in a controversial situation. For many, the autoregistrator has become a mandatory attribute in the car - and that's right!

But the more they become popular, the more myths are generated about them. In this article, we will try to destroy the most popular myths, so that you do not mislead yourself when choosing a DVR.

MYTH # 1: Full HD DVR is always a great picture!

Full HD is not always a great picture! In fact, of course, honest Full HD is a really high-quality, detailed picture of what is happening, but to date, thanks to the labor of the "cellars" of the Celestial Empire, there are a huge number of DVRs in which Full HD quality is achieved by interpolation. And this means that the video in such DVRs is removed in low resolution, often SD (640х480) and software is stretched to the size of Full HD (1920x1080).

So when buying a DVR, you should not just believe the "Full HD" label on the box and in the specifications. Before buying it is desirable to get acquainted with real examples of shooting a DVR, for this you can just look at the examples on Youtube or take a recorder from a friend.

THE MYTH IS DESTRUCTED

Video Records Full HD DVR:

MYTH # 2: Backlighting in the recorder improves the quality of shooting at night!

- Do you turn on the lights at night?

- Do you think that the light shines more - the recorder or headlights? ...

Many believe that the infrared or LED lighting in the DVR will give a significant increase in the quality of shooting in the dark. This is true only if you shoot video outside the car, in pitch darkness. And the LED illumination of the car DVR illuminates the flashlight on the mobile phone. Backlighting can be useful in dealing with traffic police officers - if you send a camera to an employee, his face will be more clearly visible. In other cases, LED or IR illumination is almost useless.

It can be said even more - when driving with the IR illumination on, the shooting quality may deteriorate, because the IR beams that beat off the car's windshield can get into the lens of the DVR, thereby "dazzling it."

Really good night shooting can only give a modern DVR, with a glass lens, noise reduction function and a good matrix, sharpened for night shooting. The WDR function significantly increases the picture quality on the video, - the video reduces various glare, lightening and darkening.

The bottom line: if you are faced with a choice among almost identical in terms of the characteristics of DVRs, one of which has LED or IR illumination, usually there is no reason to overpay - you can buy a DVR that does not have a backlight.

THE MYTH IS DESTRUCTED

Video Recorders of DVRs with WDR function:

MYTH # 3: The bracket from the recorder on the windshield will not attract the attention of intruders!

This is a very interesting and controversial myth. On the one hand, if only the bracket hangs on the windshield, and the DVR does not, then it really can attract less attention than the DVR hanging on the windshield. But on the other hand, the attackers, seeing the bracket, might think that the DVR is somewhere nearby, for example, in a glove box. And breaking a glass or hacking a door will get him to look. In this case, if there is something valuable in the car, you can even more "get". But, all the same, in most cases, the bracket from the DVR on the windshield will not attract the attention of thieves.

There are several outputs from this situation:

1. Leave the car on a paid guarded parking lot
2. Store cars in the garage.
3. Use a compact DVR ( Gazer H714 , for example) and hide it in the car secretly.
4. Use the DVR in the rear view mirror.

MYTH IS CONFIRMED

Video Recorders of Compact DVRs:

Video Recorders of DVRs in the rear-view mirror:

MYTH # 4: The registrar must have a screen!

One of the most common myths. The screen is required for instant viewing of the recorded video on the spot. If the car has a head unit with a screen or there is a modern mobile phone / tablet / laptop at hand, the screen does not need it. With the above devices, you can easily view the recorded video. Also, using the above devices, you can often set up the DVR. But it's worth considering how often you have to watch the video recorded by the recorder right on the spot? In most cases, the issue of having a screen will simply disappear.

Do not worry about the fact that without a screen you can not properly correct the direction of the camera. Most modern DVRs have a viewing angle of 120 degrees or more. With such a wide angle of capture, even having tuned the camera "by eye" you will capture all the lanes of the road.

The advantages of video recorders without a screen include such an important factor as compactness. This DVR can be hidden in the car and not be afraid that attackers will notice and steal it.

The display in the DVR is undoubtedly useful, but far from necessary.

THE MYTH IS DESTRUCTED

Video Recorders of DVRs without display:

MYTH # 5: Video from the DVR can be proof in court!

The Code of Administrative Offenses clearly fixes the right to provide any evidence in the case, including a video recording made by the DVR. In many cases, the DVR is the only unbiased witness able to fully restore the situation. On this issue, there are many subtleties. More details about them can be found in our article:

The legal side of using the DVR

MYTH IS CONFIRMED

As you can see, most common myths about DVRs are just a conjecture. We hope, our article will bring you benefits and will help to choose the right DVR. DVR buy in Kiev, Odessa, Kharkiv with delivery to Ukraine can be at 130.com.ua.

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