Komando Dash Cam Windshield Video Recorder

• All accessories are included, nothing more to buy!
• Built-in rechargeable battery
• Infrared night recording
• Bright 2.4" LCD screen rotates 270 degrees
• 4 GB SD card included. Accepts up to 32GB

Simple to setup. I have it mounted on the sun shade where it is invisible to outsiders and out of the sun. It does what it is supposed to do. One quirk, although all the colors are realistic except for trees, they are purple. That is not a problem since this is not intended for aesthetics. I would recommend this cam to anyone.

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Komando Dash Cam Windshield Video Recorder

Not impressed for what I paid for it. Video is choppy. Sound is muffled or so much background noise, it drowns out your voice. Forget about night driving. Unless you're on a well lit street at night, you won't see anything. It is fairly simple to operate and setup, so no problem there. It's good for day time driving...but just barely. Despite it's flaws, it fulfills its intended purpose. It does come with everything you need to use it. You don't have to buy separate components.

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First one arrived and was in some Oriental language, and could not switch it to English. Contacted Amazon, who in turn informed Komando seller. Was amazed at the service received, within a few hours received e-mail from Amazon and Komando with a quick fix that did not work. Informed the Komando seller with return e-mail, and within a half hour or so was called and asked if I wanted an exchange or return for credit. Opted for exchange which is now in my possession , and so far is working, and that is the reason for the four stars. Will return with update in a month or so with my final review.

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It looked cheap out of the box but I decided to overlook that and see how it performs. Setting it up is very difficult and not at all intuitive. I have a college degree and was a career electronics technician but I still struggled with it. The instructions are difficult in that they describe various functions, but don't explain the functions--so that if this were your second or third camera, you might know what they were discussing. I finally figured out the right combination of buttons to push to set the time, etc. but after tinkering with it a little while it read Memory Card Full--and this was after I had replaced the included 4GB SD card with my own 16GB card. I then couldn't find the menu to activate the loop recording function (if it actually has one).

As to the mounts: the photo makes it appear to have a standard screw type tripod mount socket, but it instead has four plastic clips. These lock the unit into a straight ahead orientation so that you can't mount it off to one side and aim to the center of the road--and after a few months of UV exposure, these will probably break so that you'll then need duct tape to mount it. Also, the screen turns in 90 degree increments instead of continuously--so that when the camera is pointing straight forward (when mounted to the windshield) the screen can only point straight back or to the side--instead of at an optimal 45 degree angle to be visible by the driver. And the speaker--forget about it! It's so tinny sounding as to be worthless.

I had heard of Kim Komando as a very tech savvy woman, and trusted that she wouldn't sell junk to her loyal followers. But it appears that she has repackaged (with her photo on the box) one of the many similar but much cheaper cameras available from other sellers for less than half the cost of this overpriced junk that you would expect to find at a fly-by-night flea market stall. Shame on you Ms. Komando!

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I got the camera to work, but I found the instruction booklet not the easiest thing to read. The conrols on the camera are also confusing at first, and the ability to do things, like replay recorded video using the small screen on the camera, is hard to learn how to do. The easiest way to view recorded video is to plug the camera's USB cord into a computer. BTW: I was surprised at the high quality of the video. However, it's not practical to use just the internal battery in the camera for operation while installed in the car. The battery only lasts for about a half hour before needing to be re-charged. For extended operation, the camera has to be plugged into the car's electical system, which means that annoying wire hanging down in your windshield. I purchased this camera based on the Kim Komando endorsement.

Addendum:

I've had the camera for 4 months now, and I would like to add one thing that has come up about the camera's operation. It's sensitive to heat. We live in the desert southwest, and temperatures starting in the 90 to 95 degree range cause the camera to malfunction. It will come back on again after it's cooled off, but it can't be left in a hot, parked car, or it just won't work.