So, I formatted a usb stick today to compare some images/quality/FOV (field of view) with the V9 dashcam and the one I have been using for a few years now the mini 805.
Mini 0805 | DashCamTalk
My initial thoughts were that the V9 camera was not very good, but upon further side by side review I actually think the resolution is pretty decent. One thing that isn't great is that the FOV is significantly smaller than the mini805. I can see very wide and even the whole hood of the car in the 805. The image below shows when the car was at the same location. Notice that the speed sign on the right is halfway cutoff in the Tesla dash cam and how much wider the FOV is with the mini 805:
The tesla cam footage looks very grainy, and the mini 805 is smoother, but after looking closer it is actually that the tesla resolution is much better, though the quality is noisy/grainy. But the tesla cam footage works much better for resolving licence plates at dusk. Take a look at the 2 pics below.
First is when the car is at the same position for both (so the parked cars are 'further' away in the mini 805 image on the left):
Now, if I move the mini 805 footage forward so that the parked cars are about the same size as in the tesla cam, you can see that the licence plates are not resolved in the mini 805 and there is quite a bit of motion blur:
I'll do some more testing tomorrow in the daylight, but this initial test has made me fairly pleased with the v9 dash cam option. I would like it if you could record from the wide field camera as well, because it is good to capture the wider FOV as you can capture people coming up along side you and when sitting at a red light you can see the whole intersection.
So for now I'll continue to use both of these dash cams...I was hoping I could move my mini 805 to be rear facing and use the v9 front cam, but since the FOV is so small I'm keeping that one up there. Hope this is useful for others. I'll post some daytime comparisons tomorrow.
Mini 0805 | DashCamTalk
My initial thoughts were that the V9 camera was not very good, but upon further side by side review I actually think the resolution is pretty decent. One thing that isn't great is that the FOV is significantly smaller than the mini805. I can see very wide and even the whole hood of the car in the 805. The image below shows when the car was at the same location. Notice that the speed sign on the right is halfway cutoff in the Tesla dash cam and how much wider the FOV is with the mini 805:
The tesla cam footage looks very grainy, and the mini 805 is smoother, but after looking closer it is actually that the tesla resolution is much better, though the quality is noisy/grainy. But the tesla cam footage works much better for resolving licence plates at dusk. Take a look at the 2 pics below.
First is when the car is at the same position for both (so the parked cars are 'further' away in the mini 805 image on the left):
Now, if I move the mini 805 footage forward so that the parked cars are about the same size as in the tesla cam, you can see that the licence plates are not resolved in the mini 805 and there is quite a bit of motion blur:
I'll do some more testing tomorrow in the daylight, but this initial test has made me fairly pleased with the v9 dash cam option. I would like it if you could record from the wide field camera as well, because it is good to capture the wider FOV as you can capture people coming up along side you and when sitting at a red light you can see the whole intersection.
So for now I'll continue to use both of these dash cams...I was hoping I could move my mini 805 to be rear facing and use the v9 front cam, but since the FOV is so small I'm keeping that one up there. Hope this is useful for others. I'll post some daytime comparisons tomorrow.