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One way is to purchase optional $25 Hard Wiring Kit from Vantruewhich will connect the device directly to your fuse box. However, note that the camera draws about 25 to 35 mA while in standby mode (about 3 to 4 watts at a home outlet), and this will drain your car’s battery if it’s hard-wired. This is no problem with power draw, and should stay good for several days or perhaps weeks if your battery is healthy.
But overall, I prefer it no My car battery drained while it was parked. I will instead scrap the wiring harness and invest in it Good power bank. Even a $48 portable bank from Anker It should be enough for about a week of continuous operation while parked, without ever having to worry about draining your car’s battery.
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Vantrue App via Matthew Corvage
For such a sleek device, the Vantrue nonetheless offers a real-time display. However, it’s doubtful that you’ll use it to scroll through video. It is very useful to check the frame on the camera when you stick it on your car windshield. The screen is a bit crowded with information, and the resolution is lower than the actual video.
If you’re reviewing footage, you’ll do so on your phone using the app. But the screen is still useful for manually adjusting settings, if you really need to – although controlling the phone via the on-camera interface will be a bit annoying. Again, it’s best to just connect the camera to your phone to switch settings.
There are, in fact, many settings. Through the app, you can track mileage, toggle GPS tracking, set the frame rate and camera resolution, and set whether you want the camera to use the High Dynamic Range or PlatePix settings. The first will be very useful when the light is dim.
It’s also a simple device with a single camera. Vantrue has more elaborate (and more expensive and larger) multi-camera options with similar camera specs I’m testing, including The Nexus 4 Pro has a punch-hole front and a lower-resolution rear camera. A 4-N5 channel It adds an extra channel to the rear compartment to get a lot of camera coverage, but at the cost of some image resolution.
PlatePix does help capture license plates, but it does so at the expense of contrast in the rest of the image. This is the compromise that will matter most at night. This means you’re choosing between capturing the fringe license plate on a dark photo, or worse, capturing the license plate in sharper nighttime shots.