Modern dash cams, like this Miofive example, are a wonderful thing. They can be worth their weight in gold in case of an accident or incident and help you show proof of what’s happened to your vehicle. Some dashcams even have g-sensors to record if someone has bumped your car while parked.
Miofive has brought out a 4k front-facing dashcam that records video and takes pictures, all stored in a loop on an app. It has 64G eMMC (embedded multimedia card) storage which you can access via your smartphone, a G-sensor, night vision, motion detection, time-lapse and an Ultra High Definition camera. In short, it’s a high-tech dash cam.
It sounds like the perfect dashcam and will not cost you the earth. It’s always on, always recording and has some nice tricks. It does have its drawbacks, however. It will drain your battery in two days if your car hasn’t moved, and the chat it gives you can get annoying.
Verdict: High resolution with excellent video playback, but it’s chatty and draining.
Score: 3.5/5
Miofive 5G 4K Dash Cam
RRP £149.99 | VIEW OFFER
Pros
• Good video playback
• Lots of storage
• Not dazzled by car lights or street lights
Cons
• The stream of notifications can get annoying
Specs
Recording 4K 3840 x 2160P@30fps
Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz
GPS Yes
G-Sensor 6 Gyro sensor
Camera FOV 140, F1.8
Screen 2.2-inch IPS display
What’s good?
The video playback on the Miofive is superb, crystal clear quality and doesn’t seem to suffer light, sunshine or low-light problems. You can even get a good picture when driving at night. Video footage is easily obtained, and after connecting to your dashcam via your smartphone, you can have the video clip you need
The app has everything you’ll need in one place – from here. You’ll be able to see trip information, review videos, download the video or videos you need and get a score of how ‘safely’ you drove. You can even put graphics on your video to help your case, such as the gradient’s angle and your vehicle’s speed.
Another handy thing is placing this camera up and out of the way. It’ll slot in need of your rearview mirror, so the mirror blocks your view of the camera. Effectively you lose none of your view of the road through your windscreen.
What’s okay?
With its mildly annoying American accent, this chatty dashcam will remind you that “Miofive is here for you” each time you start your engine. Equally, you can be approaching a corner, and its over-zealous G-sensor will tell you that you’ve made a “sudden turn” and to “drive safe”. Even though the turn wasn’t sudden to you, you’ve slowed sufficiently, checked your mirrors, signalled and made your manoeuvre. You feel judged. The same can happen with acceleration and braking.
It’ll also alert you if a car in front of you has moved. “Keep up with front”, it’ll chirp, even though you’ve noticed the car in front has moved. Put your car in gear and are just about to set off.
Any negatives?
Leave this plugged in while you’re away from your car, and it’ll drain your battery flat in two days. So, if you’re off on holiday and your car is parked in a car park, where you might like to keep it protected from bumps and scrapes, you’ll return to a flat battery if you don’t unplug it. The camera’s battery life could support it for a short while, depending on how much it comes on and off while not plugged in.
Other than this, which is an issue which can be said for most dashcams, it’s a competent dashcam which will keep you protected on the road.
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How it was tested
Used regularly over time to get a feel for how it works and behaves, in the real world and download videos directly to my phone. Gauging an understanding of how the camera works and whether you can live with it or do without it.
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