Double game
The tandem of the navigator and the DVR already passed through my hands (ZR, No. 7, 2016). The Garmin DriveAssist 50 device disappointed with its navigation abilities, and most importantly - did not like the price: at that time 35 500 rubles. Today, analogues are offered at a price of 23 thousand - it's still a little expensive.
Navitel RE900 also combines an electronic conductor and a Full HD DVR (1920 × 1080 pixels). On the official website, the price is 8490 rubles, and if you search on the Internet, you will find the same device one and a half thousand cheaper. Attractive: 2-in-1 gadget for the price of a good registrar.
Navitel RE900 comes complete with maps of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine and another 43 European countries. The image from the DVR can be embedded in any part of the screen to your liking. Navitel RE900 comes complete with maps of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine and another 43 European countries. The image from the DVR can be embedded in any part of the screen to your liking.
I tested Navitel’s navigational abilities in a comparative test with CityGuide, Yandex, and Google a year ago (ЗР, № 11, 2017). The conclusions made then were confirmed now. The program drives not bad, but there are problems with the correct display of the traffic situation: the “green” section in reality may turn out to be a traffic jam. To display congestion, you need to connect Navitel to the Internet using a smartphone or insert a separate SIM card into it.
The relevance of the data for the offline navigator is excellent. Maps as of the third quarter of 2018 show roads opened in the capital in September. There are warnings about cameras fixing violations. The base is complete, if you do not take into account the complexes installed in the last month or two. But this is absolutely natural.
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From the DVR, I would like a clearer picture in the afternoon - the details in the dynamics sometimes blur. There are no complaints about night shooting. In our traditional test for the range of visibility of license plates in static, the camera showed 9 meters during the day and 7 meters at night. The result is good, but Navitel may be better. In recent trials of budget registrars (ZR, No. 12, 2018), the R600 scored 11 and 8 meters respectively.
Competently implemented collaboration between the navigator and the registrar. Information from one of them is displayed on the main screen, from the other - is represented by a compact insert. A finger click on the touch screen and the functions change places. In both cases, the information is intelligently arranged and read without problems.
Not without flaws. So, in the DVR mode, the device does not show warnings about cameras. They appear only if the navigator is turned on in the main mode.
Navitel RE900 is created on the Android platform and has 16 GB of internal memory. This means that you can install additional mobile applications (for example, Strelka with a radar base). However, the Play Market, a branded store of applications for devices on Android, is not installed on Navitel. Without it, downloading programs becomes more complicated. How to act in such cases, you can find out on the Internet.
Navitel’s 5-inch touch screen has a good response. In the bowels of the gadget is the MTK8382 Cortex-A7 processor. The lens of the DVR is made of five-layer glass. Navitel’s 5-inch touch screen has a good response. In the bowels of the gadget is the MTK8382 Cortex-A7 processor. The lens of the DVR is made of five-layer glass.
Watching for two
There are many recorders with two cameras on the market. The solution, as a rule, is the same: the standard “Vidic”, which takes a picture in front of the machine, comes with an external camera for looking back. It can be used as a parking assistant or as a second channel of the DVR, fixing the situation at the back and also saving clips to the memory card.
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In the vast majority of models, the second lens is the simplest, for shooting with a resolution of HD (1280 × 720 pixels) or VGA (640 × 480 pixels). Focusing on a picture with VGA, it’s difficult even to park, and even for video recording this option is not suitable at all. An HD camera allows you to park normally in any conditions, but videos from it will not allow you to see what is happening in detail. Sometimes you even have to guess about a burning traffic signal.
As a two-channel DVR, a model with a pair of Full HD level cameras is best suited. Until recently, these were a little expensive, and Playme was able to make an interesting offer. The recommended price for a Zeta dashcam is 9, 450 rubles, but at the time of writing this article, the minimum on the Internet was much lower - 7, 770 rubles.
Two cameras with Sony matrices write video with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. An additional camera is made exclusively for installation inside the car. Therefore, for sedans such a registrar, perhaps, is not suitable. And not every hatchback or station wagon cleans the area close to the upper edge of the glass. So I advise you to try on the camera on a car before buying: is there enough bracket adjustment, do you have to glue the mount directly in the center of the glass?
Playme Zeta runs on the MSC8328P processor and Sony IMX323 matrices. A six meter cable is enough to mount the rear camera on most cars. For clarity, when comparing the images, we installed both cameras on the windshield of the test Tiguan. Playme Zeta runs on the MSC8328P processor and Sony IMX323 matrices. A six meter cable is enough to mount the rear camera on most cars. For clarity, when comparing the images, we installed both cameras on the windshield of the test Tiguan.
The secondary camera lens is simpler than the main one. So the maximum range in the test for the readability of numbers is worse: 8 meters against 9 meters during the day and 5 meters against 6 meters at night. But still, the quality is better than that of a camera that writes video in HD. The subjective rating of videos made in motion is excellent. The Playme Zeta does not have a GPS module and camera base, but given the cost of the gadget, hoping for them would be arrogance.
How to read license plates in statics: 1 - Navitel RE900, day - 9 m; 2 - Navitel RE900, night - 7 m; 3 - Playme Zeta, day, main camera - 9 m; 4 - Playme Zeta, night, main camera - 6 m; 5 - Playme Zeta, day, second camera - 8 m; 6 - Playme Zeta, night, second camera - 5 m. How to read license plates in statics: 1 - Navitel RE900, day - 9 m; 2 - Navitel RE900, night - 7 m; 3 - Playme Zeta, day, main camera - 9 m; 4 - Playme Zeta, night, main camera - 6 m; 5 - Playme Zeta, day, second camera - 8 m; 6 - Playme Zeta, night, second camera - 5 m.
Do not sleep
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The third interesting device in our collection does not know how to record and show video, but it has excellent vision. Dunobil Insomnia monitors the driver’s gaze and raises an alarm if it detects signs of falling asleep. The name is difficult to pronounce, but suitable: English. insomnia - insomnia.
A device the size of a very compact DVR is placed to the left of the salon rear-view mirror. Alas, he is in the driver’s field of view, but with a non-standard device it will not work differently. Calibration is extremely simple: press the key and sit for several seconds looking at the road so that the gadget fixes the correct position of the eyes.
I happened to check out Dunobil Insomnia on a long trip. The camera correctly tracks eye movements. You can look in the side mirrors, but you can not admire the scenery through the side window. Look down at the instrument cluster or the central part of the front panel (the multimedia system is usually located there) - no problem, but Insomnia does not let you get carried away with the microclimate setting at the bottom of the console.
Dunobil Insomnia I tried to hang in different cars. Even in the compact West, you quickly stop noticing him. What can we say about the more spacious Tiguan. Dunobil Insomnia I tried to hang in different cars. Even in the compact West, you quickly stop noticing him. What can we say about the more spacious Tiguan.
But the most important thing is the recognition of falling asleep. And this Insomnia test passed. It is necessary to lower the eyelids, without even changing the position of the head, and after two and a few seconds the device will panic. The response interval is optimal: it will relieve false alarms and prevent loss of control. Voice warning is unobtrusive, but quite loud.