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Unusual Auto Gadgets - Driving Test
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Frame

Intego has simplified the installation of the rear view camera and parking sensors to the utmost by integrating them into the license plate frame. Drilling and gluing is not necessary, just screw a couple of screws.

A camera in a number frame is not a novelty. But the Intego AP 020 model also eliminates the need to look for a place in the cabin under the monitor and lay the power cable: the image is broadcast via Wi-Fi directly to the driver’s smartphone. After installing the frame and connecting to the electric circuit of the reversing lamp, download the application to the phone and go to the network of the rear view camera. When you turn on the "reverse" power is supplied to the lens, Wi-Fi is activated - and the image is automatically displayed on the smartphone screen.

Рамка Intego AP 010 с парктроником выглядит очень громоздко
Рамка Intego AP 010 с парктроником выглядит очень громоздко

The Intego AP 010 frame with parking sensors looks very bulky. The Intego AP 010 frame with parking sensors looks very bulky.

Угол наклона камеры устройства Intego AP 020 регулируется в широком диапазоне
Угол наклона камеры устройства Intego AP 020 регулируется в широком диапазоне

The camera angle of the Intego AP 020 device is adjustable over a wide range. The camera angle of the Intego AP 020 device is adjustable over a wide range.

Провод от салонного индикатора парктроника AP 010 мы скрыли под панелями
Провод от салонного индикатора парктроника AP 010 мы скрыли под панелями

We hid the cable from the AP 010 Parktronic interior indicator under the panels. We hid the cable from the AP 010 Parktronic interior indicator under the panels.

The novelty was tested on the editorial West for several weeks. There are no complaints about the camera and image quality. The application is activated without glitches. The nuance is that usually the smartphone in the car holder is upright, and the camera produces a horizontal image. Not all fasteners can be turned quickly (I would have to pick up a new one). And the expensive Intego AP 020: the price is 5, 000 rubles. But there are minimum installation problems and there is no need to buy a separate monitor.

Ultrasound Frame

Intego AP 010 is also a frame for a car number, but instead of a camera two ultrasonic sensors are built in. Such parking sensors will be appreciated by those who do not want to drill a bumper and tinker with installation for a long time. I found more minuses than pluses on this device.

To begin with, the fact that two sensors spaced across the width of the license plate is not enough. A couple of sensors cost only the tiny Daewoo Matiz. If you attach the frame forward, it will not help to estimate the distance from the corner of the body to the interference, and this is the most valuable when maneuvering in the parking lot. Hanging Intego AP 010 from the rear makes sense only if the number is located on the bumper. Being screwed to the trunk lid, the frame does not feel well curbs and other low obstacles. And of course, this thing is not suitable for SUVs with side-mounted number fixing.

Intego AP 020 добавляет к изображению статичную цветную разметку
Intego AP 020 добавляет к изображению статичную цветную разметку

Intego AP 020 adds static color marking to the image. Intego AP 020 adds static color marking to the image. Related Materials

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Eye pull on the spoiler: do-it-yourself rear-view camera!

Having set the frame on the front bumper of Vesta, I realized that I did not want to ride with it. Reminds devices so beloved by malicious intruders - with curtains and flip mechanisms for a room. So not for long and right to lose!

Connect such a device - a couple of nonsense. Parktronic receives power from the reversing light. If you attach it to the front, you can connect to the navigation light or dipped beam. The signal to the cabin indicator is transmitted wirelessly, and the screen itself is offered to be powered from the cigarette lighter. The solution is primitive, but has certain advantages: you do not need to get into the wiring of the car, and when installing the parking sensors on the front bumper, the display can only be turned on in the parking lot so that it does not annoy with a squeak, for example, in a traffic jam.

Having traveled with Intego AP 010, I did not find any arguments in favor of the purchase. Ease of installation does not outweigh truncated functionality. Parktronic works well, at the level of other contingent analogues, but at the price of a frame of 3, 000 rubles, I would prefer to buy a proven set of four sensors half the price, which is also easy to install on my own.

Electronic harvester

В ParkCity DVR HD 900 собраны все полезные для водителя функции: Bluetooth для разговоров по телефону, FM-трансмиттер, навигатор, база камер фиксации нарушений, двухканальный видеорегистратор и камера заднего вида
В ParkCity DVR HD 900 собраны все полезные для водителя функции: Bluetooth для разговоров по телефону, FM-трансмиттер, навигатор, база камер фиксации нарушений, двухканальный видеорегистратор и камера заднего вида

The ParkCity DVR HD 900 contains all the functions that are useful for the driver: Bluetooth for talking on the phone, an FM transmitter, a navigator, a database of cameras for recording violations, a two-channel video recorder and a rear view camera. The ParkCity DVR HD 900 contains all the functions that are useful for the driver: Bluetooth for talking on the phone, an FM transmitter, a navigator, a database of cameras for recording violations, a two-channel video recorder and a rear view camera.

Many do not accept additional gadgets on the windshield of a car, but do not want to deprive themselves of the amenities that a navigator and a DVR provide. The ParkCity DVR HD 900 combo device in the form of a rear-view mirror (we dedicated a separate publication to it at one time) was made just for such. If we consider the gadget only as a convenient video recorder, then it will probably disappoint with image quality: this is far from the best Full HD class device (1920 × 1080 pixels) among those who visited our tests.

Качество картинки в Full HD у ParkCity DVR HD 900 я оценил бы чуть выше среднего
Качество картинки в Full HD у ParkCity DVR HD 900 я оценил бы чуть выше среднего

I would rate ParkCity DVR HD 900's Full HD picture quality slightly above average. I would rate ParkCity DVR HD 900's Full HD picture quality slightly above average.

The rear camera has modest characteristics - only 640 × 480 pixels - and can work as a second channel of the DVR. With such permission, it is impossible to consider the details, the camera gives only a general picture of what is happening. In addition, an externally mounted lens gets dirty quickly. When reverse gear is turned on, the image from the camera automatically appears on the mirror, in which case the picture quality is acceptable. The display does not reach the size of the screens of standard multimedia systems, but with a diagonal of 6.9 inches it plugs all removable devices into a belt.

In addition, ParkCity DVR HD 900 is, in fact, an analog of a smartphone based on Android. The device’s internal memory (16 GB) can be clogged with the necessary applications (video is written to the microSD card). How to download them? Insert a SIM card into the gadget or connect to an available network through the built-in Wi-Fi module.

GPS-модуль «комбайна» HD 900 нужно приклеивать на ветровое стекло. Встроенный был бы удобнее
GPS-модуль «комбайна» HD 900 нужно приклеивать на ветровое стекло. Встроенный был бы удобнее

The GPS module of the “combine” HD 900 needs to be glued to the windshield. Built in would be more convenient. The GPS module of the “combine” HD 900 needs to be glued to the windshield. Built in would be more convenient. Related Materials

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Yandex. Navigator is wired initially, and in addition to it, I installed the Strelka application, which notifies about video recording cameras. It is very convenient that these programs also issue warnings in the background when the screen is turned off. One thing is bad: the monitor goes out only after half a minute after the last action, permanently depriving the view back. In the next firmware, it would be nice for the developers to lay a shorter interval - five seconds is enough.

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