A piece of double-sided tape is not $10 more expensive than a suction cup. Though the prices I quote include a 32GB SDHC card, with the suction mount, the DrivePro 520 is a $190 product, while with a sticky mount, it's a $200 product. Price and mounting madnessīuying the DrivePro 520 is not as straightforward as it should be. There was no hard-wire kit available online, but that's an easy DIY fix for most users. The DrivePro 520's SDHC slot is on the right side of the unit, as is the Mini USB port used to power the unit. To be fair, most of the cameras I've reviewed so far suffer the same problem, and in most cases the still capture button is harder to find and press than it is on the DrivePro 520. The DrivePro 520 has one on the bottom that's relatively easy to reach and press, but it's not quite as handy or quick as the Vava Dash Cam's. One thing that Vava's Dash Cam spoiled me with was its large, separate Bluetooth still-capture button. There are four buttons on the back of the camera that allow you to navigate the interface via the unit's 2.4-inch color display. As you'll see in the performance section, window glare kills your chance of monitoring anything in back of the vehicle. While the DrivePro 520's interior camera swivels only horizontally, it will capture just about anything in the cabin that's not hidden behind the seats or another obstruction. There's a G-sensor that switches on "don't overwrite this video" mode, as well as GPS for tracking your location and relative speed. The front camera has a 130-degree field of view, while the rear-facing camera has a 110-degree field of view. The 520 Pro utilizes an Aptina AR0330 3MP (1080p) sensor in the front-facing camera, and a 1MP (720p) sensor in the rear-facing camera. This leaves a blind spot encompassing the passengers seat in some smaller vehicles. What you see is how far the rear-facing camera will swivel to the right.
If that's what you want, check out these dual-channel models we've reviewed: Blackvue DR750S-2CH and Cobra CDR895D.
It's wonderful for tracking the driver and rear seats, and it swivels 180 degrees for additional front coverage.īecause the rear-facing camera is so distant from your rear windshield, however, all you'll see of the back view is glare-in other words, you won't be able to use this camera to monitor rear traffic. However, the place where the film would go is actually the horizontally rotating interior camera. The DrivePro 520's physical appearance reminds one of nothing more than a small XLR film camera.
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