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The bottom of the camera includes a emergency record button which can be pushed during an accident to ensure that the video before and after the accident isn’t overwritten. The Transcend DrivePro 520 supports up to 64GB microSD cards. The second camera allows flexibility to record what happens inside a vehicle which can be useful for those who drive taxis, participate in ridesharing programs, or can be used to record encounters with the police.Īt the right side of the camera is a mini-USB port which can be used to connect the DrivePro 520 to the computer or a power source and a slot for a microSD card.
Drive pro 520 720p#
The unique feature for the Transcend DrivePro 520 is that it actually features two cameras – one forward facing 130° wide angle 1080p camera and one 110° angle 720p camera on the side which can swivel from the front to the back up to 180 degrees. Our sample was the variant with the suction mount which includes some documentation, a suction mount, a car adapter, a 32GB microSD card, and the Transcend DrivePro 520. Here’s a look at the packaging for the Transcend DrivePro 520.
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A Closer Look at the Transcend DrivePro 520
Drive pro 520 drivers#
Today we’ll be reviewing the Transcend DrivePro 520 which is a car video recorder which is designed to help give drivers evidence of events that occur on the road to ensure that parties are truthful about what really happened at the scene. In the lawsuit-happy society that we live in, the need to record what happens on the road has become more important than ever and although car video recorders are common outside of the US, these devices are only starting to gain traction here. Was the insurance process easy? Or was it difficult? Did the other party make up or exaggerate what happened?
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Think about the last time you, your family or your friend got into a car accident. In addition, the camera has 7 glass lenses and 1 of it is an infrared filter lens that designed to prevent fogging from heat.Introduction Transcend DrivePro 50 features a wide 130-degree viewing angle and wide f/1.8 aperture lens for better low light recording. The mount that provided allows the dash camera to pan and tilt easily in case you would want to record other angles. Installation of the Transcend DrivePro 50 are the same with other Dashcam and the provided power cable is more than enough to reach from the top windscreen to the cigarette lighter port. The emergency recording mode will safeguard the recordings and as well as critical seconds before the footages being overwritten. The dashcam has built-in G-sensor that will get triggered the emergency recording when detected an event of a collision. It would automatically start the recording along with a “Beep” sound when you ignite your car engine. There’s an LED light on the rear bottom that will blink in blue when it starts recording. By default, it would only extend 10 seconds and can change it to 30 seconds through the Transcend DrivePro app. It also has a built-in battery that can continuously record for 30 seconds in case of power failure. On the right is a miniUSB port for power up the dashcam. On the left are the microSD card slot and a red button uses to power on/off and emergency record. With the app, you can communicate with the dashcam through WiFi connection that allows you to preview live recording, access to the saved recordings and also change the dashcam settings.Īt the front are the camera lens and microphones.
Drive pro 520 download#
There’s an app that can be download from Google Play and App Store.
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There’s no LCD display on this dashcam and it fully relies on your smartphone to do any settings changes and retrieve footages.
Drive pro 520 manual#
Upon opening the box, you will see the camera unit, adhesive mount, cigarette lighter power cable, a 16GB Transcend High Endurance microSD Card, an extra 3M double-sided tape, warranty card, manual document and some brochure of Transcend’s products. ▪ 130-degree Wide Angle with Large Aperture f/1.8 Let’s begin with the specification and follow by what’s inside the box. Thanks to the Transcend team in Taiwan, they have sent us an unit of Transcend DrivePro 50 for review.