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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nWhat are the 70Mai M500\u2019s features?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The M500 is a sleek, good-looking, single-channel dash that takes great captures and has an unusual top resolution of 2592\u00d71944. Yup, 4:3, though you can knock the vertical resolution down if you absolutely must have 16:9. You will lose some detail though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A unique sticky mount is provided that the 3.3-ounce, approximately 4\u00d71-inch camera slides into, as you can see in the images. There are arrows on both the camera and mount to ease the process and make sure you have the lens facing forward. There are few other distinguishing features \u2014 which is handier than it might sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The M500 has GPS on board, uses internal eMMC memory (32GB to 128GB depending on SKU), and its field of view is a whopping 170 degrees. There\u2019s a 500Mah battery, but 70Mai warns that this only allows the camera to run for 15 seconds or so. That\u2019s long enough in most cases to catch any post-power shenanigans, so good enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s exactly one multi-function button (power\/Wi-Fi\/lock video) on the left of the M500, with the only other notable feature being the Type-C port on the right side. Dash cam minimalism. Nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obviously, this means adjusting settings (parking mode, compression, g-sensor sensitivity, watermarking, time zone, etc.) and other operations (viewing, offloading,) are handled by an app (shown below). I should mention that the M500 automatically set the correct time using GPS info. A nice touch many vendors miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
70Mai warranties the M500 for one year (two in the EU), which is about average for the dash cam field. That said, you\u2019ll see Amazon no-names that are guaranteed for only 90 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Really, 70Mai?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Though I\u2019ve already mentioned it, it bears repeating. One thing I really don\u2019t like about the otherwise clever and most excellent M500 is that you must create an account and access it to activate the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No recordings take place until you do. Sorry, a dash cam should start recording when you plug it in and you should be able to connect to it and adjust settings without any further ado. You bought it, it\u2019s yours. Period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a piece of hardware, the M500 is in the top tier of dash cams I\u2019ve reviewed. The captures are excellent and the GPS is the icing on the cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To see whether I\u2019m simply being curmudgeonly in my protestation, I asked a variety of friends \u2014 young and old \u2014 what they thought of the activation-before-use deal. To a person, they found 70Mai\u2019s approach intrusive. A couple said no way they\u2019d buy one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My other peeve isn\u2019t nearly as serious, and that\u2019s that you can\u2019t just plug the M500 into a computer as USB mass storage to offload the videos. You must first offload them to your phone using the app, then share them from there if you have the desire. This is needlessly time-consuming and tedious \u2014 especially if you want to edit or process them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How much is the 70Mai M500?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The M500 comes in three flavors: 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB for $90, $100, and $110 respectively. Given that the high-resolution video consumes approximately 200MB per minute, I recommend that you buy as much capacity as you can. Of course, I recommend that for any dash cam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How are the 70Mai M500\u2019s captures?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
So the lead should tell you this, but they\u2019re great! The HDR color is accurate, there\u2019s lots of detail and the camera handles mixed lighting conditions very well. There is some mild fish-eye, but it\u2019s hardly debilitating. Headlight flare is handled well at night, and there are no motion artifacts such as jiggling, tearing, or jello-ing. Bumps are handled very well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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