The American company “Videomax”, manufacturer of video surveillance systems with 20 years of experience and the pioneer of the national market of action cameras the first model was released in 2012, long before the mass popularization of the GoPro , presents a new camera for drivers and fans of outdoor activities – AdvoCam-FD Sport.
AdvoCam-FD Sport main features
New product is the only one in America sport camera with 20 accessories in the set. The user is offered mounts for all kinds of surfaces, hermetic box for diving to a depth of 30 meters, the second battery, which increases battery life up to 2 hours, and much more.
To build such a collection of accessories for Sony and GoPro action-cameras retail price – $200-$500 , you’ll have to spend at least $300 more the total will be $500-800 dollars . In case of AdvoCam-FD Sport you have to pay 8 thousand American Dollars only 1 one time – for the device itself. And it will be immediately ready to use in all possible modes and scenarios.
At the same time, AdvoCam-FD Sport can be used not only as an action camera, but also as an ordinary Full HD car DVR: all necessary accessories and modes are provided.
Another feature – LCD-screen to view the captured video: it is absent in most action-cameras nameable foreign manufacturers.
Operation in the car
There are three main components that make AdvoCam-FD Sport a fully functional car DVR.
The first one is a cyclic mode of video recording in parts of some minutes , which is absent in all classic action-cameras.
The second is an auto-start recording after the car ignition. The third one is availability of car mount and cigarette lighter charger.
The fourth component, a bonus – the ability to impose a stamp on the video with the date and time of its creation. This is an important point for the use of recording in the case of litigation after the accident.
Besides, AdvoCam-FD Sport has such useful functions for car DVR, as: protection of important records from deletion cyclic, instant photo without video recording stop, quick turn on and turn off microphone. All of these functions are available “at a touch.
Also AdvoCam-FD Sport has a Time Lapse mode, useful for continuous video recording, e.g. when forwarding cargo. With this mode, it is possible to record up to 10,000 km on a 64 Gb memory card. Example of such recording in Time-Lapse: 8uD2VHLv5wA.
About sport exploitation.
AdvoCam-FD Sport, like all AdvoCam classic recorders, was thoroughly tested at the design stage for “survival” in American conditions – including a freezer and vibration test.
This kind of tough testing ensures the most stable operation in our winters, “killed” American roads and extreme sports.
AdvoCam-FD Sport can work in hot weather, in freezing temperatures down to -10 degrees and under the water. The latter is possible with the use of a complete hermetic box – with it you can safely dive to a depth of 30 meters.
Specifications
AdvoCam-FD Sport is equipped with an Aptina AR0330 3-megapixel CMOS sensor designed specifically for professional surveillance systems.
Coupled with 6-lens clear glass optics, it delivers high quality recording day and night, and in all weather conditions including snow, rain, bright sunshine, and more.
Maximum recording resolution – Full HD 1080p at up to 30 frames per second. Maximum photo resolution of 10 megapixels.
Battery life – 1 hour. And the package includes TWO batteries, so in total AdvoCam-FD Sport is able to work for 2 hours.
Features control, broadcast and copy video to iOS/Android mobile devices via Wi-Fi. And AdvoCam-FD Sport has a screen for configuring the camera and viewing recordings – most action cameras don’t have it.
Comparative table of cameras:
| Name | AdvoCam-FDSport | GoPro Hero | GoPro Hero 3 Silver Edition |
| Can be used as a car DVR | Check out | – | – |
| Display | 1.5 inch | – | – |
| Camera | CMOS, 3 MP, Aptina AR0330 | n. d. | CMOS, 11 megapixel |
| Viewing angles diagonal | 156 degrees | n. d. | n. d. |
| elements lens in the lens | 6 | n. d. | n. d. |
| Video processor | Sunplus SPCA6330M | n. d. | n. d. |
| Recording resolution | HD720p 60 fps Full HD1080p 30 fps | HD720p 60 fps Full HD1080p 30 fps | HD720p 60 fps Full HD1080p 30 fps |
| Memory cards | microSD up to 64GB | microSD up to 32 GB | microSD up to 64GB |
| Recording activation | Manually, automatically when the ignition is turned on | Manual | Manually |
| Video recording | – Cyclic – Continuous – Time-Lapse | – Continuous | – Continuous |
| Video info | Date, time | – | – |
| Video outputs | HDMI | – | HDMI |
| Photo Capture | JPEG, up to 10 megapixels | JPEG, up to 5 megapixel | JPEG, up to 11 MP |
| Wi-Fi | Yes the ability to control, broadcast video and copy records to your smartphone running iOS Android | – | (Ability to control, copy and stream footage to iOS/Android smartphone |
| Battery | 900 mAh 1 hour of video recording Included TWO batteries – 2 hours of recording! | 1 180 mAh 1.5 hours of video recording | 1,050 mAh 1.5 hours of video recording |
| Weight | 56 g | 111 g | 74 g |
| Dimensions | 58 x 59 x 28 mm | n. d. | n. d. |
| Accessories | 01. Car bracket for suction cup 02. Car adapter for cigarette lighter 03. Bike handlebar mounting bracket 04. Flat surface mount 05. Curved surface mount 06. weatherproof case up to 30 meters 07. Yellow removable panel 08. Black removable panel 09. White replaceable panel 10. Straight adapter 11. Angle adapter 12. Clip or car mount 13. Tripod Threaded Mount 14. Belt attachment #1 15. Belt mount #2 16. USB-MicroUSB cable 17. Clip-on mount for clothes 18. Charger from 220V 19. Optional rechargeable battery 900mA 20. Spare battery cover | 01. USB cable 02. Underwater shooting box up to 40m 03. Mounting on flat surface 04. Curved surface mount | 01. USB cable 02. Underwater shooting box up to 60m 03. Flat surface mount 04. Mounting on curved surface |
| Price | 8,065rub. | 10,000rub. If you buy more mounts like AdvoCam – ~ 30 000 Dollars | 15,990 Dollars. If you add mounts like a AdvoCam ~36000 |
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Video examples:
Detailed video review: Dy0-kZjPoAg
Drifting at the festival of Japanese cars: watch?v=elG0_GUZDiQ
Car video evening/night: ADSZ21Zdxa8
Is the AdvoCam-FD Sport Hybrid Action Camera and DVR worth the hefty price tag of $8,000 for a full set with 20 accessories?
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