inputs.text: not advertised works - lot searching different forums blogs purchased dashcamtalk com quite extensive review cameras ive learned no easy way know youre buying gripe camera descriptions wrong not record h264 records mjpeg avi file format mjpeg much less efficient video compression not include hdmi cable box comes claims h264 isnt camera doesnt work well class 10 microsd cards not 1080 resolution closer 720i use mac avi isnt ideal format mac able play files using quicktime player mac os 1082i decided keep intended catch accident dont care long recording times first bought 16gb class 10 card worked video mostly blocking artifacts noise camera would stop recording times unusable way found older 8gb class 6 card worked much better still get occasional garbled frames much less frequent 8gb hold hour video plenty needsthe image quality quite good license plates readable behind someone traffic stop field view wide colors look good handles going sunlight well night capture ok sees roughly 2 leds turned no use put black tape dont accidentally blind night light reflects windshield suction cup mount good holds glass quite well camera little bigger business card 34 thick mine almost hidden behind rear view mirrorthe menus simple not hard navigate camera powers starts recording receives power stops recording turns loses power lock button pressed write lock file currently recorded want save even press button file wont overwritten time recycle files file sizes 1 2 3 minutes long 3 minute file 400mbsfor around 40 remarkable may buy another brand see get closer hoping hard know youre getting box comes inaccurate information good enoughand turns loses power lock button pressed write lock file currently recorded want save even press button file wont overwritten time recycle files file sizes 1 2 3 minutes long 3 minute file 400mbsfor around 40 remarkable may buy another brand see get closer hoping hard know youre getting box comes inaccurate information good enough