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Hi guys, Searched and there isn't any topics for discussion on 70mai dashcam. What do you think of this new camera from 70mai? https://70mai.store/products/omni It was first launch with kickstarter IIRC to retailing now. Reached our shores not long ago and in Singapore, it supports 4G hardwire kit. Not many people have bought it though as I want to look at reviews from buyers from official channels such as Shopee, Lazada, etc. Unique features which are different from others are 360 degree rotating view, voice commands for selfie/vlogs and advance ADAS (including pedestrains and motorcycle detections wor). I'm not promoting this but in fact looking at it to replace my "free" Korean brand cheapo dashcam provided by the PI. But the cons for this Omni is no rear camera support. I think rear camera is needed as I have been rear-ended twice and both were not my fault. Claims from 3rd party was done very smoothly. 70mai Singapore mentioned can look at installing the 70mai 1S on the rear. I have a small battery pack that is hooked up on my current dashcam for 24/7 monitoring but to runs out of juice sometimes if I have parked at a location with many cars driving past capturing lots of events. My intention for 24/7 monitoring is for situation where car is being hit-and-run especially in car parks and there are many idiots out there nowadays (no pun intended). My possible options are: 1. Buy a Omni for the front (and hook it up to my battery pack) and install a 1S for the rear to record during drive only (for rear-ended case, choy choy choy); or 2. Option 1 and install another battery pack for the rear camera. Not sure if both packs can be charged sufficiently as sometimes my drive could not charge up even my current one to full 100%; or 3. Stick to current dashcam or get the 70mai A800s with dual channel but lose the features of Omni. 😛 Advices and ideas are welcome. 70mai users or potential buyers can discuss and provide reviews here also. 🙂 Cheers!

Woah. really leh. Why we buy potato camera for so expensive ah? Now this keep me wondering. Hmmm. . . .

For discussion. In many countries in Europe it's already banned. At least it should not be legal to post videos freely on social media, except for traffic accident legal proceedings. But here, everyday we see so many nonsense videos posted on social media, number plates, faces and all, for the most trivial stuff. Shaming each other, CSI and turning people's life upside down, making them jobless etc etc, has become like an entertainment for so many in SG. Like they say, sinkie pwn sinkie, can sleep well tonight! Austria Status: Banned Using a dash cam in Austria is illegal, full-stop. First-time offenders will be slapped with a whopping €10,000 fine, with repeat offenders fined €25,000. In fact, it’s not even legal to own a dash cam. Be sure to leave yours behind if you’re planning to head there on your trip. Belgium Status: Legal, with conditions Belgium is a lot more relaxed than Austria on the issue. You can both own and use one, but only for ‘private use’. What that means to drivers is that if you’re involved in an incident you’ll need to inform all other parties before submitting the footage as evidence. France Status: Legal, with conditions French dash cam laws are largely similar to those in the UK, in that there are rules on where dash cams can be placed within the vehicle: it cannot obstruct the driver’s view. Like its smaller neighbour Belgium, France also restricts dash cams to ‘private use’ – in this case, that means that you can’t upload the footage to the internet. If you record any evidence, make sure that it goes directly to the police. Germany Status: Legal, with conditions Germany may be famed for its delimited ‘autobahn’ that lets motorists largely speed at will, but it has still seen fit to place some restrictions on dash cam usage. Like France and the UK, it must be placed so as not to obstruct the driver’s view. In compliance with the country’s strict privacy laws, any footage shared publicly must have faces and number plates obscured (in fact, ideally they should not be recorded at all). Luxembourg Status: Banned Head south from Belgium, and the rules don’t change all that much. While at least owning a dash cam is allowed in Luxembourg, using one is still totally illegal. Make sure it stays in the glovebox for the duration of your time there. Norway Status: Legal, with conditions Norway is probably the mainland European nation with rules most similar to the UK’s. Its only regulation on dash cams is that it’s installed out of the way of the driver’s view. Portugal Status: Banned It may be totally legal to use a dash cam on your drive through Spain to get there, but once you arrive in Portugal it is neither legal to own nor use a dash cam, so leave yours at home if you’ll be driving there. Switzerland Status: Legal, but heavily conditional Saving the most complex for last, dash cam usage is a very muddy area in Switzerland. While they’re legal in theory, it’s all but impossible to get any use out of them while still obeying strict Swiss data protection laws. For a start, they can never just be used for entertainment or documenting a journey – there has to be a legal purpose to recording. Then they must conform to the Swiss ‘principal of transparency’: it needs to be obvious that those being recorded are being recorded. As dash cams are discreet by nature, and other drivers are usually only aware of their existence after an accident occurs, that’s a box likely to remain unticked.