How good is the quality for night recording since we all drive at night?
1656469
keep in mind that this is 1080p HD camera, so in my opinion, the quality at night time (in almost total darkness, the only lights are from my vehicle headlights) is VERY GOOD. You can see everything and anything clearly in the recording.
1392507
I have had my dash cam for over 6 months and have had absolutely no problems with it. It is fantastic at night time. The clarity is amazing. I would recommend this cam to my friends.
497732
Simple answer, yes. It does well, recording in day light for the price range of this device.
1973917
lower night video quality is not that good, but acceptable, as far as you have enough light in door, that fineaudio is Ok, if you are not expect high end quality, for regular use, this is good enough
1466713
I have not tried night-time recording, but I will now that you mentioned it. My experience with poor quality in low light is in my basement. I have two lamps with 60-watt bulbs in a fair-sized room. The result is a grainy image and inconsistent color rendering.
2265768
Night time was just ok, as daytime was pretty good. I had to return the mini 0801 as it was not working properly. I had contacted E Prance for a software update and they claimed they didn't have one. The cam would record sometimes and sometimes not, and the date and time were always out of sync. That is why I returned it after about 2 months. There are better choices for dash cams. I am waiting to find one that is reliable. Apparently most of them are cheap Chinese manufactured ones, which when you read the reviews about the different models, all are about the same quality with some similar issues. Draw your own conclusion. Good luck
2161867
Yes, Sony's Night Shot feature is actually the best thing on the market that I know of, as far as a video camera that's fairly priced for consumers. But, one thing to remember when filming in Night Shot mode is that you will need extra infrared lighting to "brighten" your recording, to record the video at it's best so you can see really good details in your video. Don't just rely on the camera's built-in night vision alone, get extra lighting like you see on TV. I have 2 extra infrared lights going when I film in complete darkness and it looks pretty good just like on TV (Ghost Adventure shows, etc) and I'm satisfied with the quality of Sony's video cameras.
1405104
I returned mine after realizing the IR worked for about 6 feet, not nearly enough for night recording unless you're parked, you get what you pay for
2144953
Resolution is not 1080p but very good and clear. The night vision is really good . Good enough for a convection on a burglary at my business.Local police talked about how good it was but not good enough to read a license plate in the dark . You will have to spend alot more money than this if that is what you need !!!
1591807
I have not tried night time pictures yet, the pictures I have taken are very good though, I would imagine night time would not make too much difference. 16 MP and a very compact design are the highlights as well as the lithium rechargeable battery. Very economical, and a very good overall camera.
2250450
We use several of these on our farm where we have the standard street light type of outdoor lighting. They produce an ok picture at night. They switch to B&W; at night. The picture is still pretty good as long as they aren't pointing right at the lights. Fast moving people at night sometimes are blurry. I don't know if you could identify someone you didn't know with the night view, but you certainly can recognize people you do know.
1346101
I have yet to try this camera at night. It does, however, work well in low light conditions. I would say that the range for good images is around 15 feet, but this camera does not have the same high resolution as a normal point and shoot.
152624
Solid clear night video range is about 75ft. Beyond that it gets grainy. Day is another story. Day range is great.
103220
I have used it at night on light city street and the recording is quite clear but have never used on a dark country road. I live outside of NYC so all of the streets are light up. Hope this help you. For the record recording during daytime is excellent. A good buy.
520169
Daytime, if conditions are perfect and vehicle isn't too far away. Nighttime, no, plate reflects too much light back. Camera is really good during the day and night though.
1973919
So far I have only shot video out doors of non human moving objects and video quality has been excellent. Just be careful of the sun's position to prevent your subject from being darker than you would like. I have not had any problems with sound quality so far but have not tested it on human voices. Based on the fact that my camera has exceeded my expectations in every aspect, I am confident that sound will always be satisfactory.
2163757
I agree with "The New Mexican" his reponce was spot on. the camera records untill the SD card is filled. if there is a lot of activity then the camera fill's up and you may get and hour of filming. At night the video is grainey, poor but if you know what you are looking for you can get fairly good evidance.