The thing with driving is, it often feels like you need a swivel head, much like an owl. With so much going on around you that you need to worry about, it’s a wonder drivers don’t suffer neck strain injuries more than they do! Even with most cameras on cars these days you’ve only got a front and a rear view, you still need to shift your attention to the sides at times. This device from 70mai hopes to make such issues a thing of the past.
The camera Latches on to your windscreen with an electrostatic sticker. The adhesive pad on the camera itself binds very securely to the sticker and it’s then just a simple matter of plugging the USB-C charger in to your car (there is a car charger attachment included for those that don’t have USB ports), tucking the wire in under the headliner (they even provide a little crowbar to make this easier) and plugging in to the camera itself. Fairly straight-forward stuff. The actual camera is on the bottom part of the unit and rotates through 360° to give you your all-round view. The screen on the camera is 1.2 Inches with a resolution of 1920×1080 and the camera captures a 140° angle, giving you plenty of viewing space.
This camera comes with AI collision/motion detection and a series of alerts – Lane Departure, Front Car and Pedestrian. As well as that, they’ve built in their own Night Owl Vision that produces an image with lowered noise, higher clarity and a balanced exposure, giving you an image worth looking at. The feature I like the best however is the voice-control. You don’t need to distract yourself fiddling with controls, you can just tell the Omni to ‘take photo’ or ‘shoot left’ if there are certain activities you want to capture. Then it’s just a simple matter of using the App to review footage as and when you wish.RRP £203.99
- 360° view
- Easy to install with good tutorial videos
- Up to 32GB storage
- Voice Control
- Parking surveillance only available through purchasing an extra item
- No external memory card option as a back up.
