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mrdantheman

mrdanthemanIllawarra, NSW

  • 7 reviews

Did not last long

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I have owned this dashcam for just over 2 years now and about 6 months ago the internal battery failed. Every time it shuts down the time and date are wrong. Recently I witnessed a hit and run accident, I was hopefull to assist with my dashcam. When I viewed the footage it was all pink! I have tried everything to get it to work again. I am now in the market for a new dashcam. I will not be getting a blackvue as they just don't last.



Purchased in February 2021.

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BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Jarkko

JarkkoAdelaide

  • 6 reviews
  • 4 likes

Paid premium but it failed to deliver

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Purchased one about three years ago, and the sound recording failed after three weeks. I had the unit replaced as I refused to wait three weeks for it to be repaired. After 18 months of usage, the sound recording failed again. We got better value from a unit in my wife's car that was one third the price. Because of the cost and poor reliability, I can only give it two stars.



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BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Jarkko
Jarkko
BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Hi Jarkko, no worries, look forward to hearing from you soon.
Thanks,
Tom.
Auto BlackBox Pty Ltd.

Tassie Devil

Tassie DevilHobart, TAS

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

Fantastic After Sales Service

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1 comment
BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
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Mish

MishGerringong

Rubbish-didn’t even last 2 years.

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Considering this camera wasn’t cheap it is very disappointing that it lasted 1 year and 10 months! And the salt in the wounds is that 6 months after I bought it the warranty went from 1 year to two years. My local electronics shop now refuses to stock them because of the failure rate and how painful BlackVue Australia are to deal with. Will never buy another BlackVue.

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BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Hi Mish, just following up and checking if you have had a chance to read our reply and private messages? Thank you,

Mish
Mish

Hi-would be interested to see if it can be fixed. How do I go about this? I would rather have a working BlackVue than to have to rip all the hardwired power cable setup out of my car and get another brand.

Luko

LukoSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 7 reviews

Very poor app

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The app is not user friendly. Compared to much less expensive cameras this is not a good one. Camera quality is good, but if you need info from the app ie how to change passwords etc, forget about it. Mine is sitting in a draw, and I went and bought another cheaper one. much easier to use. Overall very disappointed in this camera.

2 comments
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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Andrew

AndrewCentral Queensland, QLD

  • 53 reviews
  • 1 like

An excellent quality basic dash cam

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BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Perfect

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Good resolution and clear. Do not have overheating problem and connection are good. Wide angle. However, need to purchase it together with power magic so that things will be working very well.

Will strongly recommend this car camera to anyone who is looking for car camera, anywhere in the world

Neil

NeilMelbourne

  • 5 reviews

the cam for car

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this is a great camera for the car in its own right, but the beauty comes alive when you combine the internet capabilities. easy to install and just as easy to attach a mobile sim router to connect to the web. know where your car is and what its doing.
great buy.. just wish i had got the 2 channel so i could record the rear.

1 comment
BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Gavin

Gavin

  • 2 reviews

Great camera but dont waste your money on the genuine sd card

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The camera is fantastic with great resolution and features. It is well worth spending a few bucks on the polarising filter to cut glare both at night and in the day. The only thing I suggest is that you do not waste you money buying the genuine Blackvue sd card. It is more expensive than the same standard on the general market and after the first time I formatted mine the camera refused to recognise it. Just buy a top grade generic brand card and enjoy your great camera

2 comments
BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Gavin
Gavin
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AJN

AJNBrisbane

Have only used this one so it is hard to compare what it offers for it's price.

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BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Great camera.

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Purchased the blackvue 650. It replaced a 450 as the 659 had wifi. Have used for about 3 weeks and had no problems at all. Would thoroughly recommend this dashcam. I am looking at purchasing the 112 battery pack as well so I can run the camera in park mode as well. Again great product and great service from Sportsgps from where I brought it from. Thanks for a great product.

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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
saygdaytorob

saygdaytorobBrisbane, QLD

  • 8 reviews
  • 8 likes

Buy from Auto BlackBox online for a great camera brand

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Have owned and used my Blackvue DR650GW for a couple of years now, never missed a beat. Auto BlackBox have been extremely helpful from the beginning to ownership and now when I wanted a larger SD card and an additional bracket, they have been first class in customer service. Can't believe my order from ordering late one arvo arrives the next morning at my work!! Great communication throughout with clear emails confirming everything was dispatched and had arrived and the purchase was complete. Highly recommended if you want no fuss prompt service to your doorstep, and great products too to buy and get support on. I can't wait to get the next camera just to use them again :) Thank you again James for making the above happen.

1 comment
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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Kirsten M

Kirsten MMelbourne

  • 4 reviews

Fantastic unit

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A nice small unit which replaced an existing dashcam in my car. Its so easy to use and the size means that it sits nicely behind the mirror and doesn't obscure the view. Easy to connect to it via wifi to view live and recorded footage (and download if required) and i love the voice announcements it makes. Excellent quality video also. Highly recommended.

1 comment
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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Dereck

DereckRockingham City

  • 2 reviews

BlackVue dashcams are AWESOME

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A friend of mine has one of these dash cams. It is AMAZING. Wifi works so well. The picture quality is the best I have seen. I don't have one yet but I will have one when mine doesn't work any more. I don't think it will be too long.

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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Dereck
Dereck

I will. Thank you.

SCM

SCMSydney

Lifetime of protected motoring

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I've had the DR650S installed in my car for 3 weeks now.. I've since had 3 weeks of reliable, protected motoring. Actually turns out to be 3 weeks longer than I've had before and I've had a dashcam installed in my car for over 18 months. The Power Magic Pro Kit works wonderfully well with parking mode and is a cinch to install (if you're somewhat technically minded). Set up is easy on the phone with the wifi connection option. I purchased the optional tamper proof case which fits well; except wifi can't be easily turned on and off with it installed. Not a big issue however. I would 100% recommend one of their products to anyone.. I just wish I could've seen into the future with my previous purchase.

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JJT

JJTBrisbane

The Blackvue Dash Cameras only get better

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This is the fourth BLACKVUE dash camera I've purchased over the past three years. I have them in all of my vehicles now and the quality of the image, the storage capacity and the app have improved over that time. When you install the Power Magic Pro, which allows recording when the ignition is off, it gives you piece of mind that if you car is damaged while its parked you'll be able to identify the vehicle or person who has damaged it.....and will save you money with the insurance excess when making a claim.

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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Steve

Steve

  • 2 reviews
  • 3 likes

Excellent product

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Very happy with this dash cam purchased it today fantastic though I'm not sure about the distance viewing in the front maybe I'm not use to it yet I viewed it from my iPhone and struggled to read the number plate apart from that this product is the best on the market

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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
MikeM

MikeMPerth, WA

  • 2 reviews

Image quality considerably reduced in just over a year

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Had this unit for over a year now along with a polarising filter . Started off very good quality recording. Slowly the right hand side became blurred then the left hand side. Now cannot even read a number plate of a car directly in front and very close. Don't think it can take the heat therefore unfortunately I cannot recommend this unit. Just ordered a Vicovation Opia 2.

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BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
MikeM
MikeM

Hello Tom
The unit was purchased (for $429) on 4 August 2015 from Audio Precision Pty Ltd, Myaree. I was told the unit was the latest and had only just come out. The numbers on the unit are DR65GS1E5E00340.
Regards
Mike

BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Satisfied Customer

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I have recently purchased a BLACKVUE DR650S-CH. This is the third BLACKVUE Camera I have purchased. I have two vehicles and updated to a later model BLACKVUE in one of my vehicles. The replaced camera is not High Definition. I am completely satisfied with this product. I have recommended the BLACKVUE Camera to others who have also purchased this product.

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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Waiirri

WaiirriPerth, WA

  • 3 reviews

Blackbox recorder

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We have now bought 4 cameras for all our cars and cannot fault them. Simple to install and then forget about...until you need it. Recording quality is extremely good with great software for playback. Although not what I intended using it for I have taken footage of extremely dangerous driving to the Police who managed to freeze frame a car number plate, this was only due to the quality of the recording. Would recommend BlackVue to anyone who is considering buying a dash cam.

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BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Waiirri
Waiirri

Certainly did, thankyou. I'll come and see you in the new year about a rear camera.

BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Great!! See you then :)

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Questions & Answers

Harman A.

Harman A.asked

Single Camera DR650GW-1CH

My BlackVue dr650 keep on restarting please Help what to do??

2 answers

mine did the same. Replaced under warranty many times. Gave up in the end after last replacement and sold it. Might be the SD card. Try to format the card. If it says not formattable try a new card

BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Hello Harman,
Sorry to hear that this is happening to your BlackVue camera. May I suggest contacting our support team and they will be able to assist you? But it does sound like the mSD card is faulty. You can reach the support team by emailing [email protected]
Feel free to get in touch if you have any further questions.
Thank you,
Tom.
BlackVue Australia.

kamagloire

kamagloireasked

Single Camera DR650S-1CH

Coming up to 3 years. No complaints, even when switching phones. I am disappointed though with it apparently not being able to utilise the cloud. The 2ch and above models apparently do, but if the 1ch does... I haven’t been able to get it to work. :(

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BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Hi Kamagloire,
Thanks for your questions. Both 1Ch and 2Ch DR650S models are cloud compatible. Please feel free to get in touch with our full time support team to assist with setting up your cloud connection. 9-5 Mon-Fri AWST
BlackVue Australia
08 6267 5167

kamagloire
kamagloire

Ok, I’ll give that a go. Thanks.

Gave it a go. Some nice chap 2 hours in the past (AWST) solved it clearly within 5 minutes. Now it’s time to buy a BlackVue battery. - smiley face

Pawel zdankiewicz

Pawel zdankiewiczasked

Single Camera DR650S-1CH

hello I bought a camera BLACKVUE DR650S-1ch I can not register it on a cloud serial number is D65SS1FBE02360 cloud number 5LMWNJ2B5D4VJ4 each time shows exceeded time limit or that the camera is already registered - and her application can not see if you can help me thank you

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BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Hi Pawel, best thing to do is email the manufacturer who controls the BlackVue Cloud Service, they can be reached on [email protected] and they will be able to check the registration details for you.
Thanks,
Tom.

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