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162 reviews
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  • Build Quality
    2.3 (7)
  • Value for Money
    1.9 (8)
  • Ease of Use
    3.0 (8)
  • Readable Number PlatesYes (50%) · No (50%)
  • Battery Life
    3.0 (4)
  • Video Quality
    3.7 (6)
  • Audio Quality
    4.0 (4)
  • Night-Time Video Quality
    3.4 (5)
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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 :)

adaptiveAxis351

adaptiveAxis351Metropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 9 reviews

Do Not Buy One

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We bought this a while ago and there has been nothing but trouble we have had it replaced 4 times and still not working very very bad camera BlackVue. It keeps saying ether firmware error or sd card not compatible when it's a blackvue sd card what a heap of crap.

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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
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KMBSydney

Great camera - but better yet ....

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Great camera - never really any issues... but better yet .... if you do have some issues [like I have with a few minor things being not that tech savvy] - Tom, from AutoBlackbox.com.au has saved my tail several times and really knows his stuff !!!
Although the camera is great with awesome footage .. Tom is better ..!! Quick, efficient and gets any issues ironed out immediately.
Cheers guys and have an awesome Christmas & New Year :)

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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
P.D.

P.D.Perth

  • 2 reviews
  • 3 likes

Great Camera with Plenty of Features!

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Purchased the Blackvue DR650S-1CH and Power Magic Pro after a carpark incident and I could not be happier with it! Installed it myself and it was straightforward (Power Magic Pro took a little while to power up after being hard-wired in to the cars wiring loom, I had to toggle the adjustment switches before the power LED activated) and set up was very simple using the Blackvue app on my smartphone. Picture quality is great, easy to pick numberplates during daytime recording even on my phone screen. The sensor on the side of the unit to switch audio recording on/off is great too, was an unexpected surprise. It's a feature packed and high quality camera and I wouldn't hesitate to buy another!

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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Toby

TobyPerth

Excellent product!

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I've had it for a little while now, and its had no issues what so ever. The video is crisp, it has front AND back cameras, and the cord is long enough to connect it to the front and back without getting in the way.

The app took a few minutes to get used too, but I figured it out quick and given that this is a set and forget type of camera, I haven't really used the app since my first test run.

Its got decent storage and can rollover prerecorded footage if your like me and don't want to start stacking storage cards!

Easily the best and most easy to use camera I have purchased.

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BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Quality Camera, Great Features and Handles The Perth Heat.

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letmesee

letmeseeSydney

Wildly expensive and not worth the drama

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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Constant problems.

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I also have constant problems with the SD card and Blackvue restarting all the time without any reason. The sticker is also terrible. Blackvue is dropping down in hot weather, so I have to stick it again to the windscreen all the time. In parking mode it is recording almost all the time despite the sensitivity sensor put to minimum.

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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
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Mike

MikePerth, WA

  • 44 reviews
  • 6 likes

Good camera(s), support has improved a bit, phone app still needs work

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Blake S

Blake SGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 21 reviews

I have the IR model and it's Perfect!! couldnt be better

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I have the IR model as I am a driver and may require footage from inside the car should the need arise. I can say that this is by far the best camera I have ever used and everyone i have shown footage to agrees, The night time footage is incredibly clear, the youtube videos that i thought were fake dont even do it justice! thats how impressive it is.

Pretty much any camera will do during the day, night is much harder.

As for the IR, its an internal camera and records quite well even in zero light conditions. Perfect for people who may see the need for such a device. (uber drivers, couriers, etc)

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Blake S
Blake S
BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Blake S
Blake S

It is an amazing camera. I have shown footage to a few of my friends and we are always impressed. The night stuff is incredible. The day stuff I think any camera does pretty much the same job.

Highly recommend these to everybody!!

Dave C

Dave CGladstone, Queensland

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

Great camera

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This is the second Blackview camera i recently purchased for my wife's new car. Already have a DR550-2ch in my car which paid for itself after someone sideswiped me and then said it was my fault, retracted their statement after they were sent the video by police.

The 650 model is much better than the 550, they are not the cheapest cameras out there but the image quality is superb.

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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Tarun

TarunAU

  • 3 reviews

never buy this chap

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Mike

MikePerth, WA

  • 44 reviews
  • 6 likes

Great product but poor support

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The dashcam itself is great. Installed it easily in the second car for my p-plate son. The original firmware on the device was good and worked well with the phone app (Android) but the first couple of updates for the new cloud functionality were dreadful. The wi-fi connectivity was very flakey and made configuring the camera very hard, I actually regressed it to the earlier firmware for a few months until it stabilised.

All in all pretty happy with the unit, it does what it's supposed to and works well, with good image quality.

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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

top car cam

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bought this a little while ago, it was a little tricky to set up at first but once you work our the app its fine. take your time to get familair with operating manual and you will rate this cam. it will take you about 20 - 30 mins to work it all out but definately worth it. Top car cam and would recmd it

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excellent dashcam

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Very happy with this dashcam. Setup was super easy as was the installation. Play back is fast and simple with awesome HD detail even at night which is where most of my driving occurs. Small enough to be mounted in the center of the windscreen without impeding vision. Would definitely recommend this camera if you are serious about capturing all the details.

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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Thanks for the great review!!

Deep

DeepVictoria

  • 2 reviews
  • 2 likes

OK - could be better

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Initial setup is not user friendly. Keeps crashing when setting up from mobile app. After several attempts, has to take the ss card out and use the of software to setup. Which finally worked. Still not too happy with how difficult it is to setup. Hopefully future updates will fix this.

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BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue
Kara

KaraGeraldton

  • 11 reviews
  • 2 likes

Love it!

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I just received my new DR650GW today in the mail and I'm extremely impressed with it. The picture is crystal clear, it was easy to install, and it looks great. Extremely happy with this product and everyone at AutoBlack Box who assisted me. Will definitely be recommending this camera now to my friends and family.

crs

crsDubbo

Best car cam out there

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100*/* love this dash cam, work right out of the box, easy instructions.
I used the app to fine tune the angle for best view.
Easy to install by self, in under 20 mins.
Clear day/night video, 32 gb SD card is the smallest i would use.
Would encourage people to buy one.

Pvi

PviFremantle

  • 7 reviews
  • 14 likes

Doesn't work each time

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Have had this for 12 Months installed by Audi Perth however found it to be unreliable. Not sure if it is because car is not used a lot or the unit has been faulty since installed..
I have not updated the firmware since the new app is out as have been overseas. Will contact distributor again for help as this was a costly unit and do have some concern.

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Questions & Answers

Benjamin C.

Benjamin C.asked

Dual Camera DR650S-2CH

While reviewing playback from the SDCard for my Blackvue DR900S-2CH, I noticed in parking mode the playback is almost an hour not 3min which I set. And the playback is in 16X or 32X fast forward speed with no audio. Why?

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BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Hi Benjamin,
Thanks for getting in touch with your query.
It sounds like your units parking mode has been set to Time Lapse recording instead of Motion & Impact detection.
This will make the camera record 1 frame per second for the duration of the parking time and then plays the files back at 30 frames per second so a 30 minute recording period is played back in a 1 minute file.
To change settings access the firmware settings and under the basic then recording tabs change the parking mode recordings.
If you require further assistance please get in touch on the number below.
Best regards,
Chaim
BlackVue Australia
08 6267 5167

Yorinaldi

Yorinaldiasked

Dual Camera DR650S-2CH

After upgrade firmware, my blackvue DR650S-2CH can't connect to wifi, it says "wifi unavailable"
Can you help me about this problem ?

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BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Hi Yorinaldi, Thanks for sending your query through. Typically for this error message disabling mobile data on Android based devices will resolve the issue. However if you are using a apple device then a network reset maybe required to get it back up and running. Can you confirm if this error message is occurring in your devices WiFi network list or when trying to connect through the app?
Best regards,
Chaim
BlackVue Australia
08 6267 5167

Goldy

Goldyasked

DR650GW / DR650S

My Dr650GW-1CH dashcam doesn't connect with mobile phones via wifi. Always message "wrong password ". I reset default passward to "Blackvue " .But problem is same.when I start my car gave audio message "wifi hotspot not avilable "
Blackvue support tell me to reset wifi channel. But I need simple and step by step help for solve this problem. Thanks

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BlackVue
BlackVue Australia T.BlackVue

Hi Goldy,

For the DR650GW-1CH camera, the default camera password is usually "blackvue" with all lower case letters, can you please advise if you have tried this already? Regarding resetting the password, the only way to do this for the DR650GW/S series is to remove the microSD card from the camera and insert it into a PC/laptop. You will then be able to edit the current Wi-Fi password to a personal password if you wish.

If your camera starts up and says "Wi-Fi hotspot unavailable" it simply means that your camera is out of range of the Wi-Fi hotspot you registered for BlackVue Cloud (or the hotspot is currently off). Even if this message plays, you should still be able to directly Wi-Fi connect to the camera.

Please let us know if you require any clarification on the above points or had any other questions. You are also more than welcome to ring our support number below for assistance. Thank you!

Best Regards,
Chris
BlackVue Australia
08 6267 5167

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