In anticipation of the Chelyabinsk meteorite - Test 5 car DVR for iPhone

The most popular images of the Chelyabinsk meteorite, bypassed all the world's media, were filmed on car DVR. Western journalists were surprised - you that, in Russia, all go with these devices? Not all, but many. And iPhone owners do not even need to buy a separate device. There are some interesting applications that use a smartphone camera as a video recorder, and today they are in our selection.

CamOnRoad

The first application that comes across on-demand "video recorders on the iPhone» to Google. This suggests that at least it is the promoted application, and as a maximum - the best. CamOnRoad has all the basic features of conventional DVR. Data can be stored on the iPhone or in the "cloud." Free new user offer 2 gigabytes. Video excerpts written for 5-15 minutes, maximum quality - 720p. There is also a function of comparing routes and locations on the map.

The cards are used as materials of the non-profit project OpenStreetMap. According to the developers, they are comparable in quality to the Yandex. Cards. At the end of August will be the automatic call in case of accident rescue: in the event of an accident and the driver of loss of consciousness, the app will give the coordinates of the accident.

INCAR

In general, application of comparable basic capabilities with CamOnRoad, except for cloud storage. Loop recording is available for 5-20 minutes, the choice of quality records, including HD. I note the presence of the shock sensor adjustment. fixed traffic route on the map using GPS. Have applications and minus: recording date and time are not displayed in the picture, and recorded as a file name. This may prevent the use of recording in the court or in a conversation with a police inspector DPS. In addition, there were more recently updated application years ago.

CAR Camera DVR

Like the previous application, it allows you to run one-touch recording on the home screen. The default setting is exhibited in the frequency of 15 frames per second, it is worth paying attention to. In general, the basic features correspond to universal norms, however, disappoint the design application. It is made in the style of skeuomorph that for someone, on the contrary, it may be a competitive advantage. The free version does not have video upload, so the video to this application will not be.

Carcorder

A distinctive feature is Carcorder display of the route at the same time video recording. Log is speed - the practical application of it not, but look at the graph curious. There is also a backlight function to activate night mode. In the paid version of the maximum video resolution - 1920 × 1080, and the free - 480 × 360. Two versions of the cards from Apple and Google.

OsmAnd DVR (former iSimDVR)

Perhaps the most heaped up application of the considered today. Weight settings, for example, you can choose from four cards: Yandex, Google, Apple or OsmAnd. Frame rate - from 3 to 60 fps, video resolution - up to 1920 × 1080. There are also features image stabilization, titling, sync with Dropbox. Basic functions, such as cyclic recording and GPS-tracks are present.

SUMMARY

Any car DVR should have several basic features: motion detection, loop recording, notation of date and time, GPS data. In the case of the iPhone videofiksatsii opportunities is much wider, but all depends on the iOS restrictions - the video can not be in the background. We have to make a choice: use the iPhone for its intended purpose or as a video recorder. The necessary basic functions support all video recorders (except INCAR), and the image quality you can evaluate yourself.