Transcend 64GB DrivePro Body 70 Action Split Camera, with 9-Hour Battery

The camera itself is good, the main complaint is the slowness/unreliability with the mobile app. But if you start recording from the app, it will continue even if it loses connection.

“Not good for law enforcement”?Clearly, the person who wrote that review has zero clue how to use the manual. This review is to counter all of the misinformation/disinformation planted in that review.First, and foundational, issue: you do NOT need to keep the bodycam paired to a smartphone while on duty. After initial setup, you can use the bodycam without pairing by killing the app process in the background, aka “close the app,” so it doesn’t automatically attempt to connect to each other whenever you turn the bodycam on.By NOT pairing your bodycam and phone together, the bodycam will complete a full, 6-9 hour shift of CONSTANT RECORDING; not buffering mode, but actual recording mode. The battery is more potent than this review assumes and it’s due to WiFi being constantly on, connected and transferring data with the connected phone.To use the bodycam on its own, hold the power switch until you feel the pack rumble, then let go. Wait until you see a blue status light show on the camera unit and/or the body pack. To turn on tally light monitoring for the pack, momentarily press the left side button (while worn) and the same blue/red tally light will be mirrored on the pack. The right side button momentarily displays battery life.Blue means Buffering Mode. Red means Recording. Double tap the power button to start/stop recording. The bodycam starts in buffering mode, unless changed in settings.My only complaint is the lack of IR flood lights on the camera unit. It’s not too big a deal, and in some cases advantageous, to buy an IR floodlight or torch but not everyone may know that’s a possibility for night use. The sensor is the same, or better, than all but their Sony STARVIS2 equipped cameras, and thus also records in the infrared spectrum.Great camera with really simple and intuitive controls for sightless operation. The throwback pleather case is a nice throwback to cellphone cases of yore while actually being functional, accommodating 2-4” belts. The remote camera gives this more functionality, compatibility for wear, and durability, as the cable and camera are easily replaced if damaged.Here’s wishing they make a gorilla glass lens cover, optional lenses for wider and narrower FOVs, and a clip on IR light and mount combo.

Je possède depuis 2020 la caméra Body 60 à laquelle j'aurais attribué 4 étoiles.Je pensais, en acquérant la caméra Body 70, à une évolution du produit. C'est une déception !La caméra est censée avoir une meilleure résolution : 1440p (contre 1080p pour la Body 60) Je ne perçois pas de différence. Je me demande si cette résolution ne serait pas obtenue par extrapolation et non native pour ne pas être accusé de publicité mensongère.La caméra Body 70 est censée avoir une meilleure ouverture : 2,0 contre 2,8 pour la body 60. En filmant avec les 2 caméras dans la même situation en basse lumière, l'image de la Body 70 est encore plus sombre que celle de la Body 60.Je reproche à la Body 60 le fil trop court entre le boîtier et la caméra. Déception : Même longueur sur la Body 70.La caméra de la Body 60 est fournie avec un support orientable permettant de corriger sa position. De plus, la caméra de la Body 60 peut être tournée sur elle même, permettant ainsi d'être orientée convenablement dans toutes les situations. Ce n'est plus possible avec la caméra de la Body 70. Point de support orientable. Allez donc la fixer sur un casque de cycliste sans filmer le sol ou le ciel ! Il faut bricoler un support orientable (comme moi par exemple avec des accessoires GoPro).Le transfert des fichiers en Wifi avec mon smartphone (Samsung Galaxy Note 9) ne pose aucun problème avec la Body 60. Il est périodiquement interrompu par des temps d'attente avec la Body 70. J'ai contacté le support technique sur ce sujet par le biais de l'appli mais aussi par mail, Le service ne daigne même pas répondre !Cette version est destinée au marché anglais ou canadien. Ce n'est pas spécifié dans l'annonce. Il aurait été sympathique de la part du vendeur de fournir un adaptateur pour les prises électriques françaises.Comme les 2 boîtiers de ces 2 modèles de caméra (Body 60 et 70) sont identiques, je pense par contre que je ne serai pas déçu par sa robustesse et son autonomie (wifi éteint) , d'où au final une étoile pour la Body 70 !

Muss echt sagen ist super die bodycam, macht auch sehr gute Aufnahmen im dunken ,bei Straßenlicht Beleuchtung

Prodotto imbarazzante. Lentissimo, gestione software pessima e inaffidabile. Non capisco come prodotti cosi' possano essere messi sul mercato professionale.

I work as an HOA courtesy patrol. I'm required to wear a body camera in order to record negative interactions with residents, ranging from common area trespasses, tows and repossessions, or noise complaints. The ones supplied by my company were trash. I was using a Boblov J21, but the audio was muffled and awful. It couldn't detect anything besides my voice. Not helpful for Domestic Disturbances and noise complaints. Actually, it couldn't even pickup voices that were directly in front of me, often.So I bought this camera with the negative review from above anyways.I like the belt mount with the light weight camera on my chest. It's stable and doesn't shake when I walk. That helps reduce a lot of extra noise.The audio quality is perfect. Every part of every conversation is heard and so is background and environmental noise.The camera and image quality is also spot on. Although, I reduced my quality to 720p/30fps in hopes to save my battery. And that is this camera's only weak point.I had my settings for a 30 second buffer at 1080 at the start of shift. But my battery was depleting faster than hoped. So I lowered it to 720. That helped, but it still only made it to 7:45 of my 8 hour shift. I'm hoping once I get more settings adjusted from the PC toolbox, it will last all 8 hours with some power to spare. I'm sure constantly connecting to see the battery level didn't help any as that was what depleted the battery from 11% to 5% near instantaneously. We will see next shift. If you need a 10+ hour camera, get the Body 30. I will next time.Update. I updated the firmware. I can't get the battery to last more than. 6 hours without dropping below 25% battery. Would not recommend for a single shift in buffering mode. You would need two per a 8 or 10 hour shift.