IROAD QX2 - Testing - RCG

[rcg530]

Ben ( @safedrivesolutions ) sent me an IROAD QX2 2-channel dash camera to check out. I've only started some initial testing to get power consumption data. The marketing info for the QX2 says that "In parking mode, power consumption is greatly reduced to maximize recording time." My power consumption tests seem to disprove that marketing statement about parking mode power consumption. This dash camera seems to consume roughtly the same amount of power in "driving mode" or "parking mode".

General Info

• Models
  • IROAD QX2 - 2-channel front / rear
  • IROAD QX-IR - 2 channel with interior IR camera
• Resolutions
  • Front 2560x1440p 30fps
    • Sony STARVIS IMX335
    • HDR is supported
    • 160 degree viewing angle
  • Rear 1920x1080p 30fps
    • Sony STARVIS IMX335
    • HDR is supported
    • 155 degree viewing angle
• 256 GB microSD card max capacity
• Internal GPS Receiver
• 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi
• Input Power
  • DC 12V - 24V
  • Barrel plug provides power to the front camera
    • A CLA and 3-wire hardwire cable are provided in the box
• ADAS 2.0
  • LDWS (Lane Departure Warning System)
  • FVDW (Front Vehicle Departure Warning)
  • FCWS (Forward Collision Warning System)
• Driving Mode Recording Types
  • Normal @ 30 fps
    • Each video file length = 61 seconds
    • Front = 12.0 Mbps
    • Rear = 8.0 Mbps
  • Hyperlapse @ 1 fps
    • Each video file length = 11 seconds
• Parking Modes
  • Times
    • Turning off ACC+ power to the end of the "driving mode" recording session = 11 seconds
    • Time gap between end of "driving mode" to time-lapse parking mode = 0 seconds
    • Time gap between restoring ACC+ power to exit parking mode and the start of the first "driving mode" recording = 17 seconds
  • Motion Detection (includes Impact Detection)
    • Buffered recording
      • Each video file length = 32 seconds
        • 5 seconds before motion event / 27 seconds after triggering motion event
      • Front = 12.0 Mbps
      • Rear = 8.0 Mbps
  • Time-Lapse @ 1 fps (includes Impact Detection)
    • Each video file length = 11 seconds
• Video Files
  • AVI file container type
  • H.264 video codec
  • Front video stream is the first video track
  • Rear video stream is the second video track
• Temperature Ranges
  • Operating = -10C/14F to 70C/158F
  • High Temp Cutoff = Approx 70C/158F
• PC Viewer
  • IROAD X-View - Windows / Mac
• Mobile Apps
  • IROAD X-View Android / iOS

Power Consumption Test Data

 

[safedrivesolutions]

Funny thing is I asked my contact at IROAD. That exact thing. Lower power consumption while parked?? He seemed a little flustered. I got sent this unit a few months back. But I did not do all the testing I am committed to doing now. I am curious on your opinion of video quality.

 

[rcg530]

Yesterday, I was able to install the IROAD QX2 in my car that @safedrivesolutions sent to me to test. Back in June, I tested the front/rear cameras on a test rig sitting on my car's trunk lid to check focus quality without any car window glass involved. Yet another set of front/rear cameras out of focus. The IROAD QX2 stores the video for the front/rear cameras in the same AVI file. I used the IROAD XView Viewer to capture screenshots from IROAD QX2 AVI video files.

From the June out of car focus check:


From today's drive

 

[Panzer Platform]

Yet another set of front/rear cameras out of focus.

lol