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I have a love-hate relationship with the mounting system that Thinkware uses in the F70 and X1000’s design. The slide-on mechanism to attach the camera to the mount is perfectly simple and effective, but adhering the mount to the windscreen is something which Thinkware devices always frustrate me with. The reason being is that they use a type of 3M adhesive which has a protective film that is anything but easy-peel. Admittedly, my nails are practically non-existent, but even still, it’s an oddly arduous task.
As with most dash cams, the F70 also records audio, but this can be switched off. We imagine most buyers will opt to do this, as it can be uncomfortable knowing the camera is constantly recording your private conversations. Thinkware F70 review: DesignIn fact, if you opt to have the F70 hardwired into your car, it can be almost completely forgotten about; it will just quietly get on with its job, and politely beep if you’re not paying attention at the traffic lights.
The Thinkware F70 can be installed and used without any software at all, if you like. Most of the default settings, such as exposure and brightness, are perfectly acceptable, and all you really need to do is position the camera so it correctly captures the road ahead. It’s always important to get a holistic view of what it’s like to own each dash cam that I test. For that reason, I’ll be taking you through the whole ownership process – installation, operation, and showing you what sort of image quality you can expect at both day and night. Along the way, I’ll point out the good and bad that you only get to see when handling the dash cam first-hand. Although there is no dedicated night vision mode using infrared light, the F70 adjusts its video settings at night to boost brightness and reduce noise. Exposure is also adjusted automatically to counter strong sunlight and dark tunnels alike.
SpacerThe versatile Thinkware M1 Motorsports Cam helps you capture all of your adrenaline-filled motorsports adventures. View M1 Details SpacerThe versatile Thinkware M1 Motorsports Cam helps you capture all of your adrenaline-filled motorsports adventures. View Action Cam Gimbal Details The F70 offers various recording modes depending on your usage needs. When installed with a hard wire power cable, the camera switches to parking mode when the ignition is switched off, recording events triggered either by motion or impact detection. In normal parking mode it records 10 seconds before the sensor is triggered and 10 seconds after. If a car owner is going away on holiday or leaving the car for long periods of time, the F70 can be set to Energy Saving Parking Recording. This reduces current drain and puts the camera in sleep mode. When an impact is detected, the camera wakes up and records footage for 20 seconds. THINKWARE designed the F70 with a simplistic, modern concept in mind. The F70 takes into consideration the drivers’ position, as well as the entire interior of the vehicle, with a design that fits discreetly on the front windshield to avoid impeding the driver and passenger view.
This is a bit of a pain when you just want to switch off audio recording, for example, or tweak the image brightness. But the benefit here is that the camera doesn’t have a display, so is smaller and less distracting than those that do. And, as with most dash cams, once you have gone through the effort of setting it up once, you never need touch it again - unless, of course, you need to retrieve the memory card and view footage on your computer. Thinkware F70 review: Verdict SpacerBLUEVENT MUMU is an AI-Powered Smart Food Composter that reduces up to 95% of food waste through smart technology. As far as additional features go, the Thinkware F70 is quite a simple device. Again, it’s an entry-level product, so literally anything is a bonus. One thing that it does have up its sleeve though is a G sensor. This bit of tech helps the camera to identify impacts, and when that happens, it stores a recording of that moment in a separate folder. As you’d expect, this feature is operational when you’re driving about, but it also forms the basis of ‘parking mode’. As explained earlier, this is the camera’s dormant state which allows it to capture incidents upon impact when you’re away from the car. In its default settings though, there is a bit of a catch…For protection when the vehicle is stopped, the F70 comes with Front Vehicle Departure Warning (FVDW). When waiting at an intersection or in traffic, drivers are informed that the vehicle in front of them has started to move, preventing a delayed response and a possible fender bender accident. The F70 is one of the smaller dash cams on sale today. Where some camera can be bulky and take up a lot of space, this one is almost invisible once installed in the top-middle of your windscreen. The cylinder design is quite smart and subtle, and the mounting system is easy to use. The camera measures 78 x 34.6 x 31.5mm and weighs 42.4g; it should fit behind the rearview mirror of most vehicles.
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