Nextbase 622GW 4K UHD run cam review: Great 4K UHD captures (day and evening)

Nextbase’s latest run cam, the 622GW is the total package deal, offering fantastically detailed day and evening 4K UHD video, Alexa relieve, as neatly as Emergency SOS in case of, neatly, emergency. Add relieve for Nextbase’s rear, inside of, and inside of telescopic camera modules, and guess what? You’ve got the greatest run cam in existence. At $400, it’s also the priciest, however the cream of the carve generally is.

This review is portion of our ongoing roundup of the greatest run cams. Scoot there for additional opinions and procuring recommendation. 

Design and choices

The 622GW is a mute, pewter-and-shaded looker. It’s about 3.5 inches large, and a pair of inches deep, but slightly heavier than the frequent run cam. That translates to a in fact feel of quality that so many run cams lack. The famend physical characteristic is the 1-coast extruded lens body. It exiguous doubt contributes to the 140-diploma field of peep, 4K UHD (3840×2160), 30fps clutch contrivance’s not seemingly outcomes. The polarizing filter seemingly doesn’t worry both.

Inform that 1440@60/30fps, and 1080p at 120/60/30fps video are also supported. The 120fps is for astronomical unhurried-lumber.

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The 622GW ships with both magnetic/adhesive and suction mounts, which put to the GPS mount, which in flip, snaps magnetically into enviornment on the front of the camera. The mount affords a blinding amount of adjustment vertically, as neatly as a lesser but ample amount horizontally. You put not must be too precise for your placement of the mount on the windshield. The flexibility cable (auxiliary port) attaches to the GPS mount by technique of a mini USB connector whose cable feeds neatly over the tip of the camera. 

On the left aspect of the camera are the power button and the micro SD card slot, while the fair exact aspect has the mini-HDMI port that’s extinct for whisper video output, as neatly as internet hosting a 1080p rear camera module. Nextbase affords three such modules: one for inside of captures, particular person who attaches to your rear window, and, my non-public favourite, the whisper-put telescopic module. The latter eliminates the bother of working a cable, but mute provides decent protection to the rear. The rotten news? Stated modules are $100 apiece. Hmm.

Rounding out the hardware is a 3-coast, 854×480, large-factor touchscreen whisper. It delivers a extremely exciting and sure describe, and not using a jagged textual voice material, etc.  

Diverse choices embody the aforementioned Alexa instruct defend watch over (“Alexa, take a look at my run cam to start recording”), backup aid by technique of an attached rear-peep camera, and Emergency SOS. ESOS is a provider offered by Nextbase that works in conjunction in conjunction with your cell phone to alert products and services within the match of, voice, a severe accident wherein chances are you’ll possibly well moreover be incapacitated. It’s free for a Twelve months, but $4.99 month-to-month, $49.99 yearly, or $99.99 for three years after that. There are some barriers and legalese chances are you’ll possibly are trying to be taught earlier than committing to the provider.

The rather hefty 320mAh battery supports surveillance/parking mode for roughly two and a half of weeks. The 622GW’s G sensor will awaken the camera to care for shut video of whatever rousts the camera from its sleep.

There are no cloud uploads, as with the Maintain, Nexar, or PureCam run cams, nonetheless, chances are you’ll possibly well without difficulty offload videos to the Nextbase iOS/Android cell phone app by technique of 5Ghz Wi-Fi. (Bluetooth 5.0 is extinct to connect with the app). The app also provides a live peep and Nextbase provides a PC playback app so chances are you’ll possibly well phrase where chances are you’ll possibly well moreover had been.

Efficiency 

Though 4K UHD (3860 x2160) burns by SD playing cards in a roam (roughly four times 1080p), the 622GW’s captures bear convinced me that, when accomplished effectively—it’s price it. The component within the 4K UHD captures is just not seemingly, the coloration is large-gamut and fair exact, and the lumber compensation is first class. I could presumably traipse on, but care for shut a gander at the captures underneath and recount me whilst you don’t agree.

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Even as you’re not impressed (click on on the image to elongate it and survey at the first license plate), I don’t know what to recount you. Take a look at the captures from a bunch of cameras, then come reduction and survey again. 

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The above evening clutch is slightly darker than actuality, however the brightened describe underneath presentations that an outstanding amount of component is captured. Even whilst you don’t eye it by default. What in fact impressed me, nonetheless, is the richness and accuracy of the coloration in low-light instances—something I’ve underneath no circumstances viewed earlier than from a run cam. What you eye underneath is darn shut to what I saw with the naked take a look at. 

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Below, you’ll eye that the 622GW also enormously reduces headlight flare. It clamps down snappy, minimizes halos, while mute taking pictures component within the encompassing areas. It also releases reduction to low-light mode snappy. 

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The 622GW’s sensor is an Omnivision OS08A10, which I’ve underneath no circumstances viewed earlier than. I’m obvious a trim portion of the credit for quality goes to this sensor, but Nextbase’s claims about tuning the quad-core processor inside of bear advantage as neatly.

Operating temperatures for the 622GW are -22 to 140 levels Fahrenheit. Nextbase turned into form ample to point out that this is for the general instrument, and never the chip temperatures that some vendors present. I could well point out the vendors, but I’m mute investigating the claim. Nextbase warranties the 622GW for one Twelve months.

Even as you are attempting to bear the greatest, this is it

I turned into fully ecstatic with the 622GW. It’s in a league of its possess in relation to captures, it’s a pleasure to configure and use, and the rear-coping with modules put it a number of the versatile two-camera contrivance within the marketplace. Even as you are attempting to bear the greatest, this is it. You’ll pay a slightly penny, but it’s the greatest. 

• This camera comes nearer to a 5-famous particular person rating than any run cam we have reviewed. The 4K UHD captures are honest, especially the evening video, which is noteworthy superior to the opponents. Modular inside of, rear, and telescopic rear cameras plus Alexa sweeten the deal. The rotten news is the cost: $400 for the 622GW itself and $100 per rear module. Nonetheless whilst you are attempting to bear the greatest, this is it.

  Pros

  • Stellar day and evening captures
  • Modular add-on 1080p cameras present inside of and rear protection
  • Alexa instruct defend watch over and computerized emergency notifications

Jon is a Juilliard-professional musician, former x86/6800 programmer, and long-time (unhurried 70s) computer enthusiast residing within the San Francisco bay home. [email protected]