This promising looking 1080P FHD Auto DVR Camera Video recorder with WiFi ADAS G-Sensor from TomTop will apparently work in the car to take videos (rear or front) and store them on a (not supplied) SD card. I installed an SD I had lying around and plugged the USB-powered camera into my PC. Immediately I went to DEVICES in Windows, the WORLDCAM appeared. Sadly it would not show up in Skype. Nor would it show up in the Windows 10 Camera App. I can’t tell if it is working as it has no internal screen.
ToCan’t find the TomTop link for this camera so here’s a general link to their site: https://www.tomtop.com be fair this is not what the camera was designed for, so I elected to go look at the supplied instructions. “The recorder connects the car machine” it said. WHAT car machine I ask? “Find the ES File Browser in the car” it said. I’m pretty familiar with my car and I’m pretty sure the Sat-Nav/Control unit does not have ES File Explorer and that is the ONLY car device with a screen.
This could be the shortest review of the year unless new information comes to light.
FYI ES File Explorer is an Android file browser app.
I know, I use it on a daily basis on my phone.
oh, forgot about that: to see a webcam, if this device IS usable as a webcam, in windows 10 you need to ENABLE it in new control panel, otherwise it’s blocked…
My Windows 10 Pro settings look nothing like that, however, another screen shows my cameras (I have 2 others attached) is ON for Csmers and Skype – still no sign of this car camera even though the screen beeps positively in USB when connected via usb
have you tried if that’s just an usb mass storage device, not usable as webcam, but only to access the recorded files in the msd?
Have you tried connecting to it with VLC?
i think as many of these dashboards, usb is meant to be used only as a mass storage device, to access registration feeds on the sdcard, nothing more… mine works as such…
Does not work with VLC
These things work with/are made for Android head units, i.e. car radios running Android.