Product comparison · 2 dashcams

Kenwood DRV-230 dashcam Full HD Cigar lighter, DC Black vs Philips Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1

22specifications compared
15differ
7identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The Philips Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1 has 2.5 fps more maximum frame rate than the Kenwood DRV-230 dashcam Full HD Cigar lighter, DC Black (30 fps vs 27.5 fps). The Philips Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1 has 0.5 m more power cable length than the Kenwood DRV-230 dashcam Full HD Cigar lighter, DC Black (4 m vs 3.5 m). The Philips Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1 has 7 V more operating voltage than the Kenwood DRV-230 dashcam Full HD Cigar lighter, DC Black (12 V vs 5 V). Only the Philips Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1 has built-in storage media. Video compression formats: MP4 on the Kenwood DRV-230 dashcam Full HD Cigar lighter, DC Black, H.264, MOV on the Philips Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1.

Maximum frame rate
- DRV-230 dashcam Full HD Cigar lighter, DC Black:27.5 fps
- Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1:30 fps
Power cable length
- DRV-230 dashcam Full HD Cigar lighter, DC Black:3.5 m
- Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1:4 m
Video compression formats
- DRV-230 dashcam Full HD Cigar lighter, DC Black:MP4
- Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1:H.264, MOV
Display
- DRV-230 dashcam Full HD Cigar lighter, DC Black:TFT
- Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1:LCD
Display diagonal
- DRV-230 dashcam Full HD Cigar lighter, DC Black:5.08 cm (2")
- Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1:6.86 cm (2.7")
Compatible memory cards
- DRV-230 dashcam Full HD Cigar lighter, DC Black:MicroSDHC
- Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1:MicroSD (TransFlash)
Built-in storage media
- DRV-230 dashcam Full HD Cigar lighter, DC Black:No
- Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1:Yes
Audio recording
- DRV-230 dashcam Full HD Cigar lighter, DC Black:Yes
- Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1:160 min, Y

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Comparison of DRV-230, ADR81BLX1
54 specifications	A Kenwood DRV-230 dashcam Full HD Cigar lighter, DC Black Model DRV-230 View product	B Philips Car driving video recorder ADR81BLX1 Model ADR81BLX1 View product
Performance3 differ
Number of cameras	1	1
Main camera resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
Main camera viewing angleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	156°
Main camera sensor	CMOS	CMOS
Main camera sensor resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 MP
Maximum frame rateDiffers	27.5 fps	30 fps
White balanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
G-shock sensorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
GPS (satellite)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Auto exposureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto power offKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Collision detectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Emergency file protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Languages supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese
Motion sensor	Yes	Yes
Night modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Orientation sensorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power cable lengthDiffers	3.5 m	4 m
Video compression formatsDiffers	MP4	H.264, MOV
Product colour	Black	Black
HD typeKnown for one	Full HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Main camera sensor sizeKnown for one	1/2.7"	Unknown — not stated by the source
RecordingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display2 differ
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayDiffers	TFT	LCD
Display diagonalDiffers	5.08 cm (2")	6.86 cm (2.7")
Storage2 differ
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MicroSDHC	MicroSD (TransFlash)
Maximum memory card size	32 GB	32 GB
Built-in storage mediaDiffers	No	Yes
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flash
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.064 GB
Audio1 differ
Audio recordingDiffers	Yes	160 min, Y
Audio qualityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 bit
Ports & interfacesidentical
Mini-USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power source typeDiffers	Cigar lighter, DC	Cigar lighter
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	12 V
Input operation voltage (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 V
Output currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	62 mm	106.7 mm
DepthDiffers	37 mm	32.5 mm
HeightDiffers	51 mm	50 mm
WeightDiffers	63 g	83 g
Packaging contentidentical
HolderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory card includedKnown for one	MicroSDHC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Included memory card sizeKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 60 °C	-10 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Technical detailsidentical
Box weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	370 g
Date and time stampKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RAM 64Mx16bit (1Gbits) DDR2 SDRAM
Seamless loop recordingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Still imageidentical
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPEG	Unknown — not stated by the source

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