Motorcycle Recording Camera System HaloCam M1, 1080P Dual Lens Dash Cam Dvr, Rear View Sports Action Camera, Waterproof Lens, Video Driving Recorder with WiFi&GPS, 2.7" LCD, 155 Degree Angle, 256G Max

I have been using a helmet camera from a different manufacturer for years now. It is on its last legs. Ninety percent of the time, I was using this helmet camera as a "dash" camera, in case I was run off the road, got into an accident, or whatever. So I was looking for a trouble-free solution where I could get video from the front of my motorcycle as well as the rear. I wanted something that would be powered by the motorcycle and not have a limitation of two hours as so many "action" cameras have before the battery runs out. And I wanted something discreet so I wouldn't have to worry about it being stolen. After doing a lot of research, I decided on the HaloCam M1. I highly recommend it. What attracted me to the HaloCam M1 was a couple things. First, it has 1080p cameras on the front and rear. I don't know much about the cameras, but I do know that Sony is a good name brand, and they are using Sony cameras. That's a plus. The other big plus in my mind, was the wi-fi capability. Trying to aim your cameras without being able to see what you're doing in real time is a pain. The HaloCam M1 comes with a nice app for a smartphone that allows you to see what the cameras see in real time. You can also download your videos without touching the DVR unit, and even make changes to the settings from the app. It's slick. I was impressed with the HaloCam M1 from even the time I opened the box. These people have spent a lot of thought in how they package their product, and from using the camera, that extra thought has gone into the design as well. When you open the box, you'll see the DVR unit along with the two cameras and the manual switch neatly arranged. They look like quality equipment even then. Lift that packaging up and you'll see the cords neatly tucked away underneath. They use a short cord attached to each item like the cameras with a longer section to run from that camera to the DVR unit. Everything is color coded. You can't mess this up in the installation. Even the color coded plugs have only one way to plug them in. You can't mess it up. And they include heat shrink tubing that you can use to guarantee the connections are waterproof. They have thought of everything. Installation is straight-forward. Mount the front and rear cameras. Mount the GPS device they include. And mount the manual switch. Then find places on your motorcycle to hide the wires and plug them into the DVR. The last thing is to find a good power supply. You'll want a power connection that turns off when the ignition is turned off. Otherwise, the camera will continue to record and you'll run your battery down. I connected mine to the tail light circuit. I have a BMW, and there's a lot of concern about the CANBUS system having errors when you do this. I had no problems with mine. There's also a USB power connector that you can use to power the camera. Again, very well thought out. One note. The DVR does not have any built in memory storage. You'll need to supply your own SDHC memory card. Use a high speed memory card for this, since you're recording from two cameras and with sound. What is it like in use? I've attached three screen captures. The sequence might be off when this is posted, so let me explain what is happening. The rear camera shows a white vehicle merging behind me on the freeway. Another picture shows the blue car that was behind it, moving up fast. He could've easily merged behind me, but instead he accelerates to cut in front of me with little room to spare. You can see the entire sequence of events being captured as the car moves from the rear camera to the front one. If there had been an accident, that sequence of events was captured. This is not an "action" camera, yet one of the sales people at Cycle Gear mentioned that the video I showed her was as good or better than her Go Pro. I don't know if I'd go that far. As an "action" camera, I'd rate it as "very good", but I don't believe this was designed as an action camera. As a "dash" camera though, I'd rate it as exceptional. The quality of everything is excellent, and the price is great. I have only one nit-pick... When you mount the cameras in their mounts, they are still a little lose when the screw is tightened all the way. The "fix"...just use another washer on the inside of the two arms of the mount that holds the camera and it'll tighten just fine. That is really minor. You'll see what I mean when you mount yours. Lastly, I have to make a comment about the HaloCam customer service. It is exceptional. I notice that of the previous reviews, one person had issues with his camera. I did too initially. I contacted them and they were outstanding in resolving my issue. I don't know when I've had better customer service. They definitely stand by their product. Pros: * This is plug and play. Install it, and forget about it. * If you want the videos for sharing or for evidence in case of an accident, you can download them with your smartphone. * There's nothing left out. This includes a GPS unit to share with your friends where you were riding. It even seems to have a vibration sensor so that if you are in an accident, it will "lock" that video segment from being overwritten for evidence. * The quality of all the components is first class. I don't see where they cut any corners in delivering a great camera system. * Installation is easy. They have thought out how to make this fool-proof for you. * The videos are excellent. Even at night. * The price is great for what you get. Cons: * An extra washer would be nice. (I had to come up with something!) :D * The DVR is not waterproof. Just the cameras, GPS and manual switch are. So if you have the DVR unit mounted somewhere that it can get wet, put it in a plastic bag.

UPDATE- CS got ahold of me and will be sending out the replacement parts. In the meantime, I used the USB power cable to power the system for a 17 hour ride I just finished. There were a few corrupt files, but nothing major. I set the DVR for 5 minute loops (though they seem just short of that), at max resolution. This produced 288 files at about 251MB each (65GB total). I used the 256GB Samsung EVO SD card because that's the one they recommend at this size (they will recommend a different card if you get a smaller capacity). The mounting location worked well for me- despite the several hours of rain I encountered, the DVR was dry and the cameras more or less were clear. The front camera produced very good results (though not comparable to a GoPro), day and night, but the rear camera looks like the Billie, Jr, rear brake light from Clearwater may have tinted everything reddish, but that's not the system's fault. During the day it was as good as the front camera. Naming convention is yyyymmdd_hhmmss, followed by A (front), or B (rear). Takes some getting used to. I haven't done anything with the video, like create a travel video or the like. I only opened them with the default Windows 10 player. At first it may seem that signage isn't legible, but I was able to pause the video and read the billboards and road signs (daytime), but license plates and signs at night (unless there's other illumination), are just out of reach. Still, this system is a "big picture" thing- it'll show the authorities what happened; they don't need to know the brand of makeup Ms. Distracted Driver was putting on when she hit you. I'm looking forward to getting more usage from this product. Original review follows- This product came to me DOA due to a non-working 12v to 5v cable (the one used to hardwire the DVR to the vehicle. The thing works if connected to a battery pack. No value for the money if a key component is busted/not working. The mounts themselves look flimsy but seem to hold well, at least while sitting in the garage. It looks like the ones shipping now seem to have that issue of them not tightening enough resolved because I haven't had any issues with the camera moving in the very short time I've had it. They claim that these are Sony cameras, but you won't find a single Sony logo anywhere on them. The manufacturers website doesn't even have this product listed anywhere. Motorcycle dash cam with the heart of the system not waterproof. Makes sense. There is a watch battery in the DVR, supposedly to help the unit finish writing to the SD card when the power shuts-off. You won't find this information in the instructions or on the website (the latter because like I said, this product isn't listed); nope, I found this out on the ADV forums. The cable lengths were spot-on for my needs; you mileage may vary. Apparently it makes a difference that you run the GREEN color-coded camera at the front. I had happily accidentally placed the black camera in the rear (probably because I'm 'racist'?, LOL), sooo... Actually, there isn't any info on that- I think I saw that in the ADV forums as well. I believe dude was told about it from someone from CS. I dunno, I just write things here. The DVR screen is viewable through the silicone cover during daylight in my garage with the lights on and door opened, but not sure in direct sunlight. The cover is easy to put on and get off. #Rule34 They are recommending to get the Samsung EVO card if putting in a 256GB SD card. That's what I did. Make sure you follow their ratings. The bike is a 2016 BMW RT. I removed and left out the stock speakers (they suck anyhow). Went for a ride with the DVR just sitting as you see in the pictures and it didn't budge (I don't have it attached to anything at the moment).

The camera itself is really nice, and I have been using it now for about 4 months. You can read license plates and most of the image is crisp and clear, vibrations form the bike while it's moving mean that this is probably not movie quality, but otherwise very good. I'm using the provided power adapter and it appears to be robust and reliable, I have had no problems with it. After 4 months I had to replace one of the sticky pads, so I would recommend bolting the cameras down if you can do. It took me three hours to install this on a BMW G310R. Mostly it's all about pulling wires through small spaces. I found that the 3M sticky pads aren't quite tough enough to hang the camera from, although they seem OK if the camera is on top. I ended up bolting the front camera down. I had to drill a hole for the bolt and bend it in half, but it seems a lot more robust that way. Result from camera very good, although you can not read the SD card on a Mac. Not sure why, but it works just fine on Windows and Linux machines. I have figured out by now that you can read the card on a Mac if you install a Virtual Machine, which is useful.

This review is going to be in a “The Good, The bad, and the ugly” format. So please do not skip the bottom part of my review, that is the meat and potatoes here and this unit has serious problems [and yes the video I included really does show it stop recording at the 4 second mark check the ugly for why]. I originally purchased this camera system around May 20th 2019, i purchased one for myself and one also for my girlfriend a few days later while the first unit was in transit. The reviews on Youtube seemed pretty good so i trusted them. My own experiences make me wonder about the "validity" of those reviews, but that's another story altogether. The Good: My first impression when the M1 system arrived, was that its product packaging is done *very well*. The box it comes in looks very sleek and professional; the cameras themselves are protected in white foam sleeves, same with the DVR and the cables. There is a magnet included if you want to easily mount the DVR i assume, along with 3m mounting tape. I loved how it is shipped and if it didn't have its issues; it would be a nice fancy looking gift for a motorcycle enthusiast friend. So this is good. The Bad: Now onto the bad. The bad would be that the DVR is not waterproof. Remember before that i mentioned that there is a magnet to mount the DVR unit onto the bike right? ... Well, what good is mounting it if rain will destroy it? That wasn't a problem with me as i never intended to have a fancy looking DVR visible to begin with; i don't want to risk vandals at all. But others may understandably feel differently and want a water proof DVR for their bike. The Ugly: Here is the ugly. The unit itself has a horrible bug with it, either in its software or with its hardware, where it literally will stop recording video at the 4 second mark. It does this roughly 1 out of 3 times that you power on the unit with your bike, it will only record 4 seconds of video then it freezes at the 4 second mark - though it will continue to record audio forever [ie- until you turn the bike off]. So if you had a nice 6 hour ride planned and you got unlucky when turning the bike on and got that 1 out 3 "freeze" bug, and something happened during your ride....Well too bad, it stopped recording video 4 seconds after you left your drive way, you will have only hours of audio that recorded the engine noise and red light sounds during your ride. This happened on both my girlfriend and my own units btw, at the same 1/3rd rate and both of us using high quality Class U3 SD cards. So this was not limited to just me. other people have it and a fellow reviewer here on Amazon has mentioned that he has the same problem also [Darrell D. is that reviewer]. More Ugly: Another ugly issue is that the unit does not record video consistently the 2/3rds of the time that it doesn’t get the 4 second freeze bug. If you set the unit to record in 5 minute intervals, the recorded video will be *extremely* stuttery, many times it will record video for 3 seconds then it will stop for a full second or two, then record smoothly for 10 seconds and repeat that. Again, if an accident happens and you have that *stutter* - you missed what happened. I noticed upon messing with the settings though, that setting it to record at any interval besides 5 minutes helps it out immensely in this area. But even when set to 1 minute recording, you will still get random *stutter* stops at times. It is not consistently smooth and for the price it should be. I would have included a video of the stuttering but you can only upload one video per review, and between the two issues, the 4 second issue is worse since it is just on a whole other level of broken. As far as recommendations go, I now have the VSYSTO P6F instead of this, it is actually slightly cheaper and I have had no problems with it at all. Even the video quality is better.

I bought this after my Vivitar GoPro knock-off kept running out of power and batteries were not available. The reviews were good, the price even better because I got it on Prime Day. The video quality is great!. Installation was long for me because I keep agonizing over the perfect place, cable runs, etc. I did have to make some cuts on my motor. They were small. As far as the video system goes, it beats the heck out of GP. The system runs off of the motor's electrical system. It is wired to come on when the key is turned to ON. It doesn't come with any recording media, but it takes up to a 256Gb microSD. I took a fairly long (7 hours) round trip on the first test run. I had the system set to record 1-minute loops. It recorded 858 of them. 429 for the front camera and 429 for the rear camera. The total space on the SD used was 43Gb. Can a GP do that? What's best is that you never have to worry about it. It starts when you start. The nighttime video is very good. There is an app that you install on your cell phone and you can manage the system without removing it from your motor. The cameras are waterproof, but the DVR is not. I installed the DVR under the seat in the little toolbox. It fit perfectly on top of my insurance and registration. I carry a tool roll in one of my saddlebags anyway Update: It's been about 9 months since I've had the system. The camera still records just fine. However, I have not gotten any audio since day one. At first, I thought it was something that I was doing wrong. Later, after extensive Google searching I found out that some units had defective microphones. I tried to contact the company. It's been about 6 weeks now and I haven't heard back from them yet. Overall, I still like the system, but I had to take away 2 stars because of poor customer service. I had read that some else had a bad microphone and HaloCam sent him a replacement. It's a separate unit and easy to replace. If I ever get a replacement mic I will put the 2 stars back.

I used a brand name helmet mounted action cam along with a second action cam mounted to the tail of my motorcycle for 2 years. It had become a pain to charge the batteries on a daily basis, format SD cards, mount/dismount the cameras, etc. So I purchased the Halocam motorcycle camera system back in February and have been using this for a few months and I absolutely love it. It has freed up a lot of time in my daily routine just not having to worry about it. The image quality is great for a dash cam system in any price range. Getting a waterproof 2 camera system with a microphone, picture button, GPS module and (Non waterproof) head unit is amazing for the sun $200 category. The head unit sits under the seat wrapped in a silicone case, so despite my daily commuting rain or shine, it has worked flawlessly. Some things I noticed that aren't in any adverts are small details. The rear view camera picture is auto flipped so you get the correct lane views. If you use a smartphone you can attach it to your bars and actually display the rear cam and it displays exactly like a rear view mirror! The app is well polished and easy to use. Within the app, you can turn the watermark on/off, date/timestamp on/off as well as many other behaviors. It will also track your GPS tracks to the app on the phone and overlay it to google maps, which is awesome for route tracking. Stats like avg speed, top speed, etc... are all available for each trip as well. The included instructions are minimal, but it's easy enough to figure out. Everything is color coded and there IS a front camera vs the rear camera. The instructions DO mention this and the important items are shown. Their customer service has also been responsive and helpful. The microphone is only useful for picking up the general traffic noises and your motorcycle and most of the time gets wind. This is ok for me because it picked up when I'm on the throttle or not. The primary use is as a dashcam, so in a "he said/she said" argument, it's a perfect witness. I also like that I can turn the engine off and leave the key in the "On" position and it will keep recording, which is nice for any police related traffic stops. With the engine off, it will pick up voices and is much less conspicuous than an action cam on the helmet. My favorite thing about this cam system is that I don't have to think about it. I can just go ride and enjoy the ride.

**UPDATE** first and foremost, I want to thank Amos for being such a great customer rep! As soon as I reached out to the company, he responded immediately with assistance. He not only sent out new mount brackets and USB cable that were completely missing from this unit, but since the package wasn't supposed to arrive until very late, he shipped a brand new unit straight from Amazon so I could get it fitted before this weekend's ride. He's been outstanding to converse wit. The company seems to be doing very well with several projects that keep them very busy. Even though they may be busy, Amos always found time to respond within 24 hours of any emails from me. Multiply this by several thousand, and you can guess just how busy the company stays! They are truly a company that stands behind their product, no questions asked! Now, on to the review of the product: Camera: the IMS323 CMOS chip is a 2 Megapixel sensor. This doesn't seem like a lot by today's standards of 4K+, but think about not only price point but also quality of the sensor itself. The sensor has been proven to be VERY clear and clean, even at speed (as long as the mount isn't vibrating at a horrible rate). Although it does seem to warm during use, the mount helps to reduce this heat by acting like a snap-on heatsink that cools as the wind blows around it. Just be careful when mounting the camera; although they are close, the little white dot doesn't QUITE line up with 90 degree vertical. Pro Tip: Keep the mount screw loose and turn on the camera recorder screen for proper positioning of the sensor while watching the screen itself. Screen/recorder unit: Oh boy. If this unit had a downfall, it might be the recorder unit. Here's the lowdown: It's made of flimsy plastic with a gloss screen that covers the whole front area. It's also easily scratched (noted from the first-bought unit that had a scratch across the screen itself that didn't have a screen protector on it when it initially arrived). This year's model is still not waterproof. Being a motorcycle (and an adventure bike at that), it's bound to get very wet throughout. I stashed it under my rear seat with the tool pouch and OBD2 connector, but I'm afraid that it'll still get wet at times of riding through rain or deep stream crossings. Seeing that it has no other mounting capability than the magnet that is sticky-taped to the back of the recorder, I decided to wrap the whole thing in plastic wrap to aid it from getting wet, dirty, grimy, or dust inside. I then laid a small square of towel for it to lay inside while under the seat. This should help to keep any moisture from going inside the unit by filtering, as well as giving the unit somewhere soft to reside while on bumpy gravel trails. The interface is decent. Not the greatest, but it gets the job done. Simple, basic, and no real frills. But you're not paying for frills at this point! The wiring harness leaves much room for bettering. It comes with two different power cables: One USB power cable, so it can be powered straight from a USB port or external battery. I use this the most, since I stash a battery under the seat with the unit itself. Nothing further. Simple. Not very elegant, but it gets the job done. The other power cable enables to wire straight into the harness on the motorcycle. There's only two wires: red and black. As soon as power is provided to those two cables, the unit powers on. This, again, is simple but not very elegant. The cable also has a new shunt system that deletes the use of an inline fuse. I can't say I agree with this, since if the shunt goes bad, there's no way to replace without replacing the whole power line. Although Amos assured me that they use only the finest electronics in the circuit, I still don't like putting an unfused line onto the bike. A mini blade fuse or inline cylinder fuse would have been best. I am in the process of creating my own circuit that uses not only an inline fuse, but has three wires going into a circuit that uses a silicon-controlled relay system. This way, it can be wired to battery through a fuse, then have a third wire to use as a switched line to power on the relay. To me, this would be much more elegant to implement, but at this price, I can't argue. The camera extension cables are very long. Long enough to stretch twice down my motorcycle (Triumph Tiger 800). I had a good sized bundle to deal with under the seat, but it's dealt. Better to have too much than not enough! It's guaranteed to stretch down the length of those huge Harley or Indian baggers! Total score: All in all, I have to give this unit a 5-star rating. The customer support ought to get 20-stars, though! They have gone above and beyond what other companies would have done to help their customers! Kudos and good luck to them!!! **initial post** I just received this unit today. I rushed home to open and being installation to my tiger 800. I have to admit, I am impressed with the REPACK of this system. It looked close to brand new. If it weren't for the fact of a finger smudges/grime inside packaging, wear marks/scuffs on items, lack of sealing tape, and completely missing items in the package, I would have never known that I had bout a used piece of equipment for full new price! As much as I wanted to close it up and issue a return for the item ASAP, I decided to leave it as is and see if the company might be willing to work with at least getting the missing items replaced, if not replacing the damaged items. I will be contacting them as soon as I figure out how. I did do a quick check of the video quality with one of the two cameras (and to make sure that at least the camera is functioning). The system seems to be in working order. The video quality is very good for a 1080p stream. If I can get this mounted to my Tiger 800, I think I'll be very happy with any video results! **What is missing** Before diving into this, let me be clear: The documentation is sorely lacking in pretty much every way. The only way I figured it out was the pictures/cartoons on the Amazon posting and YouTube videos posted reviewing the item. 1) Mounting brackets for the two cameras: According to all review postings, there is supposed to be some cheap metal clamps to mount the circular cameras with. Seems they decided to come up missing in the open package. 2) USB dongle: Again, according to the cartoon/picture on the amazon advert as well as on the YouTube review, this thing is supposed to come with a dongle system to allow either battery/switched power with inline fuse protection, or a USB battery charging port. What did I get? two bare wires. And that's a NO GO / FAILURE. Sure, I could spend an hour soldering up an inline fuse that runs to a switched power supply on the bike, but it'd look janky (I'm no pro here!) and I was getting ready for a couple of lines that I didn't have to do such a thing, since I could just wire straight to a USB battery pack for now. But there wasn't any. Nada. Zero. 3) this thing is supposed to come with a silicone sleeve to go over the head unit. There was nothing of the sort in the package. 4) again, just a pick, but if it's supposed to come in the package, it's missing: the darn cable shrink wrap. supposed to help with waterproofing the connections that much more. But no shrink wrap was in the package. That's not a big concern, since I have plenty in the shop. But it's just another hitch that I have paid full price for a used piece of equipment. I'll report back if the company responds with any good news. I'm hoping that they'll support their product and I can go ahead with the install soon.

installing the camera hardware was not an issue, the issue and this is a major issue. YOU CANNOT CONNECT THE DEVICE TO YOUR MOBILE DEVICE VIA WIFI. The app is horrible, it freezes every time i try to connect via wifi. Now, i do not understand that about 90% of the devices on the market uses bluetooth technology to connect devices to phones and this one doesn't do so. Let me explain why I'm so frustrated. 1. No instruction/manual what so ever came with the device. 2. It doesn't tell you to not connect directly to 12v battery 3. It doesn't tell you that you use a usb device to charge and to use the device (this doesn't help when this is a motorcycle dash came.) 4. No instruction to tell you what card to use? 5. No instructions on what app to download for this device. 6. Wish i could tell you about the app but read #7 7. I cannot connect the device to my phone wifi at all, factory reset internally nothing. I hard factory reset and nothing. I forgot my main wifi connection and only saw the device itself and nothing, i turned on my hotspot along with the wifi and nothing. Nothing Nothing Nothing, i even restarted my phone and the device at the same time to see if it will connect and nope will not. Uninstalled the app and retried again and nothing. 8. No online support what so ever, what you find online is garbage because it does not match up to the device. 9. Can't tell you how the GPS is going to work because it's connected through the app. 10. not even close to being water resisted, except for the camera themselves, meaning I have to find a place on my bike that will be waterproof enough for it. overall i can't say, because the app issue is a major problem for me to access the video like i would with a gopro and i don't know how the video recording will be after i download the video after a ride. Update It took me two hours to get it connected to my phone. But now I can't power the dash cam. Won't turn on for nothing and I used several different charging & chargers and nothing, won't even work with a 12v battery..