DashCam2 Set Up

I am looking for an alternative use for this DashCam but today's test was very disappointing. The colours seemed very washed out in the video I did today so I thought it would be a good idea to go through the settings.

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Dec 2017 Selecting the INFRARED LED array.
There seems to be 2 ways but understand it is INFRARED so you cannot see the LEDs are on with the naked eye. If you look through another camera or your smart phone you will be able to see they have come on because digital cameras can see infrared.
The quickest and simplest is to briefly press the on/off button and it switches between day and night mode.
The other way is from the menu. I had hoped the menu method would set it to come on every time you switch the camera on but it does not remember the setting and you have to manually do it each time so there is no benefit using this method.
At around 03:43 I show the setup screen and you see LED as an option. Select that to switch on the LED.

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I suggest you do your own search as the prices and specifications will vary, any links would be out of date when you come to read this.
1080P, Car DVR, Camera, Dash Cam, Video, Camcorder, 2.4'' G-sensor Night Vision
Samsung 32GB Micro SD Card SDHC EVO 48MB/s UHS-I Class 10 TF Memory Card

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