The F800 also includes voice cues to let you know when recording has started. Once the vehicle is turned on, the camera will automatically begin to record and once the vehicle is turned off, the recording stops. When mounting, it’s highly recommended to turn on the dashcam and use the live viewer through the app to ensure the mount is placed in the correct orientation as the exceptionally powerful adhesive does make the mount difficult to remove after it’s installed.Īfter installation, usage of the Thinkware F800 is pretty much self explanatory. Then simply connect the F800 to the mount, connect either the cigarette lighter plug power adapter or hardwire kit to provide power to the camera. Thinkware provides a mount for the dashcam which mounts on the windshield using an adhesive mount. Installation of the Thinkware F800 is fairly easy. The fairly flat mount on the Thinkware F800 makes it ideal for a stealthy and OEM style look. Here’s a look at the Thinkware F800 installed. If this is the case, a second mount should be available for purchase.
Unfortunately, Thinkware does not sell a suction cup mount for those who want to use the camera on multiple vehicles. It’s quite a large mount and included is 3M VHB adhesive, so make sure you have the placement correct as once it’s installed, it’s probably not coming back off. Here’s a look at the adhesive mount for the Thinkware F800. At the top is a large empty surface with mounting points for the mount. At the right side of the device is a video in port for a rear camera which is sold separately, a DC-IN port for power, and a GPS port. There’s also a speaker as well as indicators for WiFi, record, and GPS.Īt the rear of the device is a reset button, a port for the microSD card and the microphone. The design of the camera is relatively small making it a good candidate for stealthy installs although the silver accents do somewhat give it away.Īt the bottom of the dashcam is all the controls, which include a power button, WiFi button, microphone on/off button, format button and record button. As the camera is mounted using a fixed top mount, the camera itself swivels up to about 90 degrees for adjustment. The Thinkware F800 is a fairly compact dashcam featuring a 1080p Sony Exmor R Starvis sensor based camera outfitted with a 142° (diagonal) wide angle lens.
Interestingly enough, Thinkware decided to throw in only a 16GB microSD card whereas the Thinkware X550 came with a 32GB microSD card. Included in the packaging is documentation, a 16GB microSD card with microSD to SD adapter, a microSD to USB adapter, a 12V cigarette lighter power adapter, cable guides, an adhesive mount, and the Thinkware F800. Here’s a look at the packaging for the Thinkware F800. Unlike the Thinkware X-series dashcams, the F-series are more compact and more discreet than the X-series units as they don’t come with LCD screens and instead rely on either the voice prompts or a phone app to manage. New for the company this time around is the Thinkware F800, which is the new flagship in the Thinkware F-series dashcams. While some of the driver safety features were a bit more gimmicky than Thinkware would have you believe and the pricetag is relatively higher than competing dashcams on the market, the Thinkware X550 still proved to be an excellent dashcam with great picture quality and more importantly the ability to record well at night which is an issue for many of the cheaper dashcams on the market. Several months ago, we reviewed the Thinkware X550 and walked away quite impressed.
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