I was at Paradigm Mall on 28 February 2015 to catch the Prosperity Drums by Kwong Ngai Lion Dance troop but unfortunately that event was cancelled the last minute. It so happen there was another event taking place, a "Meet The Fans Session" from a local movie production. So I stuck around to watch this instead. This is the first time I met Stars from the entertainment and movie industry. This "Meet The Fans Sessions" was for a new local movie called "Kepong Gangster 2 (甲洞2)". The casts and director of the Kepong Gangster 2 have been traveling across Malaysia to promote their their movie, which was to be released in cinemas on the last day of Chinese New Year 2015 (Chap Goh Meh), 5 March 2015 (Thursday).
It was great to see that there was a substantial crowd that was present to support this movie. The session started slightly passed 7:30pm and it lasted close to 1 1/2 hours. The director and casts were given time to share the interesting moments and challenging bits they experienced in the movie. There was an opportunity for some fans to volunteer and pair up with their favourite stars to participate in a game. Finally, three of the stars gave the audience a treat by singing a song a piece.
The following is the session recorded in 3 parts;
Casts & Director (Left to Right): Danny Wan, Agnes Lim, Brien Pien, Queen Wei, Henley Hii 許亮宇, Billy Ng, Crystal Lee, and Director 馬逸騰 Teng Bee
Interview & Sharing by Director 馬逸騰 Teng Bee & Casts
Games & Interaction with the Fans
Singing by Henley Hii, Brian Pien and Queen Wei.
《甲洞2》《KEPONG GANGSTER 2》
元宵節 3月5日 全國戲院 情義上映 !!
IN CINEMAS CHAP GOH MEH 5 MARCH 2015 !!
#keponggangster2 http://www.facebook.com/kepongmovie
My first purchase of a car dash camera - dashed. There is an old saying, "If it's too good to be true, then it probably is."
I had no idea about car dash cameras hence what I usually do in a situation like this, I'd 'Googled It'. There are a lot of good tips & write-ups available online and one of the sites that explained them very well is Techmoan. After reading and watching some of these reviews, I thought I was ready to make my first purchase. Since this was my first attempt, I wanted to be 'safe' and not spent too much money on it ... so as usual I looked online for the best deal. I found on MyDeals.com.my this: "2.5" HD Car DVR IR Night Vision 270° In-Car AV Recorder" sold at discounted price of RM59.00.
Extracted from the online deal site;
Comes with 6 IR lights that will help you record day and night or in a dark environment
Records automatically after the car starts
High speed recording
Support Real Time & Date display on video
Cycled recording and repeat storage by section
Image sensor: 1/4 color CMOS WXGA Sensor
Recording resolution: SXGA 1280 x 960 Pixels, 30fps(interpolation) VGA 640 x 480 Pixels , 30fps
Support SD/MMC Cards: Up to 32GB(memory card not included in the package)
2.5" HD Car DVR IR Night Vision 270° In-Car AV Recorder
Mounting bracket
USB Cable
Box
Car Charger
Battery
The overall experience;
Purchasing & Customer Experience
The product had a delivery promise, it was suppose to be delivered within 7 days, the item was ordered on 21 Nov and was estimated to arrive on 28 Nov - That did not happen.
When the product was not delivered at the promised time, I'd wrote an email to the Customer Service. The Customer Service was not helpful and told me to contact their supplier directly via email. However, the email address provided by the Customer Service was incorrect which resulted further delay in proper follow-up and delivery. It was only delivered on 12 Dec.
Product Experience;
It is made of plastic and the finishing is very poor. It feels like it will break very easily. The buttons are hard to press, and if I applied a bit of force, I am afraid I will break them.
The bracket was not able to secure tightly around the ball-joint,
this resulted the camera to shift/move slightly when the car goes over
bumps or uneven roads.
Battery cannot hold a charge even after a full day of charging via USB connected to a notebook.
There is no proper marking to indicate the direction the SD card is suppose to be inserted into the slot. (Refer to Arrow #1 below).
Since the battery was useless the only way to power the device is with the car charger to the USB point (Refer to Arrow #2 below). Later, I noticed because it solely depended on the car charger, once the car engine is switched off, the device powers off immediately and could miss saving the last segment of the video it was recording.
Video Quality;
I believe the videos captured by this dashcam will speak for itself. The following video playlist consist of 9 situations (1 minute each);
Car is stationary during daytime.
Car moving slowly making some turns during daytime.
Car traveling down a highway during daytime.
Car moving through KL Sentral station during daytime.
Car exiting a car park.
Car traveling on a highway in the rain during the evening.
