Falcon Technology

Buy a discount card when you pick it up, cost £5 for the year and you should be able to get the discount on the spot saving you £20 with a further 10 percent with your C&CC membership.

peedee

Thanks peedee - website already shows discounted price of £199 assuming you have a discount card.  However, there is a banner whizzing across the top saying an extra 15% off if bought on-line before 4 April.  I will put this to them when I collect it and if they won't give it to me there and then, will do my usual trick of re-ordering on-line in the shop!

Hi R&R  i sit with baited breath and hope everything is OK. I agree with Peedee about the discount card get one before money changes hands. I tried downloading the app yesterday the one to use if you want to use it for reversing (needs a lot of memory) have to clear something off the tablet before i can download it. Although i just want it for rearview that seems to be a program from Falcon that fit on easily then you have to register your camera with the program.

Steve 

Pedee and Steve - I can now report having battled my way through the pre-Bank Holiday traffic to Go Outdoors in Hull - couldn't move on the road for b. caravans!!

I actually paid £169.14 for the camera.  Discounted price of £199 (from £225) with their Discount card PLUS and extra 15% off re their special offer of buying before April 4th.  All they wanted in the store was the bar code on their website (which takes a bit of finding) and the discount of almost £30 is automatically applied. C&CC membership gives you 10% off (but you can't have both!!) so even if you have to wait until after 4 April, all is not lost.

When I got home and opened the box - no instructions and I telephoned Falcon two hours ago and I was told they would get back to me.  I'm still waiting.  However, the camera is fairly intuitive and when I did actually find some very basic instructions on their website (and they took some finding as well), it only served to confirm what I had already worked out - namely - download the App -switch camera on - get your phone / tablet to search for the Wifi network - once it's found it, it's up and running.  I am using an iPhone 6S Plus which has a big screen and the picture is excellent.  I did a temporary fix on the back of our van using double sided tape to attach the metal plate to a convenient flat bit on the back of our Barcelona and the very powerful magnet on the base of the camera really held it securely.  (Just have to be careful it doesn't get nicked if we stop somewhere).

I've tested the range as best I could given that the van is parked nose up to the house on the drive - so went into the hall to simulate the distance from back of the van to dashboard and all works fine.

One thing I've noticed is that, with my iPhone, it is set to switch the screen off if unused after so many seconds and then eventually phone goes to standby.  I'm going to have to alter that to get a continuous picture, so there will be some inevitable heavy battery drain.

In summary, the unit is substantial and well made - no flimsy cheap plastic.  It also has a plate on the back fixed by two small screws which says to me that you can probably change the rechargeable batteries once they are worn out - but I haven't pushed my luck and taken it off.

Hope this helps you both to make a decision.  I think it looks good value and if it does nothing else other than allow me to see those idiots who insist on sitting right behind the van, out of my mirror's view, it will have been worth it.

Just this moment put one on order for collection from the Scunthorpe branch tomorrow, following your impressive summary R&R. It will give me peace of mind when we go to Spain in Sept, as you have said not to be left in place when on site ( or that high you need a ladder to remove).Think i will get some spare batteries to have a fully charged one on standby? Thank you

Steve

Thanks R&R, I'll get my order in.

peedee

Just picked mine up got it working using the SaftyEye program no reversing bars. Just got to try it on van but not till the 10th taking van for service.

Steve

Just an after thought R&R i got a user guide with mine.If you need anything copying i can do it when i get home.The main point is the camera takes 4.5 hrs to charge up but does turn off when full. Other than that everything is straight forward?

Steve

Sold out round here, my local store is trying to get one for me from another branch. Waiting to hear from them.

peedee

Something strange happened with mine - using the RoadVue App - no reversing bars on iPhone but they are there on the iPad with the same App??

Thanks for the offer re user guide.  Managed to find one on their website but it didn't tell me anything I hadn't already worked out.

I am hoping that the fact that it takes 4+ hours to charge is indicative of a good battery life - I think the capacity is 2100 maH but don't know what consumption is.  As long as it gives me about 3 hours use, that will cover most eventualities.  I rarely tow for much longer than that.

One quirk I noticed yesterday is that under certain light conditions, there is a slight colour bias towards red - blue appears purple-ish and greens tend towards blue.  Most CCTV cameras have a way of altering the colour balance but this doesn't.  Not a real issue, however.