Dylect Sense 4k Max Dashcam | Packs in a lot! |

The Dylect Sense 4k Max is a two channel dashcam that promises a lot. It features 4k recording from the front camera and a Sony STARVIS sensor that boats great low light abilities. It even has ADAS abilities in the form of alerts based on what the camera sees. Of course there is a g-sensor to lock footage based on impacts, an app to monitor and check your footage from your smartphone too, and storage of up to 1TB. How do all of these features translate in real world usage? Let's find out.  

The Dylect Sense 4k Max is a two channel dashcam that promises a lot. It features 4k recording from the front camera and a Sony STARVIS sensor that boats great low light abilities. It even has ADAS abilities in the form of alerts based on what the camera sees. Of course there is a g-sensor to lock footage based on impacts, an app to monitor and check your footage from your smartphone too, and storage of up to 1TB. How do all of these features translate in real world usage? Let's find out.  

Unboxing

The packaging and the quality of the components is quite impressive. The connectors and cables are of good quality and you get a host of mounting hardware and extras that you need to complete the mounting on your own. That said I would have liked to see a better manual and maybe a link to a tutorial video to make the installation a little more seamless. That said, Dylect does offer an installation service which I opted for in addition to opting for the hardwire kit as well. All these options can be selected at the time of checkout if you are buying from their online store. 

Installation

The installation process was quite seamless, with a vendor reaching out to come and install the dashcam at my residence. I picked the hardwire kit so that the camera continues recording even when the car is switched off or parked in a mall parking lot. This usually consumes your vehicle’s battery but Dylect has a built in cutoff which will switch the camera off when the battery voltage drops below a certain point and I have had this running on my car since the last three weeks with very little running and have not faced any problems with this.

Usage & Quality

I have been using the dash cam for three weeks now and here’s how it performed. Like most dash cams it goes completely un-noticed for the most part as it should. When I start up the car to head out, it switches out of parking mode and starts constant recording. Then the display switches off. There are two small lights, one red on the main unit and one small blue light on the rear facing unit to let you know that the camera is functioning properly. All good in this sense.

Now the camera records in 4k and 1080p for the rear camera so the files do get quite heavy. So you want a good sized memory card. It also needs a fast high quality memory card which is not quite cheap and does not come included in the package. I’m using a 64GB card that can be had for about Rs 800 and gives you about 3hours of driving footage or over 24hrs of footage when parked. That seems plenty for me. Also in case you do have something to mark, hitting the recording button marks the file and prevents the system from overwriting that file later. 

The quality of the recordings is great, the videos from the front camera are clear both in the day time and in the night as well and you can clearly make out details like number plates etc. The rear camera is not quite as clear but you can still make out numbers plates but the night footage is not quite that good. Number plates are hard to distinguish and headlights cause quite a bit of flaring.

Another thing that the camera does well is record audio. The audio quality is also really quite good with clear conversations being captured along with the front facing footage. The person sitting next to the camera will be a little clearer and louder but both front passengers are perfectly audible. Again good quality in its use case scenario. 

ADAS Feature

The ADAS feature is one that was interesting and that I was eager to try out. It works by analysing the front camera feed. When first starting up it takes about three to four days worth of driving to calibrate to the way the camera has been set up. It does this on its own and you don't need to do anything just keep driving around like normal. Once it has self calibrated it starts giving audible prompts for the different passive ADAS warnings for scenarios it can recognise. “Note the lane has changed” plays when you change lanes. “Caution vehicles ahead” when cars ahead slow down suddenly and “Lead car is departing” when the car stopped in front of you pulls away. 

Now I have this installed on my Honda Elevate which also has a camera based ADAS system and it seems to keep up well with that. The Dylect system is also a passive system and it cannot recognise if you have already indicated a lane change. And will give a warning every time it notices something so after a while it could get annoying. That said, I can see where this system could be helpful for cars that don’t already have an ADAS system. It works, but can also be turned off, which is what I will do considering that my car already has a fully functioning active ADAS system. 

Conclusion and Verdict

For the money the Dylect Sense 4k Max Dashcam is really a great value for money. The product is well made, the build quality, the footage and the functionality all work as advertised and it feels like it’s built to last. It goes about doing its job without any fuss, staying in the background for the most part.  And when it comes to something that you want to rely on when things go south, I’m sure that this dash cam will have my back.