With the introduction of smaller and smaller cameras the world became almost obsessed with recording every moment of their lives. We have seen an explosion of gadgets apps and services that allow us to post images and videos of our daily activities. For the most part these are mildly interesting, but not really ground shaking. There is an area that while appearing innocuous, can actually be an important one in many ways. This new area of life recording is the dashcam. These devices are designed to record our travels on the roads (and off). In most cases they are forward facing and do not do much more than record the road ahead of you to some sort of removable media. In more advanced cases they are capable of watching the road, ensuring that you are not drifting, warning if you are too close to something ahead of you and tracking your location. With these advanced cameras you have a safety product in addition to being able to broadcast your driving habits. Today we will be taking a look at one of these advanced models, the Papago P2 Pro. So let’s dive in and see what it can do.
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The Box and Goodies -
The box that the P2 Pro comes in is fairly typical for most of your current electronics. You get a picture on the front, the name of the device, and most importantly some of the major highlights of the product. In this case we have full HD (1080p) recording, built-in GPS and a G-Sensor (which we will cover later).
The back of the box has an even longer list of features and also gives you one of the primary uses for this type of device: “Report bad drivers / road rage”. That is probably the most important use of the P2 Pro and one we will be covering in much more detail later.
While the outside of the P2 Pro box is designed to get you interested in the product, what you really want to know about is what is inside. Here Papago gives you everything you need to get going with the recording of your daily drives.
You get a manual, a power cable (micro USB to 12 Volt car adapter), a mount and, of course, the P2 Pro dashcam. Papgo even lists a method for connecting the P2 Pro directly to your car, but they mention that it is not completely supported.
