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What is BlackVue Over the Cloud?
BlackVue Over the Cloud combines state-of-the-art dashcam technology with cloud ubiquity to make the most out of your BlackVue dashcam. Video backup, real-time GPS-tracking, alarm, the possibilities are endless. BlackVue Over the Cloud is all about using your dashcam to its full potential, so that you and your car are always connected.
How does it work?
Taking advantage of a mobile or car-embedded Internet connection and a BlackVue dashcam, BlackVue Over the Cloud connects you to your car through the Cloud. Using the BlackVue App on your smartphone or tablet, you see in real time where your car is located and what is happening around it.
6 Innovative Features
Live View, Emergency Alarm, GPS Tracking, Two-way Voice Communication, Video Backup, Remote Video Playback and other endless possibilities in the future.
Remote Live View
Remotely monitor your car in real time from anywhere, anytime 
Emergency Alarm
Receive notifications on your phone when preset events occur. 
GPS Tracking Visualize on a map your car’s location and speed. |
Two-way voice communication
Talk with people in the car from your smartphone 
Video Backup
Move files from your dashcam to the Cloud storage or your smartphone/tablet, right from the app. No more worrying about videos being overwritten on your dashcam’s storage 
Remote Video Playback Play videos stored in the Cloud or in your dashcam anytime on your smartphone or tablet |
BlackVue Over the Cloud innovative features on your smartphone. PC viewer is now ready!
Live Auto Upload
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Save Real-Time Video to the Cloud PROTECT YOURSELF FROM BREAK-INS, THEFT and OTHERS Worried that your dashcam gets stolen? BlackVue Over the Cloud gives you alerts in case of impacts detected and lets you stream your BlackVue’s live footage from anywhere. But what if it is too late by the time you check your phone? What if someone stole your dashcam? When instant Push Notifications are not enough, Live Auto-Upload can save the day by saving video in real-time to the Cloud all while recording to the local microSD card. Learn how to enable this feature in our blog article here. Updated: New DR900S series supports Live Auto-Upload too! |
How can BlackVue over the Cloud benefit you?
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A. Individuals can connect to their car from anywhere, anytime, and be alerted whenever events occur (accident, disconnection of dashcam from the Cloud).
B. Small businesses owners can monitor delivery vehicles on a map in real time and communicate with them directly thanks to the integrated two-way communication function. C. Larger companies can take advantage of BlackVue Over the Cloud to monitor their fleets of vehicles and greatly reduce installation and maintenance costs in comparison to traditional surveillance systems, while also enjoying rich data in real time. |
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Drivers love the peace of mind procured by dashcams, as those embedded cameras can provide video proof in case of an accident. BlackVue Over the Cloud largely augments the features of a dashcam by pairing it with the Cloud. BlackVue Over the Cloud provides value to everyone.
Broadcast Live from BlackVue
Go Live, hands on the wheel!
In addition to its self-contained features, BlackVue Over the Cloud allows you to broadcast your Cloud-connected dashcam to Facebook Live.
With Facebook Live broadcast, you can stream in real time to your personal Facebook account but not only!
You can also choose to stream to a Facebook Page you manage (Admin access required).
Even better: multiple BlackVue dashcams can be set to stream to the same Facebook Page simultaneously!
Examples of our Facebook Live broadcast:
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The Mediacorp Subaru Car Challenge Live with BlackVue.
Watch the highlights of this event from here. |
Power Breakfast Tompang with JK & Mike from Power 98FM.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. How to connect the BlackVue to a WiFi hotspot so that me and my car stays connected?
The BlackVue cloud series dashcams (DR900S/ DR750S / DR650S) can support connection to any WiFi hotspot which include your smartphone, mobile router or in-car imbedded internet. If your car is parked nearby your home or office, you can make use of the accessible WiFi hotspot. When your car leaves these premises, WiFi connection will be unavailable. Alternatively, you need a mobile router to be setup in the car so that the connection is always available.
2. Do I need a SIM card in the car?
If you want a constant way of monitoring your car, setting up a mobile router in the car is one of the best possibilities. SIM card to be inserted inside the mobile router and not to BlackVue.
3. What type of mobile router which is compatible for the cloud service?
We had tested many mobile routers before the launch. To have faster and stable connectivity, we recommend using 4G/ LTE mobile router and we have the Car WiFi Kit which is fully compatible.
4. How can I hardwired the mobile router to ensure hassle free operation?
We are offering the Car WiFi Kit which is compatible for BlackVue over the Cloud. This kit includes the 4G/ LTE Car WiFi Dongle, Power Supply Kit and installation service.
If you need parking mode option, Car WiFi Kit will be connected to the Power Magic Pro or Cellink B battery which means your BlackVue will always stays connected to the Cloud even your car is parked.
If you need parking mode option, Car WiFi Kit will be connected to the Power Magic Pro or Cellink B battery which means your BlackVue will always stays connected to the Cloud even your car is parked.
5. How to get the SIM card?
Please check with your telco for the availability of the additional SIM card and subscription. You can always apply additional SIM card to share the data from your current handphone line subscription.
6. How much data consumption for the cloud service?
Remote Live View
Network data is used only when you activate Remote Live View, Live Broadcast, Remote Backup and Playback.
Push notifications consumes very low data which can be ignored. If you are near to your BlackVue, you can always use the direct WiFi connection instead of Cloud service.
When you access Remote Live View from your BlackVue dashcam over the Cloud, your dashcam streams data to the Cloud server, which is then sent to your device. Use the table below to assess your data needs, based on your Live View usage estimate.
Network data is used only when you activate Remote Live View, Live Broadcast, Remote Backup and Playback.
Push notifications consumes very low data which can be ignored. If you are near to your BlackVue, you can always use the direct WiFi connection instead of Cloud service.
When you access Remote Live View from your BlackVue dashcam over the Cloud, your dashcam streams data to the Cloud server, which is then sent to your device. Use the table below to assess your data needs, based on your Live View usage estimate.
Live Broadcast
Data usage is exactly equal to the Live View data usage (refer to the Live View tab)Explanation: when user starts a Facebook Live session, a single stream of data is sent from the BlackVue dashcam to the BlackVue Cloud server, and then to the Facebook server.
No matter how many viewers are actively viewing your feed via Facebook, the data amount used for broadcasting will be the same.
Backup and Playback
Unlike Remote Live View, which uses a video feed optimized for streaming, Video Backup and Playback use the original video files stored by the dashcam on the microSD card.
You can use the table below to get an understanding of the amount of data needed to back up video files or play back a recorded video.
Live Broadcast
Data usage is exactly equal to the Live View data usage (refer to the Live View tab)Explanation: when user starts a Facebook Live session, a single stream of data is sent from the BlackVue dashcam to the BlackVue Cloud server, and then to the Facebook server.
No matter how many viewers are actively viewing your feed via Facebook, the data amount used for broadcasting will be the same.
Backup and Playback
Unlike Remote Live View, which uses a video feed optimized for streaming, Video Backup and Playback use the original video files stored by the dashcam on the microSD card.
You can use the table below to get an understanding of the amount of data needed to back up video files or play back a recorded video.
7. How does the push notification works?
User can set the type of push notifications using the BlackVue app. Options are event notification for driving or parking, overspeed notification, entering or escaping the parking mode, motion detection notifications and etc. If you set the notification for event while in parking mode, BlackVue will send the push notification immediately to your smartphone upon detecting an impact.
8. What is included in my Free Cloud Account?
The BlackVue App allows you to create a free account easily. Your free BlackVue Over the Cloud account includes the following:
(Updated July 2018)
(Updated July 2018)
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10 minutes daily Live View
Stream real-time video from your BlackVue. Reinitialized every day. |
BlackVue Dashcams
1 BlackVue dashcam per account. |
5GB of Cloud storage
5GB to back up your video files in the Cloud |
100 Downloads per month
100 downloads or replays of videos from the Cloud or the dashcam's SD card per month. |
9. How to add dashcam and Live View time using the BlackVue app?
You can add unlimited Live View time and register additional dashcams from the BlackVue app.
The differences between the available plans:
The differences between the available plans:
To change the plan, you need to go to "Add Paid Features" in BlackVue app. This menu is accessed from the main menu of the app, and requires you to log in first, since the purchases are linked to your BlackVue Cloud account.
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i) Main Menu
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ii) Add Paid Features
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iii) Login 
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iv) Paid Features List 
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Free versus Basic Plan (Paid) / Smart Plan (Subscribed)
10. Which model of BlackVue is compatible with the Cloud service?
Basically, all our cloud dashcam models which include:
1) DR900S series [DR900S-1CH and DR900S-2CH]
2) DR750S series [DR750S-1CH and DR750S-2CH]
3) DR650S series [DR650S-2CH IR, DR650S-2CH Truck, DR650S-1CH, DR650S-2CH]
3) Newer batch of DR650GW series [DR650GW-1CH and DR650GW-2CH], to find out more about the compatibility, please check out here.
1) DR900S series [DR900S-1CH and DR900S-2CH]
2) DR750S series [DR750S-1CH and DR750S-2CH]
3) DR650S series [DR650S-2CH IR, DR650S-2CH Truck, DR650S-1CH, DR650S-2CH]
3) Newer batch of DR650GW series [DR650GW-1CH and DR650GW-2CH], to find out more about the compatibility, please check out here.
11) Will the files copied to the Cloud storage be deleted?
Files copied to the Cloud will be stored on the servers for 90 days. After 90 days, they will automatically be deleted from the servers. Please backup any videos you want to keep to your smartphone or computer.
Disclaimer:
Since "BlackVue Over the Cloud" (cloud service) connection is depending on the wireless network (3G/ 4G/ WiFi), we cannot guarantee that the coverage is available all the time, there could be loss of connectivity at some area or period. Anyway, our cloud service has the option to notify the users when network connection or disconnection occurs.
Since "BlackVue Over the Cloud" (cloud service) connection is depending on the wireless network (3G/ 4G/ WiFi), we cannot guarantee that the coverage is available all the time, there could be loss of connectivity at some area or period. Anyway, our cloud service has the option to notify the users when network connection or disconnection occurs.
