Software Guide

Download Roadhawk HD Viewing Software (windows)

Download Roadhawk HD Viewing Software (MAC)

MAC Users may need to install Adobe Air before installing the RoadHawk software.

Video Guide for RoadHawk HD and RoadHawk HD Software
RoadHawk HD Software is both PC and MAC compatible. We designed this app to be as easy to use as possible.
It will auto update your camera for you and we continue to add more features at regular intervals.

When you run the RoadHawk software it will look for the SD card from the RoadHawk HD camera. If the SD card is blank, the software will NOT see the SD Card.
You MUST use the SD card in the camera BEFORE using this software.

Once you insert the SD card from the camera in to your computer it will list all the video files on that card on the right hand side of the screen.
The RoadHawk HD comes with a s USB card reader.

Just above the list of files you will see three buttons. EVENT, NORMAL and ALL.

File Filter
EVENT: This will only list the files that have been created by the camera because of an EVENT.
This could be a collision, a pothole or a manual event created by pressing the E button on the camera.
NORMAL: Will display only NORMAL video files created by the camera, this should be your normal everyday driving.
Depending on the size of the SD card you are using and also depending on the quality settings, you should expect to see your most recent journeys here.
ALL: This will display all files on the card in the order they were created.
Please note that the earliest files will normally be EVENT files as these stay on the card longer than NORMAL video files.

At this point, you might be seeing a video recorded several days or weeks ago at the top of the list. Towards the bottom of the list you will start to see your normal everyday driving videos. It is normal to have gaps in these files because of the way the camera overwrites the earliest files recorded.

Map

Below the list of video files you will see the MAP. This will show the location of the vehicle at the time the video was recorded. If the camera was not receiving a GPS signal at the time of recording or if your computer does not have an internet connection then you may not see the MAP.
Within the MAP screen you can use the buttons in the top left to navigate around the MAP and to zoom in or zoom out.

G-Force Sensor
Below the main windows is a G-Force Meter display. The small spot in the centre of this meter represents the G-Force experienced by the camera at the time the video was recorded.
As the vehicle accelerates you would expect to see the spot move towards the bottom of the meter. Braking will show up as the spot moving upwards on the meter. Cornering will send the spot left or right. The more heavy the manoeuvre, the further the spot will travel on the graph. This is a favorite for people that use it on track.

Vehicle Speed

Just below the main video window is the speed of the vehicle shown be default in MPH. The display can be changed to KPH and vice versa.

RoadHawk HD Camera Settings

Click the settings icon within the software to change the settings on your camera. When you make a change to the settings, the software will save a small config file to your SD card. The next time the camera is powered on with this card inserted it will read the config file and set itself accordingly.

In this menu you can change the following:

Resolution: The size of the image being recorded.
Frame Rate: Set the amount of frames being recorded per second.
Time Zone: Set your preferred time zone.
File Length: Set the length of time before a new file is started.
LOOP: Choose if the camera should loop record or simply stop recording when the SD card is full.
Mic Sensitivity: Set the volume of the internal mic. (Lower = quieter: 0 = off)
Speaker Volume: Set the volume of the internal speaker in the camera.
EVENT Sensitivity: Set how sensitive the G-Force sensor is. (Lower = less sensitive)
Contrast: Sets the contrast settings for the image produced by the camera.
Brightness: Sets the brightness of the image produced by the camera.
Saturation: Sets the saturation (colour) of the image produced by the camera.
Bit-Rate: Set the overall video quality. (Higher = better quality)
Record Mode: Choose if you want the camera to record EVENTS or just NORMAL video.
Spot Metering: Enables/Disables spot metering mode on the image produced by the camera.
Timestamp: Enables or disables the timstamp recorded on the image by the camera.

Notes on the new software settings for the RoadHawk HD Dash Camera:
In most cases the default settings for the camera will provide the optimal image quality. We have now added the ability to tweak these settings so you can fine tune them to your own preference. By adjusting the contrast and brightness settings it is possible to improve low light performance but at the cost of some image quality during day time driving. The saturation setting controls how much colour in the image the camera will produce.

Spot Metering:
When this is selected to ON the camera will measure the exposure settings from the center of the image instead of the outside. Set this to ON of the camera is to be mounted on a roll bar. This will stop the camera from over exposing the image through the windscreen and prevent underexposing the inside of the vehicle.

Timestamp:
The RoadHawk dash camera gets its time and date from GPS. When this setting is on, the time and date are embedded in to the right lower corner of the image. Disabling this will remove the time and date from the video. If you are using the RoadHawk HD as a dash camera then it is recommended to keep this setting enabled for evidential purposes. NOTE: Even when the timestamp is disabled, the file names of the videos produced by the dash camera will still be created using the time and date found whilst the camera is recording.