I've been following the Waylens dashcam since it was on Kickstarter. I'm a driving enthusiast, so a camera like this that allowed driving metrics like speed, RPMs, and boost to be displayed was a huge interest. I've been living with the camera for almost a week now, and I've come to love it.
Like other have said, the mount for the camera is finicky at best. The mount "grabs" the camera from the front and the back, and if it only has one side clipped, the camera is likely to fly off going through corners. Double checking after reinstalling the camera is a necessity. I haven't seen or experienced any issues with the suction cup, but I've thought about alternatives like double-sided velcro like materials instead.
The Android app leaves a little to be desired. The camera itself broadcasts a Wi-Fi signal which your phone, and the app, connects to. If you're within range of your home network, this may cause confusion on the phone/app's part. Equally confusing is when you're on the road and connected to the camera's Wi-Fi as well as your cell network's signal. If you want to access the camera while connected to your cell network, you may have to turn off the cell network to do so, etc. Kind of complicated.
The desktop app works as expected for the most part. It takes some getting used to, but I would recommend importing your clips from the camera before doing any cutting or highlighting. Otherwise you're editing clips on the camera over USB, which is noticeably slower. Combining multiple clips isn't possible as far as I can tell. I've found it's easier to just edit on a PC than from a smartphone.
As for the camera itself - it's impressive. Day and night footage is what you'd expect to get from a GoPro, crisp and fluid at 1080p max. You can lower the resolution and framerate (from 60 to 30) if storage space is of concern. I have a 128GB card from SanDisk in mine, and it estimates over 10 hours of recording time at the max 1080p/60fps. Like another user mentioned, it does take a minute or two after starting for the remote and OBDII dongle to connect, but the camera displays a notification when they do connect. You can swipe through a live view or different metrics for the camera itself to display - from speed and RPM to pitch/roll, G-force, and boost/vacuum. I found my camera will automatically start when I start the car, but I haven't tested its auto-shutoff. I manually stop the recording and turn off the camera when leaving the vehicle.
Also worth noting, in the promotional videos and some early footage people have released, there is a data overlay for ambient temperature, pressure, and weather conditions. Those currently are not showing up for me on any of my clips. Could be a bug, but I haven't contacted Waylens to inquire about it. And lastly, in response to the claim that speed is calculated by your GPS coordinates - I haven't seen any evidence to this fact. I know for a fact that I had no GPS signal at one point, but my speed was still accurate the entire time. This makes sense since speed is a parameter provided over OBDII.
EDIT 02/13/2017 - Seems that at some point the data overlay for ambient temperature and weather conditions is working again. Not sure if there was an update or an issue on my end that was causing it not to show up, but it works now! Everything else still stands, I'm loving the camera.
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