Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
More info on the Hawkeye Q5 Pro here: inhawkeye.com | Thank you to Hawkeye for sending this camera for testing.
The Hawkeye Q5 pro is a sony sensor dashcam with 1440p25 front and 1080p25 rear. It's a super capacitor based camera so should hold up in hotter climates. For the most part video quality is decent, albeit I think that some firmware tweaks could be made to improve the camera. There does not seem to be much noise reduction being applied to the front camera, and at times it looks a bit grainy. But the amount of details is high, especially when stopped. I notice that it picks up the texture on my dashboard whereas other cams smooth that out a lot. The night footage is also quite good in terms of detail. I wish that there was a CPL filter for this camera, as it shows up a lot of reflections.
Overall it seems like a decent camera, that would only get better if firmware tweaks are made.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:16 In the Box
0:32 Around the Camera
1:54 Video Quality Day
3:24 Rear Camera
4:45 Comparison
5:18 Night Shots
6:05 Audio Sample
6:42 The App
7:35 Conclusions
8:50 Rain Samples 1
9:20 Front vs Rear Cam
9:50 What is this train doing
10:20 Rain Sample 2
10:50 Sun Sample
11:20 Low Light Sample 1
11:50 Low Light Sample 2
12:20 Low Light Rear Cam
More info on the Hawkeye Q5 Pro here: inhawkeye.com | Thank you to Hawkeye for sending this camera for testing.
The Hawkeye Q5 pro is a sony sensor dashcam with 1440p25 front and 1080p25 rear. It's a super capacitor based camera so should hold up in hotter climates. For the most part video quality is decent, albeit I think that some firmware tweaks could be made to improve the camera. There does not seem to be much noise reduction being applied to the front camera, and at times it looks a bit grainy. But the amount of details is high, especially when stopped. I notice that it picks up the texture on my dashboard whereas other cams smooth that out a lot. The night footage is also quite good in terms of detail. I wish that there was a CPL filter for this camera, as it shows up a lot of reflections.
Overall it seems like a decent camera, that would only get better if firmware tweaks are made.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:16 In the Box
0:32 Around the Camera
1:54 Video Quality Day
3:24 Rear Camera
4:45 Comparison
5:18 Night Shots
6:05 Audio Sample
6:42 The App
7:35 Conclusions
8:50 Rain Samples 1
9:20 Front vs Rear Cam
9:50 What is this train doing
10:20 Rain Sample 2
10:50 Sun Sample
11:20 Low Light Sample 1
11:50 Low Light Sample 2
12:20 Low Light Rear Cam
