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Xignal M607 4G AI Dash Camera
A dash camera rather than a recorder. Two 1080p cameras are built into the unit, one facing the road and one facing the cabin, and two more can be wired in, so a single windscreen mounted box covers what a small recorder installation normally needs. It carries 4G with its own SIM, a built-in GPS antenna, an SOS button and optional driver AI.
Supplied, fitted and commissioned
Overview
What the M607 does
Not a recorder with cameras wired to it, which is what the rest of the range is. Two 1080p cameras sit inside this unit, one looking through the windscreen at the road and one looking back into the cabin, and it mounts as one box behind the mirror. Two more cameras can be wired in if a vehicle needs a rear or a nearside view, which takes it to four channels in total.
That changes what an installation costs and how long it takes, which is the real argument for it on a large fleet of light vehicles. There is no separate recorder to find space and power for, no aviation loom to run for the first two views, and the GPS antenna is inside the housing rather than stuck to the dash. It carries its own SIM for 4G, can act as a Wi-Fi hotspot, has a one-touch SOS button and a 3-axis sensor, and takes the ADAS and DSM driver AI as options.
Where it fits best
- Large fleets of cars and light vans, where installation time per vehicle is the cost that matters
- Taxis and ride-hail vehicles needing a road view and a cabin view in one unit
- Vehicles with no space behind a seat or under a bunk for a separate recorder
- Lone workers and drivers who need a one-touch SOS call from the driving position
- Fleets adding driver behaviour monitoring without rewiring the vehicle
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Full specifications
Every published figure
The complete M607 specification, as published by the manufacturer.
- Built-in cameras
- 2 channels of AHD at 1080P, one facing the road and one the cabin
- External cameras
- 2 channels, at 1080P, 720P or D1
- Total channels
- 4
- Video resolution
- 1080P, 720P, D1, HD1 or CIF. Total encoding resource is 1080P at 60 frames across the four channels
- Video compression
- H.265 or H.264
- Video output
- 1 CVBS, 1.0Vp-p, 75Ω, full screen or a four way split
- Recording modes
- Automatic by default, plus ignition recording and alarm recording
- Playback
- 4 channel synchronous playback, 2x, 4x, 8x and 16x forwards and back
- Field of view
- Not published
- Night vision
- Not published
- ADAS
- Lane departure, collision warning and vehicle distance detection
- DSM
- Fatigue, smoking, phone calls, camera occlusion and unsafe driving behaviour
- Audio input
- 1 built-in microphone
- Alarm input
- 2 way switch input, plus a one-button SOS alarm
- Alarm output
- None. The manufacturer publishes no alarm output on this model
- Motion sensor
- Built-in 3-axis acceleration sensor
- Storage
- 1 TF card, up to 256 GB
- USB
- Reserved USB port
- Cellular
- 4G with one SIM card interface. TDD-LTE and FDD-LTE
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11 b/g/n, and it can run as a Wi-Fi hotspot
- Positioning
- GPS and BeiDou module with a built-in GPS antenna
- Serial
- 2 × RS232, reserved for external devices
- Power input
- DC +10 V to +36 V
- Power consumption
- Under 7.5 W in normal operation, without peripherals
- Low power sleep
- Supported
- Operating temperature
- −10 °C to +60 °C
- Dimensions (W × D × H)
- 132 × 105 × 42 mm
- Net weight
- 0.5 kg
- Operating system
- Linux
- Menu languages
- Chinese and English
- IP rating
- Not published
- Certifications
- Not published
Figures published by the manufacturer. Two things to read closely. The operating range is −10 to +60 °C, which is narrower than the −20 to +70 °C published for the recorders in this range and matters on a windscreen in a hot summer, so there is a question about it below. And the manufacturer publishes no field of view and no night vision figure for the built-in cameras, where it does publish both for the M606. Where a figure reads Not published, the manufacturer does not state it, which is not the same as the feature being absent.
Supply
What ships, and what the install needs
A dash camera is quoted as a fitted system rather than a boxed product, and the manufacturer does not publish a packing list for this model. Confirm exactly what it ships with on your own quotation. Because two cameras are built in, the list around it is shorter than it is for the recorders.
Comes as one unit
- Road facing 1080p camera, built in
- Cabin facing 1080p camera, built in
- GPS antenna, built into the housing
- Microphone and 3-axis sensor, built in
Ordered with it
- A TF card, up to 256 GB
- A 4G SIM on a data plan
- Up to two external cameras, if a rear or side view is needed
- A monitor on the CVBS output for commissioning
Specified at order
- The ADAS algorithm for lane and collision warnings
- The DSM algorithm for driver behaviour
- Devices on the two RS232 lines
- The windscreen mount position, which sets what the road camera sees
Accessories
What goes on the order with it
A recorder is one line on a vehicle quotation. These are the parts that make up the rest of it.
The unit and its mount
- Road and cabin cameras, both built in
- GPS antenna inside the housing, nothing to stick down
- Windscreen bracket, mounted behind the mirror
- A monitor on the CVBS output for commissioning
Driver AI, at order
- ADAS for lane departure and collision warning
- DSM for fatigue, smoking, phone use and occlusion
- Both are optional algorithms, not fitted as standard
- No blind spot detection on this model
Card, SIM and extras
- One TF card, up to 256 GB
- A 4G SIM, if the fleet needs live view
- Up to two external cameras for rear or nearside
- Devices on the two RS232 lines
Compare
How it sits against the alternatives
The other dash camera in the range and two recorders often considered against it. The full comparison lives on the range page.
| Xignal M607 | Xignal M606 | Xignal M605 | Xignal M710(G4F) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Dash camera | Dash camera | SD card recorder | HDD recorder |
| Built-in cameras | 2 at 1080p | 2 at 1080p | None | None |
| Total channels | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Compression | H.265 or H.264 | H.265 or H.264 | H.265 or H.264 | H.264 |
| Records to | 1 TF card to 256 GB | 2 TF cards to 256 GB each | 2 SD cards to 128 GB each | HDD to 4 TB + 128 GB SD |
| Field of view | Not published | 140 degrees on both built-in cameras | Not published | Not published |
| Night vision | Not published | Infrared on the cabin camera | Not published | Not published |
| Driver AI | ADAS and DSM at order | ADAS, DSM and face recognition at order | DSM, ADAS and blind spot | ADAS and DSM at order |
| Alarm output | None | Not published | 2 channels | 2 channels |
| Operating range | −10 to +60 °C | −20 to +70 °C | −20 to +70 °C | −20 to +70 °C |
| You are here | View the M606 | View the M605 | View the M710(G4F) |
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Questions
Before you specify the M607
Questions we are asked about this model.
Will it survive a hot summer on a windscreen?
This is the question to ask about this model, and we would rather raise it than let you find it. The manufacturer publishes an operating range of minus 10 to plus 60 degrees Celsius. Every recorder in this range is rated to plus 70. A car parked in the open through a hot August can reach well above 60 degrees behind the glass, and the area right behind the mirror is the hottest part of the cabin. In practice that means specifying it with the mount position, the parking pattern and whether the vehicles sit outdoors all day, and for fleets that park in the open through summer the M606, the other dash camera in this range, is rated minus 20 to plus 70 and is the one we would put on the quote. Ask us and we will give you a straight answer for your fleet rather than a sales one.
What does two built in and two external actually mean?
Two cameras are inside the unit and cannot be moved: one looks forward through the windscreen at the road, the other looks back into the cabin. Both record 1080p. Two further channels are ordinary camera inputs you can wire to external cameras, at 1080p, 720p or D1, for a rear view or a nearside view. So it is four channels in total, but only two of them are a choice. If you need four cameras in positions you pick, a recorder such as the M710(G4F) or the M605 is the better shape.
What does 60 frames total across four channels mean?
The manufacturer publishes a total encoding resource of 1080p at 60 frames, not a per channel figure. Four channels sharing 60 frames per second works out at 15 frames each at full 1080p, and the recorders in this range publish the same arithmetic in the same way. Fifteen frames a second is normal for multi channel vehicle recording and is enough to establish what happened and who was present. If a tender asks for 30 frames per second on every channel at 1080p, say so on the enquiry, because that is a different specification.
Does it have an alarm output for a beacon or a cut-off?
No. The manufacturer publishes the alarm output as none. It takes a two way switch input and has a one-button SOS alarm, so it can be triggered by something on the vehicle, but it cannot drive a light, a sounder or an oil or power cut-off the way the recorders can. If your specification needs the recorder to actuate something, that rules this model out and points at the M710(G4F), the M605 or one of the larger recorders, all of which publish two alarm outputs.
How wide is the lens, and does it see at night?
The manufacturer does not publish a field of view or a night vision figure for this model. It publishes both for the M606, the other dash camera in the range, which carries 140 degree lenses and infrared on the cabin camera. We do not carry those figures across, because the two are different products and an assumed specification is worth nothing in a tender. If lens coverage or in-cabin night performance is a real requirement, ask us and we will either get it confirmed in writing or point you at the M606, which publishes 140 degrees on both cameras and infrared in the cabin.
Where does the footage go, and does it need a SIM?
It records to one TF card of up to 256 gigabytes, which is the buffer on the vehicle. It takes one SIM for 4G, so live view, position and alarm upload need a data plan, and it can also run as a Wi-Fi hotspot for offload or local access. Retention beyond what the card holds lives on the server the footage is offloaded to, exactly as it does for the recorders. If a vehicle never needs live view, the SIM is optional and the card plus Wi-Fi at the depot is enough.
The range
Other models worth comparing
Three other recorders in the range, and what each one changes against the M607.
Xignal · AI Dash Camera
M606
+rated to +70+140 degrees+infrared cabin
The other dash camera, and the one rated for a hot windscreen at plus 70 degrees.
Xignal · AI SD Card Mobile DVR
M605
+blind spot+alarm outputs−no built-in cameras
A recorder rather than a dash camera. Four cameras you position yourself, plus blind spot detection.
Xignal · HDD Mobile DVR
M710(G4F)
+4 TB drive+alarm outputs−720p
The disk based entry point, when days of footage on the vehicle matter more than a fast fit.
fleet and duty of care rules
The M607 Against Common Requirements
A dash camera answers a narrower set of obligations than a recorder does. It is not a school bus system and cannot be made into one. Where it fits is driver behaviour, incident evidence and live position on cars and light vans. This is what applies, including the one limitation worth checking before you order.
- Not a school bus recorder: school transport requires seven cameras, four exterior and three interior. Four channels, two of them fixed, cannot cover that.
- Check the temperature rating first: this model is rated to plus 60 where the M606 and the recorders reach plus 70, and a windscreen in a hot summer is the hottest place in the vehicle.
- Telematics on heavy vehicles: many authorities require driving hours, harsh braking, acceleration and speeding to be reported on heavier vehicles, and licensing can depend on it.
- Driver behaviour on the record: the optional DSM algorithm detects fatigue, smoking, phone use and camera occlusion, which is what a duty of care policy usually asks for.
- An SOS the driver can reach: one-touch emergency call from the driving position, which matters for lone workers and night shifts.
- Position from an approved provider: the GPS and BeiDou module reports position through its own built-in antenna, and the link to the approved provider is configured at commissioning.
- Retention sized on the server: one card is a rolling buffer. Any retention period longer than it holds is met by the server, not by the camera.
Get a quotation for the M607
Tell us the vehicle type, how many vehicles, whether you need the rear or side cameras wired in, and whether you want driver AI. Tell us as well whether the vehicles park outdoors through the summer, because the temperature rating on this model is worth checking against how your fleet is actually used.
