Car Audio Magazine

Better than a magazine.

I primarily got this for recording audio for magazine interviews/note-taking. However, it works really well with my iPhone for doing interviews on videos. I like that is comes with a variety of cables to go to a variety of phones and cameras. It has both analog and digital outputs. That future-proofs it when I inevitably upgrade iPhones and I lose the dedicated audio input/output port.

To build our magazine Easy to use

Used to connect devices to the car audio input.

Using paper mounted slides never had a jamming problem with this magazine!

Made in America. I bought this for use on my classic car audio system. Being able to switch from an iPod device to my Sirius receiver, without having to fumble with plugging & unplugging cords. The unit comes with 2 strips of 3M dual lock tape for a quick, clean, easy to hide and access, installation. Well worth the price charged.

Within 5 minutes I had the camera out of the box and into the fish tank. Then it was on the dog. The horse. The car. Me. The SJ4000 didn't disappoint me in all the ways I wanted to use it straight out of the box. The onboard firmware is very clean and tidy, the power button changes between modes while navigating menus is accomplished with the volume and shutter buttons. Plugging it into a USB port on the pc presents you with 2 options, either to use it as USB storage or as a live PC camera (webcam). Both of these functioned flawlessly. All and all the interface and use of the camera is simple enough to appeal to non-tech savvy people, but also presents some more detailed options/configurations for those that like to tinker. The included accessories provide an easy means to adapt the mounting of the camera to various objects, but you'll need a separate accessory pack to take it to the next level. The camera in its water tight case feels extremely sturdy, but also very light weight. In addition to being dunked in a water tank, my camera has suffered multiple drops as well and come out perfectly fine. The image quality really shines in bright light, but you can get passable performance in low light conditions. I filmed my wife working her horse just as the sun was setting low on the horizon and found it to be acceptable. Anything less than the light of a bright sunny day causes color correction issues that the auto-balance doesn't seem to account for. For example, I walked the dog late in the evening and my purple shorts came out in the video as a soft blue. Unrelated to image issues the only other quality concern was audio, with the water tight case the audio is mostly muted and without the case it has a very minor 'tinny' sound that distorts the audio. Despite some of the shortcomings, which I think of as being very minor, I really like this product. Next week I strap it to a friend's 1000 dollar RC car.

I had my first Porta Brace back in 2003. I have rated it 5-stars in the past. I can't help but praise only the durability and versatile use of their bags and cases. In my recent rentals of HD cameras, they are all using Porta Brace cases. I am not surprise anymore. The rental package includes all the accessories to the camera, charger, extra batteries, on-camera lights, wireless audio, zoom microphone, audio cables, extra tapes, manual, tripod accessories, they all fit perfectly in the case. It's like I throw everything in the case and I still safely find a spot in the case. Granted that the shoulder strap is wide, soft, comfortable and durable, it get's heavy at times but it feels solid to lug around. This CAR-3 Cargo Case did just that. It has now become my everyday case to carry around my camera and accessories. It has become a single item in my checklist since when I open the bag, I already memorized what item should be in the certain pocket or position inside. When I pack-up my staff in the field, it is the same case, I check the pockets to make sure that I am not leaving from the location without any accessories left behind. I give Porta Brace CAR-3 Cargo Case 5-Star rating for overall versatility, durability, and practical everyday use.

It fits it the car and hauls everything! cables, cameras, audio, tripods, computer. What took 3 or 4 trips with a hand truck now takes one. My back is pleased.

I'm using this to send audio from my phone to my car stereo. It just works. No noise. The cable is not thin. Right angle works good for sitting up a phone.