Dash Cams

I have been thinking about this as well..... Super good idea. I have seen tons of videos of pedestrians throwing themselves in front of cars and hit and runs etc.... Really good way of protecting yourself.

 

I'd like to see how those mount in the vehicle.

 

Make sure to post vids of whichever one you end up going with!

 

Let us know which one you decide on....I am interested in one as well but didnt want to shell out the $200+ for a Blackvue

 

Add me to the list...

 

Alternatively, for those of you that mount your phone to your windshield for navigation, Ive used this app and highly recommend it. I got one of my old phones and hard wired power to it, put it in a dock on airplane mode with only GPS enabled and it worked like a charm.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hovans.autoguard&hl=en

 

Here's a cheap alternative. I was free for a bit, but it's an app for your iphone. Just need a simple mount. Works great. I've never been in a crash with it, though. "Knock on wood."
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/isymdvr-car-video-recorder/id556018499?mt=8

 

I can get blackvue cams 10% less than amazon. Let me know and I'll hook you up

 

So are you going to have 4 cams? Not worried about the rear and/or sides?

 

I recently ordered this dash cam the other day. I chose it due to the built in GPS and tiny size, stealth is my goal with this. If I remember I'll post some videos after I get it. My chief concern right now is figuring out how to wire it up without being obvious. I tapped the mirror wire for my V1. I'll probably have to do a fuse tap for this.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PPYDAXA/

 

Well I went ahead and purchased the BlackBox like what Matt posted above.

http://smile.amazon.com/Black-Box-G1...dp/B00SX88JIQ/

I read a ton of really good reviews on it and I figured for $70 I really couldnt wrong.

I will let you guys know when I get it in and installed.

 

Sorry about the music....Night shot on my way home from dinner. Still trying to figure everything out. One note....make sure you only buy a 32gb Micro SD Card. I bought a 64 gb at first and it didnt work.

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Wow that looks really good!!

 

Looks good, you can pretty easily read the exit signs. Are videos compressed at all when uploaded to YouTube? Just curious of the quality was better on your computer straight from the cam than it was once on YT.

 

I figured most kids on here probably have no idea who that is playing

So far it is pretty impressive for a $70 camera. Strange thing is I have it to loop every 10 minutes but it seems like it is making like various movie lengths from a few seconds to a few minutes. ANother thing, it is a lot bigger than I thought it would be. Need to figure out how to turn off the display as well. I think once I figure everything out, it should be perfect as a dash cam.

The file it creates is a .mov file. Youtube does compress it but the quality isnt really degraded on youtube.

 

should have been Interstellar Overdrive or at least Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict

 

I'm looking for something small that works more like a DVR, just recording over itself if I don't save the file.

 

Well this does do that....it seems like it is overwriting the oldest file on there. Dont get me wrong....This one is really light and small but bigger than I expected since it has the viewing LCD screen on the back.

 

I've got this one and have been more than happy with it.
Basically the same issues that Eddie mentioned in his post. 32Gb card at most, and sometimes it records in 10 minutes segments, 5 or 20 minutes others.

I'll see if I can pull some night video and post it for reference with Eddie's.
Mine won't have Pink Floyd music though. :wtc:

 

How long will it record on that 32Gb card?

 

I have 70 files varying in file size between 23.6 MB (12 second recording) to 597 MB (for a 5 minute recording). The card has recording dates back to Feb.13th. Unfortunately, I don't have any night recordings as my wife has been driving this car for the last couple of weeks (it's all day light/time recording for her). I'll work on the PF song and nighttime video.

 

"Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" or "Fat Old Sun" should be used for your soundtrack pEd

I'm looking for something more discreet to install but this is perfect for multiple vehicles

 

If it goes on sale I will snag one.

 

post pics of when you get it mounted!

 

Post vids after you post pics!

 

So I took a video tonight with my Mini 0805. It's super tiny. The video at night is pretty decent.

I know the other cams are probably more desirable, but here's my sample anyway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksd9EIukqiA

Edit* I had the audio off.

 

Are you using a class 10 card for write speed?

 

Nice! I know exactly where you were driving. I have some friends that live over there near Old Sewell or whatever the name is by that school.

 

ever get the looping video figured out?

 

How did you fix it?
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