[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Car dash cams - who has one? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 7/1/2017 10:15:36 PM EDT
| Car dash cams - who has one? What kind? What do you like and dislike about it? |
|
I have the BlackVue DR650S-2CH, it's an ok unit. The wifi software is buggy but other than that, I like it. It's a 2 camera system with wifi, gps, parking mode and decent quality video. Also it's fairly stealthy, you can barely see it.
Attached File Attached File Attached File |
| walmart christmas special but its HD, so it matches the bike..........I need to modify the mounting as it accentuates the vibrations and is practically useless unless I am at idle or put a finger on it to stabilize it. I hope its never needed, I just have it "in case" its hard to argue with video in case of an accident. |
|
Quoted:
I do in my Frontier but my wife doesn't want one in her car. Saved all the files from three days of driving in Yellowstone in May. |
|
This is the new one
Have the older model, used it for a couple years so far without a hitch. Techmoan has lots of videos, but in the end you just make up your mind and go for whatever you think is what will work. On my Canyon I have the power coming from the mirror using a cord from Invisicord. Camera and mount are behind the rear view mirror and I have to lean over to even see the camera. I doubt many people even notice it's there. http://invisicord.com/osc2/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=58 |
|
Quoted:
Why doesn't she want one? It's a huge benefit to have with respect to accidents. I think they should come standard in new vehicles. Quoted:
Quoted:
I do in my Frontier but my wife doesn't want one in her car. Saved all the files from three days of driving in Yellowstone in May. An idea so good it should be mandatory. 
PS: And from California too. |
|
Quoted:
Why doesn't she want one? It's a huge benefit to have with respect to accidents. I think they should come standard in new vehicles. Quoted:
Quoted:
I do in my Frontier but my wife doesn't want one in her car. Saved all the files from three days of driving in Yellowstone in May. Kharn |
I have one from Walmart sold under the Pilot brand. Here is an accident I seen a few weeks ago.
 Single Car crash on I-75 |
|
Quoted:
I have one from Walmart sold under the Pilot brand. Here is an accident I seen a few weeks ago.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzpXog8X1KoKharn |
|
Quoted:
Car dash cams - who has one? What kind? What do you like and dislike about it? See the big dashcam thread in Safes & Home Security subforum... https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_46/397378_-Dash-cams-and-Black-Box-vehicle-cams.html |
|
Here is the latest video I put together with my cameras. Not bad for $23 cameras.
https://youtu.be/IXatR0ClnTE  Fake Cop? Sketchy guy in civilian car flashing blue lights. KY 918PFK - Not Fire Fighter |
|
Quoted:
Personally the biggest problem I have had with dash cams is being able to capture license plates without being right on someone's ass. you need to prove they passed the red light/stop sign / lane change / not you. its a security cam not a movie production. one time i caught a hit and run frankly, i wasn't about to give chase .. so i just read the plates outloud so the cam mic would capture it. didnt even capture the accident on camera because it was beside me not in front so even the best resolution camera would of missed it. |
|
Quoted:
Personally the biggest problem I have had with dash cams is being able to capture license plates without being right on someone's ass. |
|
Quoted:
Here is the latest video I put together with my cameras. Not bad for $23 cameras. https://youtu.be/IXatR0ClnTE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXatR0ClnTEQuoted:
Here is the latest video I put together with my cameras. Not bad for $23 cameras. https://youtu.be/IXatR0ClnTE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXatR0ClnTE2) What camera are you using? Quoted:
99.999999999999999% you dont NEED the HD quailty 4k resolution you need to prove they passed the red light/stop sign / lane change / not you. its a security cam not a movie production. one time i caught a hit and run frankly, i wasn't about to give chase .. so i just read the plates outloud so the cam mic would capture it. didnt even capture the accident on camera because it was beside me not in front so even the best resolution camera would of missed it. |
|
Blackbox G1W.
I think I paid around 50 bucks for it a couple of years ago. Learned the hard way to format the SD card once a month. No issues since then. Had a Genius unit before that and it wouldn't spit out the SD card and wound up ruining it trying to get it out. Both cams have great video quality and field of view. The Genius had a better quality night picture though. |
|
Quoted:
Blackbox G1W. I think I paid around 50 bucks for it a couple of years ago. Learned the hard way to format the SD card once a month. No issues since then. Had a Genius unit before that and it wouldn't spit out the SD card and wound up ruining it trying to get it out. Both cams have great video quality and field of view. The Genius had a better quality night picture though. 
The picture quality is good and I liked the zoom feature. I may just buy another one and be done with it. |
|
Quoted:
2) What camera are you using? It is still on sale for $23.99 right now. Otherwise it closer to $50. http://www.gearbest.com/car-dvr/pp_196898.html?wid=44 ETA: it is showing as out of stock in the US warehouse. It was still in stock earlier today. Now it is $28.99 from their China warehouse. http://www.gearbest.com/car-dvr/pp_196898.html?wid=21 I would keep watching the US price though. They have been running it at $23.99 off and on for months now. |
|
Quoted:
G1W. I had that one. Worked great...until I dropped it.
The picture quality is good and I liked the zoom feature. I may just buy another one and be done with it. See my post above about getting the G1W-CB for $23.99 right now. |
|
Quoted:
G1W-CB Same as the G1W but uses a capacitor instead of a battery and has a black bezel on it instead of silver to make it a little bit less noticeable. It is still very obvious though. People have started spray painting them matte black to help conceal them a bit more. It is still on sale for $23.99 right now. Otherwise it closer to $50. http://www.gearbest.com/car-dvr/pp_196898.html?wid=44 |
|
I used to use a G1W. Not a bad camera - cheap, 1080p, decent night videos, and the screen on the back was handy. OTOH it was bigger than I liked and stuck out when you looked at the car from the outside. No one ever stole it, fortunately.
When I bought a new car recently I upgraded (slightly) to an A119, which is just a higher res version of the A118/B40 series of wedge-style dashcams. It's smaller and much lower profile than the G1W. Uses the same chipset and lens as the G1W series, so internally it's pretty much the same camera. The A119 is 1440p though. Generally I have found that the cheap cameras have worked just as well as the more expensive ones for what I need them for. Particularly if you are just getting into it, I'd recommend a cheap one to start with. Read that big thread others have linked to in the safe forum. It's a good thread. |
|
Quoted:
That's not how the impact feature works... Quoted:
Quoted:
my wife doesn't want one because she knows I would use all the bump/impact clips to highlight when she hits the curb during normal driving. Kharn 
Kharn |