In Car Accident Recorder

Have a smarty cam in all my vehicles, in my patrol I've used it twice in court & it has made a big difference in the out comes. Once on a speeding fine that showed I was not speeding & there also had been no speeding Advisory sign or road works signs in the last 25klms, the 2nd & sadly clearly showed that this guy just pulled out on a blind curve to overtake & slammed head on to this young girl the coroner wished all cars were fitted with them as it showed all the event as it happened in front of us
cheap ones aren't worth the money,
Ours has a great picture, it's has its own gps, it will film for awhile even with out power, for a few hundred bucks worth every cent
Mine just records to a SD card & just records over & over again all I do if there Been an event I just put a new card in so it won't write over it

Hi, I have just installed a Blackvue DR500GW-HD wifi. Installing was easy once I located an English version of the manual online. Similar to duck's it has GPS and records continually, and stores what it interprets as "events" separately. It also will record "events" when the car is parked / unattended. It was easy to connect to my smartphone for viewing as well.

Part of the reason I got this one is I went away on a 4wding weekend with a friend recently and he had one also. The video of the tracks was great.

Hi Allan,
I would highly recommend VisionDrive a little expensive but records gps, your speed, time and able to see on google earth. I was involved in an accident chap went through a stop sign and the police couldn't make head nor tail what happened or how. They were amazed at how clear the picture was, my speed 51kph, also didn't even have to go to court. It has an impact mode as well as normal recording mode. The 32gb card records 8 plus hours then loops.
Ian

probabally worth it if you cant drive for bleep .
ive had a few accidents - they were either my fault and easily sorted or someone elses also easily sorted

I seem to find these types of cams invite accidents - self fulfilling profecy

ive been driving legally for 23 years and never wished i had that sort of thing

Hi Allan,

While I think that they're a great gadget to have, be aware that it can be very difficult to get a court to accept digital imagery as evidence if that is your prime purpose for having it.

I'm not saying a court won't accept it, but there are protocols involved to ensure the integrity of the images is maintained. If they aren't followed, the footage will likely not be admissible.

Cheers,

Kevin :=)

Thanks everyone for your input, will take it on board.
Cheers Allan

As a side query to these cameras in what may be seen as improper hijacking of the thread, I have seen videos from truckie's who slap the camera to keep the previous video segment for more permanent recording and later viewing. Does this "forced" recording go the the SD card separate to the video going on, or stop the video requiring a new SD card to be installed and the camera being reset?
What would be handy is having the camera run while driving especially longer trips where you can go through hours of nothing, then crest a hill and see a herd of camels or dingo's. Slapping the camera to record the previous 5 minutes (for example) while the camera keeps shooting would be a bonus as you wouldn't need to stop and dive for the video camera. After a couple of days driving you could have quite a few 5 minute segments of video rather than editing through hours of boring video on a pile of SD cards.
Do any of the cameras allow this?
Cheers
Ian