Dash Cameras

OK. I'll start off. You will get a few opinions here on this topic!

I have two types; one in each vehicle.

1. A cheapy from China, fully self contained powered by a cord from the cig lighter. Or similar.
I supplied the mini SD card. It is attached with a suction cup behind the rear vision mirror and has a wide view of the road ahead.
A clear picture but the depth of the view is short for identifying detail. No doubt that can be enhanced if it is needed for insurance or police actions. The flip down screen shows what is happening.
I have had no problems and it has been working for 2 years.
The only irritation is that if the power goes off completely, you lose the date setting. My Focus has a power socket that is constantly on so that solves that. I do need to turn the camera off when I park up. SWMBO is the only only one who can't remember to turn it on and off.
Good value for around $24.

2. This one is in a Prado and is part of the DigOptions multimedia package.
I have had installation problems but when it does work (record), the quality is very good. There is an upgrade coming on the record unit (long overdue) and that should fix some of the working irritations.
I had to invent a mounting system, as I wanted it on the windscreen, rather than inside the front grille. It fits in very neatly and up behind the rearview mirror and you have to go looking for it to see it as the camera is only about 2cm square.
The picture is very clear and the width of the picture satisfactory. Again the depth is short. This is a tradeoff with the wide angle of the lense. Again, you can play with the video clip is needed.

To view all the files saved to the SD card, you need to put it in a laptop and watch them that way.

The China unit is a little big and could be obtrusive. But it is cheap.

I would go for the China unit and play around with a location that is not in your face.

Link - Dash camera

Luck

bill

I went with a VicoVation TF2 http://www.vicovation.com/product.asp?IDno=14&lang=en
had the best heat resistance from all the reviews i could find bit clunky looking but put it behind the rear view mirror no problems. Good picture both day and night, you can record events save them at the push of a button otherwise it loops takes a sd card when the card is full it starts to overwrite recordings. If the shock sensor triggers it auto saves 30 seconds before and after event. I like it. Made in Taiwan. You can adjust the sensitivity of the shock sensor or turn it off if it keeps triggering because the corrugations are really severe.

Just bought a Lukas 7900ACE for our Cape trip commencing next week. Will post results.
Regards
Maggsie

Uniden igo300. Quality isn't too bad for the price.

Hi
You can't go past the -Mini 0801 Ambarella A2S60 Chip Car DVR Blackbox HD 1080P OV2710 G-sensor GPS. That little cam got everything. The best cam for around $100.
Maybe the never model Mini 0803 is a little bit better.
The best info about dash cams you find here
www.youtube.com/results?search_query=techmoan+reviews

nordi

I hope that it is safe to ask this question so here goes.

We want a dash camera for the home car with GPS (speed, location etc), date time stamping and G-sensing. At least 1080 resolution and with accompanying PC/laptop software. No internet requirement also.

Plus continuous recording when ignition is switched on. It will be hard wired to the ignition on power. Not plugged in. And mounted on the windscreen behind the rear view mirror.

Cheap is not a requirement and it must come with an Australian warranty. ie purchased in or from an actual shop. Definitely not an on-line one only.

I have spent the better part of any "spare" time (fathers day) today, looking at cameras, forums etc and my mind is awash.

Help.

This will give you a good range and price for dash cams, it will also give great testing of the cameras + reports of problems.

Dash cams

This One is pretty good, though not cheap. Found it at half price on eBay. Built in GPS. You can download a Windows prog so when you play back your recordings on a PC with internet connection your route is displayed on Google maps. You can imprint recordings with your plate number (for authentication in case of a claim). Auto day-night. Night time is B&W but very good. A number of selectable resolutions and angle of view. Has shock sensor which will also record what it's looking at if there is a break-in. Only looks forward though so that is of limited use, IMO. Haven't seen adverse effects on corrugations. Easily worked menu driven interface controlled by a mini joystick. Pretty good, IMO.

Cheers

Looks like we will go with one from Slow One's link.

Thanks