Dash Cam
Submitted: Monday, Dec 05, 2016 at 11:34
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Im interested in purchasing a dash cam for my vehicle and would be interested in any
feedback regarding what brands to buy.
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Reply By: Zippo - Monday, Dec 05, 2016 at 19:43
Monday, Dec 05, 2016 at 19:43
Recommend you have a look at
https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/ too, for unbiased reviews/comparisons of pretty much everything on the market. Many peeps find the mounting/visibility/cosmetic considerations as important as performance. I'm a function-over-form type myself.
Had a Chinese cheapie for a couple of years, daytime vision was OK but poor at night. Upgraded to a StreetGuardian SG9665GC over a year back, cheese-and-chalk, v.good daytime and best I've seen for night-time. YMMV.
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Follow Up By: TomH - Monday, Dec 05, 2016 at 20:43
Monday, Dec 05, 2016 at 20:43
No
parking mode killed it for me
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Reply By: vk1dx - Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 08:47
Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 08:47
Another vote for Blackvue.
We have a cheapie in the Toyota and a
Blackvue DR650S-2CH Dash Cam Wifi-GPS Dual Channel in the house car. We also have a second mount for the blackvue is the Toyota so that we can move it to the Toyota for long trips.
The Blackvue far exceeds the cheapie in all respects including WiFi and parked mode.
A point that is not always considered is the size and shape. The Blackvue is vary hard to see from outside the car as it sits right up and behind the rear view mirror on both cars.
The cheapie is a real nuisance because it is below the mirror, easy to see and sits right in my view when looking to the left at intersections to see if cars are coming. It will go in the rubbish one day Grrrrrrr. But we can't afford a seconsd one yet and the house car has priority.
I really don't know how people drive safely with phones and navigation gizmos simply stuck on the windscreen. They just get in the way in traffic and looking right and left. You wuld have to be blind to not see them. It will go one day and most likely in traffic. Rip it off and throw it in the back!!!!
You really do get what you pay for.
Phil
Edits gallore - I should read before hitting th "Submit" button.
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Follow Up By: Sand Man (SA) - Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 10:34
Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 10:34
I agree fully with Phil,
I started off with a cheapie Mini 805 ($149) and had problems with it from the beginning. The picture quality was good, but it would display an error at random stating "a file is corrupted, do you wish to overwrite?" This was a PITA and detracted from what was otherwise a reasonable solution. I returned it to the supplier to
check, but it still persisted with the error and the recording function stopped until the error had been acknowledged.
I then purchased a Blackvue DR650GW ($349 RRP) and it just does what it should. No problems, excellent quality picture and the option to download and view recordings via an app on my smart phone, or copy the files to a PC to view and save for future reference.
The Mini 805 has been "retired" to the junk pile.
As Phil says, "You get what you pay for".
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