Dash cams

Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

As I live in the country's cash for crash capital post code I am thinking of buying a dash cam. Who uses one and do you have recommendations?
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Nash GT · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Sep 2014 Karma :

Great thing to have, hard wire it and forget about it.
we have them in our cars, added piece of mind.

we use this type Dashcam

so far so good
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

If you want to use it for on bike / other interesting stuff, the Mobius is worth a look. Not far off go pro quality, smaller, but £50 and dash cam options.

For a pure dash cam, there are better options however I believe.

Ben90 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 06 Feb 2014 Karma :

For a pure dash cam the link above would be worth a look. You'll definitely want one that's hard wired to start up when it receives power from the ignition, as the day you have a crash is the same day you forget to switch it on.

G sensor recording trigger is also a must. You'll have to play with the sensitivity settings though as 'crash for cash' bumps are usually tiny, you'd just have to check the recording light switches on and that the system also saves the previous 30 seconds or whatever as well (loop recording)
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SlimRick · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Karma :

Bought this one a few weeks ago:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FKTQ3NE?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

Small, switches on automatically, and the quality is decent too.

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panrider_uk · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Karma :

I have this one
Clicky

Not bad for the money.
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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

The wife has a Blackvue DR380 (720p) and I have a Finevue CR500HD (1080p). Both have parking mode and both have paid for themselves already with insurance discount and capturing a transit driver causing £4k of damage to the wifes car reversing out of a parking space and driving off.
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Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

I've just bought the cheapest one I could find with motion detector and G sensor for the car ......after a near pile up the other day and to see how I get on. Just waiting for the memory card to arrive.
Not sure I'd get one for the bike....I'm still in two minds about it as I may find it distracting and surviving bikes needs 100% concentration IMO.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HD-2-4-Car-Vehicle-Dash-Dashboard-Camera-IR-DVR-Cam-CCTV-Night-Vision-Recorder-/141460996614?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item20efbb8206
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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

Parking mode is when you leave the car and the camera records any movement as said and also if the car is knocked it will start recording.

The camera must have a permanent feed for it to work.

This is mine in parking mode (view in 1080p for full quality)....

https://youtu.be/XxFXJP5pyak?list=UUFePT0HSRUOvL0hvUUcvAXQ
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