Dash Cams

[Polarbear]

After reading Doovys thread about being hit by the pikey bitch I think I need to get a dash cam

Thing is, I know the back end of jack shit about them and prices seem to go from pennies to hundreds of pounds.

Anyone know which are the best or is it an Amazon job just going on the blurb?
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[Fisty]

I have just bought this for 7 ponds.

Whacked a 32gb card in it. Seems to be working ok!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273480821125
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[MarJay]

Whilst I like the idea of protection in an accident, I really REALLY don't want to become one of *those* people. MotoVloggers probably don't help, and as for cyclist with helmet cams? Talk about mountains and molehills!

I'll hold off on it for as long as I can. I'm just not comfortable with the idea of being continuously filmed.
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Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[Hawkeye1250FA]

I've got two - one for mine and one for the wife's car.

Key things you want-

Fit and forget (turns on with the ignition - records on a loop - auto save in a collision .

1080p / 30fps is ample / 60fps is nice to have bit not overly important

Don't worry about buying non major brand names

Screen on the front so you can review the recordings without removing SD card

Make sure whatever you buy is capable of taking the larger capacity SD cards. Some state they only work up to 16gb/32gb - it's loads easier if you get a 64gb card.

Other than that standard common sense applies, rule out the cheapest ones and the most expensive ones - take your pick from what's left that fits the above spec and you like the design of.

I recommend getting one that will mount easily behind the rear view mirror so it's basically no where in your way while driving - and you can route the wires behind the roof lining / door card so it looks neat.
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[Fisty]

[duhawkz]

[Riejufixing]

[Riejufixing]

[Hawkeye1250FA]

[MarJay]

My concern is more that I sometimes do things on the road that I wouldn't want footage of ending up in the hands of the police or on Youtube.

I'm definitely not as bad as many motorcyclists as I'm comparatively an old 'Sam Browne Belt' type, sticking to speed limits and what have you, but it's a bit orwellian that pretty much any road user can shop pretty much any other road user for a minor infraction. If I think it's dodgy to be recorded, I need to stick by my principles and not record others. It's pretty simple really.
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[Freddyfruitba...]

Another possible consideration nobody's mentioned - what about your footage ending up in the hands of the police and being using to incriminate you?

[EDIT: was beaten to it!]
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[Riejufixing]

[Riejufixing]

[Hawkeye1250FA]

[owl]

Don't believe camera footage can be used legally to determine speed of a vehicle as playback speed could easily alter this, although some systems use GPS too.

If you really feel the desire to drive like a twat just turn it off for awhile, or yeah just don't have one to begin with.
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[dydey90]

[Fisty]

[Hawkeye1250FA]

If you're happy - that's all that counts. 👍

On a side note it may say 1080p on it - but the bumpf on the link you shared says 720 all over it. 👍
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[recman]

Here we go then, just ordered one of these.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TOGUARD-Blackbox-Dashboard-G-Sensor-Detection-Dashcam/dp/B01E6M084A/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1539894654&sr=1-5&keywords=dash+cam

[Riejufixing]

[Hawkeye1250FA]

[Bikeless]

From research I've done, the Aukey dr02 front and rear jobby is good for around 100 notes ish, no batteries, hard wired with a super capacitor.

[MarJay]

[duhawkz]

[owl]