Dash Cameras

[saaby93]

liner33 said:

JuanGandini said:

A little bit of footage from my 0806 last night of an Evoque being driven rather poorly...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8ixl4r614s

Well thats largely a non event ! . Evoque didnt cause any of the drivers on the roundabout to brake or alter their course, I call that making progress

The guy behind the evoque made a rather hasty stop

[shandyboy]

V40TC said:

https://youtu.be/PkK2J5iAAtI

I had to replace the battery in my blackvue after the original died
found one from my mini RC helicopter.

the supplier said the camera was dead and should be replaced.

That limping guy manages to sprint back to his car at a fair lick afterwards

[3xpendable]

Davie_GLA said:

Yes including the Juke. The police don't want to pursue the Juke it seems.

Lovely, I bet had it been their car instead of yours they'd have put the Juke drivers head on a spike!

[saaby93]

shandyboy said:

V40TC said:

https://youtu.be/PkK2J5iAAtI

I had to replace the battery in my blackvue after the original died
found one from my mini RC helicopter.

the supplier said the camera was dead and should be replaced.

That limping guy manages to sprint back to his car at a fair lick afterwards

These are getting good
It looks like it's the limping guys car so he may have a park anywhere badge, but the 'road safety' van has also tried to emerge from the wrong side of a one way street - see where the one way ends further back

[JuanGandini]

saaby93 said:

liner33 said:

JuanGandini said:

A little bit of footage from my 0806 last night of an Evoque being driven rather poorly...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8ixl4r614s

Well thats largely a non event ! . Evoque didnt cause any of the drivers on the roundabout to brake or alter their course, I call that making progress

The guy behind the evoque made a rather hasty stop

Haha! thanks for your understanding there chaps!

It was mainly the part where he decided the outside lane hogging at 63 mph was his idea of good driving. But yes, it's certainly no crazy Russian dashcam compliation! Must try harder!

[JuanGandini]

Same drive, another clown. This time an Audi A4 TDi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtedEnaff6Y

[shake n bake]

JuanGandini said:

Same drive, another clown. This time an Audi A4 TDi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtedEnaff6Y

Is there nothing more rewarding in your life than pretending to be a policeman by filming people making very minor traffic offences, calling out the registration and then putting it on youtube and pistonheads?
I just can't see the point.

[JuanGandini]

shake n bake said:

JuanGandini said:

Same drive, another clown. This time an Audi A4 TDi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtedEnaff6Y

Is there nothing more rewarding in your life than pretending to be a policeman by filming people making very minor traffic offences, calling out the registration and then putting it on youtube and pistonheads?
I just can't see the point.

Thanks for your constructive input. I was merely playing with a new toy and it so happened that I saw two people driving like chumps on the same drive home from playing football. Thought I'd share the footage but next time perhaps I'll just not bother and instead I'll just snipe at people on the internet instead.

[Funk]

shake n bake said:

JuanGandini said:

Same drive, another clown. This time an Audi A4 TDi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtedEnaff6Y

Is there nothing more rewarding in your life than pretending to be a policeman by filming people making very minor traffic offences, calling out the registration and then putting it on youtube and pistonheads?
I just can't see the point.

Shush.

I like watching numpties.

[R2T2]

What's the differences between the Mini 0803 and the 0805?

I also want to run a cable to the Cig lighter in the boot, would a long USB cable and an adapter do the job, or would I need to run anything else?

[Cliftonite]

Davie_GLA said:

3xpendable said:

Including the Juke's? If so will the Insurance/Police be tracing them? Just curious

Yes including the Juke. The police don't want to pursue the Juke it seems.

But the driver of the Juke demonstrated the worst driving of the three of you! Did he not actually (and clearly) cause the crash?

Sod the police! (But pursue a complaint?). Get the Juke "driver"'s details from AskMID and claim from its insurance!

[Davie_GLA]

Cliftonite said:

But the driver of the Juke demonstrated the worst driving of the three of you! Did he not actually (and clearly) cause the crash?

Sod the police! (But pursue a complaint?). Get the Juke "driver"'s details from AskMID and claim from its insurance!

Ask mid will only tell you the make and model of the car and if it's insured or not.

I was simply making my way home minding my own business. The rest took care of itself.

Some would say the renault diver should not have been undertaking (which is something the police did mention) and that he over reacted to the situation. In my mind it's just a series of events that resulted in a loss for everyone. Apart from the Juke driver of course.

[Cliftonite]

Davie_GLA said:

Cliftonite said:

But the driver of the Juke demonstrated the worst driving of the three of you! Did he not actually (and clearly) cause the crash?

Sod the police! (But pursue a complaint?). Get the Juke "driver"'s details from AskMID and claim from its insurance!

Ask mid will only tell you the make and model of the car and if it's insured or not.

I was simply making my way home minding my own business. The rest took care of itself.

Some would say the renault diver should not have been undertaking (which is something the police did mention) and that he over reacted to the situation. In my mind it's just a series of events that resulted in a loss for everyone. Apart from the Juke driver of course.

Go to:

http://www.askmid.com

and look at the video about their 'Roadside Service'.

You can find others' motor insurance details in this way.

http://stayinsured.askmid.com/roadside.html

[Davie_GLA]

Cliftonite said:

Go to:

http://www.askmid.com

and look at the video about their 'Roadside Service'.

You can find others' motor insurance details in this way.

http://stayinsured.askmid.com/roadside.html

I might pass this onto the guy that hit me if he wants to pursue. Thanks.

[saaby93]

Davie_GLA said:

Cliftonite said:

But the driver of the Juke demonstrated the worst driving of the three of you! Did he not actually (and clearly) cause the crash?

Sod the police! (But pursue a complaint?). Get the Juke "driver"'s details from AskMID and claim from its insurance!

Ask mid will only tell you the make and model of the car and if it's insured or not.

I was simply making my way home minding my own business. The rest took care of itself.

Some would say the renault diver should not have been undertaking (which is something the police did mention) and that he over reacted to the situation. In my mind it's just a series of events that resulted in a loss for everyone. Apart from the Juke driver of course.

Unlike the caravan thread the Juke driver gave no indication at all that they were going to change lanes. The renault had to be a bit wary that someone was joining the dual carriageway but to the point they were going to be side swiped without warning? It's not as though it was a merging slip road the Juke had its own lane to avoid merge collisions. Anyway this should probably be a separate thread about driving rather than the quality of the cams

Edited by saaby93 on Thursday 30th April 08:38

[Davie_GLA]

I just missed the last one of this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/E-PRANCE-1920-1080P-Dual-C...

Very cheap dual camera system.

[Calza]

My uncle is doing a tour of northern Italy soon and want's a dash cam just to capture some of the scenery etc.

What would people reccomend? He thinks he'll want around 4 hours continuous footage on one card.

I see mention of Mini 0801 and 0806 on here ... worth a shot?

[Mr Happy]

If he wants it to capture scenery, then he'd probably be better off with a proper action camera like a GoPro rather than a dashcam.

[saaby93]

RemaL said:

grumpy said:

Small tip, unplug the bloody thing when you park up, an Elise battery wont power it for a week and then start the car.

TW.AT

Has anyone discussed how much current these cams use?
Ive lost the website page now but Mobius uses 300mA, so about 1Ahr of car battery every 3 hours. If you have a standard 35Ahr battery in your car and leave the dash cam running while you're away, you'll lose about a third of your car battery 12Ahr in about 36 hours, a day and a half. It uses the same power in time-lapse mode
Are the others about the same?

[rich888]

Calza said:

My uncle is doing a tour of northern Italy soon and want's a dash cam just to capture some of the scenery etc.

What would people reccomend? He thinks he'll want around 4 hours continuous footage on one card.

I see mention of Mini 0801 and 0806 on here ... worth a shot?

I have the 0801, 2nd generation 0806 and also more recently a Mobius.

The 0801 has to be one of the best low priced dash cams around, and providing you buy a genuine one and not a fake they are pretty damn good. Mine has been 100% reliable from day one. Comes with a fantastic LCD screen which you can use for initial setup. The video quality in the daytime is quite astonishing, though it is not widescreen. The 0803 was unveiled shortly after but has since been discontinued. I wouldn't bother buying the 0803.

The 0806 model offers more on paper and has a built in LCD screen, though there have been some quality issues with the 'improved' 1st and 2nd generation 0806 dash cams and I had to send the first one back to the UK seller due to it being faulty, the 2nd one has worked extremely well and offers widescreen recording which is pretty impressive. It is better built than the 0801 and the model I purchased had built-in GPS so displayed speed along with accurate time. Not sure it is worth nearly double the cost of an 0801 because the video quality in the daytime isn't that much better, but in low-light or night-time is definitely improved. I believe that the 3rd generation 0806 is now available. Just be careful where you buy it from. The built-in battery is only good for a few minutes so the 080* range of dash cams can't really be used outside of the car for long.

The Mobius kind of does everything you could ever want and is available in standard and wide-angle lens options, it's not limited to being a dash cam, it is a true action cam, it's well supported and has an astonishingly good track record and is very reliable. It comes with a built-in battery which is good for 80 mins so can be taken out of the car if you want to wander around with it. And it is so tiny. Cost wise it is similar to an 0801 once you have added in a windscreen mount, 3 metre cable, USB power adapter (to plug into the cigarette lighter when driving). There is no LCD screen so it's best guess as to what it is recording, and it's not so good in low-light or night-time compared to the vastly more expensive 0806. I bought mine direct from the manufacturer in Hong Kong via their ebay shop.

For 4 hours continuous video footage you need a 32GB micro SD card which will allow approx 320 mins of recording. And remember that these cameras tend to loop round and record over the oldest footage when full, so remember to copy any footage you like onto a Mac or PC.

Techmoan has reviewed the 0801 and the Mobius, and has posted videos onto Youtube which may be of interest to you, link to his user page is: https://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan

0801 video review is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdPHXv8Hzj8

Mobius video review is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wmIyD1fM4M