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smithyithy said:
Guys, does this look okay? Not sure which 08xx model it's supposed to be?
I currently use my Drift helmet cam as a dash cam, so just need something to use as a rearview now.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Newest-Ambarella-smalles...
Says it's 0803 in the description I currently use my Drift helmet cam as a dash cam, so just need something to use as a rearview now.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Newest-Ambarella-smalles...
Rich135 said:
threadlock said:
Yes, thank you very much indeed. It seems there's little benefit paying double the price for the 0806.
I think I'll replace my 0801 with the same again, since they're not very expensive and (when they're working) they're very good. Mine has lasted almost two years. I'll get Dad the Transcend 200 and hope it's a more reliable unit generally.
Where's the best place to get an 0801 from, and what sort of price should I be paying?I think I'll replace my 0801 with the same again, since they're not very expensive and (when they're working) they're very good. Mine has lasted almost two years. I'll get Dad the Transcend 200 and hope it's a more reliable unit generally.
Thanks
One UK seller that does have a good reputation is Combi based in Leicestershire who you can actually phone for advice, website is: http://www.combi.org.uk/categories/6/Mini-0801-DVR they sell various other dash cameras and accessories including hardwire kits, etc. Not as cheap as Amazon or eBay but at least you know you will have some after-sales support if the camera starts playing up!
From memory I believe that the 0803 was quite unreliable in the early days so was replaced by the 0805, the 0806 was redeveloped to provide better cooling but suffered from reliability problems with the early generation units, not sure how good they are but my 0806 continues to give me grief whilst the 0801 just quietly gets on with the job in hand.
Only problem with the 080* range of cameras is that there is no easy way to strip them down to replace the battery as and when it fails.
rich888 said:
One UK seller that does have a good reputation is Combi based in Leicestershire who you can actually phone for advice, website is: http://www.combi.org.uk/categories/6/Mini-0801-DVR they sell various other dash cameras and accessories including hardwire kits, etc. Not as cheap as Amazon or eBay but at least you know you will have some after-sales support if the camera starts playing up!
Thank you for that tip.rich888 said:
From memory I believe that the 0803 was quite unreliable in the early days so was replaced by the 0805, the 0806 was redeveloped to provide better cooling but suffered from reliability problems with the early generation units, not sure how good they are but my 0806 continues to give me grief whilst the 0801 just quietly gets on with the job in hand.
That Combi place is now selling the 4th version of the 0806. Do you know whether the problems might have been solved by now? (Or where I can look to find out for myself?)threadlock said:
rich888 said:
One UK seller that does have a good reputation is Combi based in Leicestershire who you can actually phone for advice, website is: http://www.combi.org.uk/categories/6/Mini-0801-DVR they sell various other dash cameras and accessories including hardwire kits, etc. Not as cheap as Amazon or eBay but at least you know you will have some after-sales support if the camera starts playing up!
Thank you for that tip.rich888 said:
From memory I believe that the 0803 was quite unreliable in the early days so was replaced by the 0805, the 0806 was redeveloped to provide better cooling but suffered from reliability problems with the early generation units, not sure how good they are but my 0806 continues to give me grief whilst the 0801 just quietly gets on with the job in hand.
That Combi place is now selling the 4th version of the 0806. Do you know whether the problems might have been solved by now? (Or where I can look to find out for myself?)I think the problem with the 080* range of dash cams is that the manufacturer continues to rush to produce newer models with more gimmicks, rather than properly testing the existing units and production lines, and this is resulting in problems for customers who buy them, I believe that an 0826 is on the cards, as well as the 090* range of dash cameras. If they just knuckled down to iron out the existing issues rather than focusing on the next 'new and improved' models then reliability might get better. Am sure the 4th generation 0806 will be better than the 1st, but I'm guessing that many of the gimmicks still don't work as expected.
Unless you need the low light / night-time improvements, and the ability to record onto SD cards bigger than 32GB in size I would go for the 0801.
The dashcamtalk.com forum is perhaps one of the best places to research dash cams, alternatively have a chat with Lee at Combi.
I've got a mini 080something, the £35 one off Amazon which has been great. But, in my new to me car it's too tall with the suction mount on it
I just had a look at the Halfords and they have Nextbase stuff in, about £90 for a 1080 one that doesn't seem to hang too low
The problem I have is the suction mount clip is about 3 inches and behind the mirror is a unstrap and some webbing type non sticky stuff so I need to move the camera to the left of the rear view mirror
I've seen a dash cam that's mounted straight to the windscreen but can't remember what it was - any pointers?
I just had a look at the Halfords and they have Nextbase stuff in, about £90 for a 1080 one that doesn't seem to hang too low
The problem I have is the suction mount clip is about 3 inches and behind the mirror is a unstrap and some webbing type non sticky stuff so I need to move the camera to the left of the rear view mirror
I've seen a dash cam that's mounted straight to the windscreen but can't remember what it was - any pointers?
rich888 said:
Only problem with the 080* range of cameras is that there is no easy way to strip them down to replace the battery as and when it fails.
On that note, has anyone actually succeeded in repairing an 080*? My earliest one has died, my best guess is that the battery has expired, because the unit is still trying to work but gives up after a few seconds with a red icon on the screen.As it's useless I may as well try to take it to bits and see what I can do, just thought I'd ask for advice first. Since it was "assembled" it must logically be possible to "disassemble" it unless they glued it together with resin.
andy-xr said:
I've got a mini 080something, the £35 one off Amazon which has been great. But, in my new to me car it's too tall with the suction mount on it
I just had a look at the Halfords and they have Nextbase stuff in, about £90 for a 1080 one that doesn't seem to hang too low
The problem I have is the suction mount clip is about 3 inches and behind the mirror is a unstrap and some webbing type non sticky stuff so I need to move the camera to the left of the rear view mirror
I've seen a dash cam that's mounted straight to the windscreen but can't remember what it was - any pointers?
Are you sure you have an 080* dashcam because as far as I'm aware they aren't available with a suction mount. The actual 0801 windscreen mount used is very compact indeed.I just had a look at the Halfords and they have Nextbase stuff in, about £90 for a 1080 one that doesn't seem to hang too low
The problem I have is the suction mount clip is about 3 inches and behind the mirror is a unstrap and some webbing type non sticky stuff so I need to move the camera to the left of the rear view mirror
I've seen a dash cam that's mounted straight to the windscreen but can't remember what it was - any pointers?
Pic shown below of E-prance Mini 0801 with windscreen mount:
M4cruiser said:
On that note, has anyone actually succeeded in repairing an 080*? My earliest one has died, my best guess is that the battery has expired, because the unit is still trying to work but gives up after a few seconds with a red icon on the screen.
As it's useless I may as well try to take it to bits and see what I can do, just thought I'd ask for advice first. Since it was "assembled" it must logically be possible to "disassemble" it unless they glued it together with resin.
Around the on/off switch on the side is a plastic ring, pop that off and there's 4 screws underneath, remove those and the camera comes apart.As it's useless I may as well try to take it to bits and see what I can do, just thought I'd ask for advice first. Since it was "assembled" it must logically be possible to "disassemble" it unless they glued it together with resin.
Good luck putting it all back together,.
M4cruiser said:
rigga said:
Around the on/off switch on the side is a plastic ring, pop that off and there's 4 screws underneath, remove those and the camera comes apart.
Good luck putting it all back together,.
Many thanks, I'll give it a go!Good luck putting it all back together,.
It's probably not a problem taking it to pieces, it's putting it back together and discovering a few spare components that might be the issue.... Good Luck
Finally I've taken the plunge and purchased a 0805 from Combi. Many thanks for all those who contributed to this thread, appreciated.
One final question, any hints & tips to fitting? (seem to remember the one about placing it to the left of the mirror, sticking it on to then find out you can't slide out from the base unit as the mirrors in the way!)
Cheers
One final question, any hints & tips to fitting? (seem to remember the one about placing it to the left of the mirror, sticking it on to then find out you can't slide out from the base unit as the mirrors in the way!)
Cheers
ash73 said:
My Dad's asked me to fit a dashcam in his new car, but it looks a bit of a bugger to fit one discretely. Any suggestions?
Mine has a similarly large area in the middle of the screen that is a no-go. I have just stuck mine further over on the passenger side as close to the centre that isn't covered with built in aerial and rear view mirror. ash73 said:
Anyone tried the KOONLUNG K1S? Techmoan review looks pretty good, expensive though.
that's the one that floats my boat as well. Looks good although a fair few wires. Did like the Halfords nextbase top range one looked neat - thought about getting two of them just for the ease of installation.acme said:
Finally I've taken the plunge and purchased a 0805 from Combi. Many thanks for all those who contributed to this thread, appreciated.
One final question, any hints & tips to fitting? (seem to remember the one about placing it to the left of the mirror, sticking it on to then find out you can't slide out from the base unit as the mirrors in the way!)
Cheers
Haha, yup been there done that!!! TIP: Best thing to use to remove a badly positioned mount on a windscreen is cheap and nasty dental floss in a sawing action, then clean off the adhesive using isopropyl alcohol which is available from Amazon.One final question, any hints & tips to fitting? (seem to remember the one about placing it to the left of the mirror, sticking it on to then find out you can't slide out from the base unit as the mirrors in the way!)
Cheers
Make sure you clean the windscreen with isopropyl alcohol, once you have done that remember that you will have but one chance to stick the mount where you want it because the adhesive is very very sticky.
If the mini SD card you are using is 32GB in size or less then you can format it in the camera before use, if larger than 32GB then format it FAT32 using Disk Utility in any Apple Mac desktop or laptop computer, if you don't have a Mac then find someone that does because it's a lot less hassle than trying to format using Windows!
And finally, buy your SD card from a reputable supplier like Combi, PC World, or perhaps Amazon, though only if dispatched from and sold by Amazon, eBay has too many fakes being sold so unless you are 100% confident of the reputation of the seller then avoid.
ash73 said:
My Dad's asked me to fit a dashcam in his new car, but it looks a bit of a bugger to fit one discretely. Any suggestions?
The 0801 dashcam is very compact and fits behind most mirrors and records pretty impressive 1080p video in normal driving conditions, is available from Combi.org.uk or Amazon or eBay depending upon how much level of risk you wish to take with buying a dud. It's very compact with a small LCD screen which switches off after a few seconds. There are more expensive dashcams available but few offer the same level of high video quality, reliability and affordability. Alternatively the Mobius is very good in this respect, but not so compact, and needs more initial set-up for use as a dashcam, though will probably be the more reliable camera longer-term.I currently use an 0801, 0806 and a Mobius in my cars and have to say that the 0801 and the Mobius have performed brilliantly, whilst the higher resolution 0806 suffers from continual teething problems.
Most dashcams come supplied with a length of cable and a cigarette lighter charger so are very easy to power up, alternatively go for the hardwire kit which involves wiring in to a suitable supply by a qualified electrician if you don't know what you are doing.
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