Discussion
anarki said:
I purchased a cheap and cheerful G1W dash cam last Christmas for the other half. An unfortunate spell of non-fault accidents under her belt made me want to get one for her to prevent out of hand claims in future.
Here's some footage just from the last 2 days. Yes 2 days, forget 7 months worth of idiotic driving, we just don't have the hard drive space to keep it all.
One way street, go to about 50 seconds in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=122sQYxPNfY
Straight away a risky Cyclist, a minute later VW not giving way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEMfqXSyxQ8
That could begin a discussion Here's some footage just from the last 2 days. Yes 2 days, forget 7 months worth of idiotic driving, we just don't have the hard drive space to keep it all.
One way street, go to about 50 seconds in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=122sQYxPNfY
Straight away a risky Cyclist, a minute later VW not giving way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEMfqXSyxQ8
Does it need to give way if there is nothing there yet?
Isn't it like a roundabout? Give way to stuff on it but not approaching it.
If you see there's something in the piece thats only wide enough for one car and you drive into it, think about if it stopped in that bit, isnt it your fault?
What do you do on single track lanes with passing places?
Edited by saaby93 on Friday 25th July 00:29
saaby93 said:
That could begin a discussion
Does it need to give way if there is nothing there yet?
Isn't it like a roundabout? Give way to stuff on it but not approaching it.
If you see there's something in the piece thats only wide enough for one car and you drive into it, think about if it stopped in that bit, isnt it your fault?
What do you do on single track lanes with passing places?
Discussion on what? Bristol city council for making a completely stupid give way bit of road around a bend! Missus had right of way, avoided incident, job jobbed. Does it need to give way if there is nothing there yet?
Isn't it like a roundabout? Give way to stuff on it but not approaching it.
If you see there's something in the piece thats only wide enough for one car and you drive into it, think about if it stopped in that bit, isnt it your fault?
What do you do on single track lanes with passing places?
Edited by saaby93 on Friday 25th July 00:29
Guess you missed the green light for road users and the cyclist going across a pedestrian walkway when it wasn't his turn. Nor the one way street incident?
Forgive me if this has been covered already.
Has anyone tried the G1WH? Other reports seem to be good and most important, it's cheap!
http://tinyurl.com/mmxnltl
Has anyone tried the G1WH? Other reports seem to be good and most important, it's cheap!
http://tinyurl.com/mmxnltl
anarki said:
Yes.
I work next to the Riders building - in the multi-story brick built office.
On a side note, the amount of cars that block the yellow box junction outside my work is ridiculous, makes me wonder why they even painted it there.
That side of Bristol is horrible to drive around.
It's appalling, the road surfaces are atrocious.I work next to the Riders building - in the multi-story brick built office.
On a side note, the amount of cars that block the yellow box junction outside my work is ridiculous, makes me wonder why they even painted it there.
That side of Bristol is horrible to drive around.
Oh I know the building, and that yellow box is a joke, I had to drive over it every day when I used to work in Keynsham and frequently got abuse for not driving over it.
Mini 0803 update.
I've noticed over the last few days that the red light was flickering and the blue light was on more. Battery didn't seem to be charging.
The camera was very loose in the mount. Seeing that this is a common problem I've shimmed the camera with paper.
This is better but still not perfect. Might have to do some more modifications to it later.
I've noticed over the last few days that the red light was flickering and the blue light was on more. Battery didn't seem to be charging.
The camera was very loose in the mount. Seeing that this is a common problem I've shimmed the camera with paper.
This is better but still not perfect. Might have to do some more modifications to it later.
You'd think someone who goes to the trouble of wearing an imitation Police 'POLITE Think Bike' hi-vis would at least ride politely...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VNhGGZGS4I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VNhGGZGS4I
Pesty said:
Mini 0803 update.
I've noticed over the last few days that the red light was flickering and the blue light was on more. Battery didn't seem to be charging.
The camera was very loose in the mount. Seeing that this is a common problem I've shimmed the camera with paper.
This is better but still not perfect. Might have to do some more modifications to it later.
Mine was doing this when I was running a different adapter. It turned out it wasn't getting enough power, just enough to record (just, leaving flickering lines all over it) and not enough to charge it. Once I swapped back over, it was fine.I've noticed over the last few days that the red light was flickering and the blue light was on more. Battery didn't seem to be charging.
The camera was very loose in the mount. Seeing that this is a common problem I've shimmed the camera with paper.
This is better but still not perfect. Might have to do some more modifications to it later.
kev1974 said:
in windows 7, click in to the folder containing your videos
Change the view to "Detailed" view
right-click any of the column headings (Date Modified for example)
click on More
You can then put a tick in "Attributes" and they'll show alongside every file. Look for the files with attribute "R".
Windows 8 is probably something similar. There may be other ways as well.
thanksChange the view to "Detailed" view
right-click any of the column headings (Date Modified for example)
click on More
You can then put a tick in "Attributes" and they'll show alongside every file. Look for the files with attribute "R".
Windows 8 is probably something similar. There may be other ways as well.
Hmm. something wrong here. Turned attributes on and an a appeared by all the files.
but i locked some yesterday ( or so I thought) no r.
More of a computer than a camera question, but replaying footage on a PC instead of a Mac via quicktime gives very jerky footage on the file format that my 0803 is recorded in - is there any fix to this as I fear I might be heading from mac to PC in all capacities in the near future?
I bought two DR32s when they were flavour of the month and I have been (up until now) well pleased with them.
The one I always use in the rear of the car lost its focus / resolution a while ago but I kidded myself that this was due to dirty rear screen, sun glare etc.
However, overnight (literally) the front one has gone from acceptably sharp to absolute crap in the focus / resolution department. To the extent that reading a number plate is virtually impossible.
I have found on the internet instructions on how to take the camera apart and adjust the focus. So all should be well when I obtain a round tuit. BUT . . what actually causes this loss of focus / resolution?
Has anyone else had the same problem? I guess they have, what with instructions being available on the internet and my 100% failure rate (with an admittedly small sample!!).
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they are great.Cliftonite said:
I bought two DR32s when they were flavour of the month and I have been (up until now) well pleased with them.
The one I always use in the rear of the car lost its focus / resolution a while ago but I kidded myself that this was due to dirty rear screen, sun glare etc.
However, overnight (literally) the front one has gone from acceptably sharp to absolute crap in the focus / resolution department. To the extent that reading a number plate is virtually impossible.
I have found on the internet instructions on how to take the camera apart and adjust the focus. So all should be well when I obtain a round tuit. BUT . . what actually causes this loss of focus / resolution?
Has anyone else had the same problem? I guess they have, what with instructions being available on the internet and my 100% failure rate (with an admittedly small sample!!).
i reckon it could have been caused by the recent heat we had The one I always use in the rear of the car lost its focus / resolution a while ago but I kidded myself that this was due to dirty rear screen, sun glare etc.
However, overnight (literally) the front one has gone from acceptably sharp to absolute crap in the focus / resolution department. To the extent that reading a number plate is virtually impossible.
I have found on the internet instructions on how to take the camera apart and adjust the focus. So all should be well when I obtain a round tuit. BUT . . what actually causes this loss of focus / resolution?
Has anyone else had the same problem? I guess they have, what with instructions being available on the internet and my 100% failure rate (with an admittedly small sample!!).
Just pulled the footage from my second Mini 0801. Just to see it was all OK. It's setup in exactly the same way as my first one, plugged into a ignition-fed ciggy socket.
Thing is, the card was chock-full as expected. It recorded several journies of varying length, some 2+ hours, some 30 mins, some 1 or 2 mins. Then, for the last 5 or so journies, it recorded only 1:01 (one minute & one second) of the journey, then the video stops until the next time the car is switched on.
Have I screwed up a setting somewhere? Perhaps it's only running on battery and is invoking the 1 minute auto power-off setting? That said though, it's starting up and recording fine for 1 minute, has done 5 or 6 times, so I don't think it's a power issue....
Thing is, the card was chock-full as expected. It recorded several journies of varying length, some 2+ hours, some 30 mins, some 1 or 2 mins. Then, for the last 5 or so journies, it recorded only 1:01 (one minute & one second) of the journey, then the video stops until the next time the car is switched on.
Have I screwed up a setting somewhere? Perhaps it's only running on battery and is invoking the 1 minute auto power-off setting? That said though, it's starting up and recording fine for 1 minute, has done 5 or 6 times, so I don't think it's a power issue....
eltax91 said:
Just pulled the footage from my second Mini 0801. Just to see it was all OK. It's setup in exactly the same way as my first one, plugged into a ignition-fed ciggy socket.
Thing is, the card was chock-full as expected. It recorded several journies of varying length, some 2+ hours, some 30 mins, some 1 or 2 mins. Then, for the last 5 or so journies, it recorded only 1:01 (one minute & one second) of the journey, then the video stops until the next time the car is switched on.
Have I screwed up a setting somewhere? Perhaps it's only running on battery and is invoking the 1 minute auto power-off setting? That said though, it's starting up and recording fine for 1 minute, has done 5 or 6 times, so I don't think it's a power issue....
Check if motion detect is on. When mine was on my 0801 it would do random stuff life that. Thing is, the card was chock-full as expected. It recorded several journies of varying length, some 2+ hours, some 30 mins, some 1 or 2 mins. Then, for the last 5 or so journies, it recorded only 1:01 (one minute & one second) of the journey, then the video stops until the next time the car is switched on.
Have I screwed up a setting somewhere? Perhaps it's only running on battery and is invoking the 1 minute auto power-off setting? That said though, it's starting up and recording fine for 1 minute, has done 5 or 6 times, so I don't think it's a power issue....
Mr SFJ said:
eltax91 said:
Just pulled the footage from my second Mini 0801. Just to see it was all OK. It's setup in exactly the same way as my first one, plugged into a ignition-fed ciggy socket.
Thing is, the card was chock-full as expected. It recorded several journies of varying length, some 2+ hours, some 30 mins, some 1 or 2 mins. Then, for the last 5 or so journies, it recorded only 1:01 (one minute & one second) of the journey, then the video stops until the next time the car is switched on.
Have I screwed up a setting somewhere? Perhaps it's only running on battery and is invoking the 1 minute auto power-off setting? That said though, it's starting up and recording fine for 1 minute, has done 5 or 6 times, so I don't think it's a power issue....
Check if motion detect is on. When mine was on my 0801 it would do random stuff life that. Thing is, the card was chock-full as expected. It recorded several journies of varying length, some 2+ hours, some 30 mins, some 1 or 2 mins. Then, for the last 5 or so journies, it recorded only 1:01 (one minute & one second) of the journey, then the video stops until the next time the car is switched on.
Have I screwed up a setting somewhere? Perhaps it's only running on battery and is invoking the 1 minute auto power-off setting? That said though, it's starting up and recording fine for 1 minute, has done 5 or 6 times, so I don't think it's a power issue....
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