Dash Cameras

[Scott W]

Shnozz said:

What do you mean by registration viewer? Is that a software name?

Yes it is. It's a free application that shows the video footage, GPS tracking on a map, speed and a few other things.

Very good application for free.

[James B]

Mr Trophy said:

numtumfutunch said:

James B said:

Update from our insurers. They're backing us. Claim has been filed against the Fiat driver with the video as supporting evidence.

By no means a done deal but pleasing to see that our insurers are willing to take the stance that my wife was not to blame.

Lets see what the other side have to say about it.

How's it going?

Come on James B

Sorry folks. I had completely forgotten to update.

Still being reviewed I'm afraid. Our insurers aren't willing to apportion blame as they deem the other party to have caused the accident. The other side are being exceptionally slow in reverting too which isn't helping matters.

[Shnozz]

Scott W said:

Shnozz said:

What do you mean by registration viewer? Is that a software name?

Yes it is. It's a free application that shows the video footage, GPS tracking on a map, speed and a few other things.

Very good application for free.

Thanks, I shall go googling...

[rich888]

Brilliant thread and just wish I had read it earlier!

Why I hear you ask, well because I installed a Blackvue dash cam at huge expense and also a Mi-Witness dash cam which cost several hundred pounds each, am very disappointed with the quality of the Blackvue dash cam and the audio leaves a lot to be desired because it seems like the microphone is rubbing on the housing so ruining the audio.

The Mi-Witness provides similar video quality even though its 720P not 1080P but the quality of the video is good but not fantastic being 720P

But my latest acquisition, namely the E-PRANCE New Mini 0801 I purchased from Amazon is outstandingly good being 1080P, and beats the pair of them, and all for less than £45 including delivery. I fitted a 32GB class 4 (don't buy a faster class) mini SD card and it works a treat. Having struggled with positioning the Blackvue and Mi-Witness it came as a great relief to see the 0801 had a small LCD screen fitted on the back so you can see where it is pointing at. The LCD screen switches off after a few seconds so no problems with viewing instead of driving! And unlike most other dash cams on the market it is small so hides away quite neatly in front of the mirror.

To anyone considering buying one I watched a video on YouTube by TechnoMoan who reviews tech stuff and he was over the moon with both the 0801 and it's newer model the 0803 which is even better, take a look at his video review of the 0803 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LWOq62cY6U He also provides great info on how to initially set the unit up so is well worth watching. BTW, if you hardwire the unit in so it's on all the time, then make sure you select motion detect.

The 0801 really is one of the best dash cams I've come across and it works reliably. Just make sure you buy a decent sized mini SD card (I would suggest 32GB) and make sure it's not too fast - class 4 is fine, have heard that faster class 10 rated cards can cause problems. Anyway, class 4 is cheaper!

Final tip, watch the TechnoMoan video review because he provides very useful advice on initial set-up of the unit, I say this because the supplied instruction manual is not very useful at all...being pidgin engrish if you know what I mean.

[Pesty]

Shnozz said:

Pesty said:

Don't do it that way.

Leave it at 3 minute segments. Then use registration viewer it automatically joins them all into one big film and then you can take out segments of any length very easily.

What do you mean by registration viewer? Is that a software name?

Hi sorry for late reply ipad issues

yes. cool bit of software somebody linked earlier. i downloaded it for exactly that purpose (trackdays) although not tried it for that purpose yet. but sits free so worth a try if you already have a camera to see if it works.

ive had a play and its very easy to use. very easy to edit one small chunk of a clip. i used it to make that 10 second clip above.

http://www.registratorviewer.com/index_en.html

Edited by Pesty on Friday 26th September 23:55

[FiF]

rich888 said:

Brilliant thread and just wish I had read it earlier!

Why I hear you ask, well because I installed a Blackvue dash cam at huge expense and also a Mi-Witness dash cam which cost several hundred pounds each, am very disappointed with the quality of the Blackvue dash cam and the audio leaves a lot to be desired because it seems like the microphone is rubbing on the housing so ruining the audio.

The Mi-Witness provides similar video quality even though its 720P not 1080P but the quality of the video is good but not fantastic being 720P

But my latest acquisition, namely the E-PRANCE New Mini 0801 I purchased from Amazon is outstandingly good being 1080P, and beats the pair of them, and all for less than £45 including delivery. I fitted a 32GB class 4 (don't buy a faster class) mini SD card and it works a treat. Having struggled with positioning the Blackvue and Mi-Witness it came as a great relief to see the 0801 had a small LCD screen fitted on the back so you can see where it is pointing at. The LCD screen switches off after a few seconds so no problems with viewing instead of driving! And unlike most other dash cams on the market it is small so hides away quite neatly in front of the mirror.

To anyone considering buying one I watched a video on YouTube by TechnoMoan who reviews tech stuff and he was over the moon with both the 0801 and it's newer model the 0803 which is even better, take a look at his video review of the 0803 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LWOq62cY6U He also provides great info on how to initially set the unit up so is well worth watching. BTW, if you hardwire the unit in so it's on all the time, then make sure you select motion detect.

The 0801 really is one of the best dash cams I've come across and it works reliably. Just make sure you buy a decent sized mini SD card (I would suggest 32GB) and make sure it's not too fast - class 4 is fine, have heard that faster class 10 rated cards can cause problems. Anyway, class 4 is cheaper!

Final tip, watch the TechnoMoan video review because he provides very useful advice on initial set-up of the unit, I say this because the supplied instruction manual is not very useful at all...being pidgin engrish if you know what I mean.

Really useful post thanks very much. Have been wanting to take the plunge for ages and looked very hard at both Black Vue and mi-witness but held off because they aren't cheap.

Looked at the tech moan reviews and the dilemma raised of so cheap so why are these others so much more expensive they must be better mustn't they. Seems not.

[rich888]

FiF said:

rich888 said:

Brilliant thread and just wish I had read it earlier!

Why I hear you ask, well because I installed a Blackvue dash cam at huge expense and also a Mi-Witness dash cam which cost several hundred pounds each, am very disappointed with the quality of the Blackvue dash cam and the audio leaves a lot to be desired because it seems like the microphone is rubbing on the housing so ruining the audio.

The Mi-Witness provides similar video quality even though its 720P not 1080P but the quality of the video is good but not fantastic being 720P

But my latest acquisition, namely the E-PRANCE New Mini 0801 I purchased from Amazon is outstandingly good being 1080P, and beats the pair of them, and all for less than £45 including delivery. I fitted a 32GB class 4 (don't buy a faster class) mini SD card and it works a treat. Having struggled with positioning the Blackvue and Mi-Witness it came as a great relief to see the 0801 had a small LCD screen fitted on the back so you can see where it is pointing at. The LCD screen switches off after a few seconds so no problems with viewing instead of driving! And unlike most other dash cams on the market it is small so hides away quite neatly in front of the mirror.

To anyone considering buying one I watched a video on YouTube by TechnoMoan who reviews tech stuff and he was over the moon with both the 0801 and it's newer model the 0803 which is even better, take a look at his video review of the 0803 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LWOq62cY6U He also provides great info on how to initially set the unit up so is well worth watching. BTW, if you hardwire the unit in so it's on all the time, then make sure you select motion detect.

The 0801 really is one of the best dash cams I've come across and it works reliably. Just make sure you buy a decent sized mini SD card (I would suggest 32GB) and make sure it's not too fast - class 4 is fine, have heard that faster class 10 rated cards can cause problems. Anyway, class 4 is cheaper!

Final tip, watch the TechnoMoan video review because he provides very useful advice on initial set-up of the unit, I say this because the supplied instruction manual is not very useful at all...being pidgin engrish if you know what I mean.

Really useful post thanks very much. Have been wanting to take the plunge for ages and looked very hard at both Black Vue and mi-witness but held off because they aren't cheap.

Looked at the tech moan reviews and the dilemma raised of so cheap so why are these others so much more expensive they must be better mustn't they. Seems not.

No worries, I actually watched the TechMoan video following an earlier post on PistonHeads, and bearing in mind he's tested quite a few gadgets over the years I figured he had built up quite a reputation for telling it as it is.

What I found most appealing about the 0801 was its small size and matt black finish which allowed it to blend in with the rear view mirror, I used a maker pen to black out the white printed text on the camera. The LCD screen on the back enabled the position of the camera to be set without complex long-winded messing around with wifi and smart phones.

The high quality 1080P quality video recorded in .MOV format really is very good in daylight conditions which is what I'm interested in and can be viewed on most PCs simply by clicking and dragging. And finally the price at £45 including delivery...

Only thing I can complain about is the Engrish instruction manual. Best option is to watch the Techmoan video because he goes to great lengths to guide you through the set-up process which I can assure you is very easy to do.

If you need any comparable videos I have both the Mi-Witness and the 0801 set up in my car at the moment so can provide you with video footage shot at the same time in the same conditions. Is a bit of an eye-opener! I can't email them because a five minute clip is approx 420 MB.

[Mr SFJ]

Can the PH massive settle an argument. Below is a clip of what happened earlier today, and a couple of people in the office decided I was at fault because I was in the wrong lane (although that's a maybe, it's technically wrong, but seen and done thousands of times a day) whereas I believe lorry was wrong.

Opinions?

http://youtu.be/8K0osWIRFss

[Cliftonite]

Mr SFJ said:

Can the PH massive settle an argument. Below is a clip of what happened earlier today, and a couple of people in the office decided I was at fault because I was in the wrong lane (although that's a maybe, it's technically wrong, but seen and done thousands of times a day) whereas I believe lorry was wrong.

Opinions?

http://youtu.be/8K0osWIRFss

You are clearly wrongly positioned. What did you expect the lorry to do? Stop and let you pass in front of it?

[The Don of Croy]

Mr SFJ said:

Can the PH massive settle an argument. Below is a clip of what happened earlier today, and a couple of people in the office decided I was at fault because I was in the wrong lane (although that's a maybe, it's technically wrong, but seen and done thousands of times a day) whereas I believe lorry was wrong.

Opinions?

http://youtu.be/8K0osWIRFss

Lorry appears to keep within a set of hashed white lines.

What about the loose chains on the skip lorry tho' ??

[Mr SFJ]

Cliftonite said:

You are clearly wrongly positioned. What did you expect the lorry to do? Stop and let you pass in front of it?

He was in lane 1 which is ahead only. I'm in lane 2 which is ahead and turn right, he cuts across from lane 1, across lane 2 into where lane 3 goes.


Edit: Skip to 38s. You can see lorry in question in lane 1, to turn go straight ahead. (cannot turn left, motorway exit)

[Cliftonite]

Mr SFJ said:

Cliftonite said:

You are clearly wrongly positioned. What did you expect the lorry to do? Stop and let you pass in front of it?

He was in lane 1 which is ahead only. I'm in lane 2 which is ahead and turn right, he cuts across from lane 1, across lane 2 into where lane 3 goes.


Edit: Skip to 38s. You can see lorry in question in lane 1, to turn go straight ahead. (cannot turn left, motorway exit)

You would have got away with that ill-advised manouevre only if the lorry had turned left. The lorry was never in a lane where he should have left the roundabout.

[Mr SFJ]

Cliftonite said:

You would have got away with that ill-advised manouevre only if the lorry had turned left. The lorry was never in a lane where he should have left the roundabout.

I understand your point about being ill-advised, but the lorry was in completely the wrong lane regardless of where I was situated.

[Shaw Tarse]

Mr SFJ said:

I understand your point about being ill-advised, but the lorry was in completely the wrong lane regardless of where I was situated.

I'd say you were at fault, but you probably won't listen.

[Mr SFJ]

Shaw Tarse said:

I'd say you were at fault, but you probably won't listen.

Ok. Explain your reasoning then.

[bugmenot]

Mr SFJ said:

Can the PH massive settle an argument. Below is a clip of what happened earlier today, and a couple of people in the office decided I was at fault because I was in the wrong lane (although that's a maybe, it's technically wrong, but seen and done thousands of times a day) whereas I believe lorry was wrong.

Opinions?

http://youtu.be/8K0osWIRFss

To take the exit you wanted you should have been in the lane the fire engine was in. You were in the lane marked as heading back towards the docks.

[Cupramax]

Roundabouts with lanes on never work, the lorry, despite being on the inside was in a lane marked to go where he went, turning off a roundabout from the middle lane where you were, was asking for exactly what happened even if not necessarily wrong.

[Mr SFJ]

Cupramax said:

Roundabouts with lanes on never work, the lorry, despite being on the inside was in a lane marked to go where he went, turning off a roundabout from the middle lane where you were, was asking for exactly what happened even if not necessarily wrong.

I suggest you watch the video again. Where does it show that if you're in the left hand lane you cut across 2 lanes to get into the right hand lane?

It does have broken lines there, for the junction coming off of the motorway, not for when you're not on that junction.

[Mr SFJ]

bugmenot said:

To take the exit you wanted you should have been in the lane the fire engine was in. You were in the lane marked as heading back towards the docks.

Totally correct. I was, technically in the wrong lane. I picked it up from seeing lots of other people use when turning right later on and it can be a massive pain to get across later on.

[Cupramax]

Look at the road markings at the lights where the lorry is stopped when it comes into view, straight on and left, he goes straight on.