Dash Cameras

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feef

5,206 posts

182 months

Tuesday 21st October 2014
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IATM said:
Does anyone else feel the whole dash camera thing is just a step too far. How many cameras are we going to have to "protect" ourself?

CCTV I can understand on a business premises or maybe even house. At a push on main streets in city centres but we have them EVERYWHERE now.

Its went a bit too far really considering they can be hacked into so easily.

We have idiots now using it to film people picking their nose while they drive.

The more I see this the more I move further into the countryside.
I was shunted into a range rover by a girl in a Ka at the approach to a roundabout. The Range Rover driver was claiming he felt two shunts and that I hit him first, before the girl hit me. It took over 6 months to get the claim sorted out, and made it more awkward to get insurance for another vehicle in the interim as the claim was unresolved. Had I had video evidence, then it could have been sorted out SO much quicker.

Pesty

42,655 posts

255 months

Tuesday 21st October 2014
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divetheworld said:
GuyW said:
It's been a rather expensive few months but I'm keen to get a dash cam.

Think I'll be going for one of these, reviews seem favourable. Plus it'll take up to a 128gb card. smile
http://dashboardcamerareviews.com/lukas-lk-7900-ac...
A very good cam, I've posted stuff earlier on it. Rock solid, superb images too.
Which connection does it use? all mine are micro usb. might get one of these. don't want to redo the wiring (not that hard but im lazy)

Ahh i see it has GPS. dont want that will see if they do one without.

Edited by Pesty on Tuesday 21st October 10:30

rich888

2,610 posts

198 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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IATM said:
Does anyone else feel the whole dash camera thing is just a step too far. How many cameras are we going to have to "protect" ourself?

CCTV I can understand on a business premises or maybe even house. At a push on main streets in city centres but we have them EVERYWHERE now.

Its went a bit too far really considering they can be hacked into so easily.

We have idiots now using it to film people picking their nose while they drive.

The more I see this the more I move further into the countryside.
Wait till some clown breaks hard in front of you, then reverses into your car and claims you ran into him and claims on your insurance policy for whiplash and I think you might have a change of heart. Perhaps just a scrape in the local supermarket or someone keying your car and walking off, the possibilities are endless for what these cameras can catch on cam and can prove beyond reasonable doubt as to who was at fault.

Go to YouTube and search the term 'Russian Dash Cam' and you may well appreciate that there really are some very stupid examples of driving that you really wouldn't believe if they hadn't been caught on camera.

I've been driving for well over 30 years and just wish I could have recorded some of the more stupid examples. Aside from which the cameras re-record over the original footage after a short time unless some incident happens and the driver decides to store the footage.

I'm actually in favour of CCTV systems keeping the footage for several months before being over-written because in the event that some burglary does happen, the footage can be closely examined and perhaps may lead to an arrest. Imagine if your child was abducted and a dash cam from one or more cars had caught the perpetrator dragging your child away on video. Imagine if your house has been burgled and the police request dash cam video footage to check the vehicles and people in the area. This technology has massive potential to catch the criminals. It's a bit like Google StreetView but scaled up several thousand times.

I paid approx £45 to Amazon for my Dash Cam and I've been thoroughly impressed with it. Apart from the TomTom Sat Nav, it's probably the best thing I've fitted in my car.

liner33

10,642 posts

201 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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IATM said:
Does anyone else feel the whole dash camera thing is just a step too far. How many cameras are we going to have to "protect" ourself?

CCTV I can understand on a business premises or maybe even house. At a push on main streets in city centres but we have them EVERYWHERE now.

Its went a bit too far really considering they can be hacked into so easily.

We have idiots now using it to film people picking their nose while they drive.

The more I see this the more I move further into the countryside.
There is an element of people that after fitting a dash cam become self-appointed reviewers of everyone's driving and feel the need to post numerous video clips showing the kind of driving we all see on the roads on a daily basis, the kind of driving that would normally produce a "tut" or a "Look at that d*ck" kind of response before being instantly forgotten.

Maybe its a form of passive aggressive road rage?

Anyhow I had to stop myself becoming this kind of person, I bought a camera for my Skyline after having a few near misses from local chavs who felt the need to demonstrate the raw power of their 1.0 Corsa's and nearly took me out in reckless overtakes

But you arent safe anywhere because I live in the countryside;)

Sy1441

1,113 posts

159 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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liner33 said:
Blackvue 400hd in mine

How have you wired it in? I drive the same car.

liner33

10,642 posts

201 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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Sy1441 said:
How have you wired it in? I drive the same car.
Took the supply off the back of the 12v socket under the glovebox

M4cruiser

3,550 posts

149 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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BobSaunders said:
Hi, Does anyone have any photos of dash cameras mounted in cars around the rear view mirror? I cant seem to find any taken from outside the car showing it.

Thanks.
One of the Techmoan videos shows the Mobius with the extension cable lens, the camera box is up on the roof lining and the cable / lens is taped down the mirror. Quite a lot of effort but I guess invisible from outside.


ShaunTheSheep

951 posts

154 months

Saturday 25th October 2014
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I got an 0803 with hardwire kit and it all works pretty well. The low voltage cut off works fine (tested on bench power supply). Quality is great.

The motion detect isn't anywhere near sensitive enough though. You could walk up the bonnet onto the roof and it wouldn't record a thing.

Is this a known issue? Is there a catalogue of available firmwares?

stormy22

793 posts

136 months

Saturday 25th October 2014
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A few months ago I bought a GoPro Hero 3+ Black edition. Great quality, perfect for capturing idiot drivers over here (China). I just want to get the add on screen for it as it doesn't come with it.

feef

5,206 posts

182 months

Saturday 25th October 2014
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stormy22 said:
A few months ago I bought a GoPro Hero 3+ Black edition. Great quality, perfect for capturing idiot drivers over here (China). I just want to get the add on screen for it as it doesn't come with it.
one of the many reasons I prefer the Drift smile

stormy22

793 posts

136 months

Saturday 25th October 2014
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feef said:
stormy22 said:
A few months ago I bought a GoPro Hero 3+ Black edition. Great quality, perfect for capturing idiot drivers over here (China). I just want to get the add on screen for it as it doesn't come with it.
one of the many reasons I prefer the Drift smile
Yes, it does look pretty good. I think I went with the hype...

divetheworld

2,565 posts

134 months

Saturday 25th October 2014
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Pesty said:
divetheworld said:
GuyW said:
It's been a rather expensive few months but I'm keen to get a dash cam.

Think I'll be going for one of these, reviews seem favourable. Plus it'll take up to a 128gb card. smile
http://dashboardcamerareviews.com/lukas-lk-7900-ac...
A very good cam, I've posted stuff earlier on it. Rock solid, superb images too.
Which connection does it use? all mine are micro usb. might get one of these. don't want to redo the wiring (not that hard but im lazy)

Ahh i see it has GPS. dont want that will see if they do one without.

Edited by Pesty on Tuesday 21st October 10:30
They take straight 12vDC.
GPS can be switched off in the software.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Pesty

42,655 posts

255 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Thanks. 12v is good means no messing with converters. Will wait till next car now.

divetheworld

2,565 posts

134 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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Words fail me as to the mong who did this U turn. Youtube, but 1080.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weOlZjgZlgE&fe...

Spare tyre

9,458 posts

129 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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divetheworld said:
Words fail me as to the mong who did this U turn. Youtube, but 1080.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weOlZjgZlgE&fe...
Do you know what the camera used there is?

Kinky

39,455 posts

268 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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Spare tyre said:
divetheworld said:
Words fail me as to the mong who did this U turn. Youtube, but 1080.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weOlZjgZlgE&fe...
Do you know what the camera used there is?
I'd like to know too. In the market to buy one - but absolutely no idea what. But that quality/info is very impressive.

rich888

2,610 posts

198 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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Kinky said:
Spare tyre said:
divetheworld said:
Words fail me as to the mong who did this U turn. Youtube, but 1080.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weOlZjgZlgE&fe...
Do you know what the camera used there is?
I'd like to know too. In the market to buy one - but absolutely no idea what. But that quality/info is very impressive.
I don't know what brand of dash cam was used in this footage but I fitted a non GPS E-PRANCE 0801 dashcam a few months ago which records in full 1080p, and I've been well impressed with it to date, and at approx £45 from Amazon which included a 16GB micro SD card what is there not to like. I've since played with a 128GB card which was a waste of time because of the 32GB partition limit of FAT32 that these dash cams use and have instead settled on a 32GB micro SD class 4 card which works just fine. If you want the ability to record speed and GPS positioning then purchase the GPS version - both are available. If you want better quality at night-time then purchase the 0803 model which offers better night-time video recording. You might actually be better off buying the non GPS version then purchasing a GPS enabled mount which might work out cheaper.

Don't just take my word for it, watch the Techmoan YouTube video reviews of the 0801 and 0803. Ought to mention that I have also in the past purchased far more expensive dash cams, and though they have been good in terms of video quality, the far cheaper 0801 and 0803 dash cams offer superior video quality for a lot less money.

The main thing to pay attention to is the micro SD card, I would recommend 32GB for either model, perhaps class 4 for the non GPS 0801 and class 6 for the GPS 0801, and faster SD cards for the 0803 especially if you opt for the GPS 0803 which may well need a class 10 32GB Micro SD card due to the huge amount of raw data being dumped on it by the dash cam.

And note despite users complaining of problems with large SD cards causing grief in the 0801 I have had no problems whatsoever with fitting a fast SanDisk Ultra 128GB class 10 in my 0801, well except it only recognised 24.77GB so the rest of the space was redundant. Just buy a 32GB.

Don't delete the files or format the card on your computer or the card might be corrupted - always format the SD card when fitted into the dash cam.

I have no regrets over the purchase of the 0801, is very compact so sits discreetly behind the rear view mirror, is easy to set up (after you watch the techmoan video), offers high quality 1080p video which can be copied easily to your mac or PC by ejecting the micro SD card.

divetheworld

2,565 posts

134 months

Saturday 1st November 2014
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Kinky said:
Spare tyre said:
divetheworld said:
Words fail me as to the mong who did this U turn. Youtube, but 1080.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weOlZjgZlgE&fe...
Do you know what the camera used there is?
I'd like to know too. In the market to buy one - but absolutely no idea what. But that quality/info is very impressive.
Lukas LK7900
Speed display on recordings was turned off otherwise it can display that too.
Bought from Greensum on fleabay

ShaunTheSheep

951 posts

154 months

Saturday 1st November 2014
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divetheworld said:
Words fail me as to the mong who did this U turn. Youtube, but 1080.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weOlZjgZlgE&fe...
Surely the mong was the people carrier?

BMW sitting clearly out of regular position, indicator on well in advance. Where exactly was he going to go?

In the people carrier I would have held back.

FiF

43,960 posts

250 months

Saturday 1st November 2014
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ShaunTheSheep said:
divetheworld said:
Words fail me as to the mong who did this U turn. Youtube, but 1080.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weOlZjgZlgE&fe...
I'm

Surely the mong was the people carrier?

BMW sitting clearly out of regular position, indicator on well in advance. Where exactly was he going to go?

In the people carrier I would have held back.
Agreed mpv should have held back.

I don't know that junction but it looks like one of those oddballs with a huge roundabout with a road through the middle. If you want to go back you go all the way round and join on a slip. Was there a no u-turn sign?

If not then should have held back. Surprise Space Speed.