Discussion
Jakg said:
SmoothCriminal said:
I think these are a great idea and I have one but its a pita having to take it out connect it turn it on mount it then when you've finished do the whole lot in reverse an integrated system would be so much better.
Mines always in the car, mounted to the windscreen out of the way. It's hard-wired to the car (all cables hidden), whenever the ignition comes on so does my dash camera (I have 2 - one in the front, one in the rear). When it's full (32GB card in each one means ~11 hours of video) it deletes the oldest video and it turns off automatically when I turn the ignition off.Don't ever have to touch it.
And it only cost me ~£40, plus ~£6 for a decent mount.
Front one is hidden up behind the rear view mirror (can't see it from the drivers seat)
Rear one is hidden behind the drivers side rear passenger headrest
Also the footage got corrupted somehow if I ever tried to upload it to YT, though that may not be the camera's fault.
Contigo said:
Yep you need one that comes on as soon as the ignition starts and one that shuts off as soon as ignition is off. Smartcam cannot come more highly recommended from me. I don't at all see the point in a rear one.
Haven't worked out yet why the video clips are all different sizes, varying from a few seconds to 10 mins over a 40 min journey.Not had time to get used to it and work it out
furrywoolyhatuk said:
I have a rain/light sensor behind my rear view mirror, do people find the cameras a bit intrusive in terms of visibility if positioned in a location other then behind the mirror?
You can stick them in the passenger field of vision if behind the mirror is too cluttered/bulky. I find that I put mine as high up in the window as possible behind the RVM and angle the lens down one notch to get the optimum picture. Don't worry too much about getting the dashboard in shot as these are fish eye lens which do cpature alot of the surroundings.Wulluff said:
Haven't worked out yet why the video clips are all different sizes, varying from a few seconds to 10 mins over a 40 min journey.
Not had time to get used to it and work it out
Weird that, not looked myself at the actual files as saved to disk as I trusted the camera to slice them up into the 3 minute clips that I selected in the menu. I will have a play with it now you say that and see what files are stored on there.Not had time to get used to it and work it out
Contigo said:
You can stick them in the passenger field of vision if behind the mirror is too cluttered/bulky. I find that I put mine as high up in the window as possible behind the RVM and angle the lens down one notch to get the optimum picture. Don't worry too much about getting the dashboard in shot as these are fish eye lens which do cpature alot of the surroundings.
Thank you for the advice, right think I'm going to sign on the dotted line so to speak and order one, just need to decide which one lol 
GC8 said:
Your choice is frequently: lots of sky, or lots of dashboard and bonnet. People usually opt for the former, but Id recommend the latter.
Yep the problem with Sky pointing is that it results in over exposure of the video (obvious brightness especially when the sun is low in Winter) so angling towards the dashboard is the preferred option.I have one of these, free to a good home:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...
The power lead got damaged when VW were servicing the car, but it could be repaired by someone in the know, or perhaps you could get a new one from the manufacturer. I bit the bullet and got a Roadhawk RH2.
I can post, but priority will be given to anyone who can collect from Frensham, near Farnham.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...
The power lead got damaged when VW were servicing the car, but it could be repaired by someone in the know, or perhaps you could get a new one from the manufacturer. I bit the bullet and got a Roadhawk RH2.
I can post, but priority will be given to anyone who can collect from Frensham, near Farnham.
tomsugden said:
No, it's a small circular type thing. I did cut off the damaged cigarette charger and put another one on, but couldn't get it to work. I'm no expert with these things though.
There is a fuse/capacitor/electric gizmo that's required if you cut the cigarette lighter adapter off. Sorry I don't know what it is, my electrics knowledge isn't very good, I just remember from what I hardwired a satnav in a previous motor.A small fuse is typical, just in case of trapped wires etc further up so nothing else goes bang.
Apologies if we've already had it in this thread, has anyone used one of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/K9M-HD-720P-Smallest-In-...
Price looks good, and I'm looking for something decently tiny that'll hide discretely behind the rear-view.
Apologies if we've already had it in this thread, has anyone used one of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/K9M-HD-720P-Smallest-In-...
Price looks good, and I'm looking for something decently tiny that'll hide discretely behind the rear-view.
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