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Foliage said:
What mounts that? it doesn't look like the standard suction mount? it looks good like that. The standard next base suction mount needs to be clean and dry and so does the window, took me ages to get mine to stay on, but the length of the mount seems excessive.
It's the mount inside the Nextbase box.All Nextbase cameras we have ever fitted have had them. Nextbase provide you with the suction mount cup, or the adhesive pad. Which ever one you select, you loosen the nut cap above the GPS module, pop out the ball jointed mount, and replace it with the ball jointed mount of your preference.
Thanks, Jay
Has anyone got a recommendation for a dashcam with good parking features, i've just sent back my GoLuk after the WiFi stopped working. It had motion detection but it was pretty rubbish. I did see a review of a BlackView (i think) which took a still image every 2/3 seconds but i remember it being extortionate. Is there any other dashcams with this feature?. Would the motion detection be better on a NextBase than my old GoLuk?
I will be able to hardwire rather than use the cigarette charger also.
I will be able to hardwire rather than use the cigarette charger also.
Edited by steedy27 on Tuesday 30th January 16:40
steedy27 said:
Has anyone got a recommendation for a dashcam with good parking features, i've just sent back my GoLuk after the WiFi stopped working. It had motion detection but it was pretty rubbish. I did see a review of a BlackView (i think) which took a still image every 2/3 seconds but i remember it being extortionate. Is there any other dashcams with this feature?. Would the motion detection be better on a NextBase than my old GoLuk?
I will be able to hardwire rather than use the cigarette charger also.
Parking features work very well on my Thinkware F750, but as you have said that Blackvue was extortionate..............I guess it's ruled out on cost.I will be able to hardwire rather than use the cigarette charger also.
Edited by steedy27 on Tuesday 30th January 16:40
triple5 said:
Parking features work very well on my Thinkware F750, but as you have said that Blackvue was extortionate..............I guess it's ruled out on cost.
I've actually found a Thinkware called the X550 which has the parking features I want, however it has a screen and no WiFi which IMO are negatives, I prefer the stealth of the dashcams without the screen but they can be had for £150 on eBay which I think I could live with the negatives at that price .... steedy27 said:
I've actually found a Thinkware called the X550 which has the parking features I want, however it has a screen and no WiFi which IMO are negatives, I prefer the stealth of the dashcams without the screen but they can be had for £150 on eBay which I think I could live with the negatives at that price ....
Mine is actually a discontinued model replaced by the F770, it has been 100% reliable with no problems, I'm sure they do a single camera version.I'm not up on the latest models but you need one with the built in power management and parking mode, you just set the cut off voltage in the settings and leave it alone, no additional power management box and so on, it's all built in. I must admit WiFi is quite a useful feature at it lets you check/download the footage without having to remove the card.
I've got a Thinkware F770 front/rear 2 camera system that cost £229 and for the 2 months or so that I've had it, it's been rock solid reliable for both normal and parking mode recording having hardwire fitted it myself.
I do think the parking recording functionality is one of the best available but it could still be improved. I've set mine to sense both motion and "impacts" during parking so when you get in the car it tells you how many of each it's recorded. The problem is the motion detection catches loads of clips due to people / cars etc passing the cameras so the "Motion detection, more than 10" notification when you start the car doesn't really tell you anything. Also as closing the boot or door usually triggers the impact sensor it also reports 2 or 3 parking incidents as well meaning you tend to ignore the voice notification entirely and don't actually know if anything's happened to the car without sitting there checking footage.
Case in point, I noticed a small parking ding in my drivers door the other day. However, because of the above I didn't notice anything unusual in the notifications so by the time I'd noticed the damage (it may have been a couple of days later, I don't know), that section of the SD card had been overrwritten by the numerous parking detections since. What would be nice is if the camera excluded the reporting of impact detections from say 1 minute after engine off and similar prior to engine start, meaning any impact incident reported would probably be something you really do need to look at. Not sure what you could do with the motion detection warnings as they're too numerous other than be able to turn the notification off entirely (which you sadly can't do)
I do think the parking recording functionality is one of the best available but it could still be improved. I've set mine to sense both motion and "impacts" during parking so when you get in the car it tells you how many of each it's recorded. The problem is the motion detection catches loads of clips due to people / cars etc passing the cameras so the "Motion detection, more than 10" notification when you start the car doesn't really tell you anything. Also as closing the boot or door usually triggers the impact sensor it also reports 2 or 3 parking incidents as well meaning you tend to ignore the voice notification entirely and don't actually know if anything's happened to the car without sitting there checking footage.
Case in point, I noticed a small parking ding in my drivers door the other day. However, because of the above I didn't notice anything unusual in the notifications so by the time I'd noticed the damage (it may have been a couple of days later, I don't know), that section of the SD card had been overrwritten by the numerous parking detections since. What would be nice is if the camera excluded the reporting of impact detections from say 1 minute after engine off and similar prior to engine start, meaning any impact incident reported would probably be something you really do need to look at. Not sure what you could do with the motion detection warnings as they're too numerous other than be able to turn the notification off entirely (which you sadly can't do)
Recommendation appreciated, and sorry if already covered.
Looking for a forward-facing dash cam that constantly records, is not reliant upon motion activation and can be powered via a USB powerbank/hardwired (ignition cut-off on cigarette lighter).
I have the neighbour from hell, and for the past 3 years he has been vandalising my car to the degreee that I’ve had to replace the windscreen twice. Of an evening he stands in his garage, and throws stones at my car - our garages are connected and are slightly forward of my property, yet level with his house.
For police to take any further action, they need to show that he is throwing the stones, therefore I can’t use standard night cameras due to the infrared lights being emitted.
I currently have the HaloC1, which has good quality images, even at low light - however, this auto powers off after 15 minutes from a USB power bank.
Thanks in advance for saving my sanity!
Mark
Looking for a forward-facing dash cam that constantly records, is not reliant upon motion activation and can be powered via a USB powerbank/hardwired (ignition cut-off on cigarette lighter).
I have the neighbour from hell, and for the past 3 years he has been vandalising my car to the degreee that I’ve had to replace the windscreen twice. Of an evening he stands in his garage, and throws stones at my car - our garages are connected and are slightly forward of my property, yet level with his house.
For police to take any further action, they need to show that he is throwing the stones, therefore I can’t use standard night cameras due to the infrared lights being emitted.
I currently have the HaloC1, which has good quality images, even at low light - however, this auto powers off after 15 minutes from a USB power bank.
Thanks in advance for saving my sanity!
Mark
If he's doing the valdalism in the dark then a dashcam isn't going to help you whether it's recording or not, as it won't see anything. The only way you'll catch him at night is to put up a CCTV camera (something like a Hikvision or Dahua IP CCTV camera) with an IR sensor, but you say you don't want IR? If it's twilight conditions then you're not going to find anything significantly better than your Halocam C1 (which seems to have a Sony IMX291 Starvis sensor?) so just hardwire that into the car battery with somthing like a PowerMagic Pro to eventually cut it off before it damages the car battery.
Edited by LocoBlade on Sunday 4th February 14:41
Cheer for the reply LocoBlade.
The neighbour is sneaky, therefore if he saw the IR light he would sense something was wrong - I would like to catch him in the act as he has been warned already by the police, but they need evidence of him actually throwing something. I currently have a 1080px Arlo Q on the garage, focused on the car (you can see the objects being thrown!).
I’ll look into the PowerMagic Pro as the low light sensor on the Halo is pretty good, and in testing was able to capture the garage and, his other favourite location to throw things from, front bedroom.
As I mentioned, only frustration was the power down of the system after 15 mins recording and I wasn’t sure that was because of the USB powerbank, or an auto shutoff/motion feature on the camera.
The neighbour is sneaky, therefore if he saw the IR light he would sense something was wrong - I would like to catch him in the act as he has been warned already by the police, but they need evidence of him actually throwing something. I currently have a 1080px Arlo Q on the garage, focused on the car (you can see the objects being thrown!).
I’ll look into the PowerMagic Pro as the low light sensor on the Halo is pretty good, and in testing was able to capture the garage and, his other favourite location to throw things from, front bedroom.
As I mentioned, only frustration was the power down of the system after 15 mins recording and I wasn’t sure that was because of the USB powerbank, or an auto shutoff/motion feature on the camera.
Marky161 said:
Cheer for the reply LocoBlade.
The neighbour is sneaky, therefore if he saw the IR light he would sense something was wrong - I would like to catch him in the act as he has been warned already by the police, but they need evidence of him actually throwing something. I currently have a 1080px Arlo Q on the garage, focused on the car (you can see the objects being thrown!).
As said CCTV would suit your requirements better, although your neighbour may notice/object to a camera pointing directly at his house. You can't see Infrared with the naked eye, so that won't be a problem.The neighbour is sneaky, therefore if he saw the IR light he would sense something was wrong - I would like to catch him in the act as he has been warned already by the police, but they need evidence of him actually throwing something. I currently have a 1080px Arlo Q on the garage, focused on the car (you can see the objects being thrown!).
Yes, CCTV (Netgear Arlo) has helped - here he is checking out the camera on the side of the house - red LEDs come on for night videos.
Unfortunately, pointing a camera at the front of his property will alert him to the evidence gathering, rather than just the collection of stones and pebbles found on my drive each morning!
I feel your pain. We also had a jealous neighbour but it got sorted.
If he spots the IR beam would it be possible to put some window tinting film over the light source to dim it whilst still being able to film? Not sure if it would work or perhaps you could try some 'IR CUT OFF FILM'. Alternatively, some cameras do have incredible night vision, Perhaps you could look into a GoPro plugged into a power bank? Some of them work great in low light.
If he spots the IR beam would it be possible to put some window tinting film over the light source to dim it whilst still being able to film? Not sure if it would work or perhaps you could try some 'IR CUT OFF FILM'. Alternatively, some cameras do have incredible night vision, Perhaps you could look into a GoPro plugged into a power bank? Some of them work great in low light.
Edited by ashleyman on Sunday 4th February 22:52
Marky161 said:
Yes, CCTV (Netgear Arlo) has helped - here he is checking out the camera on the side of the house - red LEDs come on for night videos.
Unfortunately, pointing a camera at the front of his property will alert him to the evidence gathering, rather than just the collection of stones and pebbles found on my drive each morning!
http://www.uttings.co.uk/p119763-bushnell-14mp-nat...
Just got to find somewhere subtle to mount it, then.
Digby said:
Budget front and rear suggestions anyone?
£100 (ish)
Would prefer something with decent quality from the rear cam and for that to be a separate camera.
Have looked at a few and searched a few links but you know how it is, you end up lost...
Not a whole lot of choice for a sub £100 two camera setup, probably the best budget option is the Mini 0906£100 (ish)
Would prefer something with decent quality from the rear cam and for that to be a separate camera.
Have looked at a few and searched a few links but you know how it is, you end up lost...
defblade said:
Have you considered a stand-alone wildlife camera? They can come with proper black IR LEDs, like this one:
http://www.uttings.co.uk/p119763-bushnell-14mp-nat...
Just got to find somewhere subtle to mount it, then.
Mount one of these in the car on the headrest, it will 'see' out of the car. Do it after dark so he won't spot it if left during the day.http://www.uttings.co.uk/p119763-bushnell-14mp-nat...
Just got to find somewhere subtle to mount it, then.
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