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Just installed the blackvue 750 2ch in my Cayenne. Was concerned I wouldn’t be able to get the pro install look but with lots of YouTubing and a bit of WD40 it all went in in and hour. Lots of trim pieces had to come off though. No broken clips but I might have been lucky.
It’s currently running off the hidden socket in the passenger footwell. This is because I bought mini fuse taps having not checked. The correct fuse taps come today so will be completing the install.
I’ve also bought the tamper kit for it which at $30 is rediculous but it think it’s necessary.
Can some one recommend the best 128 cars for it please? I’ve heard issues with cards that run too fast. Not sure if these are real concerns or forum BS but thought I would check.
Oh, the reason I bought the blackvue are 2 fold. First, I specifically wanted a camera without a screen. I can view what’s going on live on my phone if required. But, I wanted the whole experience to be fit and forget. I think having a screen would detract from that. Second reason was the universal praise it gets in reviews.
It’s currently running off the hidden socket in the passenger footwell. This is because I bought mini fuse taps having not checked. The correct fuse taps come today so will be completing the install.
I’ve also bought the tamper kit for it which at $30 is rediculous but it think it’s necessary.
Can some one recommend the best 128 cars for it please? I’ve heard issues with cards that run too fast. Not sure if these are real concerns or forum BS but thought I would check.
Oh, the reason I bought the blackvue are 2 fold. First, I specifically wanted a camera without a screen. I can view what’s going on live on my phone if required. But, I wanted the whole experience to be fit and forget. I think having a screen would detract from that. Second reason was the universal praise it gets in reviews.
Any thoughts on this? https://www.lukasdashcam.com/qvia-ar790-wd-1ch-16g...
I like the fact it takes up to a 256gb memory card and seems decent quality from YouTube videos.
Any other recommendations for similar money?
I like the fact it takes up to a 256gb memory card and seems decent quality from YouTube videos.
Any other recommendations for similar money?
smiffy180 said:
Any thoughts on this? https://www.lukasdashcam.com/qvia-ar790-wd-1ch-16g...
I like the fact it takes up to a 256gb memory card and seems decent quality from YouTube videos.
Any other recommendations for similar money?
Is there a particular reason why you want the camera to hold so much footage? A 64Gb card should hold around 5-6 hours of good quality 1080p content so having the best part of 24 hours of recordings on a 256Gb card before it overwrites seems a bit of an extravagance that perhaps you don't really need?I like the fact it takes up to a 256gb memory card and seems decent quality from YouTube videos.
Any other recommendations for similar money?
LocoBlade said:
Is there a particular reason why you want the camera to hold so much footage? A 64Gb card should hold around 5-6 hours of good quality 1080p content so having the best part of 24 hours of recordings on a 256Gb card before it overwrites seems a bit of an extravagance that perhaps you don't really need?
Sometimes I leave the car alone for a few days unattended, it was a just incase assuming parking mode didn't drain battery first. I'd probably get a 128gb card anyway tbh but the camera seems decent for the money?
Can pick one up for £220 on one website I looked at.
You'll be lucky to get more than about 24 hours out of parking mode on most cameras before they either power down (if they have decent built-in battery protection circuitry or if using a PowerMagic Pro type inline power monitor) or they drain the car battery too much and start damaging it. Even then they aren't recording all the time, only recording when movement is detected/felt or sometimes at a much lower framerate, so won't fill up the card that quickly.
As to the camera itself, it looks an interesting option. It's got a lot of similar features to Thinkware and Blackview cameras so should do the job if the rest of the hardware and firmware is reliable. The only thing is it doesnt have the latest Sony Starlight sensors so won't be quite as good quality as the newest models especially at night, but it's the same sensor as my Thinkware F770 and that's fine for what I need.
For an extra ~£40 it might be worth considering the 2 channel version and have a rear facing camera as well, or perhaps have a look at the 1 or 2 channel F770 like I've got which are around the same price?
https://www.lukasdashcam.com/dashcams/qvia/qvia-ar...
As to the camera itself, it looks an interesting option. It's got a lot of similar features to Thinkware and Blackview cameras so should do the job if the rest of the hardware and firmware is reliable. The only thing is it doesnt have the latest Sony Starlight sensors so won't be quite as good quality as the newest models especially at night, but it's the same sensor as my Thinkware F770 and that's fine for what I need.
For an extra ~£40 it might be worth considering the 2 channel version and have a rear facing camera as well, or perhaps have a look at the 1 or 2 channel F770 like I've got which are around the same price?
https://www.lukasdashcam.com/dashcams/qvia/qvia-ar...
Edited by LocoBlade on Monday 19th March 22:32
I have a Blackvue DR650S-2CH with the Power Magic Pro and in anything above 5c my camera will run for about 2 days between uses. In summer it can be longer but during winter it is hard on the battery and even voltage dropping when opening the door can cause the camera to turn off.
I also use Parking Mode and have a 128GB card which is good for about 2 days recording front and rear in highest quality on a moderately busy road using the motion detection.
I also use Parking Mode and have a 128GB card which is good for about 2 days recording front and rear in highest quality on a moderately busy road using the motion detection.
LocoBlade said:
You'll be lucky to get more than about 24 hours out of parking mode on most cameras before they either power down (if they have decent built-in battery protection circuitry or if using a PowerMagic Pro type inline power monitor) or they drain the car battery too much and start damaging it. Even then they aren't recording all the time, only recording when movement is detected/felt or sometimes at a much lower framerate, so won't fill up the card that quickly.
As to the camera itself, it looks an interesting option. It's got a lot of similar features to Thinkware and Blackview cameras so should do the job if the rest of the hardware and firmware is reliable. The only thing is it doesnt have the latest Sony Starlight sensors so won't be quite as good quality as the newest models especially at night, but it's the same sensor as my Thinkware F770 and that's fine for what I need.
For an extra ~£40 it might be worth considering the 2 channel version and have a rear facing camera as well, or perhaps have a look at the 1 or 2 channel F770 like I've got which are around the same price?
https://www.lukasdashcam.com/dashcams/qvia/qvia-ar...
I thought about the dual camera but I have a pick up with canopy and unsure how or if I could put the camera in the back and run the cable through to the front and if the wire would stay okay or deteriorate as I assume it would go under the vehicle to the front? As to the camera itself, it looks an interesting option. It's got a lot of similar features to Thinkware and Blackview cameras so should do the job if the rest of the hardware and firmware is reliable. The only thing is it doesnt have the latest Sony Starlight sensors so won't be quite as good quality as the newest models especially at night, but it's the same sensor as my Thinkware F770 and that's fine for what I need.
For an extra ~£40 it might be worth considering the 2 channel version and have a rear facing camera as well, or perhaps have a look at the 1 or 2 channel F770 like I've got which are around the same price?
https://www.lukasdashcam.com/dashcams/qvia/qvia-ar...
Edited by LocoBlade on Monday 19th March 22:32
smiffy180 said:
I thought about the dual camera but I have a pick up with canopy and unsure how or if I could put the camera in the back and run the cable through to the front and if the wire would stay okay or deteriorate as I assume it would go under the vehicle to the front?
Include a picture of your vehicle in a post, and I will tell you how to wire in the rear if it's possible. The picture needs to show the rear of the vehicle from outside and inside. Thanks, Jay
Dash-Cam Man said:
Include a picture of your vehicle in a post, and I will tell you how to wire in the rear if it's possible. The picture needs to show the rear of the vehicle from outside and inside.
Thanks, Jay
Hi Jay, much appreciated. Thanks, Jay
Currently doing house clean so car is full of bags but can get some more at a later time/date when it's empty if these are no good.
Okay - looking at the pictures above, it's not going to be a easy job, but achievable once you get started.
I would start with the vehicles manual, find out where the fuse box is in this vehicle. More than likely at the front, as with most Fiat's, behind the glovebox, but double check. If this is the case, start at the rear light cluster, and it will be a painful job of tracing the wiring loom from this light cluster to the front of the vehicle. These types of wires will not be run under the carriage of the vehicle due to corrosion issues, but instead through the vehicle. You will likely need to remove that whole interior rubber protection in the rear cab of the car, to see any sort of method of how cabling from the front extends to the back.
You will then come across a water tight seal (grommet) that will effectively take all the wiring from the rear, into the actual enclosed cab at the front. You will need to remove this.
Once you have done all the above, you will essentially be running your cable through the rubber grommet in the cab, then following the existing wiring loom to the rear, at which point when it reaches the rear light cluster, and then you can decide how you wish to run it up to the rear window.
Alternatively, to remove all that hassle, which is needed with a proper 2 channel camera (due to connecting the rear camera to the front), you could buy two individual one channel cameras (such as the Goluk T1's, T2, or T3's). All you require to do then is tap into some power at the rear (should be plenty of sources available), fit an inline fuse to protect your camera, and find an earth.
The second method is obviously not the preferred method in our eyes, but it's a home method way of doing it.
Thanks, Jay
I would start with the vehicles manual, find out where the fuse box is in this vehicle. More than likely at the front, as with most Fiat's, behind the glovebox, but double check. If this is the case, start at the rear light cluster, and it will be a painful job of tracing the wiring loom from this light cluster to the front of the vehicle. These types of wires will not be run under the carriage of the vehicle due to corrosion issues, but instead through the vehicle. You will likely need to remove that whole interior rubber protection in the rear cab of the car, to see any sort of method of how cabling from the front extends to the back.
You will then come across a water tight seal (grommet) that will effectively take all the wiring from the rear, into the actual enclosed cab at the front. You will need to remove this.
Once you have done all the above, you will essentially be running your cable through the rubber grommet in the cab, then following the existing wiring loom to the rear, at which point when it reaches the rear light cluster, and then you can decide how you wish to run it up to the rear window.
Alternatively, to remove all that hassle, which is needed with a proper 2 channel camera (due to connecting the rear camera to the front), you could buy two individual one channel cameras (such as the Goluk T1's, T2, or T3's). All you require to do then is tap into some power at the rear (should be plenty of sources available), fit an inline fuse to protect your camera, and find an earth.
The second method is obviously not the preferred method in our eyes, but it's a home method way of doing it.
Thanks, Jay
Dash-Cam Man said:
Okay - looking at the pictures above, it's not going to be a easy job, but achievable once you get started.
I would start with the vehicles manual, find out where the fuse box is in this vehicle. More than likely at the front, as with most Fiat's, behind the glovebox, but double check. If this is the case, start at the rear light cluster, and it will be a painful job of tracing the wiring loom from this light cluster to the front of the vehicle. These types of wires will not be run under the carriage of the vehicle due to corrosion issues, but instead through the vehicle. You will likely need to remove that whole interior rubber protection in the rear cab of the car, to see any sort of method of how cabling from the front extends to the back.
You will then come across a water tight seal (grommet) that will effectively take all the wiring from the rear, into the actual enclosed cab at the front. You will need to remove this.
Once you have done all the above, you will essentially be running your cable through the rubber grommet in the cab, then following the existing wiring loom to the rear, at which point when it reaches the rear light cluster, and then you can decide how you wish to run it up to the rear window.
Alternatively, to remove all that hassle, which is needed with a proper 2 channel camera (due to connecting the rear camera to the front), you could buy two individual one channel cameras (such as the Goluk T1's, T2, or T3's). All you require to do then is tap into some power at the rear (should be plenty of sources available), fit an inline fuse to protect your camera, and find an earth.
The second method is obviously not the preferred method in our eyes, but it's a home method way of doing it.
Thanks, Jay
Thanks Jay, appreciate it. I would start with the vehicles manual, find out where the fuse box is in this vehicle. More than likely at the front, as with most Fiat's, behind the glovebox, but double check. If this is the case, start at the rear light cluster, and it will be a painful job of tracing the wiring loom from this light cluster to the front of the vehicle. These types of wires will not be run under the carriage of the vehicle due to corrosion issues, but instead through the vehicle. You will likely need to remove that whole interior rubber protection in the rear cab of the car, to see any sort of method of how cabling from the front extends to the back.
You will then come across a water tight seal (grommet) that will effectively take all the wiring from the rear, into the actual enclosed cab at the front. You will need to remove this.
Once you have done all the above, you will essentially be running your cable through the rubber grommet in the cab, then following the existing wiring loom to the rear, at which point when it reaches the rear light cluster, and then you can decide how you wish to run it up to the rear window.
Alternatively, to remove all that hassle, which is needed with a proper 2 channel camera (due to connecting the rear camera to the front), you could buy two individual one channel cameras (such as the Goluk T1's, T2, or T3's). All you require to do then is tap into some power at the rear (should be plenty of sources available), fit an inline fuse to protect your camera, and find an earth.
The second method is obviously not the preferred method in our eyes, but it's a home method way of doing it.
Thanks, Jay
As it's a rebadged l200, the l200 owners FB group might be able to tell me where everything is before I start taking it apart
Or there is a local place that do these installations and other mods that could be worth paying for called automotive gadgets in Huddersfield if you've ever heard of them?
They seem to do some pretty decent work!
smiffy180 said:
Thanks Jay, appreciate it.
As it's a rebadged l200, the l200 owners FB group might be able to tell me where everything is before I start taking it apart
Or there is a local place that do these installations and other mods that could be worth paying for called automotive gadgets in Huddersfield if you've ever heard of them?
They seem to do some pretty decent work!
Not heard of them to be honest mate, but we are Scotland based, and don't really know much about any installers in England with the exception of a few. As it's a rebadged l200, the l200 owners FB group might be able to tell me where everything is before I start taking it apart
Or there is a local place that do these installations and other mods that could be worth paying for called automotive gadgets in Huddersfield if you've ever heard of them?
They seem to do some pretty decent work!
If you are purchasing a proper 2 channel camera, I would possibly seek some professional help, in the form of an installation from the garage of your choice.
If happy to go with two separate 1 channel setups, one for the front with it's own SD card, and 1 for the back with it's own SD card, then you could probably give it a go yourself with some limited knowledge from a few youtube videos as there will be ample sources of power to tap into at the rear, wire in a cigarette lighter port (live & earth connections) and done.
Thanks, Jay
Hi Dash-Cam-Man
Hoping for a bit of advice. After having a nasty RTC earlier in the week that ended with me being cut out and taken to hospital I'm looking at getting a dash cam for my new car. It's an BMW 330D 2003. I've got a budget of around £100. Only want forward facing at this time.
Good quality footage is the main thing, along with it being simple to get the footage off. I've seen Nextbase and they seem OK. Are they worth the money?
Thanks
Hoping for a bit of advice. After having a nasty RTC earlier in the week that ended with me being cut out and taken to hospital I'm looking at getting a dash cam for my new car. It's an BMW 330D 2003. I've got a budget of around £100. Only want forward facing at this time.
Good quality footage is the main thing, along with it being simple to get the footage off. I've seen Nextbase and they seem OK. Are they worth the money?
Thanks
LosingGrip said:
Hi Dash-Cam-Man
Hoping for a bit of advice. After having a nasty RTC earlier in the week that ended with me being cut out and taken to hospital I'm looking at getting a dash cam for my new car. It's an BMW 330D 2003. I've got a budget of around £100. Only want forward facing at this time.
Good quality footage is the main thing, along with it being simple to get the footage off. I've seen Nextbase and they seem OK. Are they worth the money?
Thanks
Good place to start - this guy knows his stuff - http://www.techmoan.com/what-is-the-best-dashcam/Hoping for a bit of advice. After having a nasty RTC earlier in the week that ended with me being cut out and taken to hospital I'm looking at getting a dash cam for my new car. It's an BMW 330D 2003. I've got a budget of around £100. Only want forward facing at this time.
Good quality footage is the main thing, along with it being simple to get the footage off. I've seen Nextbase and they seem OK. Are they worth the money?
Thanks
LosingGrip said:
Hi Dash-Cam-Man
I've seen Nextbase and they seem OK. Are they worth the money?
Thanks
We have 1 Nextbase (other cars have the old "Mini 0801"). I've seen Nextbase and they seem OK. Are they worth the money?
Thanks
Advantages: easy to get (Halfords have a complete range); not too difficult to set up; does the job.
Disadvantages (of our model anyway, the 412GW): Fiddly attachment clip; wifi awkward to use (I don't bother, I just take out the SD card if I want to download anything); seems to be more set up for ipads than Windows machines (clips don't play on Windows 7 unless I convert them through a free convertor); not always sure if it's working because there's no obvious indicator once the screen has gone off; other dashcams seem a little cheaper for the same quality.
Aloysius said:
Does anyone have any experience with a dash cam that also has speed camera alerts?
As well as speed camera alerts the dash cam must have parking mode.
Ideally sub £150 would be good. Around the £100 mark would be even better.
I have been running a Fusion Aguri for about 6 months and it has an integrated speed camera detector. Will be selling it shortly on ebay if its of interest (boxed and as new - only selling it as I have upgraded again).As well as speed camera alerts the dash cam must have parking mode.
Ideally sub £150 would be good. Around the £100 mark would be even better.
Not sure about parking mode to be honest as never run that.
smiffy180 said:
Any thoughts on this? https://www.lukasdashcam.com/qvia-ar790-wd-1ch-16g...
I like the fact it takes up to a 256gb memory card and seems decent quality from YouTube videos.
Any other recommendations for similar money?
This look interesting - good features and parking modes without the cost of a Blackview/Thinkware unitI like the fact it takes up to a 256gb memory card and seems decent quality from YouTube videos.
Any other recommendations for similar money?
steedy27 said:
This look interesting - good features and parking modes without the cost of a Blackview/Thinkware unit
To be fair you can get a single channel Thinkware F770 with the same image sensor as that QVIA for about the same price so although it's certainly worth considering I don't think it's a massive bargain in comparison. The top line Thinkware and Blackviews have the newer Starvis sensor which is meant to be better in low light but probably not £100 better for most users.Gassing Station | In-Car Electronics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff