Dash Cameras

[Contigo]

I ordered one for the snotter to try it out and it's permanently in the car now. the quality for SD is excellent and it only cost £28. It's the one that TechMoan reviewed and they also make an HD version which is the one I will get for the Bimmer.

You can see the review here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeKUZNDDTSk

As I said, cannot recommend them highly enough.

Order from Ebay store of SmartCam Direct.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/SmartCamDirect/_i.html?_a...

[monthefish]

Contigo said:

I ordered one for the snotter to try it out and it's permanently in the car now. the quality for SD is excellent and it only cost £28. It's the one that TechMoan reviewed and they also make an HD version which is the one I will get for the Bimmer.

You can see the review here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeKUZNDDTSk

As I said, cannot recommend them highly enough.

Order from Ebay store of SmartCam Direct.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/SmartCamDirect/_i.html?_a...

Seems the price of the basic one has come down a bit since the review, but the HD one has shot up in price?

[Contigo]

Nope the HD one is on it's second edition and as such is more, in time it will drop in price. Honestly try the SD one it's well worth 28 notes!

[NiceCupOfTea]

I want to know about the one Eighteeteewhy bought because it has the rear view camera!

[StevenB]

how about this one with GPS

http://www.amazon.co.uk/screen-Camera-Blackbox-Log...

[NiceCupOfTea]

StevenB said:

how about this one with GPS

http://www.amazon.co.uk/screen-Camera-Blackbox-Log...

Like that. Surely there is a market for a £60-80 quid device with a decent feature set, rear cam, in car cam, GPS, and both cameras with flying leads so the damn thing doesn't have to sit in the window all the time!?

[MagicalTrevor]

I'm confused! Which camera is the current 'one to go for'?

Like NiceCupOfTea said, I want something discrete that fits behind the rear view mirror and can be hard wired into the car. I also want it to start up when the car is started and continually record.

High quality is good but I don't need HD... I also want to spend around £50 so that rules out Roadhawk

[Vetch]

As mentioned elsewhere in the thread you can get some pretty good iPhone and Android apps that perform just as well (if not better) than a lot of the dedicated car DVRs.

I've used AutoGuard Blackbox on my Galaxy S3.

My phone is always mounted in my car for music/GPS usage and its second nature to remove it, so its no hassle in that respect.

The positives with this particular app are full GPS recording and it records video in the background, so you can still use your phone as a phone. The quality is pretty damn good (most modern phones can record in 1080p after all). Its auto on when you insert it into your car mount and it automatically deletes old video files if you run out space.

You do need a decent mount for your car though, and one which obviously leaves the camera lens on the back of the phone exposed! I've got a 32gb mini SD card in my phone so space isn't really an issue. A decent mount can cost nearly as much as some of the cheap Chinese DVRs.

Oh and some of the updates from the developer can mess around with certain functions on certain phones, but he/she usually releases another update within a day or so to sort it out.

Its free on android (or about £1.50 for the full version), so if you have a decent mount, its a good cheap starting point in the world of car DVRs.

[GC8]

Contigo said:

I ordered one for the snotter to try it out and it's permanently in the car now. the quality for SD is excellent and it only cost £28. It's the one that TechMoan reviewed and they also make an HD version which is the one I will get for the Bimmer.

You can see the review here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeKUZNDDTSk

As I said, cannot recommend them highly enough.

Order from Ebay store of SmartCam Direct.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/SmartCamDirect/_i.html?_a...

I bought a VGA model from Scott Whatshisname too.

[Rushmore]

Or an escort girl?

veevee said:

Why not just get a police escort?

[Benjy911]

I've got this one:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/In-Stock-Now-F500L-...

Seems to do the job alright:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwOY_iVZ43A


Quality isn't as good when the it gets a bit darker but it's still pretty good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFuw7utWOvw

Unmarked plod^

[RZ1]

Eighteeteewhy said:

This is the one I have bought, slightly different to in the vid. Black case and the rear camera looks a bit better.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-0-LCD-Dual-Lens-Car-Ve...

Edited by Eighteeteewhy on Friday 5th October 17:53

How have you been getting on with this?

[xreyuk]

Benjy911 said:

I've got this one:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/In-Stock-Now-F500L-...

Seems to do the job alright:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwOY_iVZ43A


Quality isn't as good when the it gets a bit darker but it's still pretty good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFuw7utWOvw

Unmarked plod^

I have the F550 (model up). Your settings look good there, how do you have it setup?

[Eighteeteewhy]

RZ1 said:

How have you been getting on with this?

It still hasn't arrived.

I contacted the seller and he's sent another one. So I may end up with two, if this is the case i'll have a spare.

Anyone want to start the bidding?

[tomsugden]

If you get a second one, I'll gladly exchange it for beer tokens.

[Wulluff]

Eighteeteewhy said:

RZ1 said:

How have you been getting on with this?

It still hasn't arrived.

I contacted the seller and he's sent another one. So I may end up with two, if this is the case i'll have a spare.

Anyone want to start the bidding?

Surely if both items arrived you would return one?

[S6PNJ]

Jakg said:

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

Jakg, what's the make and model and where did you get them from please?

[The Flying Ox]

I've just started with one of the many free "blackbox" apps on the Android Market - AutoGuard.

It records in 720p, has GPS position and speed that it embeds into the video file for viewing separately or together, crash detection with the phone's gyro.

Cost me £5.99 for a windscreen mount and in-car charger, and it's brilliant.

[petrolsniffer]

For those who hardwired thiers i'm assuming you ran it into the headlining?

Just bought one for around £30 off ebay might upgrade in the future though.

[Jakg]

petrolsniffer said:

For those who hardwired thiers i'm assuming you ran it into the headlining?

Mine goes up the A-pillar behind the trim, then tucked under the headlining. The rear one goes down the drivers side sill under the carpet.

S6PNJ said:

Jakg, what's the make and model and where did you get them from please?

http://dx.com/p/2-5-lcd-high-resolution-vehicle-mount-video-camcorder-with-sd-card-slot-wide-angle-35356

It doesn't have a proper make or model like most Chinese gear - but it's really good. You'll find a lot of knock-offs on eBay that look identical, but that record at VGA (or upscaled VGA to look HD) which are rubbish (I bought one originally!)

Quick video quality sample - http://youtu.be/5GT8c9JV5rk?hd=1