Dashcam footage
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RP64

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76 posts

116 months

Wednesday 4th September 2019
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Do dashcams clearly pick up vehicle registrations at high speed, particularly oncoming traffi

xjay1337

15,966 posts

147 months

Wednesday 4th September 2019
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RP64 said:
Do dashcams clearly pick up vehicle registrations at high speed, particularly oncoming traffi
Depends on the dashcam and a whole host of other factors.

My Nextbase one can , but struggles at night or in very heavy rain (or both)

Why do you ask? And what have you done biggrin

VAGLover

918 posts

107 months

Wednesday 4th September 2019
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RP64 said:
Do dashcams clearly pick up vehicle registrations at high speed, particularly oncoming traffi
the Police ones do

AlexRS2782

8,515 posts

242 months

Wednesday 4th September 2019
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xjay1337 said:
Why do you ask? And what have you done biggrin
This evidently laugh - https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&... - although it looks more like a typical PH duplicate account wind up thread tbh.

Although, if it is real, based on the OP's other motoring related threads i do wonder how they manage day to day driving on the roads if they're this worried about cameras, etc.

Ron99

1,985 posts

110 months

Thursday 5th September 2019
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RP64 said:
Do dashcams clearly pick up vehicle registrations at high speed, particularly oncoming traffi
Possibly, but it depends on many things.

I've been involved with a fair bit of dashcam r&d/beta-testing over the years and sometimes even from some suitably configured mid-spec dashcams I've been able to read oncoming registration plates when travelling at 60mph with oncoming traffic also at 60mph, therefore 120mph closing speed.


meatballs

1,140 posts

89 months

Thursday 5th September 2019
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I have a 1080p cheap-mid range one and it will struggle to get plates at 50mph+ even if you step through the footage frame by frame.

Might get a partial