Dash Cam
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GoPro is small and rugged. Video is excellent but the audio can be iffy.
A variety of mounts are available. Determine the point of view you want (over your shoulder, on the dash or windshield, etc.) and get the hardware.
Keep in mind that you don't want to get bonked in the head by a flying cam in case of an accident.
Great way to document your adventure.
A variety of mounts are available. Determine the point of view you want (over your shoulder, on the dash or windshield, etc.) and get the hardware.
Keep in mind that you don't want to get bonked in the head by a flying cam in case of an accident.
Great way to document your adventure.
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 10,698
Likes: 1,134
I believe in the Beer Fairy
GoPro is small and rugged. Video is excellent but the audio can be iffy.
A variety of mounts are available. Determine the point of view you want (over your shoulder, on the dash or windshield, etc.) and get the hardware.
Keep in mind that you don't want to get bonked in the head by a flying cam in case of an accident.
Great way to document your adventure.
A variety of mounts are available. Determine the point of view you want (over your shoulder, on the dash or windshield, etc.) and get the hardware.
Keep in mind that you don't want to get bonked in the head by a flying cam in case of an accident.
Great way to document your adventure.
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Another suggestion - your smartphone's camera. I have had great success using my iPhone 4 and a windshield suction mount for recording video. Take along your laptop and you can download the videos afterwards to free up memory for more videos. Also easy to hook up the phone to car power so no battery worries.
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I've always wondered about this, but how can you have an always on/always recording solution? Have to set it up every time you go anywhere? then stop every 30/60 minutes to erase the thing and start it over?
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Another suggestion - your smartphone's camera. I have had great success using my iPhone 4 and a windshield suction mount for recording video. Take along your laptop and you can download the videos afterwards to free up memory for more videos. Also easy to hook up the phone to car power so no battery worries.
swivel mount, charging cable.
also fun to skype w video when on the road, w earbud of course.
with skype it will get warm/hot, adjust the ac outlet towards it
Le Mans Master
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I have a 32GB Micro SD Memory card in mine, so it last longer than any trips I've made. I also have a battery back pack that make it last at least 4 or 5 hrs. You can also buy a battery charger if you need it to last longer. I just start it when I go somewhere and stop it when i'm done. I leave it running if I park it to go to the gym or eat, that way I know if some a**hole parked to close and or bumps into the front bumper. Then the gloves come off.
Burning Brakes
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When you leave it on and exit the vehicle, do you just pick a direction and hope you faced it the right way in case something happens?
Le Mans Master
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it is mounted on the inside of the windshield and covers the whole front end , when I have the clear top on I can mount it to the bottom side of the top also
Last edited by speedraider; Jul 18, 2012 at 10:00 PM.
Burning Brakes
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My wife's 2012 Mazda now has 3 door dings that she has got while parked in her parking lot at work out among the other employees. I want to catch the douche in the act.
I have been googling cameras since you brought it up and looks like some have wide angle 140-170 degrees that are motion activated. If you mount it back from the windshield, you could capture both doors and the front.
