Dash cams?
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: York PA
Dash cams?
Anybody here into using one? ...any recommendations on what brand? I hear more and more Americans are using them.....very popular in Europe for proving "who was at fault!"
Racer
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From: Colorado
Garmin 20 Dash Cam. Ten hours of record and ability to do still photos. Take it everywhere.
Works better than my GoPro hero 3
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Works better than my GoPro hero 3
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Advanced
Joined: Aug 2014
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From: Dutchess County NY
You might want to try the dashcamtalk.com forum, tons of information on different brands. Also, youtube has several tests of different brands as well.
Le Mans Master
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From: Madison (Huntsville) Alabama
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St. Jude Donor '09
I don't have a recommendation for brand, but I think using one is a great idea.
Plus, you can never tell what you might catch on camera. In Russia, it was dash cams that caught the meteor going through the atmosphere and exploding a couple of years ago.
Plus, you can never tell what you might catch on camera. In Russia, it was dash cams that caught the meteor going through the atmosphere and exploding a couple of years ago.
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From: Dutchess County NY
I went with the Street Guardian very small, stealthy and very good customer service.
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I have a DOD ls460.
Works great.
Look up Crazyassscotman on YouTube to see the quality of the camera.
After seeing the quality of his videos I decided to go with the same one he has.
Works great.
Look up Crazyassscotman on YouTube to see the quality of the camera.
After seeing the quality of his videos I decided to go with the same one he has.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Twisp WA
Got one. Not sure what brand it is. After watching a video from a truckers in cab cam where a car slowly overtook him on his right then drifted into his lane striking the R/F of the semi causing the car to be launched across the lane in front of the semi and into the median guardrail I thought it would be a worthwhile investment with all the nut cases on the roads these days.
Oh, I just checked and it's a Hillary Cam. It automatically deletes any driving discrepancies made by the vehicle it is installed in.
-G
Oh, I just checked and it's a Hillary Cam. It automatically deletes any driving discrepancies made by the vehicle it is installed in.
-G
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Racer
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From: DFW TX
I have a dash cam just to record silly **** that happens on the road. If it catches something stupid, I will be able to go back and watch it again. For example, many years ago, I watched two cars full of collage aged kids coming at me on the highway, messing about next to each other. Well, the driver in the left lane gets too close to the right, clips the door and sends the 4 people in the right lane car into the ditch to do 3 or 4 barrel rolls. They all walked away; musta been wearing seat belts.
While the laws may be on our side, it is nice to have some healthy evidence on your side in case anything happens.
As mentioned above, https://dashcamtalk.com/ is a great resource for finding a cam you like. The forums have even more info and many new models not yet updated on the main page.
I bought a Innovv C2 while waiting on the development of a more discrete camera by the same people who make Street Guardian. If I had to buy one today for under $150, I would probably go with the Innovv C3 with Capacitor. Batteries in a hot car are an extra risk, and more manufactures are noticing this. The profile in the window is extremely small due to the remote camera. Over $150, I would go with one of the Street Guardian cams.
I am still waiting on the Street Guardian /GuardTrak people to release the set up I want.
While the laws may be on our side, it is nice to have some healthy evidence on your side in case anything happens.
As mentioned above, https://dashcamtalk.com/ is a great resource for finding a cam you like. The forums have even more info and many new models not yet updated on the main page.
I bought a Innovv C2 while waiting on the development of a more discrete camera by the same people who make Street Guardian. If I had to buy one today for under $150, I would probably go with the Innovv C3 with Capacitor. Batteries in a hot car are an extra risk, and more manufactures are noticing this. The profile in the window is extremely small due to the remote camera. Over $150, I would go with one of the Street Guardian cams.
I am still waiting on the Street Guardian /GuardTrak people to release the set up I want.
Last edited by Firewater Burns; Apr 10, 2015 at 10:27 AM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Sturgeon County Alberta
Check out Blackvue cams. They are great quality and have some cool features. They have a feature that will activate if your car is parked and someone hits it...will turn cam on. Check out the site blackboxmycar.com...lots of good,info.
Instructor
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From: Fillmore CA
I love my dash cam!
I've been using the E-Prance mini 0801 for about a year now. No issues and fantastic video quality. Highly recommended.
I was hit head on while riding my motorcycle a couple of years ago by an 85 year old man that didn't see me. He claimed I was driving way over the speed limit. If witnesses hadn't stuck around it would have basically been his word against mine. The camera is cheap insurance and well worth the money.
I was hit head on while riding my motorcycle a couple of years ago by an 85 year old man that didn't see me. He claimed I was driving way over the speed limit. If witnesses hadn't stuck around it would have basically been his word against mine. The camera is cheap insurance and well worth the money.
Pro
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From: Fort Worth TX
I am using this cam with a 32GB memory card. Records about 6 hours of 1080p before overwriting, and has great quality even in low light. Hard wired it into my mirror's power along with my radar detector so you never even know it's there or see it because it's mounted behind the rearview mirror.
Dash cams are cheap insurance. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it
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Dash cams are cheap insurance. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it
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Last edited by johnodrake; Apr 12, 2015 at 07:59 AM.
Melting Slicks
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From: McKinney, texas DPD Sergeant
I am using this cam with a 32GB memory card. Records about 6 hours of 1080p before overwriting, and has great quality even in low light. Hard wired it into my mirror's power along with my radar detector so you never even know it's there or see it because it's mounted behind the rearview mirror.
Dash cams are cheap insurance. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it
Dash cams are cheap insurance. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it
Last edited by johnodrake; Apr 12, 2015 at 08:00 AM.
Safety Car
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Well, I've had great luck with insurance claims. It's the law, you pay them hoping you don't wreck. They gladly take our money to the tune of billion$ also hoping we don't wreck, however, they are required by law to pay when sh*t happens.
As I said, the law is on our side. Good luck living every day like a paranoid doofus wearing a tinfoil hat. This isn't Russia, dash cams are a necessity there. Here? Totally unnecessary.
Last edited by ProfessorDeath; Apr 12, 2015 at 12:21 AM.
Instructor
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From: Fillmore CA
I am using this cam with a 32GB memory card. Records about 6 hours of 1080p before overwriting, and has great quality even in low light. Hard wired it into my mirror's power along with my radar detector so you never even know it's there or see it because it's mounted behind the rearview mirror.
Dash cams are cheap insurance. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it
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Dash cams are cheap insurance. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it
Removed Non- Supporting Vendor Link
I've wanted to hard wire mine as well but wasn't sure how. Did you cut off the cigarette lighter end or make up your own wiring?
Thanks.
Last edited by Rickm6; Apr 12, 2015 at 11:21 AM.