Anyone have one of those DashCams in their car?

[Kamal]

Seeing all those Russian dashcam crashes lead me to wanting to have one installed my car and my research lead me to this model, which seems the best one I've located so far. Anyone else have any other recommendations

[nelinho]

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Only seen lousy comparisons.

[dusk]

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Rather interesting... haven't seen one of these before..

So did you get one installed yet K?

[Kamal]

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Not yet, I'm torn between wanting a GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition and one of these. I know they serve different needs but I'm still not sold on which need I'm wanting fulfilled at this time.

[floridaorange]

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is the idea to basically press record when you want something recorded? I don't really get when you would use it?

[Kamal]

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In Europe and Asia where traffic / crazy drivers cause accidents (cue Russian dashcam videos), a dashcam is an essential tool in determining fault for police reporting / insurance purposes. Plus if you love driving (to the extent I do) and have an interest to muck around with video editing, it's nice to have a recorder running to document a nice long drive, the scenery, the flow of traffic, changing landscapes etc.

[floridaorange]

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^cool, that makes sense now. enjoy bro

[subterFUSE]

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I'm glad I found this thread because I got a new car recently and have been trying to find a good camera system in install.

On another forum, I read about someone who had the same car I do with a car camera system installed. They actually had someone "hit & run" while the car was parked. Caused over $3000 in damage. Luckily, their car cam caught the whole thing and recorded the license plate. The owner took the video to the police and they located the guilty driver. The owner gave him the choice of paying for the repairs, or he would press charges for the hit and run accident.


Do you know if this Blackvue camera stays on while the car is parked? Does it record with a motion sensor activation?

[Kamal]

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Firstly, congrats on the new car, what kind did you get?

As for your question, I do believe it can record when it's parked. You can get an additional bit of kit that harnesses it to the Cigarette lighter adapter for a source of power when the car isn't running. It when uses (iirc) either motion tracking or the g-force sensor to determine if it needs to come on and start recording.

I don't remember which video review it was but this was one of them I've seen, it may have some information relevant to you (it's a bit long but well made)

[subterFUSE]

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Firstly, congrats on the new car, what kind did you get?

2013 Audi S6

As for your question, I do believe it can record when it's parked. You can get an additional bit of kit that harnesses it to the Cigarette lighter adapter for a source of power when the car isn't running. It when uses (iirc) either motion tracking or the g-force sensor to determine if it needs to come on and start recording.

I don't remember which video review it was but this was one of them I've seen, it may have some information relevant to you (it's a bit long but well made)

Did some more research online. This looks like one of the better cameras available on the market, but it still has some quality issues. For one, people are complaining about poor video quality/pixelization. There are reports that the cams are shipping with virus/trojans installed on the SD cards. Heat is also a big issue. Since I live in Florida there might be a concern about the units getting problems from our excessive heat. I do have all of my windows tinted with ceramic film (including front windshield) but I'm not sure whether or not that will make enough difference.

Going to keep looking for info online before making a purchase.

[Kamal]

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Btw congrats on the S6, great choice.

Here is the other dashcam I was considering, but decided I preferred the Blackvue was because of the built in wifi (iirc)

[ddr]

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[subterFUSE]

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Tank!!!! LOL

[Jenks]

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[dusk]

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I can't read past 2013 Audi S6 .....