Dash cam anyone?

[10x]

Saw where one guy used it to beat a speeding ticket.

Got a photo raday ticket. Was doing the speed limit when I saw the photo raday unit and slowed down to 5 under.
My dash cam was on. Recording my speed.
I was on the way to the airport to go to Costa Rica and took the dash cam with me. Formatted the SD card and recorded many hours of windshield time in Costa Rica.
GOt home three weeks ater, photo raday ticket - from the Photo radar unit where I was doing the speed limit. The reading on the photo was 117 KMH in a 90 kmh zone.
I was doing 90, the dash cam video was long deleted and overwritten and I paid the $125.
Photo radar does make mistakes.
I recall folks passing me at that point who were speeding and the photo radar photo showed portions of other vehicles.

[metricmonkeywrench]

Were just south of DC, but it probably applies to most major cities, i have it for my own protection for daily driving. The gps/speed recording is just a added feature but not a deal breaker. Im on my second one. I found out too late that the first had died unoticed when i went to look for the video of a truck crossing into my lane and locking mirrors on the backroads. The mirror flipped in pretty hard and shattered my small fisheye portion.

My recomendation is to get one, $75-100 should get something decent from the usual places.

[white eagle]

I should have had one yesterday had two women just about get t-boned by me their fault to boot
I was driving down a 2 lane hwy and at a cross street a women decides to cross the hwy without looking first
next I had a women at a 4 way stop decide she didn't have to wait her turn and follow the car that just pulled through untill I stopped her travel by crossing at my turn
then I wish I had one
I say it every time I drive somewhere some people should not be allowed to drive

[bedbugbilly]

Years ago, I would have asked "why?" . . . but with all the stuff that goes on now and especially with the way some fo the drivers drive now . . . I think it would be a beneficial thing to have.

My problem is that if we got one for there car . . . my wife would want to get two of then . . . one for the car and one to mount on the refrigerator!

[mtnman31]

I have one and consider it very cheap insurance. I have the M1 model by Escort. It works in conjunction with my radar detector. I got it on sale for around 100$ to my door. I know there are plenty of cheaper models available but, I like that it works with my radar detector and there is just one cord I need to use. Record quality is very good and it uses an SD card for storage of video. Audio recording can be turned on or off. That will save you the embarrassment if you sing in the car and have an awful voice like mine. It will automatically save events if it detects an impact and will continue to record for a short time if power is lost. I keep it on the suction cup mount so I can easily take it down and put it out of sight while I'm parked (less to temp a thief). I only have a single cam that faces forward, which obviously doesn't record anything that happens behind me.

[waksupi]

These are what I'm using. I see the price has gone up a bit since I bought mine. Comes with front and rear view, I just use the front one.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[sparky45]

These are what I'm using. I see the price has gone up a bit since I bought mine. Comes with front and rear view, I just use the front one.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

How is the video quality with this unit?

[abunaitoo]

Always wanted to get one, but with so many out there, it's hard to decide what is good and what is junk.
Want to stay away from anything "made in china" rubbish, but I'm guessing all of them are.

[georgerkahn]

happened to see this video on YouTube called idiots in cars. got me thinking that one of those dash cams might not be such a bad idea. there are so many of them available for under $100 its mind boggling. but I'm thinking $100 into a dash cam might be a good investment with so many idiots on the roads these days.

YES! YES! YES! I had a big-box-bargain one -- I think I gave less than $40 USD for it on clearance at a Field & Stream store. Pictures were sort of OK -- not great -- 'specially something not mentioned yet -- when driving into the sun. Also -- in "snow country" it was a challenge to mount it on windshield and have lens behind the windshield wiper blade as it cleaned the windshield! Well -- stupid George here -- I traded trucks in 2016; bought a new Rovo dash cam to replace that el cheapo which I let el cheapo go with the truck -- and guess what? The new one is still in its box!
Your thread here was a wake-up/oops/remembrance for me -- THANKS!!! First chance I get, I'll install it (If I remember..........)
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[454PB]

I have a dash cam in each of our vehicles, after trying several cheaper ones, I settled on an AW5 by Insiq. Clarity of the video is excellent, and they can be programmed to do way more than I want. They were less than $100 each, and I've had no problems other than the fact that the suction cups that secure them to the windshield let go when they heat up in the sunlight. In my truck, which lives outside, I had to glue the suction cup to the windshield with "form-a-gasket" cement.

[jdfoxinc]

There are several smart phone apps . You just need a mount.

[farmbif]

if I'm going to get one of these things I think one with a camera for front and rear window that are permanently or semi permanent mounted would be real good. my nephew got me into this GoPro thing and a case full of mounting accessories and those suction cups are not very good at all.

[brassrat]

I have a windshield mount for unused smartphones that works with the camera or video but it refuses to stay on camera while waiting to take a pic. It is much better than the cheap WM dashcam I bought.

[flyingmonkey35]

I have had them save my bacon more then once.

They should come pre installed in all cars


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[kbstenberg]

My SIL put one in his vehicle. Not 2 days later a "lady" intentionally drove him into hitting her. They pulled over an she imediatelly accused him of causing the accident. And started talking law suit. He simply asked if she wanted to watch the video. She calmed down very fast.

[Dieselhorses]

I have 3 installed in my truck with rear cameras. That means "6" eyes watching in all directions

[waksupi]

How is the video quality with this unit?

Very good in my experience. The clarity of night time driving is astounding.

Do yourself a favor, and also get one of these mounting kits. That is the weak point with most of the cameras, and you can get a good solid mount with these.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Dieselhorses]

Only real caveat you have to deal with is the sd-cards. If you live down South, try to get a brand that offers resilient cards that withstand higher than normal temperatures.

[jonp]

Nope, nope, and nope. I don't want that.

Yes, you do. If someone hits you and says that you were speeding or a cop gives you a ticket you can introduce that in court. Cop or others can say anything they want, you have proof. There is a reason most trucking companies have cameras now. The days of diving in front of a truck, slamming on the brakes and sueing for whiplash are over

My Garmin GPS has a built in camera. It also has one touch recording that backsup the recording a few minutes and saves from that point forward if something happens to get the lead up to the event. "You were speeding and ran a red light"! Nope, here is the proof. Also shows GPS co ordinates, exact place on the map, elevation, temp and a constant speed readout the whole time. Has a removable chip, too. Ive witnessed an accident, recorded it and handed the chip to a cop. Trumps eyewitness recall everytime.

I use a previous model of this https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/589530.
I can also download the video and email or save on my computer. More than you need most likely but easy to use and top notch

[popper]

If I got one it would a regular camcorder to entertain myself after driving I635 at rush hour. Watch the stupid drivers. Maybe make some $ on AFV?