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Y'all - Best DashCam available. - CK91437

Whats the best dash can available today.

Must be able to :-

1) Provide clear footage (i.e be able to read the number plates) in rain, in the dark, at speed.

2) Be alert when parked so that it can record any incidents when driver is away from the car.

3) Provide clear footage at front, back and ideally 360 degrees.

4) If you have an accident, it has very few blind spots.

Or is this asking too much.

Y'all - Best DashCam available. - Manatee

www.techmoan.com/what-is-the-best-dashcam/

Y'all - Best DashCam available. - CK91437

Thanks for the link.

Would also like to hear from drivers with real world experiences of dash cams.

Y'all - Best DashCam available. - CK91437

Is there a dash cam that would of captured this type of incident?

www.honestjohn.co.uk/Forum/NewPost?p=1068789

Y'all - Best DashCam available. - KB.

Is there a dash cam that would of captured this type of incident?

www.honestjohn.co.uk/Forum/NewPost?p=1068789

I suspect you're simply " 'aving a larf".

Don't expect an influx of sensible replies after posting such nonsense.

Y'all - Best DashCam available. - CK91437

I suspect you're simply " 'aving a larf".

Don't expect an influx of sensible replies after posting such nonsense.

@KB - really.

With a lot cars now fitted with 360 degrees cameras.

Y'all - Best DashCam available. - FP

I imagine a 360 dashcam set-up is fairly new. I certainly hadn't heard of it until I googled it just now.

Any experiences, anyone?

Y'all - Best DashCam available. - Bolt

I imagine a 360 dashcam set-up is fairly new. I certainly hadn't heard of it until I googled it just now.

Any experiences, anyone?

similar to go pro with fisheye view which may not be much good for reading plates or rear view if you have passengers, imo, your better off with front rear cameras than 360

Y'all - Best DashCam available. - Engineer Andy

I imagine a 360 dashcam set-up is fairly new. I certainly hadn't heard of it until I googled it just now.

Any experiences, anyone?

similar to go pro with fisheye view which may not be much good for reading plates or rear view if you have passengers, imo, your better off with front rear cameras than 360

Probably like CCTV cameras - the 'bog standard' forward facing ones are a bit clunky but have far better quality lenses and electronics than those 'fish eye' cameras, which seem to more used for real-time use so people in a control room can spot something going on and act accordingly, rather than just to provide evidence (like number plates). That's probably why speed cameras still are of the first type.

Note also I saw a photo (not sure how old it was though) of the famous MI5 HQ in London, and they were using the standard type CCTV cameras, and hopefully they know what gives a high quality picture, which is what dash cams should be about.

If the OP needs something to view in front and behind their car, then they need two units or one with two cameras, in my view. Nextbase do a twin unit for about £160.

Y'all - Best DashCam available. - Smileyman

This was under £100 when I bought it a few weeks ago ... is it the best - I don't know, anyway what is "best"?? Certainly it' not a 360 unit and I run it off a powered USB port so it only works when the engine is on (but could be hard wired if you so desire)

http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2018/2/9/finally-a-good-affordable-front-rear-1080p-dashcam.html

Edited by Smileyman on 02/04/2018 at 20:48