Any - Dash cam recommendations

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Sat 24 Mar 2018 16:54
Any - Dash cam recommendations - csgmart

I'm currently looking at getting a dash cam and as this is all new to me thought I would ask for some recommendations from folk on here.

I'm not keen on sucker mounts and would rather have an adhesive mount that stays permanently on the screen.

Having looked around the Aukey with front and rear cameras looks small and seems to have some decent reviews.

Price isn't too much of a concern but less than £150 would be ideal.

Would be good to get some feedback or recommendations on where I can do some more research (have looked at Techmoan and a few US sites so far).

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Sat 24 Mar 2018 21:13
Any - Dash cam recommendations - Miniman777

My company car and wife's have Viofo A119 cameras.

Small, discreet, and in the Mini fits behind the mirror and not visible from driving seat. Cable has been chased around windscreen and down door rubber to ciggy lighter socket. Choice of image quality settings, good night performance, optional filter which I have on one and has reduced glare.

Sits on a mount with a sticky pad, so camera can be unplugged and removed if needed, and in box is spare mount for another vehicle. Best buy a 64Gb card which gives 5+ hours of decent quality recording. Made my decision based on Techmoan reviews.

Fit and forget, been very pleased with it. Cost £85 from eBay.

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Sat 24 Mar 2018 21:19
Any - Dash cam recommendations - Ian D
I have a Viofo A119s (same as A119 but with camera that is slightly better at night). My Honda CRV has a spotty strip at the top of the windscreen which hides the camera with just the lens protruding below, so from the front of the car the camera is almost invisible, which is what I like.
As you have found out Techmoan has good info, I have just googled the Aukey one and it is very similar to the Viofo but with the benefit of a rear camera, was not around when I bought my Viofo a year ago but it looks good and should be easy to hide

Edited by Ian D on 24/03/2018 at 21:31

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Sun 25 Mar 2018 15:55
Any - Dash cam recommendations - Gerry Sanderson

Can you remove the micro thingy to play it with adapter in a pc card reader?

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Sun 25 Mar 2018 16:06
Any - Dash cam recommendations - Kekettykek

I got a Roav C1 for a Christmas gift and I've been very pleased with it. Similar size to the Viofo A119 so nice and discreet. Comes with an excellent smartphone app where you can download recordings and change settings via wifi without touching the camera.

I can't stress this enough but with any dashcam, a heavy duty SD card is essential, such as Sandisk or Transcend's High Endurance cards. Memory cards in dashcams take a lot of punishment as they are written to constantly and have to endure extreme temperatures. You don't want to have an accident to later find that the recording is corrupt.

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Sun 25 Mar 2018 16:27
Any - Dash cam recommendations - gordonbennet

About 4 Transcend Pro 200's in service in the family cars, none give any trouble, a little larger than some but tucks behind the mirror on most cars out of the way, the trouble with extremely small cameras is setting them up without a magnifying glass unless you have the eyes of a hawk, which most mature people don't.

However the one in my car only holds the date/time stamp for about 48 hours where the others retain the info for at least a week or more no trouble without being powered up, these have a diode not a battery back up, the one with the problem is the first one bought, but there is a new model out now with battery back up too though quite a bit more exensive.

I have another cheaper camera in the rear window.

The choice you have to make with any dash camera is do you want it with or without GPS, remember with GPS your position and therefore speed is easily worked out, which is fine except you may not wish to provide the old bill with evidence of your misdemeanour, either at the time or previously if they decide to have a poke nose, for what its worth i don't have or want GPS.

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