Lets talk dash cams

[mmntech]

Finally got it! I went with the DVR-207, which is the newer version of the venerable DVR-027. Seems so far so good. Pretty well made for a Chinese, no-name. I'll do a full review on it eventually, and will post some videos later.

 

[jagec]

dead giveaway.

 

[Jimzz]

Finally got it! I went with the DVR-207, which is the newer version of the venerable DVR-027. Seems so far so good. Pretty well made for a Chinese, no-name. I'll do a full review on it eventually, and will post some videos later.

Upload some videos to youtube. I like to see them.

 

[Kaido]

http://www.chasecam.com/

I've heard some pretty good things about these, BUT they are serious money....

Here's another one:

http://www.cam-fx.com/

I've been researching 4-channel DVR's. I would really like one that does 4 channels:

1. Front
2. Rear
3. Left
4. Right

So you get a 360-degree recording. Preferably with GPS and a solid-state drive instead of a spinning hard drive. The cameras are pretty cheap ($19 on DX.com for non-HD), so it'd just be a matter of running the wires and investing in a DVR. I've seen two different models on the "budget" side of things. The first one is a windshield-mounted one with additional inputs, goes for under $600 on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-BEST-VI...ck-Box-Camera-Dvr-Drive-8GB-GPS-/110830654906

The second one is an actual black box (it's more aimed to the taxi/truck/bus market). The standard-definition models that run off SD cards start around $250:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SD-Car-DVR-...-Audio-4-Pin-2-Reversing-Camera-/400500855353

There's a bunch on Ali Express too:

http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale/wholesale-4%252dchannel-car-dvr.html

My buddy's Q7 got totalled when a guy cut him off & slammed on his brakes trying to make an quick left-turn from the right lane...and my buddy got the ticket & was "at fault" because of the law (he rear-ended the guy), even though the other guy wasn't even in his lane to begin with! For a few hundred bucks, it seems worth it to me to get an all-around-view DVR just in case. My buddy had just gotten a great deal on the used SUV and it was a real step up for him car-wise...boom, gone, his fault even though it wasn't his fault.

Similar story - my buddy ran a yellow light (did not turn red when he went under). A lady decide to jump the gun and drive through the red light on the perpendicular side of the intersection, got T-boned. She ran a red light from a stop; he ran a yellow light from a green while rolling. He got the ticket. No DVR, no proof, even though the lady said she ran the red, he still got the ticket for the crash.

I've also been hit several times. Once where a guy rear-ended me on the highway and I ended up chasing him down (which was stupid, but I was younger haha). If I had had a rearview DVR, I could have just shown the cops the video with his license plate and been done. I think I've gotten a little paranoid as I've gotten older

 

[Doppel]

Upload some videos to youtube. I like to see them.

Agree.

Found this, looks decent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkDnNoZhiXQ

I think I've gotten a little paranoid as I've gotten older

Me, too, or maybe just seen enough stuff I'm sick of not having on video, plus with the low cost of these now I really do think everybody should have one.

 

[mmntech]

Agree.

Found this, looks decent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkDnNoZhiXQ

Me, too, or maybe just seen enough stuff I'm sick of not having on video, plus with the low cost of these now I really do think everybody should have one.

I will when I get home. Will have some night footage by then as well.

 

[mmntech]

Ask and ye shall receive. Here's daytime footage from my drive yesterday.
http://youtu.be/jNWoqrE6504

I'll upload some nighttime stuff when I get home.

 

[foghorn67]

I bought a R280 for a little less than $70 shipped.
The only negative is the old version would get blury when it got hot. Its still cold here so I can;t say if its a problem still or not so I took a chance.

Here are some sample videos...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pVb6UpKx0Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEFuaUZdKUE

Don't forget you will also need to buy a memory card for what ever you get. You need at least a class 6 and 16gb is min IMO. I use a class 10 32gb.

Heres a list thats pretty good...
http://dashcamtalk.com/dash-cam-comparison/

They also have a forum.

The F500LHD can be had for less than $100 and is very good. No GPS but also look out for fakes.

Where did you get yours?

 

[Jimzz]

Where did you get yours?

I got mine from http://www.aliexpress.com/
You can also look at eBay. There is a updated version of mine now. I'm replacing my lens as the one that come with it gets soft when hot. But the new one fixed that problem. Not sure if the update does or not.