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Dash cam saves your ass (no Roundabout stuff please :)
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Looks really good - quality is as good as the Roadhawk. The only problem I noticed is the rosary beads hanging from your mirror - I didn't realise you were an OAP. Otherwise, all seems to be in order.
HA HA
They were a gift from my late Grandmother in 2006.
Ive just gotten into the habbit of keeping thm in every car ive bought since.
The glove box is full of medals and padro pio etc etc badges that has been given to me since i started driving in 1999! Ive kept them and put them into every car ive bought since, Just cant bring myself to getting rid of them!0 -
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Lol, I always have one of them in the boot
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Just downloaded it there! What a great app especially being free (will definitely donate to developer if it works good in the car)!If you have an Android - Daily Roads Voyger does the job
For anyone that has an android and thinking about buying a dashcam, this might do it for you!
I just have to get a phone holder for car (cheap on ebay) and I'm sorted with a dashcam
Great thing about the app is the GPS support and can upload on the go.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dailyroads.v0 -
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Lol! Me too. Every dangerous bit a driving I see will be getting uploaded to youtubeeringobragh wrote: »^ So many new additions to the Dash Cam club...I'm nervous now I'll **** up and achieve internet fame
Quick question:
If I caught someone doing something very dangerous/illegal and I go to the Gardaí, will they do anything?0 -
Deleted User wrote: »Lol! Me too. Every dangerous bit a driving I see will be getting uploaded to youtube
Quick question:
If I caught someone doing something very dangerous/illegal and I go to the Gardaí, will they do anything?
They could certainly look into it, however the owner could deny driving the car that day, etc, etc....I wouldn't go to the garda unless it was something extreme.0 -
Gran Hermano wrote: »Any dash cam owners concerned the usual scum with a fondness for smashing windows and taking GPS devices or similar might be tempted by the sight of the cam?
Had mine about 2 years now in the same spot, I doubt anyone even notices them when mounted properly.
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This happened only a few hours ago, I know the driver so it's not like he didn't stop by the way, it was only a little bump anyway but he put a little dent in his own bumper.
Another friend later said I was at fault as I didn't leave enough of a gap but I believe it's 100% his fault.
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This happened only a few hours ago, I know the driver so it's not like he didn't stop by the way, it was only a little bump anyway but he put a little dent in his own bumper.
Another friend later said I was at fault as I didn't leave enough of a gap but I believe it's 100% his fault.
I love the way you followed your mate around the turning car straight into the path of a megane who looks like they had to brake!0 -
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brian ireland wrote: »
I got that one last week for £30 (shipped from uk so not a long wait) of the big auction site0 -
brian ireland wrote: »
I got that one last week for £30 (shipped from uk so not a long wait) of the big auction site
its nice as it starts and stops with the ignition, the quality is pretty good during the day but not to great at night0 -
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if you have an android or iphone, there are apps you can get that will use your phone as a dash cam and combine the feed with audio, GPS and accelerometer info as well and record in whatever the highest video quality your phone will record in.
the best bit being that you already have the hardware, so you just need to buy the software which is a couple of quid, or you can usually get a trial or limited functionality version for free.
with my htc desire hd that means 720p recording with sound, and i can set it to only buffer the video and not save it unless the accelerometer detects i have an accident, or i press the manual save button which will save the previous 20 minutes of video and the next 5 minutes after the record button was pressed.
my only other purchase was a windscreen mount for my phone with a hole for the camera (which I guess you could even drill out yourself in a pinch) for about 3-4 quid off ebay.
so assuming you already have the phone, you can have a dash cam with up to HD recording (depending on the phone) for less than a tenner.
the one i use on android is called AutoGuard Blackbox if anyone is interested.
and that's the other thing, you can still turn off the screen with mine and even if you don't it looks like a phone or GPS (because it is). you can have the screen off or on and just have it recording in the background and leave the main phone desktop showing with a tiny icon up in the notification area.neilthefunkeone wrote: »Straight off asking to see the camera and what it was.. went through every menu in it(had to show him).. Doing the usual 'Are you known to us' bit.. 0 -
if you have an android or iphone, there are apps you can get that will use your phone as a dash cam and combine the feed with audio, GPS and accelerometer info as well and record in whatever the highest video quality your phone will record in.
the best bit being that you already have the hardware, so you just need to buy the software which is a couple of quid, or you can usually get a trial or limited functionality version for free.
with my htc desire hd that means 720p recording with sound, and i can set it to only buffer the video and not save it unless the accelerometer detects i have an accident, or i press the manual save button which will save the previous 20 minutes of video and the next 5 minutes after the record button was pressed.
my only other purchase was a windscreen mount for my phone with a hole for the camera (which I guess you could even drill out yourself in a pinch) for about 3-4 quid off ebay.
so assuming you already have the phone, you can have a dash cam with up to HD recording (depending on the phone) for less than a tenner.
the one i use on android is called AutoGuard Blackbox if anyone is interested.
and that's the other thing, you can still turn off the screen with mine and even if you don't it looks like a phone or GPS (because it is). you can have the screen off or on and just have it recording in the background and leave the main phone desktop showing with a tiny icon up in the notification area.
downside, is having to set all the crap up everytime i get in to the vehicle.
Much prefer to get in, turn the ignition on and away.
This will be my end result as soon as my project his finished. (integrated)0 -
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the windscreen mount stays in the car, all i do is put the phone into it and connect the charger and the app starts automatically and one tap on the screen starts the recording/buffering.listermint wrote: »downside, is having to set all the crap up everytime i get in to the vehicle.
Much prefer to get in, turn the ignition on and away.
since most of the time i'd be putting my phone into the windscreen mount and charging it anyway, the only extra work is a single tap on the screen.
since i drive a diesel, mounting the phone and plugging in the charger both get done in the few seconds between turning on the ignition initially and actually starting the car.
if i had a permanently mounted dash cam, i'd be expecting to have my car broken into and getting it stolen pretty quickly being as it would be stuck on the windscreen/dash for all to see 24/7.
unless of course you're talking about a properly integrated solution with a car PC or something like that with everything discreetly hidden away. i do eventually plan on doing that, but its one of many things on a very long finger at the moment. i'm rapidly finding that parenthood tends to suck away all your money and free time. although it's still worth it. 0 -
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for the same reason people have cameras in their phones.A phone is a phone...and ... a camera is a camera !!
What if...you are in a phone call and at the same time,same place,same moment something happens !??
What's the point of having the phone doing phone and camera driving black-box,just to save 50 quid !??
Forget it...
what's the point in spending 50 quid on something you can already do for practically nothing just as well (and in a lot of cases considerably better) with something you already have?
that's assuming you could even find one for 50 quid with a built in GPS that includes all that extra speed and positioning data with the recording in HD.
i've been using mine for over a year now and it works fine running in the background and i can still use my phone as a phone to make and receive calls and as GPS for navigation at the same time and to wirelessly play music over BT via my car stereo.0 -
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If i decide to spend 50 quid on a dedicated car black-box ,it better do the job when i needed ! If i have to let the phone do the all-in-one,then if something crashes or not working or not been charged,then i have to accept the compromise ,which,according to your say,works fine for you but will not for me ! I've got a box that does all the bells & whistles,still waiting to arrive from the ... customs !
I might have too much expectation from the dash black box ,that 'forces' me to accept no compromises ! I could be wrong ,at the same time !
I had same analogy to GPS tracking on the phone ! Tried a tracking solution on the smart phone,worked fine in the car,then out in building lost signal,then out in car again,no acquired gps signal... Didn't worked in the end so i got a dedicated box that does only GPS tracking on the car !
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