Dash cams, what to get and where to get it (Q&A only)

OldMrBrennan83

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allthedoyles

Muppet Man wrote: »

There’s a “Voyager 212” 1080p dashcam for sale in Aldi on 24 May... for 59.99 euro. Anyone know anything about these? First dash cam for me.



https://voyager-systems.co.uk/products/voyager-212-dash-cam

It supports 128GB Micro SD Card which is a huge bonus . My Nextbase holds maximum 32GB which relates to about 3 days of my driving .

chewed

Is there much of a difference between the ddpai M4 and the M6? I noticed the M6 was not currently available on Amazon. Also, strangely enough, the M6 does not feature on their website! http://en.ddpai.com/

wardides

Looking to sell my VW Golf. Purchased 2 years ago, selling now as received a company car in a new role in work. Never done me wrong, full service history, well looked after right up until recently (New timing belt & water pump done in March, which was a little frustrating!!). Small bit of movement in price but nothing major!

https://www.adverts.ie/car/volkswagen/golf/2011-volkswagen-golf/15470132?notification=ca3f85e46c07c813887601f7329e5aa3-1526901782

pippip

ED E wrote: »

The real deal should last ages. They arent designed for write endurance but non fakes still take a good while to kill. Buy from MemoryC/MyMemory and not some ebay seller and you should have few problems.

I bought genuine sanDisk 32gb from myMemory and it lasted 2 months.

Looking for a high endurance version now.

rameire

https://www.adverts.ie/car/ford/fiesta/2015-ford-fiesta/15421618

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/-fpa-201805176592633

Got a lovely Panther Black Ford Fiesta for Sale.

Gen.Zhukov

Lads, re the cards. Is there any advantage in formatting the card every now and then, thus wiping out the uneventful stuff before the cam starts to write over ?

h3000

Gen.Zhukov wrote: »

Lads, re the cards. Is there any advantage in formatting the card every now and then, thus wiping out the uneventful stuff before the cam starts to write over ?

My Mini 0806 is starting to play up a bit but I do find that reformatting the card does resolve the issue for another few weeks.

joujoujou

h3000 wrote: »

My Mini 0806 is starting to play up a bit but I do find that reformatting the card does resolve the issue for another few weeks.

The very same here. Mini 0805 though.

Regarding memory card's lifespan - first card (32GB, Adata) I put into my first dashcam more than 5 years ago still working, despite everyday use. Mini 0805 and YI both have Samsung EVO Plus fitted. No problems.

Gonzovision

Selling 2011 Toyota Avenis - 8500

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-avensis-2-0-d-4d-strata-dpf-4dr/18856861

Samuel T. Cogley

Gen.Zhukov wrote: »

Lads, re the cards. Is there any advantage in formatting the card every now and then, thus wiping out the uneventful stuff before the cam starts to write over ?

Yep - apparently.

Samuel T. Cogley

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Just bought a new car. I'd like a decently fitted front and rear dash cam without cables everywhere. Would Halfords be able to do this?

Yes - but apparently some of their fitters are a bit meh. Went with Automotive solutions to fit my shiny new Nextbase 512GW to my shiny new car :P

OldMrBrennan83

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Samuel T. Cogley

Patww79 wrote: »

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Yeah saw that Thankfully I mostly drive in well lit areas around Dublin so hopefully it'll be okay.

hawkelady

How much did it cost you Samuel to get those guys to fit the dashcam. No wires everywhere yeah?

Cee-Jay-Cee

chewed wrote: »

Is there much of a difference between the ddpai M4 and the M6? I noticed the M6 was not currently available on Amazon. Also, strangely enough, the M6 does not feature on their website! http://en.ddpai.com/

Both are available on Aliexpress.

Ha Long Bay

chewed wrote: »

Is there much of a difference between the ddpai M4 and the M6? I noticed the M6 was not currently available on Amazon. Also, strangely enough, the M6 does not feature on their website! http://en.ddpai.com/

The M4 is the European version in English. The M6 was for the Chinese market.

chewed

john4321 wrote: »

The M4 is the European version in English. The M6 was for the Chinese market.

Ahhh OK. that makes sense. Thanks for confirming.

Ha Long Bay

chewed wrote: »

Ahhh OK. that makes sense. Thanks for confirming.

I own the M4 plus very good camera. Its available on Amazon for £80.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DDPai-M4-G-sensor-Recording-Snapshot-Black/dp/B077Q72RRC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527078838&sr=8-1&keywords=m4+plus

chewed

john4321 wrote: »

I own the M4 plus very good camera. Its available on Amazon for £80.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DDPai-M4-G-sensor-Recording-Snapshot-Black/dp/B077Q72RRC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527078838&sr=8-1&keywords=m4+plus

Yes, I was just looking at it now on Amazon. I also have a £50 voucher, so very tempted. Any negatives? I just want something small and discreet and have always been impressed with the reviews on this cam.

Ha Long Bay

chewed wrote: »

Yes, I was just looking at it now on Amazon. I also have a £50 voucher, so very tempted. Any negatives? I just want something small and discreet and have always been impressed with the reviews on this cam.

I have been using it a few months now. Got it installed with a Power Magic pro to use the parking mode without the worry of the a dead battery. GPS works well and the Android app works fairly well.

chewed

john4321 wrote: »

I have been using it a few months now. Got it installed with a Power Magic pro to use the parking mode without the worry of the a dead battery. GPS works well and the Android app works fairly well.

Cool. Did you install the Power Magic yourself?

Ha Long Bay

chewed wrote: »

Cool. Did you install the Power Magic yourself?

I got a guy called Stephen from Evolution Sounds to install it. Great guy and would highly recommend.

Samuel T. Cogley

hawkelady wrote: »

How much did it cost you Samuel to get those guys to fit the dashcam. No wires everywhere yeah?

Not entirely sure yet as I'm not sure if I'm 'paying cash' but about €40. Really surprised at the low cost.

TigerTim

h3000 wrote: »

My Mini 0806 is starting to play up a bit but I do find that reformatting the card does resolve the issue for another few weeks.

Mine doing the same. Reformatting the cards in a laptop gets me about 2 weeks but it misses segments of recording. Met a biker doing a wheelie towards me last week but the Mini 0806 only started recording 20 mins into my journey & I missed some nice footage. Needs to go.

The DDPAi Mini2 looks a little more discreet than the DDPAI M4. Is the only difference the GPS logging. The app gets some bad reviews. Is it really that bad. I guess I'd only need it once to set up the camera. Can always view the footage by putting the card in the laptop.

T.

h3000

TigerTim wrote: »

Mine doing the same. Reformatting the cards in a laptop gets me about 2 weeks but it misses segments of recording. Met a biker doing a wheelie towards me last week but the Mini 0806 only started recording 20 mins into my journey & I missed some nice footage. Needs to go.

The DDPAi Mini2 looks a little more discreet than the DDPAI M4. Is the only difference the GPS logging. The app gets some bad reviews. Is it really that bad. I guess I'd only need it once to set up the camera. Can always view the footage by putting the card in the laptop.

T.

With the Mini0806 I find formatting the card using the camera menus itself works best.

Ewan Hoosarmi

TigerTim wrote: »

Mine doing the same. Reformatting the cards in a laptop gets me about 2 weeks but it misses segments of recording. Met a biker doing a wheelie towards me last week but the Mini 0806 only started recording 20 mins into my journey & I missed some nice footage. Needs to go.

The DDPAi Mini2 looks a little more discreet than the DDPAI M4. Is the only difference the GPS logging. The app gets some bad reviews. Is it really that bad. I guess I'd only need it once to set up the camera. Can always view the footage by putting the card in the laptop.

T.

I need a replacement too. With all the tech junk at the top of my windscreen, it needs to be small. I don't need it to have a screen.



The DDPAi Mini2 looks to be ideal, but I was reading reports of overheating. Now you say the app is poor. That's disappointing.


The Xiaomi 70 minutes looks roughly the same size. Any reports of problems?

Ha Long Bay

Ewan Hoosarmi wrote: »

I need a replacement too. With all the tech junk at the top of my windscreen, it needs to be small. I don't need it to have a screen.



The DDPAi Mini2 looks to be ideal, but I was reading reports of overheating. Now you say the app is poor. That's disappointing.


The Xiaomi 70 minutes looks roughly the same size. Any reports of problems?

I think the app works pretty well camera, connects to the wi-fi without any issues and its easy to download emergency clips to the phone.

Lofidelity

Hi all,

I need a dash cam for a van. It is used for daytime driving but will enter underground car parks.
Is there any available that provides a live tracking facility? It would be useful to see where it is to reroute if necessary.
The Nextbase 512 looks like a good all-rounder?

Thanks

AndyBoBandy

Ewan Hoosarmi wrote: »

The DDPAi Mini2 looks to be ideal, but I was reading reports of overheating. Now you say the app is poor. That's disappointing.

I replaced my mini 0806 with a DDPai M6+, it lasted a year before sh1tting the bed, so I replaced it with a DDPai mini2, and so far its worked fine for me (in almost 6 months now)

The app is fine for what it needs to do. (If I want clips off it, I just remove teh card and pull the clips the old fashioned way)