Dashcams

BeerWolf

Just merely curious, after looking at that thread about cyclists breaking red lights...

Looking at LiveLeaks... there are COUNTLESS videos of people in Russia that use dashcams, mainly for insurance purpose - aside from vehicle accidents, often get people trying their luck faking being hit by cars.

Does anyone here use them ? And if so, or not, why ?

There's a big motors thread about it iirc
I wouldn't mind one myself

RustyNut

Your in for a treat. Here

The Backwards Man

I have one. I mainly use it to upload videos of myself singing folk rock classics from scenic beauty spots.

Mr. CooL ICE

I bought one after the Chelyabinsk meteor videos emerged. Was a cheap one off ebay. Couldn't get the thing working properly. Threw it out last week.

A dashcam to record falling meteors was one of the most ridiculous impulse purchases I've ever made.

BeerWolf

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

I bought one after the Chelyabinsk meteor videos emerged. Was a cheap one off ebay. Couldn't get the thing working properly. Threw it out last week.

A dashcam to record falling meteors was one of the most ridiculous impulse purchases I've ever made.

lol

newport2

Just saw this this morning, not sure how old it is

http://www.joe.ie/news/video-easily-the-most-insane-motorcycle-crash-and-life-saving-flip-that-you-will-ever-see/

kevc2

I was insured on a 225Bhp car, no insurance company would insure me apart from xsdirect (under 30 years old). The excess was something like €3000. I had a dashcam on that as I would be fecked if I crashed.

B.A._Baracus

I think everyone should have a dashcam. You know yourself. Your word versus theres. So these little cameras can stop all that.

My dad is retired now but he worked as a driver for donkey's years and the amount of things he has experienced or seen during his job is mental. We're talking about people reversing into the vehicle behind screaming "you rear-ended me!!!", people jumping out in front of cars blatantly trying to sue :rolleyes: Ahhh I could go on.

Bang_Bang

I was in a car accident a few weeks back and I wish I had one. The fúcking shíte I have to do now in terms of statements for insurance and all the other bull, if I had a cam it would be clear what happened.

SouthTippBass

Cameras and memory are getting cheaper all the time, eventually everyone will have one I'd say.

ZiabR

newport2 wrote: »

Just saw this this morning, not sure how old it is

http://www.joe.ie/news/video-easily-the-most-insane-motorcycle-crash-and-life-saving-flip-that-you-will-ever-see/

That is just insane...

Menas

I would like to have one. I reckon the amount of bad driving that I see every week would be enough content for a TV3 documentary.

eamonnq

Recently got one, but have yet to 'permanently' install it. Am not sure if I am missing something, but need to turn it on/off at the start/end of each journey and disconnect the GPS aerial ( is not built in ) when removing it from the mount might mean it ends up in the 'gadget drawer' sooner rather than later!!

This one: http://dashcams.ie/smartcam-x300/

jimgoose

These things are getting quite popular, particularly with the motorbicyclists. The GoPro Hero range is much praised. I go through some days of much wanting, and other days of much not giving a rattlin'. I still don't know - maybe Christmas?? :pac:

eamonnq wrote: »

...This one: http://dashcams.ie/smartcam-x300/

Tidy. How much is that one, mistah??

SteM

Have all the pieces to make this this up during the weekend if I get some time.

http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2014/2/24/using-a-mobius-camera-and-some-accessories-to-make-my-ideal.html

Looks like it gives good results and the lens is well away from the main box so it should be pretty discreet. It also powers on when you turn the ignition so it's pretty much set and forget.

SteM

jimgoose wrote: »

These things are getting quite popular, particularly with the motorbicyclists. The GoPro Hero range is much praised. I go through some days of much wanting, and other days of much not giving a rattlin'. I still don't know - maybe Christmas?? :pac:


Tidy. How much is that one, mistah??

Price is at the bottom of the link.

jimgoose

SteM wrote: »

Price is at the bottom of the link.

Oh so it is, sorry. Not bad.

Jawgap

I've a helmet cam I use on the bike and mount it on the dash in the car.

Got it after a friend (on his bike) was ploughed by a driver coming out of a side road and, with the aid of his two passengers, tried to make out it was my friend's fault - they even went so far as to make false statements.

When he was interviewed by the Guards in hospital he gave his own statement and the Guard, naturally enough, pointed out that what he was saying was at odds with what the three in the car were saying - he said his helmet cam would back up what his version. Thankfully it was still on his helmet which was bagged up and in the locker beside the bed.

Guard took the camera and long story short - driver was done for careless driving.

After that I decided they were a have-to-have, rather than a nice-to-have.

SteM

eamonnq wrote: »

Recently got one, but have yet to 'permanently' install it. Am not sure if I am missing something, but need to turn it on/off at the start/end of each journey and disconnect the GPS aerial ( is not built in ) when removing it from the mount might mean it ends up in the 'gadget drawer' sooner rather than later!!

This one: http://dashcams.ie/smartcam-x300/

Don't know if I like the idea of being recorded when I drive! Would hate to see the look on my face if I got into a crash. ☺

eamonnq

I think you can set it for only the 'front' camera to record. Have yet to play around with it much, am assuming that once I hook it up to the cigar lighter socket permanently that it would automatically turn on and start recording.

antodeco

Ive ones in every car I have! Very very valuable things, just in case!

eamonnq

SteM wrote: »

Have all the pieces to make this this up during the weekend if I get some time.

http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2014/2/24/using-a-mobius-camera-and-some-accessories-to-make-my-ideal.html

Looks like it gives good results and the lens is well away from the main box so it should be pretty discreet. It also powers on when you turn the ignition so it's pretty much set and forget.

When you start doing this as a service , let me know!!

SteM

eamonnq wrote: »

When you start doing this as a service , let me know!!

Looks easy in the video, although the guy in the video didn't have a 2 year old moving pieces or trying to stick them up his nose....

paulbok

Trigger Happy wrote: »

I would like to have one. I reckon the amount of bad driving that I see every week would be enough content for a TV3 documentary.

TV3 would probably just end up showing the good driving.

diomed

I have one. It was an expensive model. I use it on every journey.
Gadgets like Dashcams and GPS will be standard issue in cars in a few years imo.

Lenin Skynard

I'd get one if they were a little bit stealthier and more integrated. I haven't looked in a while but when I did look they all seem to be big lumps that you suction-cup to your windscreen. I don't like having a load of bells and whistles on my windscreen like that, feels like I'm homer simpson baking cupcakes in his in-car oven while driving down the road.

eamonnq

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

I'd get one if they were a little bit stealthier and more integrated. I haven't looked in a while but when I did look they all seem to be big lumps that you suction-cup to your windscreen. I don't like having a load of bells and whistles on my windscreen like that, feels like I'm homer simpson baking cupcakes in his in-car oven while driving down the road.

Some of them are only little lumps now, but I know what you mean. It is the 'automation' of it that I would like most, once you can just set it up and leave it and have it turn on, start recording and turn off when you start/stop driving. I am sure that is how most of them work, if you connect them up properly.

Might put mine up on adverts !!

Red Nissan

A little bit stealthier, I've one that sends out a BIG red signal ~ do people see it? No, it still has to be pointed out to them, it's in front of the mirror and whilst I see it a mile away, no one else does.

And a couple of years ago on Grafton street shooting a docu early on a Sunday morning, big kick ass camera on a tripod, battery and sound guy, director and assistant and a group of people just walked right into us as if we here not there, so I really don't think you need to worry about more stealth form the general public.

Matt_Trakker

I've one, worth every penny.

Some lunatic was tailgating me for a few miles one day, trying to overtake on a busy narrow, winding road, did my best to let him by but the road was very busy and didn't have many straight stretches or a hard shoulder.

Finally he did take me over and then he slammed on his brakes causing me to hit him. Cops called, I said nothing about the camera. Him out of his car barking at me in his language. Me staying put.

Cops came, showed the video to them and the look on yer man's face was priceless.
Insurance paid out no bother, cop signed the documents right there.

Bang_Bang

Matt_Trakker wrote: »

I've one, worth every penny.

Some lunatic was tailgating me for a few miles one day, trying to overtake on a busy narrow, winding road, did my best to let him by but the road was very busy and didn't have many straight stretches or a hard shoulder.

Finally he did take me over and then he slammed on his brakes causing me to hit him. Cops called, I said nothing about the camera. Him out of his car barking at me in his language. Me staying put.

Cops came, showed the video to them and the look on yer man's face was priceless.
Insurance paid out no bother, cop signed the documents right there.

Do you have on in the front and back of the car? or just the front?,, what model is the best to get?

take everything

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271434496272?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

This is a great little dashcam.
Had it for a while. Does a brilliant job.

eamonnq

take everything wrote: »

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271434496272?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

This is a great little dashcam.
Had it for a while. Does a brilliant job.

No GPS though ?

take everything

Matt_Trakker wrote: »

I've one, worth every penny.

Some lunatic was tailgating me for a few miles one day, trying to overtake on a busy narrow, winding road, did my best to let him by but the road was very busy and didn't have many straight stretches or a hard shoulder.

Finally he did take me over and then he slammed on his brakes causing me to hit him. Cops called, I said nothing about the camera. Him out of his car barking at me in his language. Me staying put.

Cops came, showed the video to them and the look on yer man's face was priceless.
Insurance paid out no bother, cop signed the documents right there.

Brilliant.
Love it.

take everything

eamonnq wrote: »

No GPS though ?

No.
I'm open to suggestions about gps-enabled, more discrete setups though. Preferably cheap as well.

biko

take everything wrote: »

No.
I'm open to suggestions about gps-enabled, more discrete setups though. Preferably cheap as well.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056815237

ghostdancer

yep, got one a few months back. do a lot of driving for work so seemed like a good idea.
less than 30euro off amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/E-PRANCE-Recorder-G-sensor-Megapixel-Detection-DVR/dp/B00FKTQ3NE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408621368&sr=8-1&keywords=dash+cam

have it stuck up behind the rearview mirror so it doesn't get in the way.

Matt_Trakker

Bang_Bang wrote: »

Do you have on in the front and back of the car? or just the front?,, what model is the best to get?

Just the front, don't think I really need one for the back. Usually something hits you from behind then it's their fault....unless you try doing what that clown tried on me

Anyway, my one is made by Manta
You can buy them here:
http://sklepmanta.pl/pl/p/MM308S-Car-Black-Box-DVR-Camera/148

They're a Polish company and it only costs around 25Euro + postage.
And get yourself a 4gig SD card for a few quid on Amazon/eBay.

They continuously record and once the card is full it just records over old footage.