blade1 wrote: » Not really a dash cam but if battery life is what you want the Go Pro Hero lasts about 4 hours, excellent picture and sound quality. Disadvantages are you would have to turn it on and off manually and it has no screen. I use one for motorbikes so find it great for that. I bought it when they came out first for €100 but think they are around €125 now.
MFlack2012 wrote: » Sounds perfect, except for the manual turning on/off/no screen. This would distract me
blade1 wrote: » I know not perfect but I doubt there's a cheap cam out there that will beat it for battery life. Here's my one on the bike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H39rzGyJWH0
MFlack2012 wrote: » I'm a typical blonde and forget to turn them on/off , then complain when I don't catch the fool that cuts me off, promises myself I'll be better tomorrow and remember and then don't. But may look into it as the quality seems excellent
MFlack2012 wrote: » Most are, yes. Some I've seen and with my particular one, it was supposed to be capable of lasting 30 mins plus on a charge without the need for cables etc. My car layout doesn't allow it to be plugged in continuously.
MFlack2012 wrote: » My car layout doesn't allow it to be plugged in continuously.
eamonnq wrote: » Which model was it, and did you have to remember to turn it on/off when you were using it ?
MFlack2012 wrote: Most are, yes. Some I've seen and with my particular one, it was supposed to be capable of lasting 30 mins plus on a charge without the need for cables etc. My car layout doesn't allow it to be plugged in continuously.
martinr5232 wrote: » If you buy one in halfords they will install it in your car for 35 euro and it will come on and off with the ignition. Or any good mechanic could wire it in for you.
yannakis wrote: » Two questions for my newly purchased Nextbase 412GW, maybe someone can help. Too much vibration. It's also visible in the videos. Any way to improve this? Many videos (besides the ones from Parking mode) are marked as protected without my input. Any way to fine-tune this?
Damien360 wrote: » I found the vibration is related to the coupling on the suction mount. The large coupling. Tighten that. Also the large block used on the power cable to prevent static feedback can hit off the unit if not fully secure. As for protected mode. Mine does not do that unless I physically find the video and mark it. There is also a touch button on it to protect but I found it fiddly so I don’t use it. Have you set the record mode to loop ? That will just overwrite the oldest file on SD so it never just fills up. That might cause protected mode.
sunnysoutheast wrote: » You might need to turn down the g sensor sensitivity. This doesn't affect the parking mode sensitivity which I had to turn off, if the 412 is the same as the 312. Also if the parking mode triggers with power off because you've eg closed the door the recording doesn't continue when power is applied, the camera shuts down. I did read online that the first file on camera startup can be protected every time which means the SD card fills up, symptom is a solid red light. Needs to be reformatted to clear.
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BArra wrote: » if i install 2 dash cams, but they are single channel each, one front and one rear would i run into difficulty if i was hard wiring them to the fuse box so that they both work in parking mode?
Slippin Jimmy wrote: » Can anyone recommend a place that sells and hard wires them?
eamonnq wrote: » Not to go off-topic but something like this might be better, you can view from your phone and get email alerts etc. as well.https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-VStarcam-Wifi-IP-Camera-720P-Night-Vision-2-Way-Audio-Wireless-Motion-Alarm-Mini-Smart/32813276193.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.VrYhlL
ION08 wrote: » All cheap chinese crap.
ION08 wrote: » Have tried a Few and the BEST one by a mile is the TP LINK NC-450
