nav[aria-label="Primary Navigation"] { padding: 0; & ul { list-style: none; width: 100%; display: flex; flex-direction: row; justify-content: start; align-items: start; gap: 30px; padding: 0; & li { margin: 0; } & ul li { list-style: none; } } }

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

Max Power

Can anyone recommend me one?

Are they easy to install?

Mod note - this technical thread is for three things only:
acquirement, installation and operation of dash cams.
Do not post your dash videos or argue over small stuff.

Only post if you are committed to buying and have questions, general chat will be removed.

Find more posts tagged with

Comments

by8auj6csd3ioq

What does "only connect to a negative ground DC supply circuit" and "not for installation to positive" mean re hardwiring dashcam with nextbase kit?

qhe0i9zvfgdou8

Greysen Abundant Terrapin wrote: »

What does "only connect to a negative ground DC supply circuit" and "not for installation to positive" mean re hardwiring dashcam with nextbase kit?

All cars in Ireland are negative earth so fire away

TheBody

A few days ago, I posted about an issue with my Nextbase 402G. The file containing the end of every journey would not open. To make matters worse, the same problem is happening with my wife's camera.

To make a long story short, the problem is the batteries in the cameras are dead.

The camera itself is just over two years old and out of warranty. However, I would expect to get longer out of a camera.

Got on to Nextbase and they admit the camera should last longer but they can't post me a replacement battery due the restrictions on posting batteries internationally.

In summary, I'm goosed. Even though I thought the 402G created excellent footage, I don't think I will get another one based on this experience.

I recommend if you are Nextbase 402G owner check your camera and see if the last file of each journey is corrupted.

TheBody

LIGHTNING wrote: »

What type of battery is in it? Can you bodge a fix?

The battery looks like this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-7V-250mAh-402035-Polymer-Li-Po-Rechargeable-Battery-For-Mp3-Bluetooth-GPS-PSP-/121826361964#shpCntId

but I don't know the exact spec of it.

OldMrBrennan83

This post has been deleted.

AndyBoBandy

TheBody wrote: »

Got on to Nextbase and they admit the camera should last longer but they can't post me a replacement battery due the restrictions on posting batteries internationally.

Tell them you'll post the camera to them, and they can replace the battery and send it back to you.

It's gas that people won't ship batteries internationally, yet will happily ship you a dash cam with a battery inside it!!

TheBody

I know officially batteries are not allowed in the international postal system.
Is this enforced?

Is there somewhere in Ireland I can get them?

TheBody

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Tell them you'll post the camera to them, and they can replace the battery and send it back to you.

It's gas that people won't ship batteries internationally, yet will happily ship you a dash cam with a battery inside it!!

They said I can do that but it will cost me £31.20 per camera for repair. :eek:

billbond4

How about using ParcelWizard, would nextbase send a replacement battery to the North?

TheBody

billbond4 wrote: »

How about using ParcelWizard, would nextbase send a replacement battery to the North?

I tried that too. They said they will only post to mainland uk.

Extremely disappointed with Nextbase.

by8auj6csd3ioq

@TheBody

An Post address pal will give you a uk address

TheBody

Greysen Abundant Terrapin wrote: »

@TheBody

An Post address pal will give you a uk address

Thanks for that suggestion. I called address pal and they said they problem is with the airline, not them. They said the post would be scanned at Heathrow Airport and if it was seen to be a battery, it would be returned to sender.

I've e-mailed a local electronics store to see if they can source one for me.

OldMrBrennan83

This post has been deleted.

TheBody

Patww79 wrote: »

This post has been deleted.

Thanks for the suggestion. It turns out they have a live chat on their website.

Sadly they do not have a battery to suit.

I'm going to send Maplin's an e-mail now.

Riva10

I got a pair of replacement batteries from China fir a SMH10 Senna . No problem posted .

TheBody

Riva10 wrote: »

I got a pair of replacement batteries from China fir a SMH10 Senna . No problem posted .

I'm beginning to think it might be worth a punt to try that.

I hate the thought of throwing out a perfectly good camera over a battery I can get for £5 in China!

rocoma

http://www.adverts.ie/13413520

AutoMan79

Finally my Mobius cought careless neighbor ding my car with his door. Love that little thing

blade1

AutoMan79 wrote: »

Finally my Mobius cought careless neighbor ding my car with his door. Love that little thing

Hey, you can't just finish the story there!:pac:

copacetic

Hebegeebee wrote: »

I got a Thinkware F100 camera for the wife's car. My first foray into dash cams and it's fine for what it is. They're a Korean brand and supposed to be good from what I've read.

I fitted it myself and it came with the connection kit that allows for recording while parked. It's capacitor based so no battery to blow up in our searing temperature summers. There's the option to connect a rear camera too, I haven't done that yet as I wanted to see what it was like first. I didn't bother with the GPS option on it.
Will probably look at their F800 for my own car.

I have the f800, seems decent enough.

DaveyDave

AddressPal ships via boat, so they can ship batteries. At least that's how I got my Anker power bank from Amazon. Parcel Motel use airfreight so no go. Ridiculous that you literally cannot get LiPo batteries into the country. Perfectly safe to be carried onto the plane for travel across the world. I highly doubt all the airsoft, RC car and drone batteries are ferried into Ireland.

On that subject, my 402G also doesn't hold a charge and it's only a year old. On top of the recent "insert SD card error". My GoPro 4 has been charged twice a day for a year and still does me over an hour. Have 3 spare batteries though, wish that had some sort of dashcam setup!

My mam's new 212G also isn't recording over old files, it just says SD card full. A quick Google suggest a problem with the firmware and that it doesn't play nice with Class 10 cards?

Jesus NextBase are absolutely crap. Shame most dashcams are generic Chinese crap but rebranded.

grogi

DaveyDave wrote: »

AddressPal ships via boat, so they can ship batteries. At least that's how I got my Anker power bank from Amazon. Parcel Motel use airfreight so no go.

Parcel Motel uses vans - they don't cross any water...

OldMrBrennan83

This post has been deleted.

grogi

Patww79 wrote: »

Has to cross water to get to them though.

Not your problem.

Riva10

TheBody wrote: »

Thanks for that suggestion. I called address pal and they said they problem is with the airline, not them. They said the post would be scanned at Heathrow Airport and if it was seen to be a battery, it would be returned to sender.

I've e-mailed a local electronics store to see if they can source one for me.

Just a thought (Oh the pain) Might be worth a try in an electronic repair shop for an mp3 battery. These would be same voltage and you do not need a very ah .

AutoMan79

blade1 wrote: »

Hey, you can't just finish the story there!:pac:

Left a note and hope he wont do it again

RootX

Our beloved RAV is for sale

https://www.adverts.ie/14572657

v240gltse

my beautiful Volvo C70. sorry to see her go
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/my-beautiful-volvo-c70/17722486

Hasmunch

2010 Ford Mondeo
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-mondeo-2-0-tdci-140bhp/17727758

karltimber

Howdy,

have a front facing gps blackvue - works great.
But had a clown try undertake me on a roundabout last week - so time for a rear facing.

Will go with either (non-gps) F100 or the DR450.

question - what switched live fuse is there at the back of a car (octavia) to plug the cam into with a piggyback fuse ?
Or do folks route the cable to the front fuse box ?

Thx