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

zapata · 15-05-2016 11:40AM

job seeker wrote: »

Is it good? Pros/cons if you have any please.

There are some mixed reviews at the bottom of the amazon page.
Probably work out about €20 delivered using parcel motel.
An option would be to buy to collect from Micksgarage but ask about returns\refund if quality is not up to much.

Pete123456 · 15-05-2016 05:59PM

Anybody know if theres a way to stop radio interference from the charger? I picked up a 30 euro job mentioned earlier in the thread and it seems when i plug in the charger it causes radio interference. Particularly when im in an area with trees and that. Is it the camera itself or the charger that does it? I have yhe camera mounted just next to the mirror cause it blocks the sensor when its behind it. The radio antenna is above the mirror on the roof... am i forced to move it to the corner of the windscreen?

icv1111 · 15-05-2016 10:50PM

looking to get a dashcam professionally fitted and wired up. But curious as to how they would do this? I'm afraid they would be tearing the roof fabric down and making marks etc.

How abouts do they do this without a big wire going around the windscreen into the cigarette charger?

also my current dashcam is in bits. it hardly records anymore, frequently cuts out, and just has a mind of its own. It's hard to know if its actually recording or not. I imagine this would be a problem if I got a pro one fitted and 3 years down the line i don't know what its doing.

Vic_08 · 15-05-2016 11:44PM

icv1111 wrote: »

looking to get a dashcam professionally fitted and wired up. But curious as to how they would do this? I'm afraid they would be tearing the roof fabric down and making marks etc.

How abouts do they do this without a big wire going around the windscreen into the cigarette charger?

The same thing plenty of non-professionals have done.

Tuck wire behind headliner above windscreen, route down A pillar, behind dashboard to fusebox, use add-a-fuse gadget or spare fuse socket to wire to + and earth to car body for -.

If you don't feel comfortable doing that yourself get a pro to do it.

The wire will most likely be a mini-usb or micro usb connector so can be used with a different dashcam in future. mini-micro adaptors are available if necessary.

There are plenty of youtube clips showing how to wire a dashcam, google them and have a look for yourself.

icv1111 · 16-05-2016 01:26AM

Vic_08 wrote: »

The same thing plenty of non-professionals have done.

Tuck wire behind headliner above windscreen, route down A pillar, behind dashboard to fusebox, use add-a-fuse gadget or spare fuse socket to wire to + and earth to car body for -.

If you don't feel comfortable doing that yourself get a pro to do it.

The wire will most likely be a mini-usb or micro usb connector so can be used with a different dashcam in future. mini-micro adaptors are available if necessary.

There are plenty of youtube clips showing how to wire a dashcam, google them and have a look for yourself.

fair enough, its just a new car so i want it to be extremely tidy and not messy and taped around the windscreen/pillar lol!

Alanstrainor · 16-05-2016 12:17PM

Bought this not even 2 weeks ago now, and the memory card failed over the weekend. It wasn't recording for a couple of days, and it was only when my girlfriend was in the passenger seat and saw the screen complaining about no card inserted did I root cause and fix it.

http://www.halfords.ie/technology/dash-cams/dash-cams/transcend-drivepro-220-dash-cam

Seemingly I'm not the first to have this issue with this camera, after swapping the card for a spare I had lying around all was well. What's weird is that I thought Transcend's main business was in making memory and memory cards. I'm tempted to bring the cam back to halfords to see what they'll do for me... but I doubt they'll just hand me a new memory card, they'd most likely want to just replace the whole camera.

biko · 16-05-2016 04:22PM

Ok, try the computer forum and they'll help you there, so we keep this thread for adverts only.

almostover · 16-05-2016 04:55PM

http://www.adverts.ie/car/toyota/avensis/2002-toyota-avensis-2-0-d4d-for-sale/10491868

My mother's old tank for sale (avensis). All relevant info in the advert.

Voodoomelon · 17-05-2016 09:22PM

Really? Can't say I've had mine out of the car again to take a look at footage. How did Techmoan get such good results with his? He had me convinced (through his website) that it was the best available.

shietpilot · 17-05-2016 09:24PM

New Mini 0806 firmware out this month:
http://mini0806.com/1/post/2016/05/mini0806-dash-camera-firmware-update-20160426.html

Installed it today and going to test drive it over the next few days

josip · 18-05-2016 10:08AM

I need to stick a suction plate disc to our dash for a satnav.
The glue that came with the original disc didn't perform great in direct sunlight in hot conditions.
Has anyone found an effective glue that won't damage the dash whenever I need to take it off?

kyote00 · 18-05-2016 09:28PM

http://www.adverts.ie/car/toyota/corolla/2003-toyota-corolla/10519534

Ded_Zebra · 18-05-2016 11:42PM

kyote00 wrote: »

http://www.adverts.ie/car/toyota/corolla/2003-toyota-corolla/10519534

I love those 'rollas at the moment! Kinda think I might want one

Just can't afford to add cars to the collection indefinitely

Do you have the standard airbox too? might be worth mentioning in the ad if you do.

Caliden · 19-05-2016 12:45PM

Anyone got any tips on how to get the camera to stop focusing on the windscreen?

It seems that any time it rains it auto focuses to the droplets and the actual traffic is all blurry.

frozenfrozen · 19-05-2016 12:46PM

best bet is to just put it closer to the windscreen until it can't see the droplets anymore and they're too close to focus on

shietpilot · 19-05-2016 05:26PM

Caliden wrote: »

Anyone got any tips on how to get the camera to stop focusing on the windscreen?

It seems that any time it rains it auto focuses to the droplets and the actual traffic is all blurry.

Which camera is it? Normally dashcam have fixed focus so that they always focus on things far away (beyond windscreen distance at least).

Can you disable auto-focus on the camera?

19-05-2016 06:28PM

OSI wrote: »

I've come to the conclusion that the video quality of the Xaomi Yi Dashcam sucks balls. It's not even close to being on par with a 3 year old GoPro.

Have you tried updating the firmware yet? May help things out

Link to firmware - http://www.yitechnology.com/firmware_en.php

This is for the international/US Version

d31b0y · 20-05-2016 11:06AM

Did a quick search but nothing came up so hope I am not treading old ground here...
I have an Android head unit with spare USB ports. I want to pick up a USB dashcam. Any recommendations?
I thinking of buying this one but not sure how I'll mount it...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/170degree-camera-Fisheye-Resolution-module/dp/B015PCAVZG
There is only two reviews there but one of them used it as a dashcam and said it worked great. Plenty of good reviews on the US Amazon.

I've already run a very quick test with just a generic USB web cam and it technically worked. Obviously had issues with resolution and angle of view.

For those interested, I have this Eonon.

Row · 21-05-2016 11:48PM

Selling my 2004 407 1.6 hdi which has been serviced/looked after very well since i bought it back in 2008....The only reason why i'm selling it is i bought a 508 (for my wife...:)
Ron.

http://www.adverts.ie/car/peugeot/407/2004-peugeot-407/10541219

colm_mcm · 22-05-2016 12:10AM

Stick that into bangernomics thread!

Moneymaker · 22-05-2016 09:11AM

http://www.adverts.ie/car/bmw/5-series/2001-bmw-5-series/10542041

My late fathers 525 for sale. It was at a few meet ups a couple of years ago.

Peach of a car that's done **** all miles, only needs a rear brake light bulb, left side front wiper and wiper washer motor for the NCT.

I'll do a good deal for a boardsie. I'd really love to see someone who loves their E39s take it. I'd keep it up but cheapest insurance quote was 2100

Row · 22-05-2016 11:44PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Stick that into bangernomics thread!

Sold it on D-Deal...:p

danger_mouse_tm · 24-05-2016 01:13PM

Hi,

I'm looking for a dash cam with a capacitor instead of a battery because of the high heat here in Florida. The camera also has to be able to mount on an almost completely vertical windsheld (Isuzu NPR). I had a G1W before but the bracket that came with it was designed for a sloped windshield and was next to useless.

allthedoyles · 24-05-2016 11:43PM

Can someone advise which of the Halfords dash-cams would be best buy -

Cortina_MK_IV · 25-05-2016 08:44AM

I bought a Nextbase 202 for €64 reduced from €99. I had it fitted by them too and I'm very happy to have it there. That cam is down now to €54 and at that price I think it's a great buy. Also it's little brother the 101 is down to €50 but I'd still choose the 202.

P.S, above from Halford's.

allthedoyles · 25-05-2016 09:55AM

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

I bought a Nextbase 202 for €64 reduced from €99. I had it fitted by them too and I'm very happy to have it there. That cam is down now to €54 and at that price I think it's a great buy. Also it's little brother the 101 is down to €50 but I'd still choose the 202.

P.S, above from Halford's.

There seems to be only one dashcam with built-in wifi - its 100 euro Halfords .
All of them seem to have the micro SD which I dont actually like - I prefer the full SD .

Pity the others dont have wi-fi - anyway will probably buy the 212

ION08 · 25-05-2016 10:04AM

allthedoyles wrote: »

Can someone advise which of the Halfords dash-cams would be best buy -

I recently bought the Nextbase 202 and am very happy with it

allthedoyles · 25-05-2016 10:12AM

ION08 wrote: »

I recently bought the Nextbase 202 and am very happy with it

owner reviews say it don't have clear night vision though

TrailerBob · 25-05-2016 10:17PM

The 202 has very good daytime quality. Night time isn't fantastic, but it would show a bit. It's a good value unit to be fair. Have had it 6 months and thankfully have only reviewed footage once

GustavoFring · 25-05-2016 10:21PM

allthedoyles wrote: »

There seems to be only one dashcam with built-in wifi - its 100 euro Halfords .
All of them seem to have the micro SD which I dont actually like - I prefer the full SD .

Pity the others dont have wi-fi - anyway will probably buy the 212

The 312 has wifi too, picked one up a few weeks ago in there.

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

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