Dash cam, what to get and where to get it - vol. 2

Aukey Dual dash cam on offer @ £82.6 been waiting on a deal for the Viofo A129 but it hasn't been on offer in months. Any one have it? I have a Yi camera thats served well but I'd like to upgrade to a dual and I'll move the Yi to my wife's car.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B075T8H9XJ?psc=1

Does anyone else have this issue with NextBase model 512?

Mr Lemon has one and he also bought one for his parents and the audio recording keeps randomly deciding to turn itself off.

I know how to turn the sound on and off.

folks im thinking of one of these for my next carm maybe the thinkwareF800 not sure yet, but what i am after is a good neat installer, can anyone recommend one?

54and56 wrote: »

Any suggestions?

I don't know anything about this site, but the dashcam is decent apparently, I was going to take a punt at buying one myself.
https://www.cdzzhw.com/collections/game-player/products/the-4k-uhd-wide-angle-lens-dash-cam-features-a-built-in-wifi-dashboard-and-gps

Ryath wrote: »

Some deal if we did a group deal and ordered 4! Bit suspicious about the site though.

I'd jump in on that. Suction cup on my old crap cam is gone, need to replace it. Agree on the site though, doesn't fill you with confidence

Can't find any reviews at all and they have no contact info or address. They take paypal though so is that enough protection?

Think it's too good to be true.

No idea about them lads, I only came across them the other day.
I was going to buy 4 of them .

Cyrus wrote: »

I wouldn’t

Did you note "WAS going to"

advertsfox wrote: »

Picked up an IRO G11 1080P Dashcam to fit the new Karoq recently. I wanted to go the stock route as much as possible and this fits the bill. Powered via the ODB port, WiFi accessible with Youmera and auto powers off if battery level gets low (under 12.4V). Very happy with the results, you can't even see it in the car and the app is a breeze. Took me just 15 minutes to install.

Price: €157 (not including customs) I'm paying for the design though, they make them for lots of car models (even Tesla) and I wanted to be able to easily undo it in future.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000256868810.html








Footage:

looks good

did it take long from aliexpress? and are there issues with using OBD port (i.e. does it drain battery)

advertsfox wrote: »

Delivery took about 12 days with DPD, customs took €69 off me too!

No issues so far, it has a setting to auto power off at a certain voltage level (11.8, 12 or 12.4v) so I have it set to 12.4v in my Karoq.

thanks and was installation ok?

are you poweing off the ODB port, is that in the fusebox or elsewhere on the karoq?

advertsfox wrote: »

Delivery took about 12 days with DPD, customs took €69 off me too!

No issues so far, it has a setting to auto power off at a certain voltage level (11.8, 12 or 12.4v) so I have it set to 12.4v in my Karoq.

Sounds good for my needs also but they don't seem to have a model which fits a 2013 VW Touareg

advertsfox wrote: »

Can you take a picture of where your rear view mirror is mounted please?

and



Please ignore the recently smashed windscreen. I don't want to talk about it

Also, apologies for the size of the pictures, I don't know how to change the resolution on my very smart smart phone

I see Nextbase UK are having a 25% off sale for their bank holiday weekend.

https://www.nextbase.com/en-gb/

NIMAN wrote: »

I see Nextbase UK are having a 25% off sale for their bank holiday weekend.

https://www.nextbase.com/en-gb/

Good spot.

Does anyone know if any of the Nextbase models have time lapse parking mode* as well as G force activated parking mode?

* When the ignition is off the camera (powered by the car battery) continues to take a couple of photo's per second?

Seve OB wrote: »

now you HAVE to tell us

Young gurriers (15/16) didn't like being told to stop climbing onto a neighbours garage roof so waited until I'd parked up and gone inside before lobbing a couple of football sized rocks at the car.

Guards called and incident recorded. Waste of time as they are untouchable U18.
C'est la vie.

zilog_jones wrote: »

I got a Viofo A129 Duo last year with the hardwire kit and I'm very happy with it. It's not 4K and doesn't have the "buffer" mode you describe, but I just use low frame rate (3 fps?) when parked.

Thanks Zilog.

Got the Pro version of the A129 which is indeed 4k. Very easy yo install latest firmware and set up etc. Intuitive menu if somewhat clunky relative to some of the US / Western type solutions but it's nevertheless easy to set up.

Two slightly annoying issues:-

1. It uses Mini USB, not even Micro USB. In 2020 that's a crime IMO. It should be using USB C never mind Micro.

2. The hardwire kit (with auto cut out once the battery drops to a certain level) which I already had in the car needed a Micro USB to Mini USB adaptor to use with the A129 but whilst it gives it enough power to get going it doesn't seem to give it enough power to keep going so was only recording a few seconds of video at a time not the full 1 minute loop. I contacted VIOFO support who were quick and responsive. They suggested I try using the Mini USB cable which came with the device. I did that and that solved the problem. It does now mean however that I have to remove the old micro USB cable from the hardwire kit, plug in the VIOFO Mini USB cable and then route that to the device behind the rear view mirror. Bit of a pain but once done it'll be forgotten about.

The device offers both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz WiFi which works very well. It uses a VPN trick (with your Android phone at least) so you can be connected to the device via WiFi (to view or download footage, change settings etc) whilst also being connected to 4G via your mobile data connection. I strongly recommend setting the WiFi to 5Ghz as it's 3-4 times faster at downloading clips than 2.4Ghz.

Once the Mini USB cable is routed I'll probably forget about it all together.

Like you I've set parking mode to low bitrate so it just continues to record when parked. Not sure how many hours it'll go for before the hardwire kit will cut it out to protect the car battery.

The alternative is to have motion sensor type parking set up but that only records after the event which is not what I want so I'll stick with the low bit rate option.

4K picture quality is amazing IMHO.

Hi folks

Looking for a recommendation for a dash cam in the range of €70~€100 - must have wifi

I've a Yi dashcam in my own car & can't fault it, but can't seem to get them anymore...are there any tips for brand/model in the above budget?

yoshiktk wrote: »

Hi, as I plan a longer journey I thought about getting a dash cam for a safety reason. My budget isnt the greatest, around 100€.
Any decent camera in that budget? Like 1440p, decent night mode. I see Viafo A199 popping in many reviews, does any one had opportunity to try it?
Thanks

I have been using the Nextbase 312GW for the past two years and find it very good. Thankfully haven't had the need to use the footage yet but the picture is very clear and number plates are easy to make out. You will be able to get one for less than €100.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nextbase-312GW-Car-Camera-Viewing/dp/B01ELRJW5Q/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=312gw&qid=1592690074&sr=8-1

Are there any decent dash cams with front and rear functionality for less than €50-60?
Or am I significantly better off going for the €100+ nextbase or equivalent options (eg this)?