I've put it off far too long and I need to get a dashcam, but I don't want to end up buying some Huawei Chinese pile of shit that barely works. Anybody got a strong recommendation? Budget isn't a concern, I'd rather spend an extra $50 than get a 240p budget cam.
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I'll never get a dashcam. Police can seize it from you if they want to prove you were speeding.
they can't be seized, normally, for civil infractions such as speeding. such seizures, if not proven to have probable cause, will render any charges derived from said footage in a case as inadmissible in court.
>if not proven to have probable cause
Any bullshit can be made up on the spot to justify probable cause
t. cop
>cop
I KNEEL BORTHER FREEEDOM AINT FREE OK
if you were a cop then you'd know that your affidavit needs to articulate PC or you can open you and your surety bond up to litigation for violation of 4th amendment. easily disproven through FOIA of your cruiser dash cam.
>living somewhere where the cops bother white ppl
Couldn't be me
If they live around white people they are bored(unless its in meth country) so they will literally make up reasons to stop people so their day goes by faster.
That's not how that works
that's why you practice grabbing the sd card and putting it in your sock... or ass
see
my dashcam uploads to the cloud.
this. Also if you use a fuse tap, the camera will continue to run.
get a $20 tap with a low voltage detector. most have selectors from 11.8 to 12.4 (leave it on 12.4)
https://dashcamtalk.com/
I bought a VIOFO A119 V3, so far I'm content with it.
VIOFO A129 Pro Duo 4K. Get a radar detector while you're at it.
I just returned a Viofo A129 Plus duo because the rear camera kept randomly disconnecting, it's apparently a common issue with them. That said the quality of the recordings from the front camera was excellent and I intend on buying two A129 Plus (front only) units and installing one in the back. As an added bonus, one camera shitting the bed has no effect on the other, so some redundancy there.
Garmin.
If u put a little more effort into your replies, people might take you more seriously. "#BRAND" is a terrible recommendation, people will only listen if you give a reason. At least you're clearly not a paid shill (or are really bad/new) and those garmins actually look ok.
Garmin mini 2 is the way to go. I just got one yesterday and it's been great so far. Lil guy is the size of my thumb and can be completely hidden behind the mirror when sitting in the driver's seat.
Having a screen on the dashcam is moronic and makes the camera bigger than it needs to be. With this you just watch footage on your phone, so the camera itself can be super small. It's like $109 usually, much better deal than some Chinese rebranded dogshit on Amazon.
>Huawei Chinese pile of shit that barely works.
Lol, generally Chinese stuff is crap, but Huawei is one of the few rare companies that make shit that out rivals every other company in terms of quality
Blackvue is decent korean. Pretty highly configurable in firmware settings through the PC application. You can disable all alerts and just about all of the annoying LEDs. I have an older 2 channel one (DR650-2CH) hardwired with their device ("PowerMagicPro") that kills it if the car battery drops below a certain threshold. The wifi-connect-to-phone app sucks and is way slow, so the only reasonable way to get footage off it is to remove the SD card and plug it in to a computer with the desktop app.
If I get the opportunity to run 200mph in Mexico I can easily just unplug the power to the camera beforehand and it will shut off in 10 seconds or so.
Their customer support is pretty good, and they have most of the old software on their website, so buying one that's a few models out of date shouldn't be a problem.
Dunno how the rest of uniden's stuff holds up, but i had their igocam 70r and the 720p rear camera was clear enough to record a dumb c**t and his plate who didn't pay attention and love tapped me in the ass at a light, before driving off when it went green. Took insurance three months to pay back my excess claim.
If it's available at your country, 70mai's 4K dashcam is pretty cheap for its capabilities.
APEMAN C550 has worked well for me, $50 for front and back cam with good resolution.
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I’ll say it again because every moron in this thread is ignoring the objectively best option
Garmin.
Based Garmin buyer.
Garmins are good from a usability perspective but their image quality isn't the best and they use batteries rather than capacitors which might not hold up so well in high heat
I looked up specs of this one:
and they do claim it uses a capacitor not a battery
I put a blackvue in my gf's X1 cause the reviews said it worked well with iphone. But honestly its chink shit and it only records in 1 minute clips.
>brackvue
can change recording length in settings
I use an old smartphone so I can record all the time and pull that shit down if something's my fault or if I just dont want to get involved. cheaper too
Use one of your phone and a dash cam app. People probably have couple laying around. Repurpose those.
>dash cam app
do you mean the camera app?
Dedicated dash cam apps
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trydriver.driver&gl=US
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dayun.driverecorder&gl=US
looks like something that syncs video to an external server and has an event trigger. Neat, not something I couldnt make myself, but neat
Which dash cam has the ability to remain on with batteries after the car is off? Many police know people install dash cams and that''s why they ask you to take the key out of the ignition
they do that because they think you're going to run.
just hardware it
>that''s why they ask you to take the key out of the ignition
Flawed reasoning. Ignition shutdown is related to preventing suspects from fleeing the scene.
Then they would just ask you to turn the engine off and not take the keys out
Please do not pretend cops pull over people for good reasons.
Anyways was looking for something battery related so it alots me enough time to also pull out my phone and record
again, just hardware it and set it up to run 24/7 or until your battery hits 12.5 or whatever.
I don't wanna risk killing the battery with hardwiring it, some sort of capacitor battery that could last at least 10-15 min would be more than enough
Blackvue PowerMagicPro is one such device that can be wired inline with any dashcam to keep recording until the battery drops to a certain threshold. So it will record until you decide there's a risk you won't be able to start the car again.