Bottletopburly Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Ordered this dash cam https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0777J5Y6J/ref=pe_3187911_185740111_TE_item better late than never . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I've had one for ages, well worth it!! Bottletopburly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I could do with a dashcam, but haven't got a clue about them. To all you dashcam experts who've already studied the specs... What are the main features I need in a dashcam? Price is not a problem, but I would want it to be hardwired so the cables disappear. Is Davids dashcam THE ONE to get? Will it show much of the Orion Nebula through the windscreen at 30mph? Any suggestions or info welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 You never know what you may end up recording...... Bottletopburly and Tweedledee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Tweedledee said: I could do with a dashcam, but haven't got a clue about them. To all you dashcam experts who've already studied the specs... What are the main features I need in a dashcam? Price is not a problem, but I would want it to be hardwired so the cables disappear. Is Davids dashcam THE ONE to get? Will it show much of the Orion Nebula through the windscreen at 30mph? Any suggestions or info welcome. I ordered hard wire kit as well also no battery has a super capacitor, no screen access via phone , see what it’s like when it turns up . Tweedledee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I've wondered whether they can be used for astro-imaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Nextbase, Mio and Garmin seem to be well recommended in the Dashcam world. Bottletopburly and Tweedledee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I got mine from Lidl, £40. excellent video, auto recording on sensing a shock which can't be deleted and a x4 zoom. It has about a 150° field of view. Bottletopburly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 My better half had the full kit and caboodle in her new car. Front and rear cameras. Cost a small fortune as it was professionaly fitted as part of the price. She can access it from anywhere on her phone. Bloody thing will even ring her up with a video if something happens when it is parked up. The cameras are always operating but without writing to the memory card. If something does happen it downloads the previous 30 seconds before the event took place so you don't miss anything. Talk about big brother Tweedledee, BAZ and Bottletopburly 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 (edited) On 10/04/2018 at 17:18, Tweedledee said: I could do with a dashcam, but haven't got a clue about them. To all you dashcam experts who've already studied the specs... What are the main features I need in a dashcam? Price is not a problem, but I would want it to be hardwired so the cables disappear. Is Davids dashcam THE ONE to get? Will it show much of the Orion Nebula through the windscreen at 30mph? Any suggestions or info welcome. I had mine from these guys. Their advice and support is very good and they aren't tied into one particular make. http://www.carcamerashop.co.uk/ I fitted it myself but they do offer that service as well. Mine is a Blackview front and rear setup with a power supply unit that keeps it working at all times. One important thing to consider that never seems to get mentioned - exactly where to fit it! One of the reasons I had that one was because it had to fit to the right of the mirror; to the left it wasn't within the sweep of the wipers. Any other shape would have had to be fitted so low down, it would have obscured my view. One other point - if your dashboard has a speaker grille top/middle, try to get a camera with a polarising lens otherwise you'll get a really good reflection of it into the camera when driving into the sun... Alan Edited April 13, 2018 by Big Al BAZ and Tweedledee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Arrived ,now hard wired to constant live recording 24/7 , wires easily fitted by pulling off rubber trim and hiding wire up mullion /along windscreen on my astra j wired to fuse 4 entertainment, simple to wire, fuses piggy backed onto hardwire fuse so two fuses piggybacked the one i took out and the one that came with camera hardwire kit ,earth wire connected under glovebox by double nutting a bolt to a metal bracket picture looks good +Graham and BAZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Looking good there David. Bottletopburly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Graham said: Looking good there David. Cheers Graham from the outside you can’t really notice it , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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