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in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Thu Oct 19, 2017 9:57 amby Pepé Le Pew •
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RE: Dash camera
in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:25 pmby Williebraveheart •
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RE: Dash camera
in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:21 pmby Randa france •
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I've spent hours looking at photos and reviews for dash cams and am now totally confused and exhausted. The choices are endless.
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Anyway, done the deed and ordered a cheap one that seems as good as any. I based it on the characteristics of Pete's cameras as he seems to know about these things. I'll let you know how I get on. No, I'm not giving you the make until I've tried it out. I'm feeling too fragile to take criticism 
Randa
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RE: Dash camera
in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Tue Oct 24, 2017 5:27 pmby Ray Lawrence •
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RE: Dash camera
in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Sun Oct 29, 2017 1:03 pmby Randa france •
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Quote: Randa france wrote in post #51
I've spent hours looking at photos and reviews for dash cams and am now totally confused and exhausted. The choices are endless.
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Anyway, done the deed and ordered a cheap one that seems as good as any. I based it on the characteristics of Pete's cameras as he seems to know about these things. I'll let you know how I get on. No, I'm not giving you the make until I've tried it out. I'm feeling too fragile to take criticism
Randa
So, this is what we've bought. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075G9P275/r...9395841_TE_dp_1
Does not come with a micro SD card so an extra 12 quid or so for one of those but still within our budget.
So far, so good. A strong alloy casing and a good window fixing, the lever operated sucker even sticks to the slightly pattered section of the window surrounding the mirror. I've tied the camera fixing to the mirror fixing however, just in case it fails. Don't want the camera falling to the floor, taking out the radio/sat nav screen out on its way.
Seems to have a lot of what the more expensive ones have including a wide screen and picture definition. We've looked at our recordings so far and videos appear fairly clear on the computer screen and number plates are easily read using the pause button.
At the moment I've got it set to one minute increments. What recording times do others use?
What is funny is to listen to the petty bickering and swearing that is being recorded as we travel
We've learnt to behave ourselves when the grandkids are in the car so we'll need to get used to the camera recording everything we say now. That's going to be difficult 
Now where is that silent mode button?Randa
ERIBAFOLK POP UP EVERYWHERE 1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match
RE: Dash camera
in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:12 pmby Pepé Le Pew •
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Quote: Randa france wrote in post #53Five minutes.
At the moment I've got it set to one minute increments. What recording times do others use?
I can't really see any advantage in having the clips so short. If you need to send the footage to anyone you're almost certainly going to need to edit out all the irrelevant stuff anyway.
One thing worth bearing in mind is that if you record in HD (which is the best thing to do in any case because you'll probably need all the definition you can get, especially if it's at night), any file (or part thereof) that you save to send will be waaaay too big to e-mail to an insurance company or the feds. If you upload it to Google Drive or some other cloud-based storage, you can e-mail them a download link instead.
The edited clip I needed to send to Mrs Pete's insurers was something like 120MB, and they were perfectly happy with having a download link to accompany the photographs of the roadside carnage.
And if you don't want to hear yourselves cussing each other out on the recordings, disable the microphone. If it recorded an accident all you'd hear would be terrified screams followed by the screech of tortured rubber and a loud bang.
Doesn't add much to the evidence
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RE: Dash camera
in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:29 pmby Pepé Le Pew •
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Quote: Randa france wrote in post #53I forgot to say if you hardwire the camera (i.e. connect it to an ignition-switched live in the fusebox) you won't need to have bits of string stopping it from dropping on the floor.
I've tied the camera fixing to the mirror fixing however, just in case it fails. Don't want the camera falling to the floor, taking out the radio/sat nav screen out on its way.
Hardwiring it involves feeding the power cable up under the edge of the roof lining, along to the A pillar and down to the fusebox. Then if it does come unstuck, the cable will stop it falling. It's not difficult. Basically all you'll need is a longer power cable with the correct plug at the camera end and no fag lighter plug at the other, a fuse tap and half an hour of your time.
It's much neater. And arguably safer.
The mere thought of a wire plugged into the lighter socket and dangling across the dash gives me the heebie-jeebies, never mind a bit of grotty old baler twine holding it all up
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RE: Dash camera
in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Sun Oct 29, 2017 7:00 pmby Randa france •
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Thanks for that 
. Although I'm currently using the cigarette lighter plug-in, I have hidden the cable behind the window trim and have run it down the forward roof pillar before hiding it behind the dash board. Therefore the only wiring totally exposed is the last 200mm or so near the ciggy socket.
I might wire it in at a later date as we normally have a two outlet USB adaptor plugged in. There is a ciggy socket just behind us on the rear of the front armrests however.
I was a bit worried that the plug-in to the camera is at the top although it's a good fit, hence the bit of string.
Randa
ERIBAFOLK POP UP EVERYWHERE 1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match
RE: Dash camera
in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Sun Feb 11, 2018 11:10 amby Randa france •
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So, a few months on and the dash cam seems to be working well. It hasn't budged and is still sticking to the window like a limpet .
One question. Do other dash cam users look at the recorded footage on their computers regularly, sometimes or not at all?
Randa
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