Dashcams!

Lustral · 24 Mar 2017 at 19:14

Kaeo said:
Looks like autofocus of some kind? Quality isn't great.

Looks like YouTube is doing something with the video , it shouldn't be going in and out like that

AndyCr15 · 24 Mar 2017 at 19:33

Did you change any settings? Watched again now and it's better, I can see the clock and date all the way through. Maybe it was trying to remove camera shake or something.

It's also hard to tell because of YouTube compression. It's okay footage, but not great I would say. Personally I would say my M6 footage looks better, but there's not much in it.

Lustral · 24 Mar 2017 at 20:15

AndyCr15 said:
Did you change any settings? Watched again now and it's better, I can see the clock and date all the way through. Maybe it was trying to remove camera shake or something.

It's also hard to tell because of YouTube compression. It's okay footage, but not great I would say. Personally I would say my M6 footage looks better, but there's not much in it.

I told it to undo the anti shake and reload it again. Ill try and do some footage with the latest firmware and highest quality and bitrate soon.

There is a bit of difference vs the footage on my computer vs uploaded to youtube. Any setting i can use to just upload it without messing around with it

Invertigo · 24 Mar 2017 at 23:36

Best subtle cam? Currently have a Transcend DP200 and while its good, it sticks out very clearly! I'd like something more subtle, do I go Mini 0806 or similar, or Blackvue? Or other?

cadmunkey · 25 Mar 2017 at 00:14

Wouldn't worry about it Lustral, those guys far too critical. Quite obvious it was the road conditions, looks good to me.

AndyCr15 · 25 Mar 2017 at 07:00

Ha ha, okay... since when do road conditions change camera res? Also, as has been said, he's changed some YT settings, so it doesn't look as bad now. It looked awful before. Now it just looks average.

cadmunkey · 26 Mar 2017 at 17:01

AndyCr15 said:
Ha ha, okay... since when do road conditions change camera res? Also, as has been said, he's changed some YT settings, so it doesn't look as bad now. It looked awful before. Now it just looks average.

Quite obvious I was talking about the shake, NOT the res. Nevermind..

pinkpound · 26 Mar 2017 at 17:05

How easy is it to fit F770 hardwired version ?

AndyCr15 · 26 Mar 2017 at 17:55

cadmunkey said:
Quite obvious I was talking about the shake, NOT the res. Nevermind..

Yes, blatantly obvious. You were defending something we hadn't even criticised. Don't I feel silly...

As was said, you're watching different footage to what was commented on anyway.

Homer-Simpson · 26 Mar 2017 at 22:22

@zoomee how you getting on with the polarised filters? Noticed that mine was having trouble focusing today due to really bad glare off the front screen.

Dynix · 27 Mar 2017 at 07:20

pinkpound said:
How easy is it to fit F770 hardwired version ?

Easy - it took me about 15 minutes to find fuses I could hook into with add-a-circuit fuses using a multimeter and wire it in. If you Google your cars make/model, someone may have already hardwired a dashcam in and may advise as to what fuses you can use to save working it out yourself. Hardest / most time consuming part is hiding the cables!

Finglonga · 27 Mar 2017 at 09:06

Homer-Simpson said:
@zoomee how you getting on with the polarised filters? Noticed that mine was having trouble focusing today due to really bad glare off the front screen.

A filter will fix that, had one on mine for years and can't say I have noticed any reflections in the footage since even on the brightest days.

zoomee · 27 Mar 2017 at 10:11

Homer-Simpson said:
@zoomee how you getting on with the polarised filters? Noticed that mine was having trouble focusing today due to really bad glare off the front screen.

Hey bud, for the couple of months or so I used it - it was great. It greatly reduced the glare but also the brightness in the picture was slightly reduced. Easily fixed by upping the brightness in the cam settings.

Had to sell the CC and the F770 went with it - darn it I forgot to charge him extra for the polarisor and the additional SD card lol!! - ah well.

I've just got a crappy liccle rocco now (VW scirocco) so not bothered about it as much as I was the CC - given up on dashcams for now.

Lustral · 27 Mar 2017 at 10:58

Another vid using the latest firmware , hopefully no bobbing up and down , but i did have the dampers on firm.

https://youtu.be/Nux2umLzfmE

RoboCod · 28 Mar 2017 at 10:48

I know it's asked a hundred times but this thread is huge to read it all now.... What's a good reasonably priced cam now?

I need:
One front, preferably mounted in front of rear view mirror. Hard wired.
One rear, 12v socket powered.
I'd like it to detect motion and start recording when the car is turned off, say at night when parked on my drive (if possible)
Budget sub £300 for both.

Lustral · 28 Mar 2017 at 10:58

RoboCod said:
I know it's asked a hundred times but this thread is huge to read it all now.... What's a good reasonably priced cam now?

I need:
One front, preferably mounted in front of rear view mirror. Hard wired.
One rear, 12v socket powered.
I'd like it to detect motion and start recording when the car is turned off, say at night when parked on my drive (if possible)
Budget sub £300 for both.

The BlackVue DR650S 2CH with PMP just creeps into the sub £300 all in if you shop about . Has parking mode if used with the PMP.

zoomee · 28 Mar 2017 at 11:23

RoboCod said:
I know it's asked a hundred times but this thread is huge to read it all now.... What's a good reasonably priced cam now?

I need:
One front, preferably mounted in front of rear view mirror. Hard wired.
One rear, 12v socket powered.
I'd like it to detect motion and start recording when the car is turned off, say at night when parked on my drive (if possible)
Budget sub £300 for both.

You only need one camera system for all that bud. Thinkware F770 is well wuthin ur budget and spec requirements.

pinkpound · 30 Mar 2017 at 13:25

Dynix said:
Easy - it took me about 15 minutes to find fuses I could hook into with add-a-circuit fuses using a multimeter and wire it in. If you Google your cars make/model, someone may have already hardwired a dashcam in and may advise as to what fuses you can use to save working it out yourself. Hardest / most time consuming part is hiding the cables!

Thanks for that

are samsung evo 32gb sd cards ok with the F770 I have a couple spare

Homer-Simpson · 30 Mar 2017 at 22:03

zoomee said:
Hey bud, for the couple of months or so I used it - it was great. It greatly reduced the glare but also the brightness in the picture was slightly reduced. Easily fixed by upping the brightness in the cam settings.

Had to sell the CC and the F770 went with it - darn it I forgot to charge him extra for the polarisor and the additional SD card lol!! - ah well.

I've just got a crappy liccle rocco now (VW scirocco) so not bothered about it as much as I was the CC - given up on dashcams for now.

Thanks for the advice

Aeleys · 1 Apr 2017 at 10:32

Looking for a decent front/rear set up with parking modes and all that jazz, any recommendations?

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