Dashcams!

labcoattech · 17 Jun 2019 at 14:49

Any recommendations for a hardwire kit that will work with a Yi Dash Cam?

Do any of these kits come with a battery so the camera keeps recording while you are away from the car?

vanpeebles · 17 Jun 2019 at 14:51

Malt_Vinegar said:
My Mrs said she saw something interesting the other day, so I pulled the footage...
http://maltopia.co.uk/oopsBMW.mp4

I think I corrupted the file with the audio and bad video quality, but you get the point

I wonder how far the wheel went?!

labcoattech · 17 Jun 2019 at 14:52

Did the indicator remain on

Malt_Vinegar · 17 Jun 2019 at 14:53

vanpeebles said:
I wonder how far the wheel went?!

She actually went after the wheel to see if she could catch it, but it did a Houdini!

vanpeebles · 17 Jun 2019 at 14:59

Probably blew a shed to bits

Quartz · 17 Jun 2019 at 15:00

Was that one of those space-saver wheels?

Malt_Vinegar · 17 Jun 2019 at 15:05

Quartz said:
Was that one of those space-saver wheels?

Yup, it was. Clearly not given the required torque to secure it on

It was wheely dangerous! if you ask me.

Haggisman · 17 Jun 2019 at 17:15

roman59 said:
How`s the built in battery on your 522gw?

I followed the instructions for mine charged it up for 2 hours before hardwiring it in my Golf, my drive to work then back home is 90 minutes in total, its charging but never gets up to full capacity.

This is the second one that I have tried as I thought the previous one was faulty.

Running the same setup as you are with the rear window camera fitted as well.

Cheers all

Not really had a chance to test it to be honest, only fitted them yesterday, my GF's still had some battery left this evening, but was moaning that it was getting low and to plug it in (this was after me cleaning the car with parking mode turned on, so it may have been filming a few clips on battery)

roman59 · 20 Jun 2019 at 08:44

Haggisman said:
Not really had a chance to test it to be honest, only fitted them yesterday, my GF's still had some battery left this evening, but was moaning that it was getting low and to plug it in (this was after me cleaning the car with parking mode turned on, so it may have been filming a few clips on battery)

Exchanged my 522gw last night at Halfords as the internal battery was not holding its charge plus the camera was getting hot.

Charged up the replacement camera last night for 2 hours with parking mode turned off then put it back in my car.

Success the internal battery held its charge overnight & 20 minutes into my drive to work this morning the blue charging light switched itself off, so third time lucky the camera is now working as it should.

Also no heat issues either.

Cheers all

Avalon · 20 Jun 2019 at 09:51

My old BlueSkySea finally died, first thought was a 1080 Yi, but i’d prefer the more discrete looks of a Viofo A119 v2, reviews and footage looks OK and the v2 seems to have resolved the earlier niggles from what I read, anything else I should look at or consider before going for it? I’ll be doing a hardwired install behind the mirror, not that fussed about rear recording at this stage - cheap enough to add a second set-up later on if required.

labcoattech · 20 Jun 2019 at 10:05

How does the Viofo A119 v2 compare to the Yi Dash cam? worth upgrading?

Jony27 · 20 Jun 2019 at 10:07

Would be interested in the above as well. Currently got the Yi and been fine in the 3 years I've had it. Never needed to pull a footage out of it thankfully but wouldn't mind upgrading and passing the Yi on to the GF.

silverblack · 20 Jun 2019 at 13:06

Avalon said:
My old BlueSkySea finally died, first thought was a 1080 Yi, but i’d prefer the more discrete looks of a Viofo A119 v2, reviews and footage looks OK and the v2 seems to have resolved the earlier niggles from what I read, anything else I should look at or consider before going for it? I’ll be doing a hardwired install behind the mirror, not that fussed about rear recording at this stage - cheap enough to add a second set-up later on if required.

I also have a blueskysea good cam but the app is useless, never connects. Was reading reviews of the Viofo app and that appears to be the same.

Dandle · 20 Jun 2019 at 19:12

roman59 said:
Exchanged my 522gw last night at Halfords as the internal battery was not holding its charge plus the camera was getting hot.

Charged up the replacement camera last night for 2 hours with parking mode turned off then put it back in my car.

Success the internal battery held its charge overnight & 20 minutes into my drive to work this morning the blue charging light switched itself off, so third time lucky the camera is now working as it should.

Also no heat issues either.

Cheers all

How much charge was it holding? I just did a text on my wifes one and it records for about 18 minutes at 1440p.

Quartz · 21 Jun 2019 at 00:38

Avalon said:
but i’d prefer the more discrete looks of a Viofo A119 v2, reviews and footage looks OK and the v2 seems to have resolved the earlier niggles from what I read, anything else I should look at or consider before going for it?

Look at getting a front and rear dashcam. I'm happy with my Aukey DR02. Since you're interested in the Viofo A119, you might look at the A129.

roman59 · 21 Jun 2019 at 08:02

Dandle said:
How much charge was it holding? I just did a text on my wifes one and it records for about 18 minutes at 1440p.

Sounds like your wife's camera battery is working as it should (according to Nextbase), when I charged up the camera that I have just taken back on a full charge I would lose one bar on the battery walking from inside my house to my car which is on my driveway.

Plus in the morning the battery would be flat after leaving the camera in my car overnight, so parking mode not working as it should either.

Cheers all

ShiWarrior · 21 Jun 2019 at 19:47

Has anybody upgraded there Thinkware F770 to a F800 PRO or Q800 PRO ?

Dandle · 21 Jun 2019 at 21:50

roman59 said:
Sounds like your wife's camera battery is working as it should (according to Nextbase), when I charged up the camera that I have just taken back on a full charge I would lose one bar on the battery walking from inside my house to my car which is on my driveway.

Plus in the morning the battery would be flat after leaving the camera in my car overnight, so parking mode not working as it should either.

Cheers all

Perfect both of mine sound good then.

ShiWarrior · 3 Jul 2019 at 10:23

@ Thinkware owners

Over the past few months now, when i sit in the car, engine running, and view the dashcam footage on my phone, instead of playing a video from start to finish smoothly it keeps stopping and has to let it "catch up" and then stops again over and over, takes ages to watch a video now

Anyone else experienced this ?

no idea if its my phone or the camera or what

iMacMart · 4 Jul 2019 at 20:08

Guys the in-laws dashcam just gave up, any half decent ones on amazon for £30-£50 I can buy on prime?

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