Dashcams!

ShiWarrior · 12 Nov 2019 at 08:48

My thinkware F770 Front and rear going to for sale shortly

EDIT//

soon, just got a Q800 PRO to replace it

hopefully tomorrow my Q800 will be up and running

ShiWarrior · 21 Nov 2019 at 18:23

Hi all

Been wanting a 128Gb card for my Thinkware Q800 PRO

i know the Thinkware own brand stuff is a lot of money, so i researched alternative, and i found this on the thinkware website with links to BlackBox My Car
https://mondosystemhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360013613614-Compatible-SD-Cards

Looks like the sandisk A1 Ultra 128Gb will work fine, only £12.99 on amz right now

Quartz · 21 Nov 2019 at 22:29

With a dashcam you want a high endurance SD card; that one does not appear to be high endurance.

ShiWarrior · 22 Nov 2019 at 08:45

I am aware of it, the high endurance thinkware cards are like 100 quid for 128gb

Quartz · 22 Nov 2019 at 09:26

ShiWarrior said:
I am aware of it, the high endurance thinkware cards are like 100 quid for 128gb

The 128 GB Transcend and Kingston HE cards are £20 from the river place; Sandisk do them for £30.

ShiWarrior · 22 Nov 2019 at 12:25

Yes but I don't think they are recommended, I've tried different ones in the past on my F770 and they did not work

bainbridge · 28 Nov 2019 at 19:28

I'm after a dashcam that fits over the rear view mirror and to also point backwards between the driver and passenger. I intend to hard wire it to the internal fusebox and "fit and forget".

Please can I have some recommendations?

Thanks

Zico · 28 Nov 2019 at 19:54

@bainbridge Nextbase used to have an older model that had a front facing and rear cabin facing camera as a single unit. They now appear to have a addon cabin camera that fits some of the current models:
https://www.nextbase.com/en-gb/modules/cabin-view-camera/

There is also a rear view camera that appears to be more focused through the rear window than within the car cabin:
https://www.nextbase.com/en-gb/modules/rear-view-camera/

Not used either myself as I have the far older 512G from a few years back.

bainbridge · 28 Nov 2019 at 20:26

Zico said:
@bainbridge Nextbase used to have an older model that had a front facing and rear cabin facing camera as a single unit. They now appear to have a addon cabin camera that fits some of the current models:
https://www.nextbase.com/en-gb/modules/cabin-view-camera/

There is also a rear view camera that appears to be more focused through the rear window than within the car cabin:
https://www.nextbase.com/en-gb/modules/rear-view-camera/

Not used either myself as I have the far older 512G from a few years back.

@Zico thanks for the reply, the ones you linked to appear to be stand alone units rather than one that fits over the rear view mirror. Having looked at rear view mirror dashcams for sale the only ones I can find with a rear facing camera have a separate rear camera unit which has to be fitted in the rear.

Not sure what I want actually exists

Zico · 28 Nov 2019 at 20:36

Ah yes, sorry. Completely missed that in your post.
I do recall seeing a dashcam that fitted over the rear view mirror but can't honestly recall what it was called or where I found it. Only thing I do seem to recall is that it was a random Chinese named dashcam that may have been on Amazon.

bainbridge · 28 Nov 2019 at 22:40

I've abandoned the notion of getting one that goes over the rear view mirror because I can't find one with an integrated rear facing camera.

What about the Nextbase 222 bundle? Front and rear camera in one unit (well the rear attaches but it's compact) for £89 in Argos.

Zico · 29 Nov 2019 at 01:39

Seems a reasonable bit of kit for the price.

IAmATeaf · 30 Nov 2019 at 12:48

I’ve taken the plunge, got a Viofo A119 V3 for £79.99 yesterday from the rain forest people. Should be here tomorrow, I’ll try it in my car and if it’s crap I’ll bung it into the wife’s car.

bainbridge · 30 Nov 2019 at 14:25

Just asked the gf to order the £70 Nextbase 412gw for me for Xmas, figuring I'd spend some unused Halfrauds vouchers on the attachable rear facing cam.. Then realised that's only compatible with the 422gw

Oh well forward facing only it is then. I ordered a Samsung Evo u3 128GB sd card for £18 and am pretty sure I've got that bit right, will get the hardwire kit for a tenner too so that's my first foray into dashcams for less than £100.

Just have to wait and see if it turns me into one of those people who freaks out just because someone forgets to indicate.

jpaul · 10 Dec 2019 at 15:42

continuing -

booyaka said:
anyway - long story short - my insurers tell me that since I was the one moving from a stationary position with nothing blocking my line of sight where she came from, I'm 100% at fault as she was "moving" and I was leaving from a stationary position and should be seen her, and she had right of way.

would a dashcam have helped ? ..... her use of the mobile seems eminently capturable, equally yes I'd feel agrieved, if the police couldn't orchestreate a mobile usage check,
although timing would have to be very precise.

ShiWarrior · 10 Dec 2019 at 15:46

tried a Sandisk Ultra A1 512Gb (Thinkware Q800 Pro)
gave me errors, now got the 400Gb one in, works great !

IAmATeaf · 11 Dec 2019 at 13:12

Anybody used sd micro cards from the supplier that my in their name? Seem cheap, the specs look very good and there's also a lifetime warranty on them so from the outside it looks like a no brainer.

bainbridge · 29 Dec 2019 at 10:14

Got a 412GW for Christmas and hardwired it yesterday to the accessories fuse in the cabin, so it turns on and off with the ignition key. Only did a quick test drive but it seems to work well. I think the motion sensor needs putting on a lower sensitivity because it was locking files on bumps in the road.

Yas786 · 7 Feb 2020 at 18:26

Hey guys hoping someone here can help me.
Been driving for a number of yrs without any incident but today almost got side swiped by an idiot, who jumped a red light even though it was my right of way ie my right turn lane went green. Suffice to say it shook me up a tad so have decided to finally invest in a dashcam for my car. Not just today but the past few mths I’ve somehow managed to escape any major accidents due to idiotic drivers on the road.

Anyhow I digress, anyone recommend a good decent dashcam. There are so bloody many now lol. Obviously I’m going to have it hardwired into my car.
I’ve heard that nextbase are pretty decent, was looking at the 522gw I think it’s called??
My budget can stretch to £150 tops.

So any recommendations??

ShiWarrior · 7 Feb 2020 at 19:17

Yas786 said:
Hey guys hoping someone here can help me.
Been driving for a number of yrs without any incident but today almost got side swiped by an idiot, who jumped a red light even though it was my right of way ie my right turn lane went green. Suffice to say it shook me up a tad so have decided to finally invest in a dashcam for my car. Not just today but the past few mths I’ve somehow managed to escape any major accidents due to idiotic drivers on the road.

Anyhow I digress, anyone recommend a good decent dashcam. There are so bloody many now lol. Obviously I’m going to have it hardwired into my car.
I’ve heard that nextbase are pretty decent, was looking at the 522gw I think it’s called??
My budget can stretch to £150 tops.

So any recommendations??

https://www.blackvue.com/product/dr590-1ch/

Blackvue(ebay)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Blackvue...966835&hash=item1a7844c090:g:zfkAAOSwBRpci8vY

or

https://thinkwaredashcam.store/product/thinkware-dash-cam-f770/

Thinkware F770 (ebay)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thinkwar...092258&hash=item4d4d9b26c1:g:a5UAAOSwHsRYELe5