Car Cam !

Tysonator · 25 Jun 2015 at 13:54

Hi,

I will soon have a spare galaxy S4 once I get my new upgrade.
So I thought about mounting in my car as a car cam. I can not remember where I read about an android app that records a 30 second loop while your are driving.

Any ideas please ?

Many thanks

skaif · 25 Jun 2015 at 14:09

Seems a bit of a faff for something that you would have to stow away and get out every time you want to drive - or risk it being a target for every hoodlum out there!

To answer your question, a quick google threw these 2 up

AutoGuard
DashCam

Tysonator · 26 Jun 2015 at 10:03

skaif said:
Seems a bit of a faff for something that you would have to stow away and get out every time you want to drive - or risk it being a target for every hoodlum out there!

To answer your question, a quick google threw these 2 up

AutoGuard
DashCam

Yes it will be a pain keep mounting and un-mounting it in the car. I will normally only use on commute, any driving not local ie popping to the local shops or petrol stations.

I will have a look at google play

skaif · 27 Jun 2015 at 02:32

How they working out for you?

Tysonator · 2 Jul 2015 at 14:11

skaif said:
How they working out for you?

I have downloaded both Apps and have not used them in the field just yet. As my car had a dead battery the other day so it was of the road for few days.

Once I get a new memory card for my mobile ( as I think the current one has some dead cells ) I will be trying out both Apps.

One of them has in App purchase as well so need to see if I need any additional features.

tals · 3 Jul 2015 at 06:11

I used autoguard for a while with my Z3, it was very good at what it did but was a reasonable drain on battery and really not a substitute for a dash cam. It helped me make the decision to fit a proper dash cam (eprance)

Tysonator · 5 Jul 2015 at 22:07

tals said:
I used autoguard for a while with my Z3, it was very good at what it did but was a reasonable drain on battery and really not a substitute for a dash cam. It helped me make the decision to fit a proper dash cam (eprance)

Is eprance a make or model of dash cam ! ?

Evilpaul · 6 Jul 2015 at 01:33

Just a seller, they sell through Amazon marketplace and on eBay.

tals · 6 Jul 2015 at 07:16

Evilpaul said:
Just a seller, they sell through Amazon marketplace and on eBay.

I think it's more complicated than that the model is the mini 805, eprance I believe are the only ones who sell it
https://www.amazon.co.uk/E-PRANCE-Ambarella-6-glass-G-Sensor-Detection/dp/B00SUKV6F0

More info can be found https://forum.dashcamtalk.com/forums/mini-0805.94/

I've done some videos with it, this is probably my best one as the car gets quite bad internal reflection so put a cpl filter on it. A friend also has one but in a different car and has no internal reflection

Tysonator · 2 Aug 2015 at 13:23

tals said:
I think it's more complicated than that the model is the mini 805, eprance I believe are the only ones who sell it
https://www.amazon.co.uk/E-PRANCE-Ambarella-6-glass-G-Sensor-Detection/dp/B00SUKV6F0

More info can be found https://forum.dashcamtalk.com/forums/mini-0805.94/

I've done some videos with it, this is probably my best one as the car gets quite bad internal reflection so put a cpl filter on it. A friend also has one but in a different car and has no internal reflection

That is pretty good quality video from the car cam :cool: