Dashcam (specifically the rollei bullet hd2 lite)

~Dockie · 27 Jan 2015 at 19:25

Anyone have one?

Seen them on sale for ~£65 and tempted to get one. Can they be wired into the ignition to turn on/off with the bike?

or anyone have a recommendation of a fairly cheap, waterproof 720p camera that can be wired into the ignition?

thanks.

Fireskull · 28 Jan 2015 at 09:28

Not sure if any of us here have any experience with wired in dashcams for bikes, we all use GoPro's/Drifts or similar...

tsinc80697 · 28 Jan 2015 at 11:26

I'm after a hard wired one too. I wouldn't be looking at 720p though as from the cameras I have had in my car 1080p is good but 720p is just impossible tor read registration plates should you need to.

You can charge/record on a GoPro but not when it is in it's waterproof case.

I've also been looking at RoadHawk RIDE (£100) and Mini HD2+ (£90).

growse · 29 Jan 2015 at 22:49

I've got an innovv c3. Decent quality, and you could wire it in if you want (record on power + loop recording).

I've not bothered really, as while the lens unit is waterproof, the main unit isn't, so I'd have to figure out how to make it waterproof and where to put it. Then I'd have to get a usb socket to it somehow.

~Dockie · 30 Jan 2015 at 01:10

Does that run from a 5V source? seems pretty ideal, would just need to wire a regulator into the ignition and should be good to go. thanks.

Griffo · 30 Jan 2015 at 10:54

It doesn't loop though from what I can tell. Hardwiring a cam and then having to take out the SD card all the time seems like a bit of a pain in the bottom.

growse · 30 Jan 2015 at 13:39

~Dockie said:
Does that run from a 5V source? seems pretty ideal, would just need to wire a regulator into the ignition and should be good to go. thanks.

I guess so, given it runs off usb, and usb is 5V.

Griffo said:
It doesn't loop though from what I can tell. Hardwiring a cam and then having to take out the SD card all the time seems like a bit of a pain in the bottom.

Loops just fine. Writes out configurable length files, and then deletes old ones as the card is full.

Griffo · 1 Feb 2015 at 10:11

Ah brilliant, I searched for loop and other such terms on the product page but didn't see.