Dashcams!

George Hincapie · 20 Dec 2015 at 08:38

Have any of you guys used the Snooper cams? If so, how did you find them?

MrMoonX · 20 Dec 2015 at 20:39

I kinda want a dash cam, but I cba to keep taking it out the car when I park up, does anyone have issues leaving theirs in?

Quartz · 20 Dec 2015 at 21:01

MrMoonX said:
I kinda want a dash cam, but I cba to keep taking it out the car when I park up, does anyone have issues leaving theirs in?

No - I leave mine in. It's small and unobtrusive. I just have to remember to unplug it as my Skoda leaves the 12v line live when the engine is off.

MrMoonX · 20 Dec 2015 at 21:55

Quartz said:
No - I leave mine in. It's small and unobtrusive. I just have to remember to unplug it as my Skoda leaves the 12v line live when the engine is off.

oh i thought you could wire them to the fuse box

George Hincapie · 20 Dec 2015 at 22:00

George Hincapie said:
Have any of you guys used the Snooper cams? If so, how did you find them?

?

If not, what's the favoured model and where from?

Quartz · 20 Dec 2015 at 22:05

MrMoonX said:
oh i thought you could wire them to the fuse box

You can. I just haven't done it with mine.

Fuzz · 20 Dec 2015 at 22:44

MrMoonX said:
I kinda want a dash cam, but I cba to keep taking it out the car when I park up, does anyone have issues leaving theirs in?

Mine is in there 24/7. The only time I put it in the glovebox is when leaving the car somewhere dodgy looking.

Lakeland · 20 Dec 2015 at 23:08

Mine is 24/7 too, I quite like that the 0806 is so cheap looking, I keep eyeing up the blackvue cam but you can tell that it's expensive just by looking at it which is slightly off putting

xGBHxPegasus · 21 Dec 2015 at 09:52

Quartz said:
You can. I just haven't done it with mine.

Look for a Nextbase Car Camera Hard Wire Kit. Got one last week for £10 and installed within minutes.

Took longer to route the cable round my polo than it did to install that kit

N43SP33D · 21 Dec 2015 at 12:18

Lads, any advice on a decent front and rear dash cam with a budget of £150?
Current one isn't good enough it was a ebay 60£ job

Thebug · 21 Dec 2015 at 12:40

2 mobius cameras, 2 super caps, 2 mini mounts, 2 32gb memory cards, and hard wired power supplys under £150 had mine over a year with no probs at all

Atari · 21 Dec 2015 at 13:25

Anyone with an E46 and a Mobius cam? What mount are you using to hide it away? I'd love for it to be out of the way and no obvious way to know its there.

Thebug · 21 Dec 2015 at 13:30

Atari said:
Anyone with an E46 and a Mobius cam? What mount are you using to hide it away? I'd love for it to be out of the way and no obvious way to know its there.

You could allways use the lens extension

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9qx5fgy8f28

bloodhunter · 24 Dec 2015 at 10:59

I have been looking at the Veho Movie K2 although not strictly a dash cam it looks pretty good spec and the supplied accessories like an underwater case as standard and 1080p @ 60FPS make it attractive, I've looked at YouTube videos where it's compared to the equivalent GoPro and it's pretty close. My local computer retailer has them in stock too so I might pop over later and pick one up. The only thing I will need to buy is the suction cup mount.

Finglonga · 24 Dec 2015 at 11:33

Remember the K2 is not in any way shape of form a dashcam and a suckermount means you can not leave it in the car if you expect it to be there when you get back. I am not even sure why some dashcams are supplied with a suckermount as they are a pain to keep removing. A permanent mount looks so much better and the quick releases on them makes it a doddle to take off should you need to but all our cameras are in the car permanently.

George Hincapie · 24 Dec 2015 at 11:44

George Hincapie said:
?

If not, what's the favoured model and where from?

Anyone? Like the 3rd time I've asked now and I am not ploughing back through a 20-odd page thread...

Spamalot · 24 Dec 2015 at 14:49

George Hincapie said:
Anyone? Like the 3rd time I've asked now and I am not ploughing back through a 20-odd page thread...

The Nextbase range, in particular the 402G is great and gets very good reviews. It's currently the lowest I've seen it on in ages on Amazon right now.

Gaygle · 24 Dec 2015 at 15:21

Atari said:
Anyone with an E46 and a Mobius cam? What mount are you using to hide it away? I'd love for it to be out of the way and no obvious way to know its there.

I've just hardwired my dashcam into my E46.

Took a couple of hours - was pretty easy though! What kind of power connector does the mobius use? My one uses a micro USB cable.

ShiWarrior · 24 Dec 2015 at 16:19

George Hincapie said:
Anyone? Like the 3rd time I've asked now and I am not ploughing back through a 20-odd page thread...

Mini 0806 V.3
I got mine from ebay

Fuzz · 24 Dec 2015 at 17:04

George Hincapie said:
Anyone? Like the 3rd time I've asked now and I am not ploughing back through a 20-odd page thread...

Well google it yourself if no one has answered

Watch a load of techmoan videos and make your own informed choices.

Ive got the mini 0805 and not had a problem with it, other have.
The same can be said of other popular models I don't doubt.
Pick one, order it, fit it, forget about it.