Dashcams!

Phantom Shadow · 28 Mar 2016 at 21:09

Raymond Lin said:
As to placing it lower, be careful with that. Mine is on the passenger side, almost centre between the mirror and A-pillar as high as it can go. If I drop it too much (4cm into pink area), I am in danger of being convicted of Dangerous Driving.

It's fairly normal these days to drive around with satnav suction mounted to the windscreen in the middle of the pink area and you don't see anyone getting done for dangerous driving for that. Good to try and stay within the law but as long as it isn't in the red area or obviously blocking your view I doubt police would care tbh.

Bane · 31 Mar 2016 at 21:47

mrk said:
Supersports.

Hurfdurf it's a Mini 0806 with the high bitrate firmware. And no, not really worried as it's mounted out of immediate eyeshot

Is the Mini series basically manufactured by anyone and everyone? As Amazon have multiple listings for different manufactures. And looking at the reviews on dashcamtalk they all have different manufacturer for each model, e.g.
https://dashcamtalk.com/mini-0806/

I was set on the Mini 0805, but I think I'd prefer a single manufacturer source.

mrk · 1 Apr 2016 at 01:54

Other Mini models seemed to be yeah. Pot luck I guess!

Howard · 1 Apr 2016 at 07:43

I bought an EPrance-branded 0805 from Amazon last June and it's been working fine since then. The only thing I've had to do is remove the little plastic plate from the base of the camera where it hooks into the GPS/charging base, and put a little bit of cardboard under the terminals so that they connect better with the base and it charges properly.

Malt_Vinegar · 3 Apr 2016 at 21:57

Reinstalled my blackvue in my new BM.

Ran cabling from the overhead light compartment. Was struggling to find an ignition live, everything was always live and never seemed to go off?!

Bit of googling eventually tells me that there is a 17 minute wait for "comfort mode" before the lives die...

Phew, tested it out and it seems to work fine

This was as short as I could get it and keep it neat.

Might try and run the cable more direct later but was just running out of time to make it any neater.

It's not as neat as my old XF install, but it will do before my long drive tomorrow.

Old install:

I always try and get the cam as hidden from driver view as much as possible, and routing cables from down below/hanging screens just drives me nuts. It makes the interior look ugly and messy!

Phemo · 3 Apr 2016 at 22:19

Mildly irritating. On the plus side if they keep that up they won't be on the road for long.

[TW]Fox · 3 Apr 2016 at 22:22

Is that what Dashcamming is about? Going through the hassle of uploading videos of people not indicating to YouTube?

Delvis · 3 Apr 2016 at 22:29

[TW]Fox;29352734 said:
Is that what Dashcamming is about? Going through the hassle of uploading videos of people not indicating to YouTube?

It's whatever you want it to be, much like GPS tracking for running or cycling on your bike. Pointless to some, interesting to others.

Malt_Vinegar · 3 Apr 2016 at 22:30

[TW]Fox;29352734 said:
Is that what Dashcamming is about? Going through the hassle of uploading videos of people not indicating to YouTube?

Too many people upload the most mundane, every day stuff it's crazy!

The only footage I have ever uploaded has been to do with a either a claim from the council or insurance.

A cam is there for protection only in my view. Perhaps it might actually catch something genuinely unusual one day and only then will I go to the hassle of uploading a video for it

Phemo · 3 Apr 2016 at 23:30

[TW]Fox;29352734 said:
Is that what Dashcamming is about? Going through the hassle of uploading videos of people not indicating to YouTube?

You almost make it sound like a hobby

Fortunately it isn't a hobby to me. I rarely bother copying stuff off mine to be fair, but I needed to grab something else off the SD card earlier and ripped that one off while I was at it. Total time taken, about 2 minutes, if that.

Not that it needs to be justified to anyone, of course.

T1Cybernetic · 4 Apr 2016 at 19:51

Does anyone have any experience or recommendations of some of the cheaper models of dash cams or action cams (mostly for my car)

Something that I can use when I am out on the bike would be great! I have no idea where to start.

Delvis · 4 Apr 2016 at 20:01

You could look at the Möbius cameras, small enough for a bike cam for sure.

Oh and just to annoy Fox:

Lakeland · 4 Apr 2016 at 20:51

I take it fox isn't a fan of rainbows? Lol, or maybe gabba

On Holiday · 4 Apr 2016 at 21:11

I think it's just the lack-of-anything-interesting content

Janesy B · 4 Apr 2016 at 21:17

[TW]Fox;29352734 said:
Is that what Dashcamming is about? Going through the hassle of uploading videos of people not indicating to YouTube?

These people even get together and meet.

At least I understand what outsiders must think of OcUK meets.

Raymond Lin · 4 Apr 2016 at 21:41

Here is a mundane one, with sheep content

(Yes, I am listening to a Podcast on Playstation)

Malt_Vinegar · 4 Apr 2016 at 21:57

2 minutes of uneventful driving?
What are we meant to be looking at?

Raymond Lin · 4 Apr 2016 at 22:00

Malt_Vinegar said:
2 minutes of uneventful driving?
What are we meant to be looking at?

Nothing.

Delvis · 4 Apr 2016 at 22:34

Lakeland said:
I take it fox isn't a fan of rainbows? Lol, or maybe gabba

Nah, just a pointless upload. Although the rainbow did look awesome.

And that's no gabba yo

T1Cybernetic · 4 Apr 2016 at 23:03

Delvis said:
You could look at the Möbius cameras, small enough for a bike cam for sure.

Oh and just to annoy Fox:
Youtube = F6deKCPHZV8

That's a tiny camera

Good reviews though.

The SJ4000 HD Action Camera get's a lot of praise but it's an old one from what I can tell, Is it still worth purchase or is there anything that would blow it away in the same price range?

Or am I expecting too much