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[btc]

I know this has been done before but due to some of the totally shit driving I have seen lately I think I need to get myself a dash cam any recommendations

[VXL V6]

I have a B40 A118C with GPS and hardwire in my car.

Discreet and works well in my opinion.

https://dashcamtalk.com/b40-a118/

[SIR Philbutt]

I got one of these, cheap, works just fine, does the job

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B014UMFZ6C?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

[ted_one]

Going to do all mine,as SWMBO got rammed by a tosser in a BMW on Christmas eve,she was stationary 2 car lengths behind him when he slammed his car into reverse and rammed the front of her car. First of all he admitted liability but later retracted his statement by saying that SWMBO had run into the back of him. Dash cam would have proved otherwise Deffo a good idea

[btc]

I have a B40 A118C with GPS and hardwire in my car.

Discreet and works well in my opinion.

https://dashcamtalk.com/b40-a118/

That looks nice and small easy to locate

[Nick W]

Anything that isn't hardwired is a waste of money, because you WILL forget to use it. Plus it means lots of extra crap plugged into the cigarette lighter. This also means it needs to be permanently fitted to the screen.

I wanted one that was unobtrusive, both from inside and outside the car. I've had a Mini 0801 fitted behind the rearview mirror for 2.5years now; you can't see it from outside, and when driving the led is only visible in the dark. I could cure that with some tape. This model has been upgraded, but externally it's still about the size of a mini Swiss-roll.

There is no need for a screen on it, as the only time you'll use it is to align the thing when you fit it.  A large SD card isn't required either, as you're only going to be interested in the last few minutes.

I haven't looked at mine in months; it just does its job without any input from me, just like tech should but rarely manages.

[VXL V6]

I have a B40 A118C with GPS and hardwire in my car.

Discreet and works well in my opinion.

https://dashcamtalk.com/b40-a118/

That looks nice and small easy to locate

As installed in the old 2.6:-

[05omegav6]

Got an old school two camera set up in the plod, complete with VHS

Keep considering summat for tother one...

[Mr.OmegaMan]

Any dash cam by Transcend, At the moment I have fitted to the front/rear Transcend Drive Pro 200

[YZ250]

I have a NextBase dash cam. I bought a second screen mount and wiring kit because I use two different cars, so I swap just the camera over depending on what car I'm using.  I'm paranoid about using it all the time now. 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Must say I'll be getting one  will follow this thread with interest 

[btc]

Nextbase seems to be popular I have noticed while looking around they vary quite a  bit price wise is there any benefit to buying one at £100 against one at £40   

[YZ250]

Nextbase seems to be popular I have noticed while looking around they vary quite a  bit price wise is there any benefit to buying one at £100 against one at £40   

Mine is the 202 and was just under £80, so not the top spec one but certainly does the job. It's a clear image when played back so I'm happy enough with it. It comes on automatically, records automatically and has a G Sensor to record and save any shock or impact. As most do, it just keeps record looping in small chunks, so you have to do absolutely nothing, just get in and drive away.
As said, I regularly use our two cars so I purchased a second screen mount and wiring so it's just a simple matter of unclipping the camera and putting it in the other car. It takes seconds to do so not a chore. 
You can view playback on the camera screen itself, remove the camera and use as a camera to take photo's of an incident so that all the evidence is on the same SD card, or put the SD card in your laptop and view all of the individual files. 
Oh, and if you've got a bit of footage that you would rather not be on there, just delete that clip before anyone in authority can see it. 

[05omegav6]

You can't rely on being able to do that ...

Doing a ton forty on the motorway, say M25, come off, pause at a red light, say the A3 interchange. Light changes and you go, only to be rammed by a Royal Mail Artic running his now red light at 40...

Your camera will be in evidence before you wake up

[YZ250]

You can't rely on being able to do that ...

Doing a ton forty on the motorway, say M25, come off, pause at a red light, say the A3 interchange. Light changes and you go, only to be rammed by a Royal Mail Artic running his now red light at 40...

Your camera will be in evidence before you wake up

I meant bending the mrs over the bonnet type of footage, not the criminal type.    

[plym ian]

You can't rely on being able to do that ...

Doing a ton forty on the motorway, say M25, come off, pause at a red light, say the A3 interchange. Light changes and you go, only to be rammed by a Royal Mail Artic running his now red light at 40...

Your camera will be in evidence before you wake up

I meant bending the mrs over the bonnet type of footage, not the criminal type.   

Or someone else's mrs

[EMD]

Must dig mine out and fit it again , hard wired it to come on with ignition 

[BazaJT]

Have got a dash cam on my "must have" list.Will have to get someone to hard wire it into car when I get one though.I don't do electrics at all beyond changing fuses/bulbs and other such basic stuff!

[tidla]

I can after 6 yrs of ownership, the omega abs works well and handles well with the anchors on.

A bit more washing for today will be required and a wipe down of coffee from the passenger side windscreen.

Footage would of been interesting.

[minifreek]

Iv got a Nextbase Duo, its very good and a hell of a lot better than the cheap £25 camera Iv had for years. It records in full HD and the playback on PC is as clear as I could want it to be. If I use the software that is supposed to be used, it also shows where Iv been, what speeds, how much G Force was used etc... I also use it for recording my laps of the local Racing Circuit and it even has that on its database too so I can keep an eye on my lap times... (or even how many times Im lapped LOL)

[Discoja]

Transcend pro drive 200. Halfords online only £89 last time I looked. Decent bit of kit.

[78bex]

I run a camera in the front & rear, thinking of updating to a higher resolution

This youtube clip is a classic case of crash for cash setup routine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWIVE0nLX5Y

[deviator]

This could be a long one, sorry.

I started out with one of these a few years ago. It cost me 25 quid. It was great for what it cost, although the picture was grainy and under fast changes of direction, lens flare tended to turn things purple. Also, as time went by, the sound lost sync with the video, I could have probably sorted this, but decided to upgrade.

Roll on to recent months.
Transcend 200. I fitted one of these about 3/4 months ago for the father in law. It tucked nicely behind the mirror (Saab 93) and I rooted the standard cable to a second cig lighter socker (I installed) behind the dash. The mount is an adhesive pad (1 spare provided). Whilst this makes the mount smaller, it also makes it less portable. Up to 32Gb card.

Transcend 220. I bought one of these as my replacement. The sole reason for the 220 over the 200 was the support for 64Gb cards, as a full days motorsport can go over 32Gb. I was less bothered by the GPS. The mount is an adhesive pad (1 spare provided). Whilst this makes the mount smaller, it also makes it less portable. Up to 64Gb card.

Nextbase 402G. At the same time I bought mine, my mate bought this. So we've done side by side comparisons. 32Gb card, GPS. Suction cup mount, so a little bigger but more portable.

Oddballs notes/points....
The Transcend and the Nextbase both use the same type of mount from the fixing to the camera.
The Nextbase has a smaller lighter plug, the Transcend one gets caught in the Omega on gear change (need to hardwire).
The video quality between them (in my eyes) is too close to call. There are slight variations in angle of lens and F point (light needed), but not really enough to wow either way.
The footage I've seen/used was recorded on DP200 (Free 16Gb card that came with camera), DP220 (Sandisk Extreme 64Gb U3 card), Nextbase (Sandisk Extreme 32Gb U3 card).
Remember Youtube footage is encoded, therefore is not a true review of a camera.
One added bonus I found with the DP220 was that whilst both that and the 402G had GPS, the DP220 recorded your speed and GPS into a separate text file (On the SD card) which could be joined together and then overlaid onto Google maps. The 402G didn't do this. Whilst it's a nice toy to replay a journey, I'm not quite sure of the real world uses.

[jimbo125]

Daughter in law recently got front of Vectra smashed by Stagecoach driver on the wrong side of the road. Got an eye witness for the claim, amazingly when she contacted him for the statement he had given Stage coach his statement and would not give her a statement Now a dash cam would have been invaluable in helping her case and it has made me seriously consider one myself To many arses on the tarmac now