in car cameras

pimpdriver · 10-01-14, 05:52 PM

Hi,

I do approx 30k a year, and see some right dodgy driving. My wife drives down back lanes to school every day and has lost 2 wing mirrors so far.

Anybody got any recommendations (£50 each, not a GoPro or a £200 specialist car camera) for an in car camera - ebay and amazon have too many to choose from.

Requirements:
Forward facing, stick to windscreen behind rear view mirror
12V powered (so I can route a cable behind the trim and have it powered up all the time)
Crash recording (ie keeps the recording if it senses a crash, and records GPS location)
Rearward facing too would be good
SD card
Useable at night.

Any thoughts?

4v6 · 10-01-14, 06:00 PM

Mobius action cam around 43 quid on ebay, hd with framerates of 30 and 60 fps, does loop recording also can do surveillence with the motion recognition firmware upgrade.

Ive been using one for a while now, no bigger than a packet of tic tacs, unobtrusive and works fine for me.
No screen so playback on pc only but still great.
Had a big bolt whack off the screen yesterday idebtified where it came from and which car kicked it up.
Cool.

pimpdriver · 10-01-14, 06:02 PM

thanks Tony. I get a lots of stones flown into my car

Nierca_Quattro · 10-01-14, 08:18 PM

make sure it's FULL HD and not HD only, for decent video quality. I'm using two cameras, front and rear.

TheTwelveQuidKid · 11-01-14, 05:01 AM

I bought one of these about 10 days ago, and it was not good at all. I had an almost identical one last year which captured really sharp, clear footage, but it died. This one looks the same, but despite claims that it's HD, I suspect it wasn't. The footage was really grainy and I ended up having to ask for a refund.
It was £20.99 and they refunded me £18 and said I could keep the camera. Sounds generous except it saved them having to reimburse me for the return postage, so I've effectively got a crap dash cam that's borderline useable, for £2.99. You can't even make out registration numbers with it, whereas my last one, that wasn't HD, was so good you could easily see road signs and registration numbers etc.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3507947952...84.m1439.l2649

McLarenboy · 11-01-14, 12:20 PM

There has been a mayor uproar in Belgium regarding bad drivers caught on dash cams recently and yesterday i got the same question from a colleague so i suggested him the following cam: Mio MiVue 338 HD
It's has got a special price in Belgium right now and is by far the cheapest price for this cam in Europe, only 66 GBP.

Check out this awesome review here, is a really good product in my opinion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSstbIvSZJ0

4v6 · 11-01-14, 01:59 PM

This is the one I'm using.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wmIyD1fM4M

Tanni · 04-10-15, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nierca_Quattro

make sure it's FULL HD and not HD only, for decent video quality. I'm using two cameras, front and rear.

How are your two cams powered?

20vcqdriver · 04-10-15, 01:54 PM

I need a camera for our families cars... Pete gently ran into a woman in stop start traffic Las year, no damage to either car and as soon as she'd looked round and realised there was no damage she said he'd damaged her back and he heard this week the insurance had paid out and written off the car and of course Pete lost his no claims. apparently shed gone home and purposely reversed car into wall.......
I despise people like this as it puts all our premiums up. A camera would have saved the day...

sinbin5t · 04-10-15, 02:05 PM

What a good idea, must get some for the wife

she'd batter me if she saw this

10-01-14, 06:02 PM	#3
pimpdriver Devon Pastie Muncher Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Calne Wiltshire Posts: 7,530	thanks Tony. I get a lots of stones flown into my car __________________ Winter tyres now! Driving the B2 80CL as a daily and LOVING it!!!!

04-10-15, 01:54 PM	#9
20vcqdriver 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wirral Posts: 3,910	I need a camera for our families cars... Pete gently ran into a woman in stop start traffic Las year, no damage to either car and as soon as she'd looked round and realised there was no damage she said he'd damaged her back and he heard this week the insurance had paid out and written off the car and of course Pete lost his no claims. apparently shed gone home and purposely reversed car into wall....... I despise people like this as it puts all our premiums up. A camera would have saved the day... __________________ Coupe quattro 1986:-~450bhp + loooong list of mods! Audi A7 Bi-TDI SLine Black edition 2015 mapped to produce 600lb/ft torque! Audi S4 4.2 V8 cabriolet 2004:-

10-01-14, 06:00 PM	#2
4v6 Ex Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,565	Mobius action cam around 43 quid on ebay, hd with framerates of 30 and 60 fps, does loop recording also can do surveillence with the motion recognition firmware upgrade. Ive been using one for a while now, no bigger than a packet of tic tacs, unobtrusive and works fine for me. No screen so playback on pc only but still great. Had a big bolt whack off the screen yesterday idebtified where it came from and which car kicked it up. Cool.

10-01-14, 08:18 PM	#4
Nierca_Quattro Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 862	make sure it's FULL HD and not HD only, for decent video quality. I'm using two cameras, front and rear.

11-01-14, 05:01 AM	#5
TheTwelveQuidKid Grown up member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 422	I bought one of these about 10 days ago, and it was not good at all. I had an almost identical one last year which captured really sharp, clear footage, but it died. This one looks the same, but despite claims that it's HD, I suspect it wasn't. The footage was really grainy and I ended up having to ask for a refund. It was £20.99 and they refunded me £18 and said I could keep the camera. Sounds generous except it saved them having to reimburse me for the return postage, so I've effectively got a crap dash cam that's borderline useable, for £2.99. You can't even make out registration numbers with it, whereas my last one, that wasn't HD, was so good you could easily see road signs and registration numbers etc. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3507947952...84.m1439.l2649

11-01-14, 12:20 PM	#6
McLarenboy Grown up member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 184	There has been a mayor uproar in Belgium regarding bad drivers caught on dash cams recently and yesterday i got the same question from a colleague so i suggested him the following cam: Mio MiVue 338 HD It's has got a special price in Belgium right now and is by far the cheapest price for this cam in Europe, only 66 GBP. Check out this awesome review here, is a really good product in my opinion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSstbIvSZJ0

11-01-14, 01:59 PM	#7
4v6 Ex Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,565	This is the one I'm using. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wmIyD1fM4M

04-10-15, 02:05 PM	#10
sinbin5t 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Where a spike points skywards Posts: 12,960	What a good idea, must get some for the wife she'd batter me if she saw this