Dash Cam
Feb 15, 2015 14:30:29 #
I want a dash cam for my car and considering one from either GoPro, Garmin, Zetonic, or SecuritySystems. They cost from $200 and up and though there are others that sell for much less I'm dubious about their quality. Any suggestions? Most appreciated as always.
Feb 15, 2015 14:52:33 #
ghill42 wrote:
I want a dash cam for my car and considering one from either GoPro, Garmin, Zetonic, or SecuritySystems. They cost from $200 and up and though there are others that sell for much less I'm dubious about their quality. Any suggestions? Most appreciated as always.
Personally, if I were looking for a camera of that type I would choose GoPro. Even though there are no doubt other quality products available, GoPro has a well proven track record.
Feb 15, 2015 14:58:23 #
Pepper
Loc: Planet Earth Country USA
ghill42 wrote:
I want a dash cam for my car and considering one from either GoPro, Garmin, Zetonic, or SecuritySystems. They cost from $200 and up and though there are others that sell for much less I'm dubious about their quality. Any suggestions? Most appreciated as always.
How much quality do you need in a dash cam? I'd agree with the GoPro option. My son has one and for the price it produces pretty good results again when you consider it's purpose.
Feb 15, 2015 15:37:01 #
Considering purchasing one too to record my reckless driving while in Europe in the next few months...
Feb 15, 2015 16:15:27 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Considering purchasing one too to record my reckless driving while in Europe in the next few months...
Will you be posting those videos or should we just check CNN periodically? :shock:
Feb 15, 2015 16:19:37 #
CNN will do, I am a bad driver so if you see something about a rental car plunging onto the deepest canyon in the Austrian alps, that'll be me.
Feb 15, 2015 17:44:26 #
Rongnongno wrote:
CNN will do, I am a bad driver so if you see something about a rental car plunging onto the deepest canyon in the Austrian alps, that'll be me.
Don't forget to yodel on the way down!
Feb 15, 2015 17:49:22 #
LFingar wrote:
Don't forget to yodel on the way down!
The echoes will remember my death screams!
Feb 15, 2015 21:56:11 #
Well.. Ordered the damned thing.
I have one month to try it out.
Go pro 4 black by the way, if one spends the dough just go for it, right?
I have one month to try it out.
Go pro 4 black by the way, if one spends the dough just go for it, right?
Feb 16, 2015 05:34:06 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Well.. Ordered the damned thing.
I have one month to try it out.
Go pro 4 black by the way, if one spends the dough just go for it, right?
I have one month to try it out.
Go pro 4 black by the way, if one spends the dough just go for it, right?
Good results usually have a price. You probably should have gotten two. One so that we can see the view out the windshield and one so that we can see your face on your way down that alpine cliff!
Feb 16, 2015 07:52:04 #
There are lots of dash-cams available on Amazon, most of which sound very similar and run from $45 to $80 or so. They probably all have the same semiconductor chip. The Garmin and a few others are $200, which mostly seems to be due to the addition of a GPS unit so that your images are not only date and time-stamped but are also stamped with the location AND the speed of your travel. That MIGHT be useful information... On the other hand, maybe the accident clearly was not your fault, but you were going 8MPH over the speed limit - that could come back to bite you in court... "Your honor, clearly my client would not have caused this accident if the plaintiff had been obeying the speed limit"...
Feb 16, 2015 08:00:46 #
ghill42 wrote:
I want a dash cam for my car and considering one from either GoPro, Garmin, Zetonic, or SecuritySystems. They cost from $200 and up and though there are others that sell for much less I'm dubious about their quality. Any suggestions? Most appreciated as always.
My son and I have these, and we found that they are very popular. It turns on and starts recording when the car starts and stops when the engine shut off.
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Box-G1W-B-Original-Dashboard/dp/B00OQSXWUM/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1424091372&sr=8-14&keywords=dash+cam
If you're leaning toward and expensive GoPro, consider the cheaper, similar imitation.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sj4000&sprefix=sj4000%2Caps
EDIT: I know of several people who have another dashcam mounted by the rear window.
Feb 16, 2015 08:53:14 #
LFingar wrote:
You really want to see me die!!!Good results usually have a price. You probably should have gotten two. One so that we can see the view out the windshield and one so that we can see your face on your way down that alpine cliff!
:shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Feb 16, 2015 09:08:22 #
Rongnongno wrote:
You really want to see me die!!!
:shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:
:shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I have to admit, the thought has crossed my mind a time or two! :-D :-D
Feb 16, 2015 10:09:06 #
LFingar wrote:
I have to admit, the thought has crossed my mind a time or two! :-D :-D
I love you too.
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