betty boop Posted September 4, 2018 Posted September 4, 2018 On 30/01/2017 at 2:24 PM, thathifiguy said: I'm thinking about some myself, more due to the erratic and flagrant driving behavior on Melbourne roads lately. If I see someone driving around like an idiot, you can sure as hell bet I'll be submitting any footage I have to the police. I know an old thread, Just be aware police won’t accept. In fact unless someone is physically hurt injured or worse they won’t want to know anything related. theyve got their hands full I guess with far worse...
betty boop Posted September 4, 2018 Posted September 4, 2018 In a few cars ive been in these seem to be a pita ? perhaps crappy models or poorly fitted. i wish these could just be solar charged stuck front back or something
Rockford Posted September 4, 2018 Posted September 4, 2018 I just had a Blackvue 750 installed and it has been going great. Prior to that in my old car I had a Street Guardian SG something and it was flawless, never had an issue with it. Great picture. (about 3-4 years I had it)
Ancientflatulence Posted September 4, 2018 Posted September 4, 2018 You never know what you will capture on your dashcam .............. 1
kukynas Posted September 4, 2018 Posted September 4, 2018 Viofo A119 V2 seems to be best choice in sub $100 category, when I compared it with other higher $ cams videos the difference is minimal if any unless someone's willing to pay several x more for DR900S, IMX291 sensor used in majority of higher end 2K cameras seems to be equal or slightly worse (during day light) than OV4689 or Aptina AR0521 used in 1440p cams such as Viofo, below some comparisons between different chips used, also some comparisons with higher end cameras (Vicovation and Blackvue)... https://www.carcamcentral.com/guide/best-dash-cams-car-dvrs-black-boxes-of-2018 1
bob_m_54 Posted September 5, 2018 Posted September 5, 2018 15 hours ago, Ancientflatulence said: You never know what you will capture on your dashcam .............. Did you see that dirty @^%#@% Spongebob slipping in the boot?
Addicted to music Posted August 22, 2019 Author Posted August 22, 2019 Seriously: https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/sydney-parking-inspectors-smirk-as-they-walk-off-without-leaving-note-after-reversing-into-car/news-story/d8f21a0b251c450052f1dddddaef37e3
Addicted to music Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 (edited) OK, finally got around to this and got a Redtiger F17. Front rear camera and cabin 3 channel. The front is 4K and the rest 1080. Got the hard wiring kit too and put that all into the RAV4. The boss had a collusion where she was stopped at the driveway giving way, truck arrives at the same driveway on her right, she could not move because it was blinding her from traffic on the right, the truck then proceeded on her right and turned left damaging the right side of the RAV4. Because the law is written that you can’t be on the left side of any heavy vehicle it was her word against his and he won, however if we had dash cam footage it would turned the other way. Insurance access was $850, then the the premium for renewal is $2400, almost $1000 more. So get a dash cam. The stupid thing about dash cams is that some manufacturers don’t let you rotate the mount to level or angle it off for the image you want, they adjust up/down. You’ll also need to upgrade the micro SD card supplies and used ones that are high endurance. Also after many hours researching, don’t go and pay mega dollars for it, even though there’s a new Sony Stavis 2 sensor release. If you can get it at a good price do so but for 3 channel under $200 it’s cost effective as they all produce similar quality Edited January 4 by Addicted to music 1
Addicted to music Posted January 5 Author Posted January 5 19 hours ago, Addicted to music said: Also after many hours researching, don’t go and pay mega dollars for it, even though there’s a new Sony Stavis 2 sensor release. If you can get it at a good price do so but for 3 channel under $200 it’s cost effective as they all produce similar quality Good video to back up this statement, thanks to @legselevens on this. As mentioned they either have the previous Sony Starvis CCD or the latest V2.0. Processors used also contribute to image quality. So dont go nuts spending mega dollars: 1
Cloth Ears Posted January 8 Posted January 8 We've got one of these BlackVue DR750G-2CH PRO things with my wife's new car (a couple of years ago). Really nice and good pictures - naturally we haven't had to use it. Only issue is that if someone nicks your car, then can easily unplug it by simply pulling out the power plug (looks like a 3.5mm plug). 1
Jakeyb77_Redux Posted January 9 Posted January 9 I’ve got front and rear cameras in all my cars. Luckily I installed them all myself. My Insurance companies even gave me a rebate/discount for installing them. Good to check with your company. I always install constant recording cameras with incident activation. They have a chip in them that stops your battery draining to nil also 3
Snoopy8 Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Went with this, reasonably priced, Australian company with decent support (though a bit slow in responding). https://drivevision.com.au/products/drivevision-dash-cam For parking monitoring with time lapse mode, I used a Cellink dashcam battery, instead of hardwiring to the car. Hardwiring is not cheap, especially for hybrid and electric vehicles. And, not sure whether it happens, but a car manufacturer cannot use the excuse of third party hardwiring for causing electrical problems...
Addicted to music Posted January 20 Author Posted January 20 4 hours ago, Snoopy8 said: Went with this, reasonably priced, Australian company with decent support (though a bit slow in responding). https://drivevision.com.au/products/drivevision-dash-cam For parking monitoring with time lapse mode, I used a Cellink dashcam battery, instead of hardwiring to the car. Hardwiring is not cheap, especially for hybrid and electric vehicles. And, not sure whether it happens, but a car manufacturer cannot use the excuse of third party hardwiring for causing electrical problems... Hardwiring involves 3 wires: a constant 12V, ACC and ground. the wiring kits are all available to tap into the fuse bank inside the vehicle. Nearly all comes to cater for the different type fuses that convers most vehicles apart for Tesla MY and 3 models that uses a 48V battery and not a 12V. The constant 12VDC requires 12VDC even if the vehicle is off and locked, so its a direct connection to the battery. The wire marked ACC is the trigger voltage. So you find a fuse spot like your cigarette lighter etc The Ground can be any bolt on the metal frame. The fuse adapter has an extra fuse slot so what you do is pull the fuse in the fuse bank out and place it in the spare holder, then you put that fuse adapter in place. All this is reversable and can be done by anyone! ALL hard wire kit apart from BlackVue comes with a regulator where it shuts off at a number of voltage settings to preserve the main 12V. The hardwire kits can be had for as little as $30. ANd if you want someone to install it that starts around $120 depending they type of vehicle. I did it on a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid that we owned and the boss drives it. Its no different to a typical ICE vehicle in which the setup is exactly the same. What you have to be careful of is routing the wires to the rear camera that you dont place it infront of the airbags. IN the RAV4 i was lucky to have the 12 and ACC as open spare slots.
Snoopy8 Posted January 20 Posted January 20 2 hours ago, Addicted to music said: ANd if you want someone to install it that starts around $120 depending they type of vehicle. Hardwiring is relatively easy for a standard vehicle, especially popular ones but diabolical for electric vehicles. For hybrids, it depends... Have done 2 DIY installs with dashcam battery, with no risk of stuffing up the car electricals, and zero chance of draining the car battery. Yes, dashcams can stop battery drain, but there is still a small chance of failure. Just passing this info as an option for people to consider....
Addicted to music Posted January 20 Author Posted January 20 16 minutes ago, Snoopy8 said: Hardwiring is relatively easy for a standard vehicle, especially popular ones but diabolical for electric vehicles. For hybrids, it depends... Have done 2 DIY installs with dashcam battery, with no risk of stuffing up the car electricals, and zero chance of draining the car battery. Yes, dashcams can stop battery drain, but there is still a small chance of failure. Just passing this info as an option for people to consider.... When using an auto electrician or a third party installer, you need to asked the question how they are installing those three connections. if they say they are using the fuse taps in the kit on the fuse box, yes go ahead with the installation, however if they explain to you that they are going to tap into the cables and not use the fuse taps supplied....give that a wide berth. Once the service dept notice any modifications to wiring warranty is void. The fuse taps are the easiest and can be reversed easily so don't buy into there justification as to why they are tapping into wiring where they should never do. There are a number of utubers explaining why they tap into the wires, nearly all are unjustified. But by all means you need route the cables away from where the air bags take off, any where near door seals is fine. 1
muzzagruzz Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Planning on buying a dash camera soonish, one that can be wired in. I’d like it to be professionally installed by an auto electrician - that is, done properly. Any recommendations of a good electrician in Sydney? Grateful in advance.
cazzesman Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago (edited) For what it's worth. Regards Cazzesman Edited 16 hours ago by cazzesman
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