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I don't really the idea of it being on the windshield. Years ago had a GPS stolen from my truck. Why can't you mount it inside the front bumper?
Best place to put a dashcam?
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Is your’s both interior and exterior rated ? - I just drove through a heavy downpour some devices would not like …
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You can buy motorcycle dashcams that are resistant to the elements.
I mount my dashcam up above the top of the mirror near the roof line and hardly anyone notices it.
I mount my dashcam up above the top of the mirror near the roof line and hardly anyone notices it.
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So how do you retrieve the footage?
The bike ones have a “black box” that mounts under the seat etc and the cam mounts externally.
My personal cam I can connect my phone to the camera with WiFi, or I can pull the micro sd card as it mounts from the side.
My personal cam I can connect my phone to the camera with WiFi, or I can pull the micro sd card as it mounts from the side.
We bought a dash cam this past November and I wasn't sure I wanted it on the front windshield either. I decided to mount it on the passenger side of the mirror, as high as possible, as a test run since it would be easy to remove and relocate. After a few days driving the truck, I realized I never even thought about it being there and the only thing that reminds me that it is there is the slight sound it makes upon start up.
you can buy that ,its not placed on dash:
behind the rear view mirror is where I like to put them. I only get the ones without built-in screens anyway.
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As high up the windshield as you can. I don't think anyone is out there stealing dashcams. Never had a problem in 10 years of cameras using both the ROAV traditional camera format and the Viofo style wedge. Don't forget the rear window.
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I guess you've experienced a theft, so understood.
Had front and rear for a long time now. For me it was all about the suction cup mounting and where--because of the rain sensor the E-ZPass had to go on the driver side of the rear view, and the dash cam had to go to the right of the rain sensor. Hardly ideal, but I can say in almost 2 years, nobody has ever tried to steal it. For all they know it costs $99 (it was more like $139 front/rear true 4K front 1080p rear). If anything, and I were a thief, I'd have to wonder if the cam is going to record me, and then I have to remove the power and the sd card. Some have battery backups and the SD card is physically locked, and there is cellular backup. Just seems that today, the standard sub $200 setup is sensible, and the other is extreme..... my .02
this is rear and 1080p, front 2160p is clearer
Had front and rear for a long time now. For me it was all about the suction cup mounting and where--because of the rain sensor the E-ZPass had to go on the driver side of the rear view, and the dash cam had to go to the right of the rain sensor. Hardly ideal, but I can say in almost 2 years, nobody has ever tried to steal it. For all they know it costs $99 (it was more like $139 front/rear true 4K front 1080p rear). If anything, and I were a thief, I'd have to wonder if the cam is going to record me, and then I have to remove the power and the sd card. Some have battery backups and the SD card is physically locked, and there is cellular backup. Just seems that today, the standard sub $200 setup is sensible, and the other is extreme..... my .02
this is rear and 1080p, front 2160p is clearer
This. It's how I mounted mine in the Tacoma, right below the matrix dots. Can't really see it from the outside.
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My truck has that same eye brow. What's that thing above the camera?This. It's how I mounted mine in the Tacoma, right below the matrix dots. Can't really see it from the outside.
Dongar Pro adapter. Takes power from the auto dimming/garage door opener mirror.
guys , when on parking during the night , does it consume a lot of battery energy? i mean if yours have motion detector.
Agree. We’ve had front and rear BlackVue’s mounted in Boston for 7 years so far. It’s next to the rear view so not obvious. There are integrated rear view mirror / dash cams available.
Also agree rear cam is advisable. Our car got hit from behind and pushed into the car in front. Five minutes after sending insurance company video we were cleared. The car in front’s driver was an ahole and blamed my daughter for hitting him. Then he contacted me for the video - yeah, right, buddy.
The guy who hit us was texting and never touched the brakes. He got out of the car hunched over and holding his back: then looked around, realized he was the one who caused it, then straightened up. It was a rental car, with insurance from the renter, who loaned it to someone else. Huge insurance hullabaloo but we got a timely settlement. He hit our car so hard it bent the unibody frame and totaled the car. My daughter saw him coming, had her foot on the brake and it still punched her into the car ahead.
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My setup is barely noticeable from the outside, even sitting inside it’s not the first thing you notice because it’s pretty high up.
I wouldn’t worry about theft unless you install something expensive like a GoPro and it sticks out like a soar thumb.
I wouldn’t worry about theft unless you install something expensive like a GoPro and it sticks out like a soar thumb.
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