Considering the ever increasing number of dangerous, unlicensed, unregistered, and uninsured drivers in my area, I've decided to install dash cams in both my, and my wife's vehicles. Problem is, I know nothing about them. I did a quick search on Amazon and there seems to be a lot of choices in the $29 to $129 range. Then the prices seem to shoot up from there to the $300-$500 range. I'm guessing I don't need the 3-$500 ones as they probably have a bunch of bells and whistles I don't need. I could probably easily get by with one from the first price group. Any recommendations on which ones to look at, what features to look for, etc?
Dash Cams
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I have bought 4 of these for my family fleet, it has integrated carplay/android auto and a dashcam built in. There is a 30% coupon at the moment.
https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Por...-4897-97da-d3e723f76421&ref_=sspa_dk_detail_1
https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Por...-4897-97da-d3e723f76421&ref_=sspa_dk_detail_1
I bought the RedTiger and installation kit off Amazon. $123. Works very well. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B098WVKF19/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have one from fitcamx.com that looks OEM
Do you know if these units are powered by battery or a super capacitor? It wasn't listed in the item description...
usb-c cable to cigarette light adapter.
Same question for this one, battery or super capacitor powered?
Gotcha! Even better. Thanks!
I'm very happy with my Viofo A129 but the updated one is the Viofo A229. They come built-in with GPS, super-capacitor, WiFi (so you can connect directly to it with your phone), and front+rear 2K cameras with one of the better night-vision quality recordings. It also has parking mode but requires purchasing a separate hardwire kit if you want to run the parking mode (wires into a fuse.) I have mine wired into the homelink rear-view mirror though since the homelink uses USB.
It's been a few years since I've looked but some of the other popular names do not have wifi so you'll have to use the SD card on a computer to view the videos, or require a subscription (Garmin.)
It's been a few years since I've looked but some of the other popular names do not have wifi so you'll have to use the SD card on a computer to view the videos, or require a subscription (Garmin.)
I wired it into my fuse panel.
Who makes the OEM units?
Personally, I prefer to have multiple cameras pointing at multiple directions than an expensive camera pointing at one.
Without researching specific models, no. The majority of them have somewhat poor quality video but the biggest differences is low-light video quality and extended features. With that said, a cheap one is still better than none; the cheaper ones may not have the quality to read license plates very well but will still help with who-is-to-blame when people start pointing fingers.
There are options on the market where there is a wide angle front and rear facing cameras that are connected to the same data output. The BITOG sponsor Vantrue has 2, 3 and 4 channel options to cover a lot of real estate.
Was going to point out that we have a site sponsor in Vantrue.
Thread 'Please welcome Vantrue as a site sponsor'
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/please-welcome-vantrue-as-a-site-sponsor.384938/
Thread 'Please welcome Vantrue as a site sponsor'
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/please-welcome-vantrue-as-a-site-sponsor.384938/
Tesla was extremely smart here imo, with cameras on all sides of the car.
