Dash cams, what to get and where to get it (Q&A only)

duffman3833

selling my Mazda 3 1.6D Sport. In good condition, serviced, 2keys low miles. Looking for bigger car

http://www.adverts.ie/car/mazda/3/2010-mazda-3/13753006

NyOmnishambles

My well looked after, reliable and everything working and maintained on 06 Alfa 147 is for sale
NCT'd last week, flew through with new front tyres and new rear hand brake cables (one had corroded so replaced both), taxed until December

The interior is immaculate

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/06-alfa-147-nct-10-18-fsh-low-mile-tbelt-done/16615501

soups05

Quick question guys, got a yi dashcam thanks to recommendations on this thread, mounted it today but have a small problem. When I plug it into the cig lighter it pops out a little, just enough to not provide power. If I hold it down the power comes on but as soon as I let go the charger pops up a few mm and power cuts. Anyone else had this and how did you solve it?

Cee-Jay-Cee

There are two metal prongs on the side of the charger that fits into the cigarette lighter and it sounds like they aren't engaging in the lighter socket. Get a small screw driver and lever one of them out slightly and see if it will hold the plug in tighter. If not bend the other one out slightly and try again.

homingbird

Also if you wrap a bit of insulating tape around the lighter plug it should keep it in as i had the same problem with a dashcam i bought & this fixed it.

yannakis

For around €100 would you go for Nextbase 312GW or Transcend DrivePro 200? Any other suggestions welcome

gooner99

Hi would like to get a dashcam for my nephew. I don't know anything about them. He will be driiving daytime and nightime. Commute each day approx 2 hours. Please ask if you require more info. Thanks.

Damien360

gooner99 wrote: »

Hi would like to get a dashcam for my nephew. I don't know anything about them. He will be driiving daytime and nightime. Commute each day approx 2 hours. Please ask if you require more info. Thanks.

Nextbase 412GW is €130 in Halfords now. You need to add a large SD card to that (they sell them there also and pricing is ok). I use this and quality day time is excellent and good for night time. Has GPS built in.

NIMAN

Price reduction on my 08 Honda FR-V, the ideal car for growing families or anyone in the market for a 7 seater.
2yr NCT, 3 months tax. 2 keys.

http://www.adverts.ie/car/honda/fr-v/2008-honda-fr-v/13286630

CiniO

My Civic for sale.

http://www.adverts.ie/car/honda/civic/honda-civic-2-2-i-ctdi-es-fresh-nct-until-2019/12313179

tuborg_man

have a 161 micra for sale,, will take a trade in as long as i get cash to fund an upcoming trip to new zealand
http://www.adverts.ie/car/nissan/micra/2016-nissan-micra/13829075

Patser

Citroen Ds5 hybrid

Pretty much every optional extra I've had in a car, all in a rare head turning machine.

Selling so as I can go all electric

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ds5-hybrid-4x4-200bhp/16457270

digiman

I'm planning on getting a dashcam for the car, no particular budget in mind.

I've mainly been looking at reviews on the Blackvue dr750s 2ch and also the nextbase 512gw.

Image quality on bith seem to be excellent and bith have Wi-Fi. Both also have parking mode which seems like it could be useful.

What's interesting about the Blackvue is that it can record to the cloud, I wonder would this be useful if your car was robbed from your house. You could potentially have this recording away overnight and have it streaming to your Wi-Fi in the house and if car is gone in morning you could have some footage to share with the guards. I don't really see many other applications where it would be useful.

Is a rear view camera worth spending the extra money on I wonder? That seems to be the main difference between the 2 but some reviewers are suggesting that the 512gw has been made with a future upgrade to a rear view camera in mind.

Thoughts please

punisher5112

digiman wrote: »

I'm planning on getting a dashcam for the car, no particular budget in mind.

I've mainly been looking at reviews on the Blackvue dr750s 2ch and also the nextbase 512gw.

Image quality on bith seem to be excellent and bith have Wi-Fi. Both also have parking mode which seems like it could be useful.

What's interesting about the Blackvue is that it can record to the cloud, I wonder would this be useful if your car was robbed from your house. You could potentially have this recording away overnight and have it streaming to your Wi-Fi in the house and if car is gone in morning you could have some footage to share with the guards. I don't really see many other applications where it would be useful.

Is a rear view camera worth spending the extra money on I wonder? That seems to be the main difference between the 2 but some reviewers are suggesting that the 512gw has been made with a future upgrade to a rear view camera in mind.

Thoughts please

Both good cams but also another to look at is the ddpai m6 plus. Have it and picture quality at night or day is excellent.

OldMrBrennan83

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punisher5112

Patww79 wrote: »

Anyone here using the DDPai with the Android app? Did they ever sort it out?

I use it works fine, was updated and changed.

AndrewJRenko

digiman wrote: »

What's interesting about the Blackvue is that it can record to the cloud, I wonder would this be useful if your car was robbed from your house. You could potentially have this recording away overnight and have it streaming to your Wi-Fi in the house and if car is gone in morning you could have some footage to share with the guards. I don't really see many other applications where it would be useful.

Presumably, once it gets outside the range of your house wifi (50m or 100m) you lose the recording, so all you're going to get is a short clip of the car going down your own road.

digiman

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Presumably, once it gets outside the range of your house wifi (50m or 100m) you lose the recording, so all you're going to get is a short clip of the car going down your own road.

Yes, but it might have picked up a number plate or the face of the robbers and they would be none the wiser.

To be honest, the more I think about it the less practical uses I can think for it. It woukd cost a fortune every month to have a mobile dongle and uploading that amount of data for streaming video to the cloud.

54and56

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I have it and use it with the Android app and love it. I have it hard wired into the car using this which enables the "park" mode to be used without running the battery down to the point where it won't start the car.

Two weeks after I had it fitted I had the car in my drive (I reverse into my drive so the dash cam faces out onto the road and acts like a CCTV camera at night) and around 4am it captured two guys breaking into and stealing my neighbours car. I copied the footage off the camera, stuck it on a USB drive and my neighbours used it to show to the Guards (who identified the two young lads who stole the car) and their insurance company for the claim they made.

Great piece of kit. Set it up and forget about it until you need it.

acronym Chilli

Saab 93, 2002, 132,000 miles: taxed (to end Nov 2017) and NCT (to mid Jan 2018). 2 owner car.
http://www.adverts.ie/car/saab/93/2002-saab-93/13858277

Couple of pieces needing attention if to be used for long term (everything is highlighted in the advert, good and bad), but it's also had a good share of maintenance over the last couple of years (fuel pump, brake pads, tyres, Direct Ignition pack), and is running well (was my daily commuter vehicle (190km round trip) until last Monday).

Due to my daily mileage, I have moved to a diesel, so looking to move this car on.

jimbis

Where have yous been buying your DDPai cameras from?

Im hoping to get a deal somewhere on a bulk buy.

yannakis

jimbis wrote: »

Where have yous been buying your DDPai cameras from?

I ordered it from gearbest, but wouldn't recommend them much..

- Item was posted to an outdated address from my account instead of the address I selected during PayPal checkout.
- GB said claim can be filed 2 months after the order
- They offered 50% refund or pay postage again to have it re-sent.
- PayPal dispute outcome in my favour, so at least got my monies back..

grogi

yannakis wrote: »

I ordered it from gearbest, but wouldn't recommend them much..

- Item was posted to an outdated address from my account instead of the address I selected during PayPal checkout.
- GB said claim can be filed 2 months after the order
- They offered 50% refund or pay postage again to have it re-sent.
- PayPal dispute outcome in my favour, so at least got my monies back..

That's why I always pay with PayPal. The seller is obliged by T&C to ship it registered mail to the address supplied by PayPal.

A slight inconvenience, but a guarantee of not being screwed.

yannakis

grogi wrote: »

That's why I always pay with PayPal.

Exactly!

Vermelho

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ger vallely

http://touch.adverts.ie/car/seat/leon/2012-seat-leon/13909675

Only selling as we moved house and now don't need it but need the cash! Great clean and nippy car, very clean and extremly economical.

MFlack2012

Looking for any recommendations on quality cheap Dash Cam for car. Just brought a Nextbase back to Argos as the charge was lasting less than 10 minutes. Good clear picture though. Most I've seen have a battery life of 30 mins. That would be okay for me if getting the full 30 mins out of it, but really looking for something with a longer battery life (If possible). €100-€200 range.

Any recommendations?

martinr5232

MFlack2012 wrote:

Looking for any recommendations on quality cheap Dash Cam for car. Just brought a Nextbase back to Argos as the charge was lasting less than 10 minutes. Good clear picture though. Most I've seen have a battery life of 30 mins. That would be okay for me if getting the full 30 mins out of it, but really looking for something with a longer battery life (If possible). €100-€200 range.

Its supposed to have a prmanent feed from the vehicle. You dont charge it and then stick it in the windscreen.

blade1

MFlack2012 wrote: »

Looking for any recommendations on quality cheap Dash Cam for car. Just brought a Nextbase back to Argos as the charge was lasting less than 10 minutes. Good clear picture though. Most I've seen have a battery life of 30 mins. That would be okay for me if getting the full 30 mins out of it, but really looking for something with a longer battery life (If possible). €100-€200 range.

Any recommendations?

Not really a dash cam but if battery life is what you want the Go Pro Hero lasts about 4 hours, excellent picture and sound quality.
Disadvantages are you would have to turn it on and off manually and it has no screen.
I use one for motorbikes so find it great for that.
I bought it when they came out first for €100 but think they are around €125 now.

MFlack2012

martinr5232 wrote: »

Its supposed to have a prmanent feed from the vehicle. You dont charge it and then stick it in the windscreen.

Most are, yes. Some I've seen and with my particular one, it was supposed to be capable of lasting 30 mins plus on a charge without the need for cables etc. My car layout doesn't allow it to be plugged in continuously.

MFlack2012

blade1 wrote: »

Not really a dash cam but if battery life is what you want the Go Pro Hero lasts about 4 hours, excellent picture and sound quality.
Disadvantages are you would have to turn it on and off manually and it has no screen.
I use one for motorbikes so find it great for that.
I bought it when they came out first for €100 but think they are around €125 now.

Sounds perfect, except for the manual turning on/off/no screen. This would distract me

blade1

MFlack2012 wrote: »

Sounds perfect, except for the manual turning on/off/no screen. This would distract me

I know not perfect but I doubt there's a cheap cam out there that will beat it for battery life.
Here's my one on the bike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H39rzGyJWH0

MFlack2012

blade1 wrote: »

I know not perfect but I doubt there's a cheap cam out there that will beat it for battery life.
Here's my one on the bike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H39rzGyJWH0

I'm a typical blonde and forget to turn them on/off , then complain when I don't catch the fool that cuts me off, promises myself I'll be better tomorrow and remember and then don't. But may look into it as the quality seems excellent

MFlack2012

MFlack2012 wrote: »

I'm a typical blonde and forget to turn them on/off , then complain when I don't catch the fool that cuts me off, promises myself I'll be better tomorrow and remember and then don't. But may look into it as the quality seems excellent

Looking like nearing €200 for the cheapest in Argos! You got a bargain May hold off until Black Friday and see what kind of bargain I can find.

eamonnq

MFlack2012 wrote: »

Most are, yes. Some I've seen and with my particular one, it was supposed to be capable of lasting 30 mins plus on a charge without the need for cables etc. My car layout doesn't allow it to be plugged in continuously.

Which model was it, and did you have to remember to turn it on/off when you were using it ?

exaisle

MFlack2012 wrote: »

My car layout doesn't allow it to be plugged in continuously.

Sounds unusual....what kinda car?

MFlack2012

eamonnq wrote: »

Which model was it, and did you have to remember to turn it on/off when you were using it ?

I haven't a notion. It was on sale in January for €50 in Argos. Was great Quality picture but something wrong. Thought it was me at first. Never got a chance to turn it off Battery went dead in it after 6-7 minutes.

I've a Hyundai i30 and the cigarette lighters are well under the radio etc with USB etc (A good distance from the windscreen), which meant the short wire was tugged tight against the radio and all controls for the car, which wasn't suitable.

martinr5232

MFlack2012 wrote:

Most are, yes. Some I've seen and with my particular one, it was supposed to be capable of lasting 30 mins plus on a charge without the need for cables etc. My car layout doesn't allow it to be plugged in continuously.

If you buy one in halfords they will install it in your car for 35 euro and it will come on and off with the ignition. Or any good mechanic could wire it in for you.

MFlack2012

martinr5232 wrote: »

If you buy one in halfords they will install it in your car for 35 euro and it will come on and off with the ignition. Or any good mechanic could wire it in for you.

Thanks for that, didn't know that. Do you know if they fit only ones bought in Halfords? All the cheapest ones are Nextbase (Wouldn't feel comfortable buying again) and prices on the others are extreme.

yannakis

Two questions for my newly purchased Nextbase 412GW, maybe someone can help.

Too much vibration. It's also visible in the videos. Any way to improve this?

Many videos (besides the ones from Parking mode) are marked as protected without my input. Any way to fine-tune this?

Damien360

yannakis wrote: »

Two questions for my newly purchased Nextbase 412GW, maybe someone can help.

Too much vibration. It's also visible in the videos. Any way to improve this?

Many videos (besides the ones from Parking mode) are marked as protected without my input. Any way to fine-tune this?

I found the vibration is related to the coupling on the suction mount. The large coupling. Tighten that. Also the large block used on the power cable to prevent static feedback can hit off the unit if not fully secure.

As for protected mode. Mine does not do that unless I physically find the video and mark it. There is also a touch button on it to protect but I found it fiddly so I don’t use it. Have you set the record mode to loop ? That will just overwrite the oldest file on SD
so it never just fills up. That might cause protected mode.

sunnysoutheast

Damien360 wrote: »

I found the vibration is related to the coupling on the suction mount. The large coupling. Tighten that. Also the large block used on the power cable to prevent static feedback can hit off the unit if not fully secure.

As for protected mode. Mine does not do that unless I physically find the video and mark it. There is also a touch button on it to protect but I found it fiddly so I don’t use it. Have you set the record mode to loop ? That will just overwrite the oldest file on SD
so it never just fills up. That might cause protected mode.

You might need to turn down the g sensor sensitivity. This doesn't affect the parking mode sensitivity which I had to turn off, if the 412 is the same as the 312. Also if the parking mode triggers with power off because you've eg closed the door the recording doesn't continue when power is applied, the camera shuts down.

I did read online that the first file on camera startup can be protected every time which means the SD card fills up, symptom is a solid red light. Needs to be reformatted to clear.

yannakis

sunnysoutheast wrote: »

You might need to turn down the g sensor sensitivity. This doesn't affect the parking mode sensitivity which I had to turn off, if the 412 is the same as the 312. Also if the parking mode triggers with power off because you've eg closed the door the recording doesn't continue when power is applied, the camera shuts down.

I did read online that the first file on camera startup can be protected every time which means the SD card fills up, symptom is a solid red light. Needs to be reformatted to clear.

Ah that must be it, I'll look for the the g sensor sensitivity in the settings! Banking around with 17'' wheels must be triggering it.

One file protected per startup is not too bad, I'll be checking the SD card often anyway (and emptying that folder after picking up what's valuable). Last night for example I had 118 protected files after 2 days of commuting 15km to work and back :rolleyes:

TheBlaaMan

So, my 156 has reached the end of the road. I put off replacing the timing belt and the inevitable happened.

Anyone interested in a really low (<40k) mileage 2004 156 1.6 for a project or to do a re-build? I put €600 into her in the past few months including a replacement rear shock and 2 new tyres etc, so thats what I'm looking to get for her. It has lovely Selespeed alloys and is otherwise in really great condition. Not interested in selling in parts......

Waterford based.

Pic from a little while back

OldMrBrennan83

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grogi

Patww79 wrote: »

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Yes. TransFlash and microSD cards are functionally identical allowing either to operate in devices made for the other.

OldMrBrennan83

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Mikko Mallikas

http://www.adverts.ie/commercial-vans/2010-ford-focus-van/13972705

2010 Ford focus van for sale

BArra

if i install 2 dash cams, but they are single channel each, one front and one rear

would i run into difficulty if i was hard wiring them to the fuse box so that they both work in parking mode?

grogi

BArra wrote: »

if i install 2 dash cams, but they are single channel each, one front and one rear

would i run into difficulty if i was hard wiring them to the fuse box so that they both work in parking mode?

The only issue might be power consumption.