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Car camera

Irish Stones · 2014-01-24 09:03:52

Hi, I am looking for a car camera or something like that. A camera that goes on the dashboard or the windscreen. The most important features would be a good video quality, the possibility to set the frame rate (1 fps - 25 fps), continuous recording and not video segments limited to a certain time length or file size, and…

24-01-2014 10:03am

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Irish Stones

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Hi, I am looking for a car camera or something like that. A camera that goes on the dashboard or the windscreen.
The most important features would be a good video quality, the possibility to set the frame rate (1 fps - 25 fps), continuous recording and not video segments limited to a certain time length or file size, and most important of all a reliable GPS receiver embedded. Audio isn't important.
Recording on SD cards. Manual start/stop isn't a problem.
Can you advice, please?

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#2 24-01-2014 11:32am

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Check this out, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdPHXv8Hzj8

Thinking of getting one of these myself.

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#3 24-01-2014 1:28pm

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Thanks!
It seems quite good, I like the chance it has to be easily removed from the car, but the specs aren't clear enough and I can't find any info about the possibility to select the frame rate. Or it it fixed at 30 fps?
A reduced frame rate could save memory space during very long trips.

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#4 24-01-2014 1:43pm

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http://dashcamtalk.com/mini-0801/#Specifications

Think it stuck at 30, but takes a 32GB card.

Its dirt cheap. plus if I get an extra mount I can easily move it from my own work car to my wife's 4WD when we go 4x4ing.

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#5 24-01-2014 1:46pm

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Large relevant thread in Motors
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056815237

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#6 24-01-2014 3:32pm

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mandrake04 wrote: »

http://dashcamtalk.com/mini-0801/#Specifications

Think it stuck at 30, but takes a 32GB card.

Its dirt cheap. plus if I get an extra mount I can easily move it from my own work car to my wife's 4WD when we go 4x4ing.

OK, thanks again
Yes, it seems it has only a 30 fps frame rate. Do you have any idea how long could it record with a 32 GB card? I mean, how many hours?
What I don't like of that cam, though, is the jerky video. I have watched several clips on YouTube for that model and all suffer from the same effect.

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Large relevant thread in Motors
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056815237

Thanks for the link! I have read most of pages, not all tbh, but I couldn't find anything that suits my needs.

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