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Chinatown posted:Yup. Its completely understandable. I have been in that exact situation a couple times. One last week. I braked, slightly altered course to the right, and kept the car steady. I was going ~80mph at the time. It comes down once again to driver training. The vast majority of people on the road have no clue how to do anything but go straight. I've had this sort of thing happen multiple times due to driving a grey sub compact, my car is invisible to the average moron on the road. But I know how to move out of the way of danger without losing control of my vehicle.
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MiniFoo posted:That's the reason why I bought mine, because of the form-factor. Not sure which mine is, any way of telling? I need to get to grips with the settings.. I think I've somehow set it to never turn off, as it seemed to stay on throughout my work shift.. Unless my car's 12v socket is always on. Which hard-wiring kit would I need for this model? Would a generic eBay kit do the job?
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wigbot v2.0 posted:Not sure which mine is, any way of telling? Well if you can turn it on without the USB cable being plugged in, you probably don't have the capacitor version. Also, if it's staying turned on even when your car's off, then yeah, your cigarette lighter socket is constantly powered. Look earlier in the thread for a fuse tap kit.
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I'm looking for a dashcam that has good night vision. I've read the thread and the g1w is the go to but I want to know about its night vision and if people are still having them wonk out randomly. My 40 dollar pyle action cam has served me well, but when it gets power, it doesn't actually record anymore. lovely software I guess. Looking to get something new with good night vision. The last video I got with my pyle was this during the last storm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BF0R9qt8Gw That was with high beams and aux lights. Need it to record audio and when it gets USB power it starts recording. Would prefer it to keep recording for a bit when I stall out after hitting a snow bank.
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G1w has decent night performance, but battery issues.
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tuna posted:Someone merged into me incredibly slowly just now. No damage at all except the tire ring of shame my Jeep's 37" tires left on their Prius. mini 0801 night quality isnt that great, dirty window doesn't help either. The ring of shame is hilarious.
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For anyone who is a poor like me and thinks this is a good idea, this cheapo turd is actually worth the $17 (I paid $15). You can turn off most of the 'cheap stupid poo poo made to impress nobody', change the boot logo images, et al. The battery will charge for at least an hour when I did an override to keep it on after I turned off the ignition. I decided to feed it a class 4 card, instead of a class 10, and it works just fine. In poor light it switches to black and white until there is enough color to saturate, but I don't think it actually has IR.
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nm posted:G1w has decent night performance, but battery issues. I've got USB hard wired to keyed ignition. Just need a camera that I can bolt in.
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Dec 14, 2014 19:18
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Slow is Fast posted:I've got USB hard wired to keyed ignition. Just need a camera that I can bolt in. It still needs some sort of internal power so that it can shut down cleanly. I'll toss in a "meh" on the G1W-C, mine has been failing to boot reliably for a while now. Takes anywhere from one to several power cycles to get past the Welcome screen.
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Dec 14, 2014 21:50
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Slow is Fast posted:I've got USB hard wired to keyed ignition. Just need a camera that I can bolt in. I've got a similar set up and use a Mobius. The only down side is that it doesn't supply all the power I wish it had, and I have to bring it in for a charge once every 2 weeks or so.
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Viggen posted:For anyone who is a poor like me and thinks this is a good idea, this cheapo turd is actually worth the $17 (I paid $15). You can turn off most of the 'cheap stupid poo poo made to impress nobody', change the boot logo images, et al. The battery will charge for at least an hour when I did an override to keep it on after I turned off the ignition. I decided to feed it a class 4 card, instead of a class 10, and it works just fine. In poor light it switches to black and white until there is enough color to saturate, but I don't think it actually has IR. The light would reflect off of the glass and you wouldn't be able to see anything if you mean an IR LED
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Slow is Fast posted:I've got USB hard wired to keyed ignition. Just need a camera that I can bolt in. As IOC said, it creates shutdown issues. If it doesn't shut down right, your videos get corrupted.
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I really wish there was a dashcam that, like a stereo, would take both a ignition-hot and an always-hot line.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I really wish there was a dashcam that, like a stereo, would take both a ignition-hot and an always-hot line. It really feels like a market ripe for a kickstarter. Or you know, car manufacturers getting their heads out of their asses and just adding a small recording module to the numerous cameras that already equip newer cars.
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nm posted:As IOC said, it creates shutdown issues. If it doesn't shut down right, your videos get corrupted. Great, so I need a camera that will have a battery in it that will also stay full all the time and not deplete itself when on and hooked up to USB. I found the GT680w which has awesome night vision, but a tiny battery.... I need this to record like 12 hours straight and not throw a fit.
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nm posted:As IOC said, it creates shutdown issues. If it doesn't shut down right, your videos get corrupted. Finally, a valid use for a turbo timer! I'm sure there's an easy way to radio shack up a "stay on for a few minutes after I get out" circuit. That or hard wire constant 12v to the internal battery contacts so it uses the car battery as its battery.
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Anyone have experience with the DOD LS430W or LS330W? I had a couple close calls recently to warrant looking into a dashcam. http://www.ncix.com/detail/dod-ls430w-2-7in-lcd-1080p-52-94316-1849.htm http://www.ncix.com/detail/dod-ls330w-2-7in-lcd-1080p-b8-94317-1849.htm
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LloydDobler posted:I'm sure there's an easy way to radio shack up a "stay on for a few minutes after I get out" circuit. That or hard wire constant 12v to the internal battery contacts so it uses the car battery as its battery. That only works if you manually shut the camera off. The camera uses the 12v to either turn off or on. The first would result in corruption as it wouldn't complete the shut down. It would just shut down later. The second would drain the battery.
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PuTTY riot posted:The light would reflect off of the glass and you wouldn't be able to see anything if you mean an IR LED Just like my security cams do (that have it).  Yes, it claims to have an IR LED, but I think it just has a garbge CCD that goes B&W without a lot of light saturation. You get decent viewing with just the headlights, but it works better with high beams. For <$20, I'm still not going to complain. I'm going to pick up a second one for my folks, who will make good use of 'turn it on and ignore it'. It seems perfectly fine for basic use, but I managed to get mine stuck (trapped) by changing modes when trying to record the aftermath of this last night, and I wasn't going to play with it too much when first in line waiting for the county trooper to let me go. Turns out I accidentally paused it, but you have to do a proper sequence of buttons to get it out of this mode afterwards. 
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Got an 0803 and haven't messed to much with the settings, just set it to 1980x1080 HDR. Lights have a bit of glare but it seems to be ok. http://youtu.be/JuTgOT97h4M One day after getting the cam. There have been others but not quite as messed up as this yet.
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Aaaand 1 month in, my 0801 led started blinking erratically/randomly. gently caress. Good thing Amazon has my rear end covered. Any reputable brand making dashcams ?
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I just ordered an 0805, here's hoping it isnt poo poo
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Spatule posted:Aaaand 1 month in, my 0801 led started blinking erratically/randomly. gently caress. Good thing Amazon has my rear end covered. All the Mobius users here seem happy. Including me.
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spog posted:All the Mobius users here seem happy. Mobius is indeed good! After I did extensive research, I found that although it wasn't G1X level cheap, spending the extra money on it is worth it for dependability, ease of use, and versatility. Supremely satisfied with mine. Got it from Banggood for like $72.
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Has anyone put in a rear facing camera (out the back window), would be curious to see the setup in photos.
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Hit an Apex posted:Has anyone put in a rear facing camera (out the back window), would be curious to see the setup in photos. I might do this with my G1W if/when I replace it with something else up front. My WJ already has a lighter in the hatch area so it shouldn't be too painful to do.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I might do this with my G1W if/when I replace it with something else up front. My WJ already has a lighter in the hatch area so it shouldn't be too painful to do. That is basically what I am toying with, minus the lighter and adding the run wires through the car bullshit.
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Spatule posted:Aaaand 1 month in, my 0801 led started blinking erratically/randomly. gently caress. Good thing Amazon has my rear end covered. I've had my Powerucc Panorama 2 for about a year now and I'm quite happy with it. It was around $200 with the GPS module. There is a newer one out now with the GPS built-in, maybe for a lower price. It's more expensive than most obviously but the quality is good and the firmware gets updated. The only problems I've had turn out to be from using a microSD card in an adapter. Those stop working when it gets hot.
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Hit an Apex posted:Has anyone put in a rear facing camera (out the back window), would be curious to see the setup in photos. I just finished my install of a rear cam last weekend. I'll try and post a photo tomorrow, but I've got an 0803 on the windshield and a Mobius on a plastic cap in the headliner above the backseat. It could probably look nicer, but honestly I'm not too concerned about it. It doesn't stick out too much.
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I've been reading this thread, trying to find a camera for my dad, it has to be "leave it and forget it" kind of operation. He was reading glowing reviews of G1W but mostly wants it because of the large screen that he'll never ever use. Just like mini 0803/1 there are user submitted pictures on amazon showing cameras melting and falling apart. Is G1W good enough for him or is there something better that I'm missing. My price range is under $100 and that's with the memory card. Which Mobius camera is everyone referring to? Thanks
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Christ, there is already the Mini 0806 coming out soon. how old is the 0803? it seemed relatively new to the market when I got mine about 4 months ago.
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Laserface posted:Christ, there is already the Mini 0806 coming out soon. It's the 2014 model. They've released the mini 0805 and 0806 (2015 models) at about the same time. From my understanding, there are only minor differences in components and the biggest thing is that there is newer firmware with the 0805/0806. Not worth it to get to rid of your existing equipment unless it's giving you problems, imo.
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Wickerman posted:It's the 2014 model. They've released the mini 0805 and 0806 (2015 models) at about the same time. From my understanding, there are only minor differences in components and the biggest thing is that there is newer firmware with the 0805/0806. Not worth it to get to rid of your existing equipment unless it's giving you problems, imo. Cool. I predict after an Australian Summer that I will be in the market for a new camera anyway. Parking outside sucks.
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So far this is the only mildly youtube-worthy dashcam footage I've got, which I suppose is a good thing. I know it's an old Seville land-barge but jesus, don't swerve across the opposing lane like that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-2Kl_9yDFQ The camera is a Mini 0803. Looks better in raw format, iMovie + youtube compression kinda screwed over the resolution. Thanks, fixed. That's how much I pay attention to youtube. \/\/\/ Nuclear Tourist fucked around with this message at 05:00 on Dec 19, 2014 |
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Spatule posted:Aaaand 1 month in, my 0801 led started blinking erratically/randomly. gently caress. Good thing Amazon has my rear end covered. My wife's cam started crapping out today. Can't send it back since I removed the inscriptions on it, trying some glue between the GPS foot and the camera itself to keep them stable...
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Nuclear Tourist posted:So far this is the only mildly youtube-worthy dashcam footage I've got, which I suppose is a good thing. I know it's an old Seville land-barge but jesus, don't swerve across the opposing lane like that. "How do I turn this thinggggg"
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Just found out that my dashcam hasn't been "recording" for about three weeks now. The recording light had been blinking to signify that it was, but it wasn't writing anything to the SD card. I updated the firmware today and it seems to have resolved itself, but this thing is stupid. If anybody wants the same form factor that I got, though, I'd look into this version instead. Seems to have higher quality parts, a custom firmware specific to its hardware revisions, and much better customer support.
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Spatule posted:My wife's cam started crapping out today. Can't send it back since I removed the inscriptions on it, trying some glue between the GPS foot and the camera itself to keep them stable... The glue seems to work (PVC pipe type).
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MiniFoo posted:Just found out that my dashcam hasn't been "recording" for about three weeks now. The recording light had been blinking to signify that it was, but it wasn't writing anything to the SD card. I updated the firmware today and it seems to have resolved itself, but this thing is stupid. Well drat, I'll have to check mine and see if it's dead, too.
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