Dash Camera

A guy who lives near me sells these: Reliable-Eyewitness - GPS HD Dash Camera Best Car Camera

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I was looking at this:

Truck vehicle video dash and windshield DVR camera with 720 HD and HDMI output.

 

My thoughts too.......if ever needed to get more "evidence"........u can just unplug & record what is needed.

 

theres quite a few threads on here. i remember reading one where it gives you g forces. so can you prove in court if you were moving or how fast at the time of impact. there are some with front and rear view. another one had a parking/sleep mode where it activated or was on when you parked to catch to those parking offenders.

other things to look for:
-display. does it come with a display. do you have to output to laptop? the displays are handy b/c you can show the cop right there.
-memory. internal memory? how much? external - sd card? how much does the file break up into... 5, 10, 15mins files?
-gps integrated.
-mounting visible vs hidden? you dont want someone breaking into your car thinking that he/she can easily steal a gps unit.
-quality - hd? 720? 1080?
-field of view: wide lens?

 

And... it may provide evidence held against you.

 

If you have a smart phone there are black-box apps out there. They will record video as well as speed, acceleration, etc. I know with my android phone it can be set up to automatically run when it is snapped into my car dock. At least with android there are a few different apps, they all have free trial versions, and the paid full versions are all pretty inexpensive - $5 or so.

 

the problem with phones is that you can't store much information. the better ones have sd card slots so you can store a ton, especially in small file sizes.

 

But keep in mind that if you are actually using it as a black box you do not need to keep hours of video - you just need a couple of minutes before the accident.

 

I've been reading up on this topic. I've used this site dashcamtalk.com, forums, and Youtube reviews for my knowledge.

I'm eyeing the ITB-100HD or DR400G-HD II right now but also waiting for other products to hit the market.

Dash Cam Comparison | Dash Cam Talk

 

good info peter. keep us updated on what you get. maybe a group buy?

 

I thought I read a thread recently where they had bought a dash cam or rear cam that would start recording if it sensed the vehicle got it? I recently had my wife's car that got hit and they didnt leave a note. Thinking back, I should have bought something like that so that I could catch the person that did it. I was thinking if I installed that on both vehicles and always parked with the back in, then I wouldnt have to worry as much about the front? Or just maybe buy 4 of them (2 for each for front and back).

 

I bought the Itronics ITB-100 on eBay, waiting for delivery now...

 

2 cameras I referenced above in my post have a parking mode feature where were chords if it senses impact

 

Awesome, thanks. I clicked on the link and was looking at the details of the recommended camera's but I didnt know what the wording for that mode was.