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Which Dash Cam?

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Which Dash Cam?

Post by Timdon » Thu May 10, 2018 3:56 pm

I had the mini0906 which was okay ,but I have replaced it with the garmin 55 ,It has a much clearer picture and is Wi-Fi connected .

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Post by Busterboo » Thu May 10, 2018 4:06 pm

Are dash cams targets for thieves?
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Post by MrPT » Thu May 10, 2018 4:17 pm

Timdon wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 3:56 pm I had the mini0906 which was okay ,but I have replaced it with the garmin 55 ,It has a much clearer picture and is Wi-Fi connected .
Have you ditched the rear camera then?
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Post by dhobbs » Thu May 10, 2018 8:44 pm

I have the mini 0801 and was tempted to replace it with the 0906.
The 0801 was cheap and is still going but I would like a rear mounted camera as well.
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Post by ihadablackdog » Thu May 10, 2018 8:49 pm

Busterboo wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 4:06 pm Are dash cams targets for thieves?
Technically, any object is a target for tea-leaves!

When I had a TomTom Satnav I would never leave it mounted when leaving the car, but it hasn't concerned me with my dash cam. Mine is quite discrete though, and stuck onto the screen, not one of the ones with the suction type mounts.

I spent a lot of time on a dash cam forum and never read anything about thefts.
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Post by rooha » Thu May 10, 2018 9:25 pm

VIOFO A119 V2 - neat and tidy and a decent price

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01 ... UTF8&psc=1

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Post by step_change » Sat May 12, 2018 5:19 pm

Twin Turbo wrote: Mon May 07, 2018 6:36 pm Well, I purchased the wife a Nextbase 512 -and not impressed, looks ugly and quality is not that great.

However, I really rate my thinkware; https://www.spesa.co.uk/products/thinkw ... RcQAvD_BwE
Ive got that one in my 535 and it works great. I agree though, a bit large and ugly for the Z.
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Post by Nick9one1 » Mon May 14, 2018 11:03 am

I've just bought this one

https://www.banggood.com/XIAOMI-70MAI-S ... rehouse=CN

My main requirement was for something small that had no screen, decent quality and wifi so I can view the videos on my phone.

Example of image quality here - https://www.dropbox.com/s/rk43terkxlzje ... 3.zip?dl=0
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Post by ihadablackdog » Mon May 14, 2018 9:30 pm

Here's my install of my SG9665GC https://www.hiniko.com/index.php?route= ... 59_105_179 using black vinyl on the glass, then the camera mount stuck behind that.

In real life it is very stealth because people are used to seeing the "black" section on windscreens, so don't take much notice of the "extended" bit, and don't notice the camera poking out from underneath.

The shade of black of the vinyl isn't an "exact" match to the factory bit, but its not as "obvious" as it looks in some of these pictures.

The camera is hard-wired and the gps module is top left of the windscreen, on another bit of vinyl.

I can't see the camera from drivers position and although fully visible to the passenger, nobody has ever actually commented on it.
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