Dash Cams

Anyone got one? I have one in my current car but is a few years old so will want something more up to date for the M. What do people have and how have they wired them up? In current car it was easy enough to reach the 12v but I'd want a tidier setup this time.
 
Ambrella Mini0809.

Has just been launched.I'm awaiting mine being delivered to replace my 0803.

Adam
 
bradz said:
Ambrella Mini0809.

Has just been launched.I'm awaiting mine being delivered to replace my 0803.

Adam

Oh. Whats the diff between the 0803 and 0809 then ?
Also means there could be a flood of 0803's going cheap then as im after another for the other car/rear view :thumbsup:
 
Off the top of my head. Better frame rate, better cooling and support for 2x 128gb sd cards. 8)
 
bradz said:
Off the top of my head. Better frame rate, better cooling and support for 2x 128gb sd cards. 8)
Wow ! Thats good if the price is still sensible. And i'll give you £25 for your old GPRS 0803, towards it too :D
 
Kobayashu

I got the 803 as well. Recorded about 70 gigs of footage on a 2 day trip through the Colorado Rockies this September. No problems except that I _think_ it reset to factory defaults a couple of times. not sure if it was me not saving them correctly. What I love about it is it clips off in a sec so I can toss it in the glovebox if I park it with the top down

For power I got a cheap power outlet multitap and put it in the glovebox with double sided tape. As a bonus it included a USB outlet so I can charge stuff without a clumsy adaptor in front of the stick. Then I put a fuse tap into one of the open circuits in the fuse box (conveniently located just behind the glovebox :D ) that was switched - the powered outlet on the Z (at least mine with the steering wheel on the Correct side of the car :poke: ) is always on, which is not good from a fire hazard standpoint and tends to fill up your SD cards with lots of exciting footage of the garage wall. I was able to run the cord around the windshield, down into the footwell, and behind the glovebox without drilling any holes and no visible wire

My only regret is that I didn't screen the glare from the aluminum dash trim from the camera view, so you get a distracting glare on the windscreen in the video when the sun is at the right angle.

It was a great way to remember the trip without fumbling around and missing everything

Here's a link to the whole thing edited down to 15 minutes https://youtube.com/watch?v=E4dp-IZSnFo

A truly awesome weekend with my daughter, even if my butt was numb at the end of it
 
KobayashiMaru said:
bradz said:
Ambrella Mini0809.

Has just been launched.I'm awaiting mine being delivered to replace my 0803.

Adam

Got a link? Can't seem to find it.

Edit: Sorry just realised that I put 0809, I meant 0806.

I got mine from here.

http://www.carcamerashop.co.uk/mini-0806.html#tabs

Adam
 
DPG said:
I use a GoPro but it's not wired up.

+1 I use a gopro mounted between the seats by the roof release, I don't use it all of the time but you get a great view of the cockpit and the road in front of you.
 
hopz121 said:
DPG said:
I use a GoPro but it's not wired up.

+1 I use a gopro mounted between the seats by the roof release, I don't use it all of the time but you get a great view of the cockpit and the road in front of you.

I've got a Go Pro and bought this Go Pro clone for £75. It comes with a box full of brackets waterproof cover, wifi etc. This performs EXACTLY the same as the Go Pro, I wouldn't pay that money ever again for a brand name.
It also has car mode that starts recording once power comes on with ignition and turns off when car stops, also a motion detector so if car moves or gets jacked up etc it starts recording.

I've now bought another two and had them all hardwired into my cars as permanent dash cams:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301348606654?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
 
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