Dash Camera Options

[damnthetorpedoes]

Thanks for all the suggestions! I am going to take a look at the different Rexing options and probably get something ordered today. I can't think of a good reason to not have one in each vehicle for the small upfront cost. 

 

Update on the claim process; turns out the other driver did have insurance but has made a recorded statement that I was at fault and hit them. Sounds like this could be a long battle, but the police report says that they ran the stop sign and I have a witness. We'll see how far they are willing to take it. I expect a preliminary damage estimate on our car tomorrow. At this point I don't think it will be a total loss. 

[WSFD6107]

                                  Rexing V1 Pro, with Hardwire Kit. Front and Rear cameras with upgraded SD Card. Sorry about the bad lighting, pics taken in the garage.

[DominatorZ71]

                                  Rexing V1 Pro, with Hardwire Kit. Front and Rear cameras with upgraded SD Card. Sorry about the bad lighting, pics taken in the garage.

I have exact same kit in my truck. It's perfect

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[WNYK2]

I got one for the same reason,so I always have a witness.

Street Guardian sg9665gc with a 64 gig card very happy with it 

[DirtyAndy]

I’m using a BlackVue DRS650 and it’s been going strong for at least 3-4 years. The nice thing about BlackVue is you can wifi the clip to your phone on the spot which probably would’ve been useful in your situation.

I have a Viofo A119 in my Malibu but it only runs when the car is on. Which I think is more the car than the camera. I don’t think it keeps the cigarette lighter powered.

[DominatorZ71]

I’m using a BlackVue DRS650 and it’s been going strong for at least 3-4 years. The nice thing about BlackVue is you can wifi the clip to your phone on the spot which probably would’ve been useful in your situation.

I have a Viofo A119 in my Malibu but it only runs when the car is on. Which I think is more the car than the camera. I don’t think it keeps the cigarette lighter powered.

Rexing wifi models have that to but half the price

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[DirtyAndy]

That is good to know. They have any 4K options? Parking mode?

[DominatorZ71]

That is good to know. They have any 4K options? Parking mode?

It has a beautiful picture and a gshock sensor so more or less parking mode

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[lildann]

I also have a Yi camera in my truck and our Lexus. The video quality is great and it is Bluetooth so you can download the footage to your phone. Plus it automatically saves footage that has a 2-4 or 6 G incident. Here’s a pic that I got off of it showing the retard who blew rocks all down the side of my truck with his mower. I showed the video to the sherif when he came to write a report about it.






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[Rosedog]

Here you go:

 

[j-ten-ner]

Or you can be the witness...

 

 

so long

j-ten-ner

[StinkyCheese]

Viofo A119 V3 is out now, but I've been using the A119S V2 for a year now with no problems in the FL heat.  I leave it recording anytime I'm not at home too.  In cab temps above 120F and device temps above 150F especially with the reflective sunshade for the windshield up.  Recently started using a custom firmware for slightly better video quality and a little higher bit rate (stock is fine I just like to tinker).  I keep reading everyone saying you have to use a high endurance card, yeah it's probably a good idea, but by the time the 256GB card I have starts to die I'll be on another cam or a larger card anyway.  Plus the largest endurance cards I've found is 128, not including the WD 256GB that is 3-4x the price.  As far as 4k I think prior to this year all the "4K" cams were just upscaled and none had a true 4k sensor.  I think that might have changed this year but haven't been following too closely.  www.dashcamtalk.com if you want a forum dedicated to nothing but dashcams.  Some of my vids are at https://www.youtube.com/user/Chevy85Guy/videos The recently time stamped ones are from the Viofo the older ones are from whatever I had prior.

[Crisby]

Just put the Blueskysea Mini 906 front and rear cam in my truck a couple weeks ago, hardwired it also and it has a parking guard function. Too soon to say how well it'll hold up but it has been good so far, very clear recording, good night time recording and not too hard on the wallet.

 

Sad thing was while it was ordered and i was waiting on it to arrived i got rear-ended... Luckily got everything fixed with no hassle regardless.

[Brummie99]

On ‎8‎/‎23‎/‎2019 at 12:18 PM, DominatorZ71 said:

Rexing wifi models have that to but half the price

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The wifi works on mine but not in 4k mode. You can download HD videos but not UHD.

[Ravenkeeper]

On 8/21/2019 at 9:32 PM, damnthetorpedoes said:

I’ve been debating a dash cam for a couple years and now regret not having one. Swapped cars with the wife yesterday and it turned out to be a bad deal for her. Probably not totaled but an uninsured driver ran a stop sign and clipped the front of me. Icing on the cake is that she didn’t even get ticketed because there was “no proof.”

So, what is the best dash cam that is reliable and around the $100 or less price point. I’m going to need three of them so cost is a slight factor, but want decent quality too. I know blackvue is a decent brand but all of the others seem like randome Chinese brands. Is there a specific manufacture to look for?

Picture of my wife’s freshly wrecked Honda for attention:

Accidents SUCK!!!!  Wish I would have had one in my '15 Silverado in July of 2018.  Still fighting this idiot in court, Kern County v. IDIOT, court date TBD.  Definitely getting on for all three of our vehicles, leaning towards the Rexing V1 Pro.  For now, we picked a $70 one from Walmart, and take it everywhere we travel, even down to Burbank Airport.  We're not too worried about to/from work/school.

 

On 8/22/2019 at 6:22 AM, DominatorZ71 said:

Sure thing! I used the hard wire kit from my Bestbuy edition box and everything is tucked away nicely. Wish I could find a fuse that shuts off with the ignition though.


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Yes, definitely hard wire it in.

 

On 8/22/2019 at 5:38 AM, Brummie99 said:

Also, don't cheap out on the SD card. Get a high endurance card. These are designed to last longer and for use in extreme environments.

Regular SD cards can't withstand the high temps encountered in dash-cams or the vibration. They are also limited on the number of times they can be over-written before they start to corrupt. High endurance cards will last, typically, 20 times longer.

Cheap SD cards suck, especially in the desert.

 

On 8/22/2019 at 8:33 AM, WSFD6107 said:

                                  Rexing V1 Pro, with Hardwire Kit. Front and Rear cameras with upgraded SD Card. Sorry about the bad lighting, pics taken in the garage.

I have a Wish List for each vehicle in our Amazon account, and have one of these saved for each vehicle.  There was bad lighting?  Didn't even notice.