Dash camera

[newracer]

I had the CDR 840. It was fine except sometimes the shock sensor would be over sensitive and it would fill up the SD card with protected files. The internal battery stopped charging a few months ago so I am getting it replaced under warranty. They are sending me a CDR 875 G to replace it.

[Irving]

Here's my thread from April of last year on the same topic. There are a few other cameras mentioned in there. https://www.ar-15.co/threads/155748-...ht=Dash+Camera

I got my wife this one: https://www.amazon.com/KDLINKS-X1-Da...rds=kdlinks+x1

She really likes it. It stays in the car all the time, and has turned a beautiful burnt orange on the front. It actually looks like it's supposed to be that color, and it took me a while to realize that it didn't come that way. She really likes it, but the one time she tried to get footage off of it for some traffic issue, she got an error on the SD card file. It worked when we first tried it, so I'll have her try it again and report back.

I'm probably going to get one for my work vehicle as well this year (and should have gotten one last year). I may try one of the other linked options in this thread, as many of them are less expensive. However, I may go for a fancier model that does front, rear, and side, especially since I park on the street and drive a LOT of miles each year.

[CS1983]

Here's my thread from April of last year on the same topic. There are a few other cameras mentioned in there. https://www.ar-15.co/threads/155748-...ht=Dash+Camera

I got my wife this one: https://www.amazon.com/KDLINKS-X1-Da...rds=kdlinks+x1

She really likes it. It stays in the car all the time, and has turned a beautiful burnt orange on the front. It actually looks like it's supposed to be that color, and it took me a while to realize that it didn't come that way. She really likes it, but the one time she tried to get footage off of it for some traffic issue, she got an error on the SD card file. It worked when we first tried it, so I'll have her try it again and report back.

I'm probably going to get one for my work vehicle as well this year (and should have gotten one last year). I may try one of the other linked options in this thread, as many of them are less expensive. However, I may go for a fancier model that does front, rear, and side, especially since I park on the street and drive a LOT of miles each year.

Which is how footage of you picking your nose will be shown in court.

[Irving]

Here is a screen shot of footage from tonight. You can see plates, but only when stopped at a light and the first few feet after everyone starts moving. For the record, I'd probably pick my nose IN court. I'm that kind of classy.

[CS1983]

So here's the first "Hey, we got that on video!" from the new dash cam:



First few seconds look about 150m to the 1 o'clock where the Dakota slams into the parking bumper trying to get out of a lot.

A few notes on the AUSDOM AD250:

Tried it originally with a class 4 micro SD, which was purchased before reading the instructions which say class 6 or up. It still recorded with the class 4, but in like... 20 second chunks. With the class 10, I can loop it 10 minutes at a time with no discernible delay in starting the next file.

So, for around $110 total, I have two vehicles outfitted w/ a camera and 32GB micro SD. Auto-start, can set for motion detection in front of vehicle ( I turned off because it's sensitive to clouds/lighting and records randomly -- I might change that since it simply loops back when the SD is full and records over, so I'm not exactly losing anything by having it on), can loop from 0 (continuous record I guess), 1, 2, 5, or 10 min; has a night mode but haven't tried that yet.

Audio isn't superb, as you can tell, but would be fine enough for if pulled over. I'd probably run the phone on record anyway since if I had to turn off the vehicle it only records for 3 min max (setting).

[Gman]

Why do the traffic signals appear to flash? Image sampling rate or something?

[rondog]

Often wonder about those, but I don't really drive a LOT. Still, would be cheap insurance - shit happens when you least expect it.....

[Irving]

I've personally watched a dash cam video that took a liability decision from 50-50 to 100-0. They are worth the protection for the price.

[CS1983]

Why do the traffic signals appear to flash? Image sampling rate or something?

I'm not sure what sort of lights are being used, but I'd guess it's the fact that the frames per second is not in sync with the lights, similar to how airplane props can appear still or very slow on video.

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Rondog -- my costing was for 2 vehicles and 2 microsd cards. So, what... like ~$55 (probably a little more, as I got a 2-pack of cards -- but I'd recommend that anyway as then you have another card to slip in if your other one is taken for evidence) to not have some schmuck try to pull a fast one:



Besides that, as Irving mentioned, it can show shared fault claims to be bogus.

Also, might allow you to get some neat video of others' stupidity. Kinda wish we'd had a dash cam in Iraq as Iraqi drivers pulled some crazy stuff and who doesn't love a good IED video?

[TFOGGER]

Bumping a zombie thread. My wife has decided that she wants a dashcam after a couple of close calls in the last couple of days(mostly people trying to change lanes into the side of her Xterra, which is apparently invisible). What's the latest and greatest?