Dash Cams

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster

Jul 5, 2003

72,015

• Nov 10, 2015

• #1

Do any of you use these?

There seem to be some very cheap ones and I am toying with the idea of fitting one. Too many aggressive loonies on the road and it seems like a half reasonable idea to have one of these things, as long as I am not going to be paying £200 plus. It seems that there are some that are around £40, do they take proper videos or is it a crap image?

Anyone?

 

fat old seagull

New member

Sep 8, 2005

5,239

Rural Ringmer

• Nov 10, 2015

• #2

With the country being simply overcome with cams I wonder how long it will be before newly born children will have a personal cam transplanted into the front and rear of their heads. All other cams would then be uneccessary.....

 

Steve in Japan

Well-known member

NSC Patron

May 9, 2013

4,449

East of Eastbourne

• Nov 10, 2015

• #3

I read an article in Which that reviewed 8 dashcams, and concluded "don't buy" for 7 of them. Quite impressive in a way. Have thought about buying one but haven't taken the plunge.

 

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knocky1

Well-known member

Jan 20, 2010

12,963

• Nov 10, 2015

• #4

Disappointing, I misread the title as Gash Cams.

 

Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle

NSC Patron

Oct 8, 2003

49,915

Faversham

• Nov 10, 2015

• #5

I don't dare. The number of times I use the C word when cycling down Victoria street and Kingsway in London would render null and void any claim my dependents may make when they extract the thing from my frontal cortex for evidence purposes after I've done the ultimate one . . . .

 

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tinx

Well-known member

Jul 6, 2003

9,198

Horsham Town

• Nov 11, 2015

• #6

A couple of guys at work have this one for £40 and the footage they have form it is pretty impressive, even in the dark.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/E-PRANCE-No...8&qid=1447237311&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=dshcam

 

Zukey Seagull

Well-known member

Jun 23, 2013

1,660

Worthing

• Nov 12, 2015

• #7

Icy Gull said:

Do any of you use these?

There seem to be some very cheap ones and I am toying with the idea of fitting one. Too many aggressive loonies on the road and it seems like a half reasonable idea to have one of these things, as long as I am not going to be paying £200 plus. It seems that there are some that are around £40, do they take proper videos or is it a crap image?

Anyone?

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https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/thu-19-nov/product-detail/ps/p/1080p-dashboard-camera/

 

edna krabappel

Well-known member

NSC Patron

Jul 7, 2003

47,221

• Nov 12, 2015

• #8

I imagine a lot of people will be getting these for Christmas. I see more & more in my line of work. Which is great, professionally speaking.

 

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Hampster Gull

New member

Dec 22, 2010

13,462

• Nov 12, 2015

• #9

You can use your phone instead

 

Justice

Dangerous Idiot

Jun 21, 2012

18,606

Born In Shoreham

• Nov 12, 2015

• #10

Idiots attract idiots on the road the majority of the time.

 

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Shropshire Seagull

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Nov 5, 2004

8,496

Telford

• Nov 12, 2015

• #11

Hampster Gull said:

You can use your phone instead

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But not while you're driving eh?

The dash cam I looked at in Maplin last year look useful - front and rear £120 ish IIRC
I was doing a lot of driving in Brum at the time and reckoned it was only a matter of time before it was my word against a nutter's

Changed job instead ....

 

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Hampster Gull

New member

Dec 22, 2010

13,462

• Nov 12, 2015

• #12

Shropshire Seagull said:

But not while you're driving eh?

The dash cam I looked at in Maplin last year look useful - front and rear £120 ish IIRC
I was doing a lot of driving in Brum at the time and reckoned it was only a matter of time before it was my word against a nutter's

Changed job instead ....

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You can get something that sticks to the screen and holds your pohne. I only know this as my barber showed me his time lapse journey around paris

 

Boroseagull

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Aug 23, 2003

2,060

Alhaurin de la Torre

• Nov 13, 2015

• #13

tinx said:

A couple of guys at work have this one for £40 and the footage they have form it is pretty impressive, even in the dark.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/E-PRANCE-No...8&qid=1447237311&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=dshcam

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I fitted one of these in June this year, the quality is quite amazing for such a tiny camera. I set mine to HD video on a 5 minute continuous loop.

 

Bwian

Kiss my (_!_)

Jul 14, 2003

15,898

• Nov 13, 2015

• #14

Harry Wilson's tackle said:

I don't dare. The number of times I use the C word when cycling down Victoria street and Kingsway in London would render null and void any claim my dependents may make when they extract the thing from my frontal cortex for evidence purposes after I've done the ultimate one . . . .

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I've turned audio record off for the same reason...

NextBase 402G Pro is very good. Images good, small, display can be switched off to avoid distractions and not expensive.