New Dash Cam, advice please.

What happens if its in the interval !!

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campertwo said:
I bought a 'Crash cam' & installed a 16g sd card in it. Set it up on a loop recording, about 10 min intervals which overwrites all the time. After all, all you really need is the last couple of minutes before a crash to prove who was at fault? Hopefully it won't be me, otherwise it will suddenly go missing!:lol-053:
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The Micro SD card like others have said is just a memory card for recording, any Micro SD card should do, go for the largest memory (GB) your camera can accept, also pay the extra for a higher Class one, they go up to Class 10 I think ? It improves the quality and speed of recording.
One piece of advice , if your camera has motion detection capability, turn it off, as in the past I've found with mine and others it's messed up the normal recording and seems to confuse the normal video.
Having had a dash cam since the dark ages (in my job, HGV driver it's been a Godsend)
Just remember it records in a loop, with my setup it will record for approx 3hrs in 5min segments. If I haven't saved the recording or changed the memory card it will start to record over the earliest point.
 
I fitted my dash cam a while ago and wired it up to go on with the ignition (fit and forget), it bing bongs to let you know it is on and a series of lights informs you if it is charging an/or recording. I have a remote control so I can save 15mins before and after I press the button, which saves it as another file. I have not looked at any recordings for about a year now.
I have a 16G card which records on a loop.
 
Having watched that 'Car Crash Britain' I can see the benefits of having a dash cam. I enquired if having one would reduce my insurance premium but they said no. So having a Cat 1 alarm, a class 7 tracker and a dash cam makes no difference to the cost of insurance!
 
MollsPhot said:
Having watched that 'Car Crash Britain' I can see the benefits of having a dash cam. I enquired if having one would reduce my insurance premium but they said no. So having a Cat 1 alarm, a class 7 tracker and a dash cam makes no difference to the cost of insurance!
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Having had a couple of accidents in work HGV driving I can vouch for the benefits of using a dash cam. Both incidents would have been "my word against theirs" and by the time the insurance forms have been filled out it sometimes doesn't resemble the scene at all. You wouldn't believe the lies some people will tell if they think there's any chance of saving their no claims bonus.
Nothing more satisfying than burning to disk with time and date stamp - one copy to ins and a second copy to the police with their accident report. In all cases I've been completely exonerated of any blame.
I think the absolutely funniest one was in Manchester, 2 lanes, parked cars in the first lane, a little Fiat Punto tried to race down my n/side undertaking me, he misjudged it and tried to cut in front, took the bumper clean off his car and a little paint of my front. When we stopped he (early twenties) could be seen getting out from the drivers seat and rushing towards me shouting,swearing and threatening, his girlfriend (little miss fibber) could then be seen getting out of the passenger side, it was a right hand drive.
I got back to the depot and downloaded the footage, the accident was clear and so was the scene when we stopped, about a month later I was called in by the boss to read their account of the accident, it was her car and she claimed she had been driving and no-one else was with her in the car ! And that It had all been my fault and was the aggressor.
A copy of the vid was posted to her ins company, needless to say we heard no more about it and I think she would have some questions to answer from her ins company. Satisfaction !
 
I`ve made enquiries to my insurance company about my dash cam and they say the same, no reduction in premium :sad:

However ...... in certain circumstances it will prove when you are NOT AT FAULT if the other party involved is saying you were.

Just that alone makes the purchase of my dash cam worth every penny to me.

Thankfully haven`t needed it so far and hope that will continue for a long time to come.

They can also in certain circumstances prove that you were AT FAULT so they have their downsides as well.

That should be enough to keep the usual bunch happy so they can`t claim that this is a one sided and biased post.
 
Wooie1958 said:
I`ve made enquiries to my insurance company about my dash cam and they say the same, no reduction in premium :sad:

However ...... in certain circumstances it will prove when you are NOT AT FAULT if the other party involved is saying you were.

Just that alone makes the purchase of my dash cam worth every penny to me.

Thankfully haven`t needed it so far and hope that will continue for a long time to come.

They can also in certain circumstances prove that you were AT FAULT so they have their downsides as well.

That should be enough to keep the usual bunch happy so they can`t claim that this is a one sided and biased post.
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It seems to be a double edged sword for ins companies, a good driver with a dash cam insured by another company is their worst enemy in an accident, a crap driver who caused an accident might get away with a 50/50 split if there's no other evidence.
I have had one a long time, like you said 99% of the time it's not needed but when it is it's great.
 
Looking to buy one myself and looking at various types / makes etc.
One forum suggested not to use the gps that shows your speed on the recording. In an accident even if you are blameless if you were exceeding the speed it will be on the display and could makes matters difficult.
 
CAL said:
The Micro SD card like others have said is just a memory card for recording, any Micro SD card should do, go for the largest memory (GB) your camera can accept, also pay the extra for a higher Class one, they go up to Class 10 I think ? It improves the quality and speed of recording.
One piece of advice , if your camera has motion detection capability, turn it off, as in the past I've found with mine and others it's messed up the normal recording and seems to confuse the normal video.
Having had a dash cam since the dark ages (in my job, HGV driver it's been a Godsend)
Just remember it records in a loop, with my setup it will record for approx 3hrs in 5min segments. If I haven't saved the recording or changed the memory card it will start to record over the earliest point.
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If you look at the makers specs, or check out the Techmoan website, Class 4 or 6 Cards are sufficient. You get no improved quality of image with higher rated cards.
 
portiapug said:
If you look at the makers specs, or check out the Techmoan website, Class 4 or 6 Cards are sufficient. You get no improved quality of image with higher rated cards.
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I follow Techmoan on utube, he's great for information on a wide variety of technical stuff, highly recommended.
I use a C10 card for overkill, C4 or C6 would probably do just as well normally, but as my camera runs for all day, up to 15 hrs a day plus my commute I wanted to buy the best. It's not just the quality issue it seems to be the speed, it seems mine downloads much faster with a C10 than a lower class.
 
It's worth noting that SOME of the Chinese import cameras cannot cope with a Class 10 card and will throw up errors. The F70 being one of them.
 
I have a Transcend Drivepro 200 and it is really good and easy to use. With it connected to the ciggy lighter socket it powers up when I start the car and switches off automatically. I have had a cheapie from fleabay but it wasn't very good and playback was cheap quality. Need to see what has happened if I ever need it.
I actually feel a bit unsafe now driving without it. Highly recommend the use of one.
 
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