Dashboard Cameras - Tile Advice

[Marksmithtiling]

waiting for mine to be delivered, its built into rear view mirror with a reverse cam also. Ebay about £55 will let you all know how it is

 

[Qwerty]

waiting for mine to be delivered, its built into rear view mirror with a reverse cam also. Ebay about £55 will let you all know how it is

Is this being fitted into a van or car? I have no rear view mirror so wouldn't be any good for me. I've mounted my cam where the rear view mirror would belong. Is yours removable Mark? and does it record front & rear views simultaneously?

 

[CJ]

Carry on boys.........interesting reviews.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

My dash cam arrived today. Very impressed!!! I'm still getting to grips with it and will install properly this weekend. In the meantime this is a you tube video review of it by somebody else.......
http://youtu.be/X16kiyDtTms

Just watched the review Geoff thanks for posting that look good value for the money, and it can be used as a reversing camera as long as you have the remote with you which suits my needs ,so looking forward to what you say before i purchase one

 

[Qwerty]

A few pics of my instal. Didn't take long at all and works a treat. Footage is spot on and clear. Audio isn't great but works, just a bit crackly.....but nobody needs to hear me sniffing, burping and all the rest anyway!!!

It is always connected, so starts up & records when the ignition is turned on and turns off 30 seconds after ignition is turned off. I have it set on 5 minute loop. Camera shows front & rear on same screen, but is saved as a separate file when viewed back.

I have the rear camera set up looking back up the road at the moment, but have had it set pointing downwards as a reverse cam and it work just fine. I have the rear camera fixed underneath the rear roller bracket off of my last rhino bar. If it wasn't for this bar I would have struggled to get a decent down view as a reverse camera.

All the cables tidied away nicely and the rear cable tracked all the way to the camera lend with about 2" to spare (I have a LWB factory crew Vivaro).

Footage back on the PC or TV is so clear and after watching that review video (the Chinese instructions weren't very clear), I was able to operate it just fine.

I covered those flashing LEDs as in the review video as they were so bright.

Will upload some footage over the next week when I'm not busy fixing tiles!!

 

[Mr Tiler]

how much was that goeff looks like a tidy set up? but is bound to attract the wrong type of attention i.e smackheads!

 

[Qwerty]

how much was that goeff looks like a tidy set up? but is bound to attract the wrong type of attention i.e smackheads!

Look at the link I posted earlier in the thread Ash. Smack heads where I live & work???......more chance of winning the lottery! [emoji6] To be fair Ash it doesn't stand out at all as is where the rear view mirror would normally live

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

It must be the area you live in T-bag lol.
Geoff did you drill any holes for the rear camera cable to come out of the van ? or what mate...... unless anyone can come up with better then i will get one as well.......

 

[Qwerty]

No Dave. I have it running loose past the rear door rubber as on the vivaro it is a massive overhang. I may drill a small hole & use a specific grommet but at the moment it's taped down and seems pretty happy like that

 

[Qwerty]

I found the same item cheaper!!' [emoji35][emoji1]
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121398876298

Or save even more money and go for the 720P version....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271512062238

 

[Marksmithtiling]

Is this being fitted into a van or car? I have no rear view mirror so wouldn't be any good for me. I've mounted my cam where the rear view mirror would belong. Is yours removable Mark? and does it record front & rear views simultaneously?

As far as im aware it records front view but the reverse camera is powered by the reverse lights coming on so think its just a reverse cam no record. Its going in my Tourneo minibus.

 

[radim]

As far as im aware it records front view but the reverse camera is powered by the reverse lights coming on so think its just a reverse cam no record. Its going in my Tourneo minibus.

it has to be wired via reverse lights to work like this.
maybe i am wrong.

 

[Qwerty]

Playing back some of my footage today......used one of my spare AV jack leads from a digital camera to play directly onto my TV using the AV out socket. That you tube review said it doesn't work, but it does. Picture and sound on playback are spot on and even at night the picture is pretty good.

 

[Dave]

Now if Wivers had a dash board camera .

 

[Perry]

Now if Wivers had a dash board camera .

Lets have a whip round Dave, it would be worth it for the money. lol