I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?
Peter
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On 24/01/2021 07:49, Peter James wrote:
I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?
Peter

I recently went with the Nextbase 422GW as recommended by Which?

Seems to be fine, but I have not really played with it.

On Sunday, 24 January 2021 at 08:39:53 UTC, newshound wrote:
On 24/01/2021 07:49, Peter James wrote:
I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?
Peter

I recently went with the Nextbase 422GW as recommended by Which?

Seems to be fine, but I have not really played with it.

Nextbase range of cameras are the most recommended. I have the the 622GW with rear camera pretty much feature packed although I have not had time to fully play around with it so far. Quite impressed with the image quality which at the end of the day is the most important factor.

Richard

Peter James wrote in
:

I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had
someone drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?
Peter

I had a really dirt cheap one and the picture quality was great. I didn't
like its appearance on the windscreen, I never got around to hiding the
wires and also found its power supply messed with my DAB radio.

I would suggest choosing based on how it will look on the windscreen -
assume the picture quality will be okay.

On 24/01/2021 07:49, Peter James wrote:
I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?
Peter

I am very happy with this one, which also has a waterproof rear view
camera and GPS input:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/%E3%80%90Up.../dp/B07GPWV9RV

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"Peter James" wrote in message
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I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?

Any is better than none.

Check Techmoan for reviews
- http://www.techmoan.com/blog/category/car-dvr-dashcams

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JohnP wrote:
Peter James wrote in
:

I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had
someone drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?
Peter

I had a really dirt cheap one and the picture quality was great. I didn't
like its appearance on the windscreen, I never got around to hiding the
wires and also found its power supply messed with my DAB radio.

I would suggest choosing based on how it will look on the windscreen -
assume the picture quality will be okay.

You can get ones which fit over the rear view mirror which may be less
intrusive?

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Nextbase are a good brand and have very good customer service if you have any queries or problems.

Be aware that you can get special Micro SD memory cards suited to dashcams - they are designed to stand up to the
constant writing and re-writing that dashcams do

On 24/01/2021 10:33, wasbit wrote:
"Peter James" wrote in message
...
I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as IÂ* nearly had
someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?

Any is better than none.

Check Techmoan for reviews
- http://www.techmoan.com/blog/category/car-dvr-dashcams

I bought a next base 112 on ebay for around £24, quite happy with it and
easy to set up.

"wasbit" wrote in message
...
"Peter James" wrote in message
...
I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had
someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.

Any recommendations from the NG?

Any is better than none.

Thats very arguable if its your fault.

Check Techmoan for reviews
- http://www.techmoan.com/blog/category/car-dvr-dashcams

On 24/01/2021 07:49, Peter James wrote:
I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?

Unless you buy a particulary bad one that gets 2* reviews you should be
OK. Mine was about £50 random brand full HD decent with fast lens on it.

That is about the only thing where they differ. Some do better low light
images and sharper images than others (that is worth having).

When you attach it make sure that the pivot usually a ball and socket is
firmly tightened. Otherwise the first time you have to do an emergency
stop you will get a picture of the sky. My nearest ever miss with a deer
ending up 10cm off the nearside bonnet and all I got was its ears.

Seemed like ages when it happened - on playback 2s and it was all over.

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On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 07:49:27 +0000, Peter James wrote:

I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had
someone drive into me in the Co-op car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?
Peter

Get one that catches the rear view too. Invaluable if you like sending
clips of morons on their phones to your local constabulary.

Ours do their own cameras and impose massive
fines and you can lose your license instantly too.

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On 24/01/2021 09:04, Tricky Dicky wrote:
On Sunday, 24 January 2021 at 08:39:53 UTC, newshound wrote:
On 24/01/2021 07:49, Peter James wrote:
I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?
Peter

I recently went with the Nextbase 422GW as recommended by Which?

Seems to be fine, but I have not really played with it.

Nextbase range of cameras are the most recommended. I have the the 622GW with rear camera pretty much feature packed although I have not had time to fully play around with it so far. Quite impressed with the image quality which at the end of the day is the most important factor.

Richard


I assume you leave them in place when you leave/part the car? The bad
boys are not tempted?

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On 24/01/2021 09:04, Tricky Dicky wrote:
On Sunday, 24 January 2021 at 08:39:53 UTC, newshound wrote:
On 24/01/2021 07:49, Peter James wrote:
I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had
someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?
Peter

I recently went with the Nextbase 422GW as recommended by Which?

Seems to be fine, but I have not really played with it.

Nextbase range of cameras are the most recommended. I have the the 622GW
with rear camera pretty much feature packed although I have not had time
to fully play around with it so far. Quite impressed with the image
quality which at the end of the day is the most important factor.

I assume you leave them in place when you leave/
part the car? The bad boys are not tempted?

Thats one of the reasons I think they shouldnt
be visible and can tell you over the phone when
the car is being broken into or stolen.

And the other is so you can say nothing
about it if you caused the accident.

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On 24/01/2021 21:34, Rod Speed wrote:



Thats one of the reasons I think they shouldnt
be visible and can tell you over the phone when
the car is being broken into or stolen.

Possibly so cheap now that they have no resale value if stolen.

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On 24/01/2021 19:54, JoeJoe wrote:

I assume you leave them in place when you leave/part the car?Â* The bad
boys are not tempted?

Nextbase are held on the bracket by a magnet. You just slide it off.
Dead easy.

Bill

On 24/01/2021 09:44, JohnP wrote:

I would suggest choosing based on how it will look on the windscreen -
assume the picture quality will be okay.

No get a Nexbase.

Bill

On 24/01/2021 17:39, Rod Speed wrote:


"wasbit" wrote in message
...
"Peter James" wrote in message
...
I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as IÂ* nearly had
someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.

Any recommendations from the NG?

Any is better than none.

Thats very arguable if its your fault.
No because you have the option of removing it.

Bill

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On 24/01/2021 17:39, Rod Speed wrote:


"wasbit" wrote in message
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"Peter James" wrote in message
...
I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had
someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.

Any recommendations from the NG?

Any is better than none.

Thats very arguable if its your fault.

No because you have the option of removing it.

Not that easy with some of them and the
mount is still there with the others and
you may well be seen removing it anyway,

On 25/01/2021 03:14, Rod Speed wrote:

Not that easy with some of them and the
mount is still there with the others and
you may well be seen removing it anyway,

Sometimes the hassle is disconnecting the power whist still trying to
keep the power lead neat and hidden inside the roof lining etc.

After a while the new toy is less of a novelty and more of an annoyance
if being removed every time you get out of the car. I guess that most
people with a after market dash cam leave it there 24/365.

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"nightjar" wrote in message
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On 24/01/2021 07:49, Peter James wrote:
I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had
someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?
Peter

I am very happy with this one, which also has a waterproof rear view
camera and GPS input:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/%E3%80%90Up.../dp/B07GPWV9RV

Though I'm at a loss to work out, how a blob stuck to the windscreen is
"completely hidden from view" (second picture)



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On 25/01/2021 07:35, alan_m wrote:
On 25/01/2021 03:14, Rod Speed wrote:

Not that easy with some of them and the
mount is still there with the others and
you may well be seen removing it anyway,

Sometimes the hassle is disconnecting the power whist still trying to
keep the power lead neat and hidden inside the roof lining etc.

After a while the new toy is less of a novelty and more of an annoyance
if being removed every time you get out of the car. I guess that most
people with a after market dash cam leave it there 24/365.

Except for an MOT. If it's anywhere in your field of view, it's a fail.

The first time my car had an MOT the garage phoned to say it would fail
if they didn't remove the dashcam, so I told them to take it off. The
daftest thing about this is that it is completely hidden by the sun
visor! So if that's down it blocks far more than the dashcam does. Add
to that the car's central camera/sensor console, which blocks even more
from your field of view through the windscreen, and it all makes even
less sense.

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"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
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On 25/01/2021 07:35, alan_m wrote:
On 25/01/2021 03:14, Rod Speed wrote:

Not that easy with some of them and the
mount is still there with the others and
you may well be seen removing it anyway,

Sometimes the hassle is disconnecting the power whist still trying to
keep the power lead neat and hidden inside the roof lining etc.

After a while the new toy is less of a novelty and more of an annoyance
if being removed every time you get out of the car. I guess that most
people with a after market dash cam leave it there 24/365.

Except for an MOT. If it's anywhere in your field of view, it's a fail.

The first time my car had an MOT the garage phoned to say it would fail if
they didn't remove the dashcam, so I told them to take it off. The daftest
thing about this is that it is completely hidden by the sun visor! So if
that's down it blocks far more than the dashcam does. Add to that the
car's central camera/sensor console, which blocks even more from your
field of view through the windscreen, and it all makes even less sense.

And the advice for where you can legally place a dashcam only mentions
places at the edge of the screen or behind the rear-view mirror - places
which the windscreen wipers don't clear, so useless in rain. I put mine
behind the area obscured by the passenger sun visor, right at the top of the
area cleared by the passenger wiper.

At least we haven't prohibited the use of dashcams on privacy grounds,
unlike some European countries. My feeling is that anything which happens on
the road is a "public place" and you shouldn't have any expectation of
privacy.

On 25/01/2021 09:08, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 25/01/2021 07:35, alan_m wrote:
On 25/01/2021 03:14, Rod Speed wrote:

Not that easy with some of them and the
mount is still there with the others and
you may well be seen removing it anyway,

Sometimes the hassle is disconnecting the power whist still trying to
keep the power lead neat and hidden inside the roof lining etc.

After a while the new toy is less of a novelty and more of an annoyance
if being removed every time you get out of the car. I guess that most
people with a after market dash cam leave it there 24/365.

Except for an MOT. If it's anywhere in your field of view, it's a fail.

The first time my car had an MOT the garage phoned to say it would fail
if they didn't remove the dashcam, so I told them to take it off. The
daftest thing about this is that it is completely hidden by the sun
visor! So if that's down it blocks far more than the dashcam does. Add
to that the car's central camera/sensor console, which blocks even more
from your field of view through the windscreen, and it all makes even
less sense.


There is a specified area of the windscreen that must be kept clear
irrespective of an MOT. It is the same regulation that should stop you
having the fluffy dice or the air freshener swinging from your rear view
mirror on a piece of string.

Sun visors are allowed.

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...en-obscuration

My car has had a couple of MOTs with the dash cam mounted behind the
rear view mirror. It cannot be seen in the driving position.

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Jethro_uk wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 07:49:27 +0000, Peter James wrote:

I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had
someone drive into me in the Co-op car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?
Peter

Get one that catches the rear view too. Invaluable if you like sending
clips of morons on their phones to your local constabulary.


Do the police do anything other than stop people walking while drinking
coffee these days?

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,

Snip

You can get ones which fit over the rear view mirror which may be less
intrusive?


All the ones I've seen are for left hand drive cars- although they tend not
to point that out in the sales jargon.
Why does it matter? The camera is mounted at a fixed angle to centralise the
view.

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On 25/01/2021 08:01, tim... wrote:


"nightjar" wrote in message
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On 24/01/2021 07:49, Peter James wrote:
I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as IÂ* nearly had
someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?
Peter

I am very happy with this one, which also has a waterproof rear view
camera and GPS input:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/%E3%80%90Up.../dp/B07GPWV9RV


Though I'm at a loss to work out, how a blob stuck to the windscreen is
"completely hidden from view" (second picture)

Perhaps hidden from the driver's field of view would be more accurate.
Mine is also behind the interior mirror and is not visible during normal
driving.

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On Monday, January 25, 2021 at 10:09:01 AM UTC, nightjar wrote:
On 25/01/2021 08:01, tim... wrote:


"nightjar" wrote in message
...
On 24/01/2021 07:49, Peter James wrote:
I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had
someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?
Peter

I am very happy with this one, which also has a waterproof rear view
camera and GPS input:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/%E3%80%90Up.../dp/B07GPWV9RV


Though I'm at a loss to work out, how a blob stuck to the windscreen is
"completely hidden from view" (second picture)
Perhaps hidden from the driver's field of view would be more accurate.
Mine is also behind the interior mirror and is not visible during normal
driving.

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I have the Nextbase 322GW, with the rear view camera, fixed behind the rear view mirror. The files are quite large and take a bit of time to down load to the phone and even then to see the rear view footage the file has to be downloaded to a desktop machine. I have found no way to transmit the footage on the phone to a PC other than by removing the card from the camera and putting it into a card reader.
While the camera is held magnetically to the windscreen mount I find it difficult to remove it without upsetting its orientation and it can be a bit of a faff resetting it.

All in all I am pleased with it.

"nightjar" wrote in message
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Though I'm at a loss to work out, how a blob stuck to the windscreen is
"completely hidden from view" (second picture)

Perhaps hidden from the driver's field of view would be more accurate.
Mine is also behind the interior mirror and is not visible during normal
driving.

My Peugeot 308 has wipers that move in opposite directions (one moves
clockwise from its horizontal rest position to its vertical end point; the
other moves anti-clockwise) which leaves a V of uncleared screen behind the
rear-view mirror. So that's the one place where I *can't* put a dashcam -
because that bit of the screen is never wiped clear of rain.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 02:20:58 -0800, fred wrote:

I have the Nextbase 322GW, with the rear view camera, fixed behind the
rear view mirror. The files are quite large and take a bit of time to
down load to the phone and even then to see the rear view footage the
file has to be downloaded to a desktop machine. I have found no way to
transmit the footage on the phone to a PC other than by removing the
card from the camera and putting it into a card reader.

I have a 522GW and it uploads to the Windows application from NexBase.
Via the USB connector.



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On 24/01/2021 19:54, JoeJoe wrote:

Nextbase range of cameras are the most recommended. I have the the
622GW with rear camera pretty much feature packed although I have not
had time to fully play around with it so far. Quite impressed with the
image quality which at the end of the day is the most important factor.

Richard


I assume you leave them in place when you leave/part the car?Â* The bad
boys are not tempted?

Mine (not Nextbase) is tucked up at the top of the windscreen behind the
rear view mirror. You'd only know it's there if you knew it was there.

It drops into carparking mode when the van isn't moving taking 1 picture
every second for continuous recording but if it detects a knock it
switches into video mode then back into carpark mode after a few minutes.

Makes for great CCTV but useless when the windscreen frosts over at
night.

DDPai is the brand - bought from China and now quite a few years old.
https://youtu.be/dUiNgpVF56M

On 25/01/2021 11:07, www.GymRatZ.co.uk wrote:
On 24/01/2021 19:54, JoeJoe wrote:

DDPai is the brand - bought from China and now quite a few years old.
https://youtu.be/dUiNgpVF56M

https://youtu.be/Qa7NXFxDWcA
What goes on in the back of a Power grid van.

In article ,
Jeff Layman wrote:
On 25/01/2021 07:35, alan_m wrote:
On 25/01/2021 03:14, Rod Speed wrote:

Not that easy with some of them and the
mount is still there with the others and
you may well be seen removing it anyway,

Sometimes the hassle is disconnecting the power whist still trying to
keep the power lead neat and hidden inside the roof lining etc.

After a while the new toy is less of a novelty and more of an annoyance
if being removed every time you get out of the car. I guess that most
people with a after market dash cam leave it there 24/365.

Except for an MOT. If it's anywhere in your field of view, it's a fail.

The first time my car had an MOT the garage phoned to say it would fail
if they didn't remove the dashcam, so I told them to take it off. The
daftest thing about this is that it is completely hidden by the sun
visor! So if that's down it blocks far more than the dashcam does. Add
to that the car's central camera/sensor console, which blocks even more
from your field of view through the windscreen, and it all makes even
less sense.

Mount it where the tax disc used to go. ;-)

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
Mount it where the tax disc used to go. ;-)

Same problem: outside the area that the wipers clear, with the added problem
that the bonnet/wing partly obscures the field of view.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:44:08 +0000, Tim Streater wrote:

When connected to your desktop, does it just appear as an external
drive? In which case one could just copy the files. What does the
Windows app do?

You can just copy the files. Both the high and low res files are there
under /DCIM/VIDEO. They are .MOV files.

The Windows application allows playback, editing, sharing, prepare for
insurance co., etc.



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On 24/01/2021 07:49, Peter James wrote:
I'm thinking of buying a dash camera for the car, as I nearly had someone
drive into me in the Co-op
car park yesterday.
Any recommendations from the NG?
Peter

Nextbase 312GWs work well for us.

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