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Dash Camera For Personal Protection?

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I bought one after a friend of mine used it in an accident he was involved in, the way it happened it looked like it was his fault although it wasnt.
So far I only used to stop some kids from lifting my wipers whenever I park outside my apartment building (not what I intended for when I originally bought it).
 
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I strongly recommend it. I haven't had to use mine yet, but I got it after several incidents where the police were either going to charge us both or no one at all, simply because the other party would flat out lie about what really happened. It's cheap insurance.

This is what I have: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GIDXM5I

I'm actually considering getting a mobile DVR that can record 4 channels so that I can have video of all 4 sides of my vehicle. Then you can really see what was going on around me if I ever get into an accident and they try to say it was my fault.

People are liars, get one.
 
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I have had two for the past year and a half. The technology is moving fast in these little things and the market can't hardly keep up. What was good then is now crappy by today's standards, much like laptop development was. However, they are now at a point that I think the quality is acceptably good and the prices should start falling again. I think the G-meter is the worst idea, on a bumpy road it keeps starting a new protected file every few seconds, and if its stopped and gets hit while shut off it won't record anything in time. I look for the ability to save 10-15 minute file clips, short 3 minute clips tend to show any crashes and the after-action spread over several files. I don't use or need the GPS function either. I DO want a clear picture with good to great color range and definition. With some of them (many of them?), the models are "HD" but only in image size and not in resolution. Basically I want a GoPro that continuously records and overwrites old files. I haven't had to use mine yet in court or with the police, but I am a believer in them.
 
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The one I posted solves many of the issues mentioned.
Its a continous recording device, only saves when the truck is moving (detects that using gps) or when an event happens.
By event, that would be motion detected or g sensor activated. And when that happens, the cam saves 5 seconds before the event is triggered and 10 seconds after it ends (which is great as you have everything before and after and allows you to have more things saved on the memory card instead of your cam just recording nothing while parked)
Finally, the sensitivity of the motion detection and the g-sensor can be calibrated. For the G sensor I set mine for anything stronger than hitting a speed bump at a speed of 15 mph (you can calibrated X, Y, Z sensitivity individually)
 
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amrg said:
The one I posted solves many of the issues mentioned.
Its a continous recording device, only saves when the truck is moving (detects that using gps) or when an event happens.
By event, that would be motion detected or g sensor activated. And when that happens, the cam saves 5 seconds before the event is triggered and 10 seconds after it ends (which is great as you have everything before and after and allows you to have more things saved on the memory card instead of your cam just recording nothing while parked)
Finally, the sensitivity of the motion detection and the g-sensor can be calibrated. For the G sensor I set mine for anything stronger than hitting a speed bump at a speed of 15 mph (you can calibrated X, Y, Z sensitivity individually)
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That's pretty trick! And the price is pretty darn good too.
 
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I had a trucker HIT me on purpose because he didn't want to let me in, he had a dash cam, but deleted his... I really wish I had had one, would have saved me from a
"mutual" fault accident last year. (I was pulling onto interstate and he gunned it & hit my camper on my way back from Moab, traffic was going about 5 mph, and he had spent 3 hours driving a section that takes me about 8 minutes in my daily drive)

Thanks for the reminder, I'm going to check out the ones mentioned above.
 
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How do you guys mount your Cams? Where is the best place to mount? Honestly, it's a bit confusing. Thanks.
 
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I put mine on the windshield by the right corner of the rear view mirror. I can't see it and it's fairly out of view from outside but I can still push the buttons on it if needed.
 
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The one I have is small enough to mount between the rear view mirror and the windshield. From inside there is no way you can see it (the mirror covers it completely) from outside no one would notice it since ppl usually dont pay close attention and just assume its a sensor/ part of a rear view mirror. (Helps to have slight window tint too)
 
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Dash Cams provide not only accidents, but protection from the Police: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKtMLhN_zeE

And, I agree with the first comment under the video:

It's perfectly ok that she outright lied and said she saw u smoking but wanted to see if u would admit to it....that's ok for a cop to do...oh and it's ok to keep u there and then write u a ticket for loitering....... In the good old days that was called "entrapment" U know...when a cop makes u do something so that they can arrest u.THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW POLICE CAN PICK ANY PERSON AT RANDOM AND TICKET THEM OR ARREST THEM FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BUT A MADE UP LIE. She seen u coming and thought to herself, Hmmm this looks like a guy that i can f*ck with and get away with it.
 
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Do they make a 360 degree Dash Cam? Cameras all around or in front and back?
 
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There are dash cams thay record front Nd back. They either come as one module mounted on the front, or two seperate modules front and rear. Both cases record simultaneously...
 
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Would some one be kind enough to post Pics of your 360 Dash Cams?
 
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So today I decide to pull the memory card from my dash cam to download a video of my wheeling trip and specifically a video of my friends H2 towing anothers Jeep 25 miles across the dunes and desert.
Meanwhile while my dash cam is not recording (since i didnt have the card in), I get into an accident where im clearly the victim, wish it had the cam recording to show the cop my case when the other driver was clearly luying. Anyway, ill get the decision of whose fault is it tomorrow
(Lesson learned: if you pull your card coz of something you recorded, have a backup card to put in place)
 
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amrg said:
So today I decide to pull the memory card from my dash cam to download a video of my wheeling trip and specifically a video of my friends H2 towing anothers Jeep 25 miles across the dunes and desert.
Meanwhile while my dash cam is not recording (since i didnt have the card in), I get into an accident where im clearly the victim, wish it had the cam recording to show the cop my case when the other driver was clearly luying. Anyway, ill get the decision of whose fault is it tomorrow
(Lesson learned: if you pull your card coz of something you recorded, have a backup card to put in place)
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Ouch. Lessons learned the hard way always stick!
 
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amrg said:
So today I decide to pull the memory card from my dash cam to download a video of my wheeling trip and specifically a video of my friends H2 towing anothers Jeep 25 miles across the dunes and desert.
Meanwhile while my dash cam is not recording (since i didnt have the card in), I get into an accident where im clearly the victim, wish it had the cam recording to show the cop my case when the other driver was clearly luying. Anyway, ill get the decision of whose fault is it tomorrow
(Lesson learned: if you pull your card coz of something you recorded, have a backup card to put in place)
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I've forgotten to put the chip back in... :shame:
 
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amrg said:
So today I decide to pull the memory card from my dash cam to download a video of my wheeling trip and specifically a video of my friends H2 towing anothers Jeep 25 miles across the dunes and desert.
Meanwhile while my dash cam is not recording (since i didnt have the card in), I get into an accident where im clearly the victim, wish it had the cam recording to show the cop my case when the other driver was clearly luying. Anyway, ill get the decision of whose fault is it tomorrow
(Lesson learned: if you pull your card coz of something you recorded, have a backup card to put in place)
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That sucks, hopefully the cop isn't lazy/uncaring and finds the other driver at fault. This is why I finally got around to hard wiring my dash cam, too many times I'd be driving along, almost home, and realize I had forgotten to plug it in! This is also exactly why you have a dash cam, even if it's plain as daylight that it's the other persons fault, they will more often than not lie through their teeth to try and pin the blame on someone else.
 
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