SuperCK

I was dealership(Valley Stream - NY) last thursday (5/21) and I saw a grey TL that had a dash cam. I like the size of the dash cam. If the guy is in this forum, can you tell me the model of the cam.

TheMuffinMan

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While I don't think you'll find them on here, my guess is it was probably a Blackvue one:


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SuperCK

It diffinitely was not blackvue. It was a small square cam he had on his front wind shield.

Just thought I would give it a shot. Figure he might be part of this forum.

justnspace

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was it the mini 0806?

SuperCK

Nope...it was not that either.

it was square in shape but the edges were rounded off. it was nice and compact. I should have waited for the guy but i was in a rush.

justnspace

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lol the mini is kinda square if you squint.

honestly, those are the most popular. the blackvue's, the finevue's, and the Mini's 0805 and 0806

justnspace

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OoOo look at this square one!

justnspace

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or this square one!

justnspace

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but honestly, i would only buy one from either blackvue, finevue or the mini's.

TheMuffinMan

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Are you sure it was even a camera?

Blackvue is one of the more popular ones for sure. And it's only 12cm long, it's incredibly small.

VanyDotK

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I know a lot of people like to push Blackvue on this forum, but Blackvue is a terrible choice for a dashcam. They're unreliable, just Google and you'll see. There are much better options for cheaper, and even better options if you want to spend the same amount as you would for a Blackvue.

I personally have a G1WH which cost ~50 bucks which records at 1080p. I'll take a picture to show you what it looks like mounted next time I have a moment.

If you want higher end, I'd look into FineVu.

SlyAccord

Do you hardwire the cord?

SuperCK

It's none of the camera mentioned...oh well. I guess the guy is not part of the forum.

Since we are talking dash cams, what is a good camera to get for the rear view window. I dont want a camera with a screen, it should be compact and dont take up much room on the rear view window. Finally, it should have gps/mi built in.

Any recommendations?

SuperCK

I've read that finevu have horrible customer support and they dont upgrade there firmware often. Too bad cause I do like one of there camera.

VanyDotK

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Yup, I have it hardwired to my fuse box

I'm not really interested in customer support or firmware upgrades if the hardware is reliable and working. But I suppose you wouldn't need customer support and firmware upgrades unless there was a problem.

SuperCK

The camera I saw was similar to this

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500HCEC...7123745&awdv=c

SuperCK

The camera I saw was similar to this

Alpine HCE-C155 Universal rear-view camera at Crutchfield.com

justnspace

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that one looks awesome!

sympley

That's an nice list of some cameras. I might have to take a plunge myself.

VanyDotK

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Here is my G1WH mounted to my rear view mirror. I have it hardwired to my fuse box.

amill

I have the G1WC which is the capacitor based model of this camera. I've had it for about 7 months and it's been great so far.