harrym1964 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Just in the process of getting everything we (hopefully...) need for a trip to Morocco next month. Crossed my mind that a dash cam would be a fantastic way to record the journey and wondered if anyone had any recommendations? I've seen this one on offer from Craddock's and it seems to look the business. I do want reasonable quality footage though so might need to spend a bit more if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil3728 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I got 2 from Ebay both were Amkov zoom 007, One for each car. They were cheap but they promise full 1080p HD, Video was okay but nowhere near full HD, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Have a look at www.techmoan.com the chap reviews loads there including videos of the output and eBay links, plus warnings about shoddy duplicates. You can bet if Craddocks are flogging it for £50 it'll be on ebay for £25 from China. Ref Neil's comment, everything promises 1080p HD but 99% don't deliver it, most will capture at lower res and "guess" to fill in the missing pixels (interpolation), which just wastes everyone's time & storage space. A half decent stab at 720p60 is preferable for moving stuff over blurry 1080p30. I saw one the other day that claimed 1080p and the sensor was 640x480 Also cheap cameras have cheap lenses so most will never see enough detail even if their sensor is 1080p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 We use a Maplins £50 jobby, seems ok, records at 720P. 16Gb SD card gives about 1.5hrs in 5 minute blocks the way we've set it up. Has a crash record lock facility Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 We use a Maplins £50 jobby, seems ok, records at 720P. 16Gb SD card gives about 1.5hrs in 5 minute blocks the way we've set it up. Has a crash record lock facility Have you a part No for that one please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 This one any good http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/nextbase-202-lite-720p-dash-cam-a80qx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Not sure if it is that exact one, but it's very very similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 E Prance 0805 with GPS isn't bad but best you make sure it has the latest software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Had a couple of version of that type HOG (Black Bullet elsewhere), and both still going strong in other vehicles. (Upgraded to better resolution etc.) The GPS doesn't work well through heated screens and you don't really need anything that records location / speed. (May incriminate you as well !) Great picture quality and very compact cameras. Currently using LS460W.. Really good low light capability and cracking image quality. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I use the 0805 in my vehicles, good picture quality and very discrete so can be left fitted all the time. Its worth getting the hard wired kit as well for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Had a couple of version of that type HOG (Black Bullet elsewhere), and both still going strong in other vehicles. (Upgraded to better resolution etc.) The GPS doesn't work well through heated screens and you don't really need anything that records location / speed. (May incriminate you as well !) Great picture quality and very compact cameras. Currently using LS460W.. Really good low light capability and cracking image quality. Neil Good observations Neil and I would agree with some however it's easy enough to turn off location, recorded speed and several other options too. On the whole I think they are pretty good value for money but not really comparable to say some of the offering from Blackvue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Saw a program about car crashes in Britain last night as it happens and they plugged Nextbase dash cams - they won Which and Sunday Times best buy the last few years on the trot seemingly. Speaking personally, and as a professional video producer I'd find the top five (lets say) recommended ones that tick all the functionality boxes and then choose the one with the best lens/sensor resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I bought a really, really cheap ($NZ20 brand new) "HD" video dashcam, mainly because it was really, really cheap. It's how I work. As mentioned above, 1080 really isn't 1080 and the resolution is appalling. For all that, I find it wonderful anyway. Just having that video to recall the cool bits of a drive is almost good enough. Despite the cheapness, it is remarkably steady too, not a given with all cameras by any means. Having said all that, I'd still recommend getting the best you can afford, following the good advice above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Not sure if it is that exact one, but it's very very similar What size SD did you fit ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 16Gb. I suspect it will take a 32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I got an eprance 0801 which was recommended by the "Techmoan" guy mentioned above. Its since been superceded a few times with newer models, each of which has their own quirks and foibles, so check his reviews of them before you buy. But i'm happy with it and it offers a decent blend of perfomance and price, as well as being really small. The newer ones seem to have improved picture quality as well, and they arent that much dearer than the cheapest ones. I've got a few clips from it on youtube (remember to set youtube to 1080p for best quality, the clips look a little better as they come off the card too, youtube compression seems to hurt them a bit), both clips are the types of scenarios that these dashcams can struggle with: This one from a manky rainy day (nothing interesting happens, i just uploaded it as a test clip): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyGVOADy86Q And this one from a trackday (low winter sun): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 After a lot of disappointment with the quality of Dash-Cams, I fitted one of these: http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2013/7/8/the-mobius-camera-the-do-it-all-mount-anywhere-1080p-micro-c.html Which I originally bought to fly on a small multi-rotor which struggled to carry my GoPro. The footage from it is very good quality and it has the appropriate options (looping and power on/off with external power) to use as a Dash Cam. I don't know if the 1080P is absolutely genuine, but it's heaps better than a supposed 1080P camera from Halfords. At the time I bought mine, there was no mounting included - so I had to make one. However now it seems to include a suction or adhesive mount: http://www.carcamerashop.co.uk/mobius-action-camera-dash-cam-version.html I currently have two of them - and I'm going to buy a third. OK they don't have a screen, GPS, Tea Maker, other gizmos - but it's the camera that needs to be as good as possible so I'd rather the maker spent the money on that. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Reference my earlier comments regarding the e prance [stupid name or what] cameras they can also be had under different names, Amacam is one example. I daresay they are all churned out of the same factory in China or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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