Dash Cams

Bigmuz7 · 15 August 2014, 19:44

Part of my job involves driving a 30 tonne LGV .. which I enjoy .. but the abuse you get from inconsiderate D**k heads is unbelievable at times

.. I do get the same whilst towing the boat, but not to the same extent. If you really want to see people toying with death .. try driving a large tractor or JCB

Anyways .. a few months back I got side swiped on a motorway by an abusive twat who undertook me to boot, quite how a car was going to push an HGV out of the way was beyond me ... I had no where to go .. traffic all around .... so my wheel studs did the talking

.. In the light of its 'your word' against theirs department, and the crash for cash problem, Ive invested in a dash cam, and I think its brilliant

.. this Blackvue one is a 2 channel full 1080p HD one that has 2 cams , ideal for me as I have the main one out front, but a secondary one for the passenger door blind spot to catch the very brave undertaking cyclists

usually a motorist would have this one out the back window.

The software to revue all your footage is very good (pic attached) and lets you do loads with what the camera captures .. GPS movement (or lack of) lets it decide when you are static and changes the record pattern in park mode, and the internal shock and G force sensors make it record 'protected' events which the device will not overwrite.

It also has the facility to do a full journey review with gps map position, and you can see it all live on an app on your iphone or tablet or review it there too

I'm still learning with it, but if any of you have advice to offer feel free, or questions to ask

Boatnomad · 15 August 2014, 20:01

Nice,looks like one classy Cam.

Heard they live by them over in Russia (lawless bunch

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kerny · 15 August 2014, 20:09

I think that in this day and age its a good idea to have one

mick · 15 August 2014, 20:50

Been thinking about a Blackvue my self handy bit of kit

kerny · 15 August 2014, 20:55

I reckon that the Go Pros would do the job for those of you that have them. When not on the boat put them on the dash

Bigmuz7 · 15 August 2014, 21:06

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Originally Posted by kerny

I reckon that the Go Pros would do the job for those of you that have them. When not on the boat put them on the dash

The thing with a proper dash cam is though its set up to record a huge range of events efficiently (with sound if neccessary) it knows when you've parked etc .. or can be set to waken if youve left your vehicle but gets a shunt (like in a car park) .. and store the most important ones so they are not overwritten .. plus the google maps addition is very clever

kerny · 15 August 2014, 21:12

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

The thing with a proper dash cam is though its set up to record a huge range of events efficiently (with sound if neccessary) it knows when you've parked etc .. or can be set to waken if youve left your vehicle but gets a shunt (like in a car park) .. and store the most important ones so they are not overwritten .. plus the google maps addition is very clever

Ah!! so the google maps can prove that you were in a certain area if necessary . Clever.

mick · 15 August 2014, 21:41

Aye and they can also see if your motor has been serviced or left out where it shouldn't as some of my pals av found out.

HDAV · 15 August 2014, 21:45

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Originally Posted by mick

Aye and they can also see if your motor has been serviced

Surely the opening of the bonnet or tilting of the cab renders the view pointless?

mick · 15 August 2014, 21:48

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Originally Posted by HDAV

Surely the opening of the bonnet or tilting of the cab renders the view pointless?

Nope!!

SPR · 15 August 2014, 21:56

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Originally Posted by HDAV

Surely the opening of the bonnet or tilting of the cab renders the view pointless?

real lazy garages - don't even move your car ! they leave it - and bill you or some use you car as run around !

S.

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Pikey Dave · 15 August 2014, 21:58

I have one of these in my work van, looked at Blackvue & all the others at the time & settled on the DOD. Good bit of kit.

kerny · 15 August 2014, 22:00

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Originally Posted by SPR

real lazy garages - don't even move your car ! they leave it - and bill you or some use you car as run around !

S.

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Yer a cynical bugger Scott....

but in some cases... true

mick · 15 August 2014, 22:07

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Originally Posted by kerny

Yer a cynical bugger Scott.... but in some cases... true

Had it with one of mine Steve sept I av a tracker stealers told me they had been on a test run and all was ok !! So I produced an iPad wih map of all vehicle movements starts stops etc that showed it hadn't been moved
There face was a picture

Bigmuz7 · 15 August 2014, 22:07

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Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

I have one of these in my work van, looked at Blackvue & all the others at the time & settled on the DOD. Good bit of kit.

Cool .. looks good .. what were your specific reasons over the blackvue ?

edit .. looks same to me ..... what ya got PD ? some new fangled 4K head cam ? ... get out you

kerny · 15 August 2014, 22:10

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Originally Posted by mick

Had it with one of mine Steve sept I av a tracker stealers told me they had been on a test run and all was ok !! So I produced an iPad wih map of all vehicle movements starts stops etc that showed it hadn't been moved
There face was a picture

I hope you nailed their hats on Mick...£££££

mick · 15 August 2014, 22:14

Of course

kerny · 15 August 2014, 22:15

Good man

Bigmuz7 · 15 August 2014, 22:16

ffs stop hyjakin my thread guys ?

SPR · 15 August 2014, 22:17

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ffs stop hyjakin my thread guys ?

ok - me being lazy on iPhone ! how much do these things cost!

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