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Time for a dash cam for moi, advice in plain English appreciated.

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My Names Earl:
Just purchased the Viofo A119 (not the 'S' model) , with GPS, polarizing filter and hard wiring kit from Foxoffer.com for $146 delivered also looking at the new Viofo VR1 for my daughters car.

Should arrive in the next week or so, will post some pics once installed.

Have a look at dashcam talk for information on dash cams and do some research on which micro SD cards to use. Standard micro SD cards don't last very long, need to get the endurance type.

Nomes:
Thanks for taking the time to reply, I have a starting point now.

Like everything else these days, you really have to do your homework.

Cheers,
Naomi.

lurkr:
I purchased the Street Guardian SG9665GC-V3 via ebay for $238 with a 32GB SD Card and CPL included, from http://www.ebay.com.au/usr/strathfieldliverpool?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2754.

A word of warning... unless the SD Card is being sold with the camera, I would recommend AGAINST purchasing an SD Card via EBAY. I had originally purchased what was advertised as a Samsung EVO 128GB Card, but it turned out to be a fake - and it took over a month to go through the process to get a refund via the Ebay Guarantee.

I had also originally purchased the Viofo A119, and while it is a great camera, it basically ceased to function as a direct result of the fake card ... once the card hit the point where it was overwriting itself, the VIOFO shutdown and would not turn back on (the seller refunded fully - they were great). It was after this that I opted to spend more on the Street Guardian - the difference being, that with the fake card in, the Street Guardian kept operating, but most of the videos were corrupted and unreadable - this was when I discovered, via testing, that the 128GB card I had was fake. Since using the 32GB card included with the Street Guardian Cam, all has been good.

I've hard-wired it in via a piggy-back fuse and mini-USB hardwire kit (purchased separately).

The disadvantage with this formfactor of camera - you cannot swivel it to change what the camera is capturing (If someone approached the drivers-side window, for example), and you need to pop the card out to view footage (or plug-in to the camera via the AV cable with a computer ... which I'm never going to do). The best on the market I've seen are the BlackVue (DR650S-2CH) .. wireless communication to phones and tablets etc for viewing footage, both front and rear camera with motion sensors to monitor for bumps when parked, and the footage I've seen from friends that have them is excellent - but they cost !

There is an option, if it's in your price range, to do the new one on Pre-Order - https://www.blackvue.com/product/dr490-2ch/ ... on pre-order, it's $262USD with a 64GB Card.

You can also go to places like Massdrop, and request the dashcam you want in a drop (or add your name to an existing request) and hope they setup a group buy - I've had some good deals from them occasionally - but you need to keep an eye on USD/AUD conversion rates and shipping costs, to ensure it is worthwhile.

King Ragnar:
I`ve got one from Xiaomi, excellent and cheap camera from China. Small and easy to set up and have a good app also(Android)

https://xiaomi-mi.com/car-dvrs/xiaomi-yi-smart-dash-camera-gray/

If you Google it a lot of reviews will come up. I bought mine online in Thailand and paid 3000 Thai Baht and that included a 64 GB class 10 SD card  ;D 

73SJR:
Got one of these fitted in each of our cars. $79 from an Aussie seller.

Quality just as good as name brand like Blackvue which cost 5 times as much.

http://www.elinz.com.au/buy/dash-cam-video-camera-dvr-recorder-148-night-visio/DCAT500-32GB

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