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Finding the right dashcam is only part of the job. My last dashcam used the suction cup type of mount. The Super Duty bumpy windshield treatment made mounting a chore because it had to be mounted low. It still fell off after being in the sun. So I siliconed the suction cup to the window and that worked for quite a while (a year or so) before it fell off. I see a large flat surface behind my rear view mirror and would like to know if that area can support a camera using 3M tape without fouling up some other function of the truck. I drive an F-450 (2017) and love it. I would love it a bit more if I could mount a dashcam without it falling off. I would like it mounted up high, out of the way and in a way it will not fall off. Is anyone finding a place to mount their cam successfully?
I mounted mine with GoPro 3M tape right behind the mirror on the windshields black bumpy stuff. Has held up in 110F with no issues. You can't see it either which is nice.
I mounted mine with GoPro 3M tape right behind the mirror on the windshields black bumpy stuff. Has held up in 110F with no issues. You can't see it either which is nice.
I have a Street Guardian SGZC12SG dash cam. I use the the suction cup mount that came with it. It has worked just fine so far. The trick to keeping the suction cup attached to the windshield is making sure the windshield is very clean and using clean clear water on the suction cup to help it stick to the windshield.
I'd really like to add a dash cam because of the area I drive in. I've been to hesitant to pull the trigger because I don't know anything about the quality of the products.
I have the Blackvue 650 2-Channel in mine. It mounts right behind (in front of?) the rearview mirror. The mount uses a type of clear "goo" to fasten the camera to the windshield.
In regards to quality of the camera (Liquid Stream), I had researched several and decided on the Blackvue. I have one in each of my vehicles.
Mine actually came in handy about a month ago when some jackass decide to brake-check me in a turn lane and I hit him (in my old truck). No damage to my truck, but the rear hatch of his Kia Soul was demolished. I called the police and when they showed up, the Kia Soul owner claimed I was tailgating him and that he stopped normally. The police officer came over to get my side of the story and I pulled up the video on the Blackvue app on my phone. It clearly showed the guy brake-checking me in the middle of the turn lane (no one was in front of him). The police officer thanked me and ticketed the other guy for reckless driving. The other guy was livid and darn near got arrested for throwing a major fit. The local prosecutor's office called me last Monday and asked to get a copy of the video...dropped it off to them yesterday.
I wanted a small and discrete dashcam. I ended up getting a GitUp Git2. It was $90 on Amazon, does 4k, image stabilization, turns on automatically and starts recording, locks the files if it detects a crash, and has the distinct bonus for me that its a GoPro clone so I take it riding with me sometimes when I want to have two GoPros for forward and backwards shots of the same ride.
Was super easy to mount and I have it hooked up to an upfitter switch that I usually just leave on. When I turn off the truck it keeps recording for a couple hours on its own battery.
Here's some 720P video of it when I installed it in my Tundra. I chose 720P because its really good video still, and I can get like a week or two of driving on a 64GB card. 4K looks amazing, but you get a lot less on a card.
I'd really like to add a dash cam because of the area I drive in. I've been to hesitant to pull the trigger because I don't know anything about the quality of the products.
like so many things...you get what you pay for...I have a (POS) cobra dash cam in one of our vehicles - it was on sale at Costco for 99 bucks...the night vision is absolutely f'ing WORTHLESS....It has a parking mode but again the video quality (even at a reportedly higher consumption of 720p) is **** poor....lessen learned.
I bought the ThinkWare f770 because of its parking mode AND its superior night vision recording...and I'm telling you the quality (even at night) is VERY impressive.
my only wish was that it had wifi/cloud connectivity - my fear had been that it would be stolen by some perp and any evidence of the thief would be lost...NOW ThinkWare has a new F800 that has CLOUD based back up and live-viewing...the camera just took all kinds of innovation (really?) awards at CES and is just coming available (June).
my only wish was that it had wifi/cloud connectivity - my fear had been that it would be stolen by some perp and any evidence of the thief would be lost...NOW ThinkWare has a new F800 that has CLOUD based back up and live-viewing...the camera just took all kinds of innovation (really?) awards at CES and is just coming available (June).
Wifi/"cloud" won't do you a lot of good in a random parking lot.
Also, the camera is freaking silver. Can they make it any more obvious?
like so many things...you get what you pay for...I have a (POS) cobra dash cam in one of our vehicles - it was on sale at Costco for 99 bucks...the night vision is absolutely f'ing WORTHLESS....It has a parking mode but again the video quality (even at a reportedly higher consumption of 720p) is **** poor....lessen learned.
I bought the ThinkWare f770 because of its parking mode AND its superior night vision recording...and I'm telling you the quality (even at night) is VERY impressive.
my only wish was that it had wifi/cloud connectivity - my fear had been that it would be stolen by some perp and any evidence of the thief would be lost...NOW ThinkWare has a new F800 that has CLOUD based back up and live-viewing...the camera just took all kinds of innovation (really?) awards at CES and is just coming available (June).
Looked on the Thinkware site and no info on the F800. Any links ?
Not up on the new tech, so just to confirm, if you have a wifi signal in your driveway, the camera would be constantly downloading to the cloud, so it would be a benefit there ? In a parking lot without wifi signal, you would be SOL if the dirtbags stole the camera ?
I am considering the Blackvue 660 front/rear and the Thinkware F770 front/rear. Comparable price point. Did anybody else compare these 2 and why did you pick one over the other ?
Wifi/"cloud" won't do you a lot of good in a random parking lot.
Also, the camera is freaking silver. Can they make it any more obvious?
And no 2k/4k support.
yeah yeah its not everything, but its got the best night vision....I have a personal hotspot that I can use for those rare instances, having the option is better than NOT.
Looked on the Thinkware site and no info on the F800. Any links ?
Not up on the new tech, so just to confirm, if you have a wifi signal in your driveway, the camera would be constantly downloading to the cloud, so it would be a benefit there ? In a parking lot without wifi signal, you would be SOL if the dirtbags stole the camera ?
I am considering the Blackvue 660 front/rear and the Thinkware F770 front/rear. Comparable price point. Did anybody else compare these 2 and why did you pick one over the other ?
Lots of vehicles are broken into in driveways, I am rarely in a location where free wifi isn't available & for those time when it is...I can use my personal hotspot.
