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[-] jmp242@sopuli.xyz 57 points 1 year ago

If only there was actually a good car dashcam, but every time I go down that rabbit hole I give up frustrated. The quality (build, mounting, video, whatever) is shit in pretty much all of them, and the "passable" ones look like a web cam from 2005 still.

[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 43 points 1 year ago

There's a reason for that, Linus Tech Tips did a great video on it. You're better off buying an old go pro and using that.

[-] snowbell@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Only if you remember to turn it on

[-] kameecoding@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

there are also android apps to do it with your phone but then you need a fairly safe mounting point for imyoir phone high up

[-] anon6789@beehaw.org 15 points 1 year ago

We've been happy with the VIOFO A129 Pro. Not very expensive and good quality video on both cameras day and night. There are lots of day/night comparison videos and the VIOFO beat a lot of cameras that were much more expensive.

[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 6 points 1 year ago

I agree, I also have a VIOFO A129 DUO and it's great. But I haven't found the time yet to mount the rear cam... too much hassle to bring the cables to the back of the car.

[-] Landrin201@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Yep I've also got a VIOFO, works great.

I thought it would be kinda ugly when I looked at it, but depending on how your car is designed once it's mounted you don't really see it so it's fine. Took a while to figure out how to wire it to the battery though, mostly because I'd never done that before.

[-] foosel@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Another happy (though quite new) owner of a VIOFO here, A119 Mini v2 in my case. Great picture quality.

[-] chahk@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago

People lie. Even a shittiest, cheapest dashcam will be better than nothing, when you have to prove to your insurance company who was really at fault after a collision.

[-] dan@upvote.au 2 points 1 year ago

Look for a BlackVue or Thinkware.

[-] Hubi@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I've bought the N2 Pro from Vantrue a couple of years ago and I've been super happy with it. The quality is pretty good and it has actually capable night vision and parking surveillance. I've also bought one for my brother in law (who got into an accident just a month after) and one for my grandma. Not to sound like an ad, but these are definitely worth checking out even if it's an older model.

[-] corm@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I got one for $40 that's 1080p, and the "high endurance" sd card I got for $15 is still going 4 years later.

Don't overthink it. You don't need something fancy.

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