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07-28-2015, 04:30 PM
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#26 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Originally Posted by ilvtofu  I don't really get why they would run android on it, seems overcomplicated and distracting.
I put one in my dad's car similar concept, the lights/screen are distracting at night but really good for anti theft. I have the wire tucked along the headliner/A-pillar.
Something a little higher end from DOD, good video quality and they have a good canadian team to answer questions DOD RX8W | The nav ability seems cool, thought at that price it maybe worth a try. Quote:
Originally Posted by Habboy I have one, its cool. I havent set up the rearview cam but GPS and front cam is fully functional and working great. | The few reviews say it comes without a keyboard app? Is it really slow? Is the quality good? Thanks!
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07-29-2015, 01:20 PM
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#27 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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Originally Posted by Retrac The nav ability seems cool, thought at that price it maybe worth a try.
The few reviews say it comes without a keyboard app? Is it really slow? Is the quality good? Thanks! | EDIT: whoops thought you were talking about the DOD
I'm guessing for nav you would need to turn on a hotspot from your phone so you can use the wifi?
Also if you have the screen on permanently displaying a map your rearview mirror becomes pretty useless IMO
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07-30-2015, 12:53 PM
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#28 | | I told him no, what y'all do?
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if the G1W-H's suction cup breaks, how easy is it to replace? It doesn't appear to accept a universal screw on suction cup
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07-31-2015, 08:51 PM
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#29 | | 2x Variable Nockenwellen Steuerung
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It is a ball type mount.. so I suspect other camera mounts will work.. however with a $40 camera.. when it breaks just replace the whole thing. Quote:
Originally Posted by GLOW if the G1W-H's suction cup breaks, how easy is it to replace? It doesn't appear to accept a universal screw on suction cup | | |
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01-16-2016, 02:19 PM
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#30 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Anyone have experience with matego dash cams? are they any good?
Was thinking of getting this. Autolismo.com | Matego MG800 Mirror Dash Camera **With Sample Videos*
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01-16-2016, 03:52 PM
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#31 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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I have the MG800. The camera itself is good, video quality is pretty good. The MG800's motion detector range is very good and sensitive. I use my dash camera as a security camera when my car is parked in my building's parkade at night. I had the MG188 as well, the motion detector would only detect objects moving right in front of my hood, while the MG800 can detect objects moving 3-4 car lengths ahead.
You can hook up another camera to act as a back up camera, but I never tried it.
The only negative thing I have to say about the MG800 is that the mirror itself isn't that great. I'm used to using those wide "broadway" mirrors so using this mirror took some getting used to. The mirror is also a bit dark.
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07-25-2016, 07:49 PM
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#32 | | MiX iT Up!
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looking into a dash cam and i'm wondering how the parking mode works?
so if the car is parked say in a parking lot with reasonable activity (like a mall or something), will my battery be drained? lets say it'll be parked there for 10 hrs, 7 days a week.
what does this "power magic pro" thing do?
Will 640x480 res. be able to read license plates?
looking for a simple set up that's cost effective.
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07-25-2016, 08:22 PM
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It hooks up to the vehicles main battery, so drainage is an issue.
Power Magic Pro (Battery Saver) basically hooks up in line to prevent full discharge of vehicle's battery. You set the cut off voltage. Generally most vehicles only last a few hours before shutting down. In some rare cases on new cars w new battery might last 5-10 hours (rarely).
No good camera's are 480P. Only cheap chinese one's that don't have parking mode usually. Don't buy the cheapest thing you can find. You'll waste your money when it doesn't do what you hope it will do. Youtube 480P dash cam vids.
Need to determine what you primary needs are
1. Accident Recording
2. Catch hit and runs
3. Low light recording
4. Long Recording Time
5. Clear HD recordings
6. Quick/Easy access to videos (LCD screen or WiFi App)
7. Front or Front and Rear
If you want all, then it ain't gonna be cost effective.
10 hours of recording is a while. You would likely need a seperate battery for the DVR, and you would need a pretty big class 10 sd card.
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07-26-2016, 01:39 AM
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#34 | | I am Hook'd on RS
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Presently using a Lukas 7700 Pro with portable UPS battery pack(LK-530-12V). Lightweight,and small compared to DOD with a great picture.Purchased off Ebay 2 years ago.I would purchase another one.  | |
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07-26-2016, 05:37 AM
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#35 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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when it comes to the rear cams, I've a truck so the bed hides most of the view. There's already a back up camera on it so is it possible to just wire that in as well, or just put a cam as high as it can go and hope it works the best that it can?
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07-26-2016, 01:47 PM
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The other option is hooking it up to an external battery
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07-26-2016, 02:27 PM
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#37 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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I use several Aukey 20000mah USB battery packs, the ones you use to charge your mobile devices. 1 pack is enough to power my dash camera on parking mode from 10pm to 7am 3-4 times before it requires charging.
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07-26-2016, 06:23 PM
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#38 | | MiX iT Up!
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1) Anyone know the difference between Thinkware F50 (1080P) and H50 (720P)?
2) I'm confused about this parking mode recording thing. An external battery pack is good if I want to record longer? What does this mean? doesn't the duration of recording time depend on how big the SD card is? Can someone educate the noob?
edit: difference on F50 and H50 found.
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07-26-2016, 07:45 PM
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#39 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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I believe parking mode, in Blackvue terms, means that it's running off the Power Magic adaptor. Which really just allows the camera to run a certain programmable time or till the main battery drops to a certain voltage.
There are others....  ...that have their own battery and turn on and record if there is an impact to the vehicle.
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07-26-2016, 08:23 PM
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#40 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Originally Posted by IMASA I use several Aukey 20000mah USB battery packs, the ones you use to charge your mobile devices. 1 pack is enough to power my dash camera on parking mode from 10pm to 7am 3-4 times before it requires charging. | Do you wire it to your glove box where u hide the battery bank then?
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07-26-2016, 09:10 PM
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07-31-2016, 12:57 PM
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#42 | | MiX iT Up!
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could someone explain how "parking mode" is suppose to work?
Is the cam supposed to be on "continuous" record mode and when it sees "motion" or "impact" it will hard save the 1st 10 seconds and next 1 min to the "long term memory" of the SD card?
For some reason I thought the cam was suppose to be on "sleep" mode until it senses motion / impact and then start recording...
I'm so confused....
this is a yuge option for me...
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07-31-2016, 01:02 PM
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#43 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Thought you bought something already?
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07-31-2016, 02:21 PM
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#44 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by tiger_handheld could someone explain how "parking mode" is suppose to work? | https://www.blackboxmycar.com/blogs/...ion-whats-that
Each camera probably works a bit differently. My camera's parking mode is very simple. The camera is on all the time, it only records when the motion detector sees something. It will record up to 1 minute from when it detected motion. If there is constant motion, then it keeps recording as long as there is motion detected. After 1 minute of the last motion event, it will stop recording.
Shitty cameras take a while for the camera to start recording and/or the motion detection range is very poor. My camera's record start time is pretty quick, detection range is about 3-4 car lengths ahead.
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