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Acura604 07-24-2018 06:11 PM
i'm waiting for confirmation from blackvue that they will replace my 650S under warranty- until then i wont install the thinkware yet. its sitting at my house still sealed... but for 229 caysh monies, you cant go wrong with 2 ch. 1080P front is on par with the 650S.

!Aznboi128 07-24-2018 06:13 PM
If you're looking for a good quality camera and you don't care about parking mode check out the A119s it's best performance for dollar. If not one of the Anker/Aukey ones from amazon is the same.

BlackVue is on/off. I had my DR650S since it's been out and it's been fine with no problems but most of my friend's has been dying. But before saying it's fully dead check to see if it's a memory card issue. They're really picky.

extracrunchie 07-24-2018 08:45 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by !Aznboi128 (Post 8912391)
If you're looking for a good quality camera and you don't care about parking mode check out the A119s it's best performance for dollar. If not one of the Anker/Aukey ones from amazon is the same.

BlackVue is on/off. I had my DR650S since it's been out and it's been fine with no problems but most of my friend's has been dying. But before saying it's fully dead check to see if it's a memory card issue. They're really picky.
Parking mode works on the A119, I have it working with the blackmagic pro.

A119 has motion sensors and will record if triggered and I have configured my blackmagic pro to power the A119 until my battery reaches a certain voltage or stay powered after a period of time.

Its a far superior product compared to blackvue, IMO.

IMASA 07-25-2018 06:31 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by extracrunchie (Post 8912409)
Parking mode works on the A119, I have it working with the blackmagic pro.

A119 has motion sensors and will record if triggered and I have configured my blackmagic pro to power the A119 until my battery reaches a certain voltage or stay powered after a period of time.

Its a far superior product compared to blackvue, IMO.
Agreed. I have 3 A119 V2's and 1 A119 V1 and they has worked well for me so far. It does 1440p recording at 30fps and I haven't had any major issues like those reported by users with more expensive dash cameras. When on sale, it can be found for around $100-120 on Amazon.ca

The A119 V2's parking mode records at either 1fps or up to 15fps and when it detects motion or shock, goes to full on recording.

AzNightmare 07-25-2018 12:49 PM
I had a A118. Video quality was better than blackvue. But the only thing was that it was 1ch, so that's why I swithed to blackvue.

Is there 2ch versions of A119? Parking mode is a must, but I have Power Magic Pro all set up already.


Quote:
Originally Posted by !Aznboi128 (Post 8912391)
BlackVue is on/off. I had my DR650S since it's been out and it's been fine with no problems but most of my friend's has been dying. But before saying it's fully dead check to see if it's a memory card issue. They're really picky.
Right now, my 650S is acting up, or the SD card. It might be from the excessive heat from the sun. I started getting "Check SD card" error. I would take the card back home and format it and it would work again. Then it would come up again in a few days. Everything was working flawlessly for 6 months.

So I'm in the market for a new microSD card... although even those seem to be hit and miss. I'm leaning toward the SanDisk A1 though. I heard A1 is a new series that's supposedly good for dashcams, and was created after previous SanDisks' have been notoriously known to fail for dashcams.


Spoiler!

underscore 07-25-2018 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 68style (Post 8912333)
I've never experienced anything more frustrating in my life than googling "best daschcam" and reading all the tech site review summaries... there are so many features I couldn't give a fuck about, why can't someone just make one that has super high-res video and doesn't overheat like every BlackVue?
Check out dashcamtalk.com, pick a price point, check the sample videos, buy it.

Also I found that a higher framerate is more useful then higher res. 720p/60fps makes it easier to read plates than 1080p/30fps.

Quote:
Originally Posted by 68style (Post 8912333)
I don't need wifi or a screen (Why do I need to watch what the camera is recording while i'ts recording? I would hope I'm looking out my windshield for that!) or a touch screen or GPS system or traffic warnings or it to tell me what time dinner is ready... like seriously............
I like having a screen so I can see if it's aimed correctly, make sure it's recording and hasn't got any errors when I start up the car. Otherwise you could be rolling around with a fried memory card and not know until you're in an accident. Everything else is just fluff that adds cost/heat though.

SSM_DC5 07-25-2018 02:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by AzNightmare (Post 8912496)
I had a A118. Video quality was better than blackvue. But the only thing was that it was 1ch, so that's why I swithed to blackvue.

Is there 2ch versions of A119? Parking mode is a must, but I have Power Magic Pro all set up already.




Right now, my 650S is acting up, or the SD card. It might be from the excessive heat from the sun. I started getting "Check SD card" error. I would take the card back home and format it and it would work again. Then it would come up again in a few days. Everything was working flawlessly for 6 months.

So I'm in the market for a new microSD card... although even those seem to be hit and miss. I'm leaning toward the SanDisk A1 though. I heard A1 is a new series that's supposedly good for dashcams, and was created after previous SanDisks' have been notoriously known to fail for dashcams.


Spoiler!
I'm getting the "check sd card" right now too on my 650. Similar to you, reformat and it works.. Just swapped to a different card yesterday to continue trouble shooting.

Also similar to your amazon experience. I bought Samsung evo cards from various sellers on Amazon, and not 1 of the 3 were identical. Each had minor differences, in packaging, the card, the adapter or a combination of it.
Talked Samsung about that and they said only way to ensure its genuine Samsung is to buy from an actual Samsung store, or the 1 Samsung seller on Amazon where the card is sold for 3x the price of the other Amazon sellers

AzNightmare 07-25-2018 03:42 PM
For some reason, I tried the red Evo+ ones
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....TL._SY355_.jpg

And it didn't even work on my 650S. Like it wasn't compatible. I returned it and got an exchange, and same thing. So then I decided to just get a full refund. Really weird. The microSD worked fine on the computer.

I know this model is pretty popular for dashcams. I wonder if I received a weird batch that didn't work with the blackvue dashcam.

snowball 07-25-2018 05:54 PM
Not a fan of samsung sd cards for cams, the stock one that came with my DR400 many years ago would always go corrupt and any ones I bought after didnt work either.

Acura604 07-25-2018 06:23 PM
I’ve tried :

Samsung evo+ 128 gig - 2 of them got corrupted.

Lexar 64gig 633x - 1 so far got into read only mode

Sandisk 128gig - forget it! Check SD card nonstop.

Blackvue 16gig - worked fine but needed occasional reformat.

NOTE : from the blackboxmycar site : never use an sdcard that is rated to the max capacity of the dashcam. I.e. use a 64gig for a 128gig capable dashcam, not a 128gig Sd card.

CdV 07-25-2018 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Acura604 (Post 8912544)
I’ve tried :
Lexar 64gig 633x - 1 so far got into read only mode
What line from Lexar did you try? I've found positive results from the High Performance and/or High Endurance.

lilaznviper 07-25-2018 08:07 PM
I recently got the lexar 32gb 633x as well. so far so good.

AzNightmare 07-26-2018 12:20 AM
So both my cars have DR650.

DR650GW
-Samsung Evo+ 128gb - 1 year usage and then went into read only mode.
-Lexar 633x 128gb - about 1 year now, so far, still working.


DR650S
-Samsung Evo+ 128gb - Wasn't compatible, exchanged for a 2nd one, wasn't compatible again.
-Patriot LX 64gb - 6 months and now it's going into check sd error intermittently.



Do any of you find the Lexar 633x cards kind of tight fitting? Like they are slightly thicker? The one I'm using seems to get stuck in my DR650 when I try to take it out, via pushing it in, and it doesn't always spring back out cause it's kind of jammed.

Acura604 07-26-2018 03:37 PM
i think the key to er... survivability in the heat for the dashcams...is to disable parking mode IF parked in the raw heat for hours on end. once I get the 650s back i'll be trying it that way... then once temps cool down around aug/sept it'll get switched back to parking mode.

lilaznviper 07-26-2018 07:31 PM
i have to stop parking mode during this heat as i noticed its really hot to the touch until my ac cools it down.

!Aznboi128 07-27-2018 04:56 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by extracrunchie (Post 8912409)
Parking mode works on the A119, I have it working with the blackmagic pro.

A119 has motion sensors and will record if triggered and I have configured my blackmagic pro to power the A119 until my battery reaches a certain voltage or stay powered after a period of time.

Its a far superior product compared to blackvue, IMO.
Sorry should clarify, there are better parking mode dash cams out there which tend to work a bit better than what the A119 can do. Thinkware for example is one of the better ones as it announces any triggers during parking mode.

SSM_DC5 07-27-2018 06:37 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by !Aznboi128 (Post 8912771)
Sorry should clarify, there are better parking mode dash cams out there which tend to work a bit better than what the A119 can do. Thinkware for example is one of the better ones as it announces any triggers during parking mode.
Blackvue started announcing with the dr750s.
Any other cams on the market that make an announcement??

!Aznboi128 07-27-2018 09:45 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by SSM_DC5 (Post 8912777)
Blackvue started announcing with the dr750s.
Any other cams on the market that make an announcement??
Yea the DR750 does do it but the think ware cameras have more info.

I'm not too sure which others have that feature tho, it is nice not having to look around the car every time I park.

Indy 07-27-2018 10:30 AM
this is the card that I've got in my F770. it's been flawless and I'm pissed right now cause they're on sale for $55....


https://www.amazon.ca/Transcend-Micr...28GB+MicroSDXC

freakshow 07-27-2018 12:39 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by !Aznboi128 (Post 8912391)
If you're looking for a good quality camera and you don't care about parking mode check out the A119s it's best performance for dollar.
Quote:
Originally Posted by IMASA (Post 8912451)
Agreed. I have 3 A119 V2's and 1 A119 V1 and they has worked well for me so far.
Looking to pick up 3 dash cams.. are these the same? Is there a better source to get the A119 from?

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01IEQUABA/...3-a799349ec03c

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01IEQU9WK/...A2E2D732KBQJI9

68style 07-27-2018 01:41 PM
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There was a seller letting A119S V2’s go for $95.40 a couple days ago I think I grabbed the last one in stock

AzNightmare 07-27-2018 01:43 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by !Aznboi128 (Post 8912771)
Sorry should clarify, there are better parking mode dash cams out there which tend to work a bit better than what the A119 can do. Thinkware for example is one of the better ones as it announces any triggers during parking mode.
The A119 might have this yellow triangle Caution icon that appears. At least that happened in the A118.

SSM_DC5 07-27-2018 04:52 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by !Aznboi128 (Post 8912810)
Yea the DR750 does do it but the think ware cameras have more info.

I'm not too sure which others have that feature tho, it is nice not having to look around the car every time I park.
Even with the feature, closing my door will trigger the notification some times lol

Hcoreposer 07-27-2018 08:25 PM
Welp, i almost got bumped at the light of Kingsway going into 41st left turn lane. I saw the guy behind me in a jeep texting on his phone and see him slowly getting closer and closer to the back of my car. Luckily didn't hit me but knew he was extremely close to me because of how low my car is. Almost tempted to get out and just look but didn't... temptations though.. :considered:

Might have to consider getting a 2CH cam instead of just my front facing one. Not the first time i've seen this happen too..

E.D.C.5 07-27-2018 08:48 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Indy (Post 8912816)
this is the card that I've got in my F770. it's been flawless and I'm pissed right now cause they're on sale for $55....


https://www.amazon.ca/Transcend-Micr...28GB+MicroSDXC
hmmmmm....should i get this and try it on my 650s :considered:


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