Dash cams ,,,,anybody use one ?

[turkeyfeathers]

Just curious about them lately. 

Are they running 24-7 ? I saw some record when car parked too.

How do you view footage? I never use my home computer

Front and rearview ?

I don't plan on being an Uber or Lyft driver anytime soon

What kind of price did you pay?   Make and model?

 

Edited June 5, 2019 by turkeyfeathers

[BizCT]

Just curious about them lately. 
Are they running 24-7 ? I saw some record when car parked too.
How do you view footage? I never use my home computer
Front and rearview ?
I don't plan on being an Uber or Lyft driver anytime soon
What kind of price did you pay?   Make and model?
 

I don’t but it seems most Uber drivers do and many taxis as well. Gives them piece of mind I guess for any altercations.


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[Bionic]

Yes, not an expensive one either.  Brand named “Apeman” on Amazon....c450 model i believe.  Under $50.  Very clear, simple to use...

it has parking lot monitoring with shock sensors, screensaver, loop recording options.  Lot ls of features.  I have had it a few months, and I do like it.  Does not feel like a $50 unit.  Oh, the windshield mount is very sturdy, and stays put too.

it auto records, knows when you are moving, etc, jump in vehicle and go...has a screen with playback buttons, and it has a micro SD card.

i will send a near deer hit to your phone.

considering a second cam for back window.

car pic is a pic of the screen hence the blurr

Edited June 5, 2019 by Bionic

[Steuben Jerry]

Yup, have a lower end Garmin in the commute car. Was having an unhealthy lunch sitting in my car at a Burger King last fall. Had a guy back his truck into me. He seemed to want to give me some double talk about it. When the cop showed, he saw the dash cam and asked if I had it on cam. I said yes, and that ended any double talking. $2000 of damage.

[Nomad]

^ this .

I should get them myself , the only car accident I was in was 1,982 when a cop car blew a red light and T boned me ,but the above story alone is enough for me .

[crappyice]

Yes, not an expensive one either.  Brand named “Apeman” on Amazon....c450 model i believe.  Under $50.  Very clear, simple to use...
it has parking lot monitoring with shock sensors, screensaver, loop recording options.  Lot ls of features.  I have had it a few months, and I do like it.  Does not feel like a $50 unit.  Oh, the windshield mount is very sturdy, and stays put too.
it auto records, knows when you are moving, etc, jump in vehicle and go...has a screen with playback buttons, and it has a micro SD card.
i will send a near deer hit to your phone.
considering a second cam for back window.
car pic is a pic of the screen hence the blurr

Audio as well? Plugged in? How often do you watch the footage/clear the SD card?


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[Bionic]

21 minutes ago, crappyice said:

Audio as well? Plugged in? How often do you watch the footage/clear the SD card?


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Yes, sound can be recorded, or you can choose not to record yourself singing to work.  Yes, it is plugged in, I leave it plugged right in actually.  I only watch the footage if a deer runs out, or if a dooshbag pulls some s**t on my way home, to show Jenn.  I have the 32gb card that is the max size for this specific cam, so it takes a good bit of footage.  My commute is 50 minutes each way, and its been a couple months, just the other day it filled up.  I need to set up loop recording, I think I my set it up for like every 12 hrs.  I am no expert, but for the price it’s definitely a great entry level camera, that has shown its potential to me in a short time

its on sale right now, like $32, i may order a 2nd for the rear, or my truck

Edited June 6, 2019 by Bionic

[Elmo]

I have one as well.  You can set it to record when parked but it only does for a little while then it auto shuts off due to battery.  I don't bother with the park feature.  As far as how much it records, it's not like you'll get into an accident, forget to save it, keep on driving for another week, and have it over written.  Logically, once you get into an accident you take the card out and save the video to your computer.

[Steuben Jerry]

The one I have has a shock sensor. When it detects a crash it moves the file to another folder that does not get overwritten. Pretty sensitive, I've had bad potholes trigger it. Also, there is a button on the side that you can hit to save the current video in another non-overwritable folder. Handy for near misses, deer, pretty girls...