I am a pretty lazy guy so the only thing I care about is getting a camera that I can easily set up, switch to different trucks, and operate.
I do not care much about price or picture quality.
I just want something I can set up and forget about. Any suggestions?
Looking for the easiest to use dash camera
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by A Bug, Oct 29, 2014.
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gopro
10' mini-usb to usb cable
usb 12v adapter to plug in to cigarette lighter
64gb sdhc memory card
gopro frame mount
windshield suction cup
it will run 13 hrs 10 mins straight in 720p mode. then you have to erase the card and start over. -
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My cobra one was cheap and easy to use. Got it set so it looks Purdy on my puter.
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I had to laugh when you said you're a lazy guy,lol.I tell my boyfriend im lazy all the time,lol.Gets me out of a lot of things that needs to be done,lol.
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I use the Lukas LK-7900 with a 128GB memory card (http://dashboardcamerareviews.com/lukas-lk-7900-ace/) as it allows for more than 24 hours of video in high resolution in addition to its protected memory for in motion G events, parked G events, and parked motion events. There are lots of dash cams to choose from and more come out every day it seems, I picked the one that I did because of its high resolution, support of very large memory cards, good night time recording, built in GPS, and its ability to run in very high temperatures.
A true dash cam will automatically switch between park and driving modes so there really isnt much to do with them once you get then setup. With mine it also has a motion sensor that will start a brief recording when it senses movement in its line of site in addition to when it senses a G event when in park mode. You set its sensitivity for the motion and G events when first setting it up and can just let it run after that.
I like GoPros a lot but they are not designed as a dash cam and lack many features that a dash cam offers. Some of those features are a park mode that records motion and G events to a separate protected memory, recording G events while driving to a separate protected memory, and GPS position and speed recorded on the video. Some of those can be added to a GoPro but require additional hardware to be interfaced with the GoPRo and is not a simple setup like you asked for.silver dollar Thanks this.
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