I’m seriously considering saying #### it. I’m so confused. I read reviews online, on amazon and I have zero trust in those. There’s so many contradictory reviews. Can someone just tell me what they bought and if it worked.
Things I think are needed.
1. WiFi to my phone
2. Good picture / day and night
3. Looping recording / big SD card
4. G-sensor
5. Parking mode
6. Doesn’t thermal shut down all the time
7. Can rotate to point out the window
8. Whatever else the cool guys say.
9. Might want to post screen shots or vid to Instagram.
I’ve looked at Vantrue, Garmin 55, Rexing, wheel witness. I’ve probably looked at 25 other different units. I wish there was just a Sony or Alpine or whatever that had a brand name I was familiar with.
At this point, much like when I asked about CB’s in that section I’ll just buy what you guys say. That way I’ve got a good starting point. I’ll spend up to $300.
Another dash cam thread.
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Just an fyi to confuse you even more, a lot of these brands are nothing more than the same circuity in a different wrapper. Over there in China where they are made, the company who makes them will offer the packaging design service for a customer but with the same features or features turned off as the rest.
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That video I just put on the us23 thread I took this morning with a garmin 45. It has everything you mentioned. It took 3 min to transfer from my cam to iPhone 7 via WiFi.
I think the only real difference between the 55 and 45 is voice activation. I got the bundle off amazon w/32 GB card for 180 bucks (total inc shipping)otterinthewater and tscottme Thank this. -
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"....4. G-sensor ..."
Why do you need G-sensor? I am now on camera number 6 and the first thing that I do is
".....turn G-sensor OFF....".
It seems like a good idea to have G-sensor but what actually happens is all of these nice and gentle stops get recorded as "...EVENTS...." and then when you really need to find a video you realize that the Micro SD card was filled with EVENTS that were not events and that there was no room left on the Micro SD card for a clip that you wanted to review.
While I don't have WiFi you can get it on Vantrue X-3. I have had 2 G1Ws, 1 OldShark, 2 Vantrue X1s, and a Z-Edge Z3. I like the Vanture the best because of the night recordings have the best visibility.
Always save the original box and every item that comes in the box. None of the cameras have lasted more than 11 months. The vantrue comes with an 18 month warranty and they have been good to work with.Lepton1 and otterinthewater Thank this. -
I have 2 garmin 45 cameras and one failed 3 months the other one 4 months.
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I have a Rove R2-4K. $109.99 on Amazon. It has the features you're looking for and I like it a lot better than the Garmin I had before.
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Samsara seems like a nice new product. Haven’t tried it out myself yet but seems worth checking into.
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