Dash cams. What are you using?

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  1. quetzalcoatl

    quetzalcoatl Light Load Member

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    Dieselboss Any chance of uploading a video of what that camera has recorded...at night?
     
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    i use a "4 sight" got it at the ta south of detroit last DEC. for 99 then added a 32gb card so it will record 8hr's of 720 hd before it loops... night isn't good but it was good enough to nail a schneider driver that did a hit and run to my truck at the pilot in avon, oh. last week at 0520
     
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    Sure. Here you go. I've been meaning to edit this together for a while so that it takes any guesswork out. (this one is model DB4 set to HD (720p resolution) for the tests. The actual raw video is a little bit clearer than this, but YouTube does do a very good job of keeping most of the quality in stuff that you upload. The video was shot at 720p so if you have the bandwidth on your internet connection then change the playback to 720p.

    - Don
    [video=youtube_share;Tsmqr5vo340]http://youtu.be/Tsmqr5vo340[/video]
     
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    Dieselboss...you-da-mahhnn. Wow. Great Video. Shocking clarity from what I can see on my end. Thank you so much. :biggrin_25514: You''ve answered a lot of questions I had on my mind.
     
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    Hanadarko Independent Owner/Operator

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    I have been thinking about this as well.
    Came across this model:

    http://www.videodashcam.com/march-special/

    Price seems right but I dont know much about them or their product.

    I'd like something that mounts on the windshield so I can easily take it in and out like I do with the GPS.
    Last thing I need is to leave stuff in the rig and have it stolen.
     
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  7. Colorato

    Colorato Road Train Member

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    Hanadarko Independent Owner/Operator

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    Fixed...it seemed to duplicate the link, so I pasted it manually. Sorry... :biggrin_25513:

    I'd like to keep the investment under $200 and this camera appears to meet that.
    I dont know much about mount options but it seems to have night vision and a few other parts
    that make it a worthy contender...
     
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    AZS Honk if anything falls off

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    I got that DB4 from diesel boss several months ago, love it. RF or something plays havoc with my sirius radio though.