Dash Cams

I use a Street Guardian thanks to a lying dirtbag pig in OH a couple years ago. It's a decent piece and inexpensive. Forward facing only. Has options to record audio at the push of a button. Also has GPS so speed is available to view as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Street-Guardian-SGGCX2PRO-Camera-MicroSD/dp/B07GV2WD1K

 

I have this one, it has been flawless. Truck Driver High Def 4k 2k 1080p HD resolution dash cam windshield camera wifi from Dieselboss

 

I have three
#1 rand mcnally over drive 8 pro
Works fine be night sucks
#2 uniden... night not bad-ish. Screen a little
$3 cobra really good night vision and a fair size screen

 

Garmin gps with the built in dash cam because I hate having #### all over my windows/dash, does my ifta too

 

I also have the Garmin GPS with the built in cam. Kill two bird with one stone n' all that.

 

i have had three i like this one. got off of amazon . Rove R2-4K Dash Cam Built in WiFi GPS Car Dashboard Camera Recorder with UHD 2160P, 2.4" LCD, 150° Wide Angle, WDR, Night Vision

 

What ever you do get a a 4k. I've had em all, and 4k is the best resolution. Type of internal battery is key for heat, and the proper sd cards are not cheap ,and most dont last at all. I'm about to order a new on , I like the Rove but the top one on this list is interesting also. Like to have the capture button and ability to transfer to my phone.
The Best 4K Dash Cam: Our Top 8 Picks For 2020

 

I've been running the 67w for a couple weeks now. The software isn't great, but I wouldn't say it sucks. The remote view is kind of neat, and the park mode does work - one of the main features I was looking for.

The weak spot with the Garmin is having it on good wifi, as the app depends on that to function. Unless there's regular (fixed) wifi where you are or park, then you're on mobile and those things are not designed to run full time, especially with the charger attached. Sooner or later, the hotspot will stop working, and then you have a regular record only camera without the extras.

To be honest, I've never seen really good packaged software with any camera. Cobra's was the best of the lot, but their cameras were junk. I never use the apps anyway. If you really want to review the video in detail, you really should remove the microSD card and view/edit those files on a computer and something better than vendor supplied video editing software.

I was surprised to find the better microSD cards are not as expensive and hard to come by as before. I got 32Gb Sandisk Max Endurance cards for a few dollars more than the regular ones, made for use in dashcam and surveillance systems. Although the price spread would be proportional if you're someone that wants to store days of video and need the great big capacity cards. I try to strike a balance between enough video to find a recent event, versus too much video that might store more of my bad driving for the victim's family to use in court.

Even before those types of extreme use microSD cards were available, the name brand always outlasted the generic ones like they sell at the counter at Micro Center. You might save a few dollars with the cheapies, but then you end up buying them 2-3X more often.

 

I've used a dashcam in every vehicle I've drivin for the past 15 years.

Currently using this on my truck. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CGK6B52
It does the job but isn't great. Have to use their buggy program and a laptop to convert the videos to a normal format to be viewed/uploaded to places like youtube.

Have forward and reverse facing cameras on both side mirrors:


Next spring I'm going to upgrade to 2 of these systems. One for my cab, one for my trailer. https://www.dashcam.co/collections/...ucts/black-box-dash-cam-3-8-cameras-4tb-drive

Figuring:
Forward and rear on both side view mirrors.
Forward out my windshield.
Maybe one in each upper corner of my windshield angled out and a bit down.
Forward and rear on both sides of the trailer in the middle.
Rear facing on the back of the trailer. Mounted on the rear axle of the trailer tandem, or one on each corner of the dot bumber or the underside rear corners of the trailer.
1 in the nose of the trailer pointing back.
1 in the tail of the trailer pointing forward.

Basically I want 360 degree coverage of my truck and trailer and a view inside the trailer in case a forklift driver puts a hole in the roof/wall and tries to deny it.

 

There are truckdrivers without dash cams????

I got the Garmin dzl gps cam.

I hardly ever use the GPS but it's nice to get a bridge warning if you wonder off route.