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IR light Do and dont work....
Normal driving - doo swiff all
In pure darkness in your bedroom, you can see quiet abit with them on
Ziggy
Normal driving - doo swiff all
In pure darkness in your bedroom, you can see quiet abit with them on
Ziggy
IR is great - until you put it close to a windscreen - then all you see is whiteout - even with the cam at a very sharp angle to the screen, it still gives a whiteout.
On a reversing cam, on the outside of the car, it is fantastic.
On a reversing cam, on the outside of the car, it is fantastic.
Tech seems to be drooling over a £35 camera
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wouldnt be to bad to stick in the rear of the car - on the parcel shelf fixed to a ignition controlled boot socket
it'd just record happily and merroily Ziggy
At a shade over £30 a pop, 2 cams wouldn't be a problem.
Heck, for that price (and if you had the room) you could build a 4 cam setup for ultimate coverage.
Heck, for that price (and if you had the room) you could build a 4 cam setup for ultimate coverage.
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Whats the fault you get with the Dual Lens F70 and using a class 10 card?
i think i might have that problem
Camera only records for 1 to 3 mins instead of 5 and takes ages to reset, missing large chunks of the journey....
Ziggy
i think i might have that problem
Camera only records for 1 to 3 mins instead of 5 and takes ages to reset, missing large chunks of the journey....
Ziggy
Read something a while ago about problems with faster cards having problems recording multiple files at the same time. Always best to use a class 4 or 6.
Trouble with the dual cam is that you could, potentially, be recording 4 files at the very same time - with the normal files from the front and rear cams plus lock files as well.
Trouble with the dual cam is that you could, potentially, be recording 4 files at the very same time - with the normal files from the front and rear cams plus lock files as well.
Was is class speed or card size? I thought anything more than 16gb caused issues?
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well okay this was my fault - i'd been playing with the settings....
It was set to record motion (auto detection)
So.... erm.... yea
Swapped to Recorder - Both cams plugged in and no signs of problems with the 32gb class 10 card
Ziggy
It was set to record motion (auto detection)
So.... erm.... yea
Swapped to Recorder - Both cams plugged in and no signs of problems with the 32gb class 10 card
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Those with the f70. You had any sucess with getting the front cAmera night time quality any better? Mine is shockingly poor and need alot of street light to make it better, yet the rear camera is coping fine....
Exposure is set to 3 makes no difference...
Ziggy
Exposure is set to 3 makes no difference...
Ziggy
That quality is awful.
I almost had a coming together with a black cab the other night. I was driving past a load of parked cars (they were on my offside so i had right of way).
Just as I was getting to the end of the line, a black cab pulled around the end car & only just made it into a small gap.
I slammed on my brakes to avoid collision and HE had the cheek to sound his horn - like I should've given way to him?
Reviewed the footage & quality is appalling. The plate is almost blanked by reflections off my lights - but even rear footage is bad.
I thought I could get away with using the F70 as I don't really do any night driving, but this was teatime the other week.
I've ordered a G1W - a shade over £30 and the night quality isn't bad, looking at the footage on Techmoan's YT clip.
When I can assess the actual size, I'll see if it'll fit nicely in the rear screen & maybe consider buying another for a dual cam setup.
I might consider relegating the F70 to cover the front sides - I'll have to see if I have the room first though - the quality is good enough to cover in the event of a flash for cash event.
I almost had a coming together with a black cab the other night. I was driving past a load of parked cars (they were on my offside so i had right of way).
Just as I was getting to the end of the line, a black cab pulled around the end car & only just made it into a small gap.
I slammed on my brakes to avoid collision and HE had the cheek to sound his horn - like I should've given way to him?
Reviewed the footage & quality is appalling. The plate is almost blanked by reflections off my lights - but even rear footage is bad.
I thought I could get away with using the F70 as I don't really do any night driving, but this was teatime the other week.
I've ordered a G1W - a shade over £30 and the night quality isn't bad, looking at the footage on Techmoan's YT clip.
When I can assess the actual size, I'll see if it'll fit nicely in the rear screen & maybe consider buying another for a dual cam setup.
I might consider relegating the F70 to cover the front sides - I'll have to see if I have the room first though - the quality is good enough to cover in the event of a flash for cash event.
Sorry MEP, just noticed this.
I'm sure the original issue was regarding the ability of class 10s to write multiple files at the same time - although looking at my card, I seem to have installed a class 10 16gig card.
I don't know without going off on a search again.
Maybe it's a combo ?
Maybe 32gig class 10 is too much for the camera to handle whereas 16 is OK OR a 32 gig class 6 is OK?
I think one of the solutions I found was to stop the g-sensor dropping files to the card - at this point, the device would have to write 4 identical files at the same time (normal a & b as well as lock a & b) as well as continue to record...!
Keep us posted on the G1W, I am considering getting one. Are you buying from eBay or elsewhere?
Ebay - from the link in Techmoan's video clip.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Full-HD-1...-Vision-/310752336819?clk_rvr_id=569448671489
Just to add - this seller (estore) also posts on the dashcam forum
http://forum.dashcamtalk.com/forums/gxw.39/
So any problems 'should' get resolved.
(Unlike the crap some of us have had to put up with from the people that gave us the DR32)
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It all seems to be hit and miss.
As MEP says, no issues with the dual cam (although night quality on mine is ropey) - yet loads say their is poor.
I'm still using my old DOD camcorder/dashcam after many years' service.
My DR32 really is the pits - crap audio & now it randomly stops recording (whilst giving the appearance of recording!)
I think some of the manufacturers on dashcam forums are getting tired of me keep banging on about my ideal setup - two remote cams linked to a dvr which can be hidden.
THEY concentrate on chucking more and more tech into smaller units (or even more & more into medium sized units) whereas they need to look at improving quality and reliability & stop worrying about looks - I even told one I didn't care if he stuck the bits in a plastic sandwich box - but no, he's concerned about tooling for some super product - yeah, and I expect it'll have a super price tag to match.
I tell them - concentrate on getting the basic system right (good video (especially night) & audio, cycle record, on/off with ignition & ability to mount very discretely (so remote lens)) before you start chucking in the bells and whistles (GPS, G sensor etc)
As MEP says, no issues with the dual cam (although night quality on mine is ropey) - yet loads say their is poor.
I'm still using my old DOD camcorder/dashcam after many years' service.
My DR32 really is the pits - crap audio & now it randomly stops recording (whilst giving the appearance of recording!)
I think some of the manufacturers on dashcam forums are getting tired of me keep banging on about my ideal setup - two remote cams linked to a dvr which can be hidden.
THEY concentrate on chucking more and more tech into smaller units (or even more & more into medium sized units) whereas they need to look at improving quality and reliability & stop worrying about looks - I even told one I didn't care if he stuck the bits in a plastic sandwich box - but no, he's concerned about tooling for some super product - yeah, and I expect it'll have a super price tag to match.
I tell them - concentrate on getting the basic system right (good video (especially night) & audio, cycle record, on/off with ignition & ability to mount very discretely (so remote lens)) before you start chucking in the bells and whistles (GPS, G sensor etc)
