Dashcam options?

[Bee Bop]

@USAGUY
-playback? Can I playback videos on my iPhone? no the playback is on the mirror unless you pull the SD card.
-parked motion detection? How well does it work? It provides shock detection with the video being saved for a specified time length. The default is one minute. It is pretty sensative you can trigger it buy closing a door or bumping the vehicle.

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[RHeinz]

I have reactivated my old Hero 3+ and the wifi remote. With the iPhone connected to Car Play I was unable to get the GoPro App to function. The GoPro power cord tucks nicely behind the windshield trim.

The wifi remote’s battery was dead but it can just stay plugged in.

 

[swooshdave]

I have reactivated my old Hero 3+ and the wifi remote. With the iPhone connected to Car Play I was unable to get the GoPro App to function. The GoPro power cord tucks nicely behind the windshield trim.

The wifi remote’s battery was dead but it can just stay plugged in.

I'm thinking about using an old GoPro 4 Silver. I'd mount it to the center screw and power off the port in front of it. On some GoPros you want to remove the battery when on constant power.

 

[rtazz17]

I bought this and the dongle for Ford to plug it into my mirror. (often back ordered). I can hide the camera behind the mirror and I don't even see it when I'm driving.

The only issue I would complain about is the slow connection speed when trying to review footage. But then again I've not really had reason to review it.

Only downside of that is some people want constant power (mirror power is only by key) so dash cam can record if vehicle is hit etc while parked,camera turns on and records but otherwise it is minimalist.

 

[USAGUY]

@USAGUY
-playback? Can I playback videos on my iPhone? no the playback is on the mirror unless you pull the SD card.
-parked motion detection? How well does it work? It provides shock detection with the video being saved for a specified time length. The default is one minute. It is pretty sensative you can trigger it buy closing a door or bumping the vehicle.

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[5PC24]

I have the Viofo A119 V3 and will be hardwiring it this week. What amp fuses did you use? On viofo forums they say to use 2A and 5A but not to go above, but on some tutorials on here people have used 15A fuses before. Does it matter?

If I need to use 5A and below, my plane was to use Fuse 8 and 35. If not, the tutorial I saw used Fuse 29 and 35.

for my wife's A129 I didn't care about parked operation and just used a dongar adapter, though that was for a Telluride. If I don't get the fullvue digital rear view mirror and do get a separate dashcam I'll get this adapter to wire it in - https://www.stickerfab.com/products/dongar-usb-power-mirror-tap-2021-bronco-with-auto-dimming-mirror

 

[soupcansam]

for my wife's A129 I didn't care about parked operation and just used a dongar adapter, though that was for a Telluride. If I don't get the fullvue digital rear view mirror and do get a separate dashcam I'll get this adapter to wire it in - https://www.stickerfab.com/products/dongar-usb-power-mirror-tap-2021-bronco-with-auto-dimming-mirror

I'd do that too, but I have a manual transmission so no mid-package on my BD, so my only nice looking solution (so, no cables dangling) is to hardwire it.

 

[3G & 6G]

I went with the Garmin Dash Cam Mini 2, liked the price and size. Didn't need anything fancy, just enough for what I need. I also got the Dongar dongle that allowed me to use the rearview mirror power to power it, clean minimalist installation.

Here's another vote for the Garmin Mini 2. Have them in all my cars and my kids cars. Great size, and no screen to distract you while driving. With the optional hard wire kit you get the ability to capture anything that happens while the vehicle is off. Local police used footage from my camera to catch a thief who broke into a car parked near by!

Love this as a dash cam, but it isn't a great trail cam. It saves all recordings in short individual mp4's - 1 or 2 minutes each. This is great when you're searching for something specific, but if you wanted to string together anything longer than 2 minutes it would be a huge pain to edit.

 

[HCGxKaLiBeR]

Any 1440+ resolution, wide angle dashcams will work.
You don't really need a display as 99% of us don't look at it.

Bronco's windshield view is as terrible as my Camaro. Get a low profile ones.
You will need all the view you can get lol.

I'm not a big fan using the front USB ports. I'm kinda OCDed. Can't stand any exposed wirings in my view.

I routed mine up to the roof liner, down into the passenger A pillar cover, behind the glovebox all the way to the center console port. Well hidden.

 

[2fast4u]

I just Posted on my Dash Cam set up here Dash Cam Post

After doing a ton of research I found the Thinkware U1000 was the best for me needs and one of the cleanest set ups out there.

 

[Gilligans_off]

I have the Blackvue dr900x

has both front and rear cameras and parking mode

 

[TallDude]

I just got from Costco a TypeS 4k Dashcam. Plugged it into the cigarette plug in the center console. On sale for $99. Awesome quality and functionality so far. It has a gps box on the power cord I lay around my dash cell phone mount. Definitely not a clean install but I’m testing it out for now lol.

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