My Dash Cam Installation - Page 2

Thomas · 17th July 2013, 20:52

Great thread and after what happened to me I will seriously consider this, I wouldnt be fussed if it was aceepted in court or not if you had a video showing what happened that would be good enough for me

Radioguy · 17th July 2013, 21:02

Eeeeee pressure Pressure

We are Rolling out a new Website, I have a High Quality one there that only will work with our head units BUT we are deciding between several models

i Am Also In the process of correcting the Chinglish on the Ad. And in the manuals
So that too is a Little embarrassing

Will be another one Probably 2 up there before the weekend hits

Whoops here is the new website (NOT QUITE DONE YET)

www.75andzt.com

And it is under the accessories tab there

championdaddy · 17th July 2013, 21:10

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Originally Posted by bongi69

I have been on the look out for a decent dash cam for a while, something small and unobtrusive. I had one about 2 years ago that I gave up using as the cam with the windscreen holder contraption and the wiring was just too annoying and distracting. I was looking at going down the built in route buying pinhole cams, a DVR box and cabling all separately. The aim was to have the cams "hidden" and the DVR box located in the glove box or arm rest. This however was turning out to be an expensive option at over €100 for all the bits, so I turned my attention to finding the smallest unit I could for good money, ideally less than €50, but also with good video quality.

I eventually found this unit that fit the bill, was compact with a flat mount, and it had an added bonus of a second external camera that could be mounted elsewhere. I was not on the look out for a 2nd cam but it sweetened the deal. I planned to mount the unit just in behind the rear view mirror, and run the 2nd cam wiring through the headlining and mount beneath the rear brake light bar.

After a couple of weeks travelling from Hong Kong it arrived yesterday. The contents of the box exactly matched what the pictures showed, which is always a plus when you order from China

. The manual was in Chinglish though, but luckily through experimenting and guesswork I figured out the main controls.

I mounted it to the windscreen using the suction mount to test it out before actually wiring it in to the car, and all worked perfectly. The cam switches and starts recording within 3 seconds of turning the ignition, and it will stay on for around 20 seconds when you turn the ignition off, still recording. It also has a G sensor, and from what I could gather from the manual, in the event of a crash it will remain on for 3 minutes, and saves these videos in a special folder that does not get overwritten when the recording loops around. The unit estimates that with the 2 channels recording, an 8GB micro SD card will yield about 2 hours recording before it loops.

As I get to know more about it, I will be posting, along with clips of the crazy driving I see lol

**EDIT** I have the sound recording turned off on the unit. Don't need to be recording my headbanger music lol. The sound quality though is excellent

Do you know if the recording Loops ? IE records for a set amount of time......then records of the previous one when the memory runs out ???

Phil63 · 17th July 2013, 21:12

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Originally Posted by championdaddy

Do you know if the recording Loops ? IE records for a set amount of time......then records of the previous one when the memory runs out ???

Read the 4th paragraph....

Thomas · 17th July 2013, 21:14

Sean great website, one day I will get a headunit and cam!

championdaddy · 17th July 2013, 21:14

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Originally Posted by Phil63

Read the 4th paragraph....

DOH..........

Radioguy · 17th July 2013, 21:23

Yes they All Loop.

Radioguy · 17th July 2013, 21:24

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Originally Posted by Thomas

Sean great website, one day I will get a headunit and cam!

Hi Thomas ,

thank you ! Got Lucky with the name ! Weird that it was available ! But I can Sort it all now and Make it just geared to our forum members
i promise I won't start a forum! LOL I will leave THAT Thankless task to you folks ! Wink

championdaddy · 17th July 2013, 21:24

mmmm I really should read things more carefully eh !!!! LOL

coolcat · 17th July 2013, 21:42

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Originally Posted by Thomas

Sean great website, one day I will get a headunit and cam!

I would thoroughly recommend it Thomas

17th July 2013, 20:52	#11
Thomas This is my second home MG6 1.8T GT SE Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Falkirk Posts: 9,510 Thanks: 106 Thanked 173 Times in 128 Posts	Great thread and after what happened to me I will seriously consider this, I wouldnt be fussed if it was aceepted in court or not if you had a video showing what happened that would be good enough for me __________________ MG6 1.8 TCi in Artic White 1975 Land Rover Series 3

17th July 2013, 21:14	#15
Thomas This is my second home MG6 1.8T GT SE Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Falkirk Posts: 9,510 Thanks: 106 Thanked 173 Times in 128 Posts	Sean great website, one day I will get a headunit and cam! __________________ MG6 1.8 TCi in Artic White 1975 Land Rover Series 3

17th July 2013, 21:02	#12
Radioguy Banned None Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Here on the Forum Posts: 5,352 Thanks: 632 Thanked 822 Times in 573 Posts	Eeeeee pressure Pressure We are Rolling out a new Website, I have a High Quality one there that only will work with our head units BUT we are deciding between several models i Am Also In the process of correcting the Chinglish on the Ad. And in the manuals So that too is a Little embarrassing Will be another one Probably 2 up there before the weekend hits Whoops here is the new website (NOT QUITE DONE YET) www.75andzt.com And it is under the accessories tab there

17th July 2013, 21:23	#17
Radioguy Banned None Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Here on the Forum Posts: 5,352 Thanks: 632 Thanked 822 Times in 573 Posts	Yes they All Loop.

17th July 2013, 21:24	#19
championdaddy This is my second home Mg Zt 190 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: The FIRST Garden City....Letchworth. Posts: 6,778 Thanks: 1,243 Thanked 920 Times in 698 Posts	mmmm I really should read things more carefully eh !!!! LOL