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Well I guess paying more once for a quality camera is better than buying cheap ones over and over and over and over and over and over again.
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I'll have you know I only bought 3 of them.  (and they all died in different ways!)
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ltr posted:Hope someone can help me out here. I used to frequent this thread and even contributed some videos back in 2014, but got busy and put the dash cam away for a while. I had a visor mount that had the cam on the passenger side and it worked out well when I was single and rarely had a passenger. I'm now married and after seeing two accidents(one quite bad) in the last two weeks, I want to get my cam up and running again. I checked it out and everything works, but the visor mount is a no-go since my wife rides in my car often now. What I have is a Mobius from 2014 and am looking for the lens extension cable they used to sell for it so I can stick the lens in front of my rear view mirror and have the box elsewhere. It looks like there is a newer version of the Mobius(?) but I think mine is older. Is this the correct cable http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mobius-ActionCam-8-lens-module-extension-cable-/381430157028?hash=item58cf024ee4:g:OW0AAOSwDFNWFGfi It's really hard to positively ID a cable from a picture, but that looks very much like the one I got from Hobby King to remotely mount my Mobius' lens/sensor. I'd just compare it to the little flat cable that's already in the Mobius, if the contacts look to be the same width/same quantity of them, then likely it will both fit and work without breaking anything. Edit: I am happy to report the Mobius is recording to the full capacity of the 128GB card I linked last week. (I had one incident where it wasn't recording, but I believe I'd shut my car off then turned it back on while the camera was shutting down.) Oddhair fucked around with this message at 20:56 on May 25, 2016 |
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May 25, 2016 14:31
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I have been going round and round in my head about which dashcam to get. So naturally when I happen to be in Costco and see one, I buy it. 89 bucks. The reviews aren't great... http://www.costco.com/Cobra-Drive-HD-Dash-Cam,-GPS,-1080P,-118%C2%B0-Viewing-Angle,-8GB-MicroSD.product.100223046.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtW3xya018o
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May 29, 2016 01:35
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Night footage. 2:15 or so, Silverado blows through stop sign as I Cali stop through. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pgXDtdCv2A
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http://www.amazon.com/Rotatable-Cov...316%5Bb%7Cdeals So I bought $57 AUKEY camera and have a few issues to report. The bad: Horrific instructions that explain very little You have to use the app to view and save video files, it's a very bad app Sharing videos via app is impossible. I'm yet to pull the memory card to see if format is readable on PC, but that's the only option left. There is light underneath and on the back of camera. It's either constantly ON or blinking. Blinking function is not explained in the manual, no changes in camera operation. What the gently caress The "M" button does not capture still shots, which is what it supposed to do according to the manual. Permanently attaches to the windshield via 3M sticky pad, no other mounting options exist. Lens of camera is mounted on a silver-colored drum, it rotates independently from body. That is a very visible color and if you wanted to hide your camera, tough poo poo. Between this and the fuckign disco lights, that camera is drawing too much attention. The good: Very nice daytime image, acceptable night footage, license plates are readable ~15' away No battery Link to a phone app is very nice, wish it had more options Will pull current date/time from phone when synced Selectable quality and resolution on the fly Lens can be adjusted vertically by at least 180 degrees for different mounting positions Also, I'm very skeptical about the "G sensor", because there is nothing about it in the manual or on the box, or in camera options.
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Bogatyr posted:Night footage. A california stop requires some actual slowing.
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nm posted:A california stop requires some actual slowing. It's a trick of the wide lense. It adds 10 pounds too.
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So, the Cobra Dashcam is dead already. Well, not all dead just recording pixellated garbage dead.
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I came across this debris field the other day. Notice how far away the torn off rear wheel is from the involved cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydd3nT8MKWI
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Your video reminded me of something similar that I captured last summer and never got around to uploading. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV7mcMUnhqY From the tire marks that start around 0:35 it appears that this tanker truck was traveling in the right-hand lane when he lost a tire, flew across two lanes, and ended up on the median. Luckily it didn't look like he hit anybody. Also the dashboard glare in my Corolla is absolutely terrible and I need a CPL filter or something. DethMarine21 fucked around with this message at 15:26 on Jun 4, 2016 |
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Jun 4, 2016 15:07
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I got some pretty cool footage the other night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyA9iHna4o8
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Handen posted:I got some pretty cool footage the other night. Lolled hard at this.
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Handen posted:I got some pretty cool footage the other night. You're a bad man who ruined someone's romantic evening. But it made mine.
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perfect use of the metal gear solid sound but you should have gone with ENHANCE ENHANCE ENHANCE for the zoom in
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BraveUlysses posted:perfect use of the metal gear solid sound but you should have gone with ENHANCE ENHANCE ENHANCE for the zoom in I was confused when I heard the alert sound because I hadn't noticed anything, but the Ironside theme was perfect.
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Handen posted:I got some pretty cool footage the other night. Jesus, you may have just won the dashcam thread until someone gets caught up in an actual car chase. Circling back is what pushes this to legendary status  e: well poo poo here's your problem:  It says Two Guys and a Pizza Place right there, what the hell were you expecting  actually it looks like you're closer to Stafford but work with me on this
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Jun 6, 2016 23:01
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https://gfycat.com/ImpeccableCarelessHarlequinbug.webm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtp99SmvSiI Ah.
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Ludicro posted:https://gfycat.com/ImpeccableCarelessHarlequinbug.webm I love how quick that van goes WELL HE'S NOT RED ANYMORE SO TIME TO GO
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 lightning knocks the lights out and people assume it's a free-for-all? It's supposed to be treated like a stop-sign controlled intersection, you twats.
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EightBit posted:
Well, he was stopped, so what else did he need to do?
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IOwnCalculus posted:Well, he was stopped, so what else did he need to do? Proceed forward after noticing the other traffic was also stopped. At least here if there are no working lights you treat it as a 4-way stop sign intersection, so if the coast was clear he could have just gone like the van did. Is that the case in most of Europe or are you obligated to sit there until there just isn't any traffic on the larger road?
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davebo posted:Proceed forward after noticing the other traffic was also stopped. At least here if there are no working lights you treat it as a 4-way stop sign intersection, so if the coast was clear he could have just gone like the van did. Is that the case in most of Europe or are you obligated to sit there until there just isn't any traffic on the larger road? In Sweden it's Police > Lights > Signs > Cars coming from the right have right of way. I wouldn't trust people with simple stuff like that though.
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Geirskogul posted:And on some cars it could twist the A-pillar, which is essentially a total situation. davebo posted:Proceed forward after noticing the other traffic was also stopped. At least here if there are no working lights you treat it as a 4-way stop sign intersection, so if the coast was clear he could have just gone like the van did. Is that the case in most of Europe or are you obligated to sit there until there just isn't any traffic on the larger road?  In other places you might encounter a yield or stop sign. If there's nothing, the cars on the right have the right of way as MrOnBicycle says. As for dashcams, Xiaomi has a dash version of the Yi, now with a screen, auto-recording and crash detection (among other things). I have the regular Yi and in terms of image quality it's as good as it gets, at least.  http://www.ebay.com/itm/Xiaomi-Yi-1...pcAAOSwf05XOvSF Techmoan has a review of course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifPhMULpiWI
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mobby_6kl posted:As for dashcams, Xiaomi has a dash version of the Yi, now with a screen, auto-recording and crash detection (among other things). I have the regular Yi and in terms of image quality it's as good as it gets, at least. Dang, that's some nice looking footage. My only concern is not being able to turn off the G-Sensor, I feel like, especially with the roads around me, the memory card would get filled up with pothole clips that it can't overwrite pretty quickly. If they can add an option to disable that or adjust the sensetivity then this looks like a really nice option for G1W prices.
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Had one hell of a commute in to work today. First, this douchebag in the white car spends more time driving on the shoulder to get around traffic than he does in an actual lane, drives across a double solid white divider because he's too stupid to realize the lanes are about to merge back together, then gets all pissy because I don't yield to his dumb rear end. Eventually his rage boils over into a mighty honk. He then employs his old standby tactic of driving on the shoulder to blow past my car maaaaaaaaayb an inch off my passenger mirror, then immediately slams on his brakes because guess what, there's just more traffic up there, I wasn't just driving slow for fun after all https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64jUCgvF-3k When I last saw him he was riding off to the horizon, still on the shoulder. Shine on you crazy piece of poo poo  Then. THEN. Two minutes after that this fucker jumps in front of me at a green light and throws my bag down on the floor from the passenger seat. I was pretty pissed at the time, but watching the footage back it's pretty funny just how impotently rage-y I sound. I was still pretty hot from the shoulder-fiend from earlier and this just tore it for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsID_Me_7AE Have a good weekend everyone, drive safe goons 
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Ha, that's like normal day in Philly. Stay safe
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Oh I see stuff like this every day as well, it's just not usually so concentrated around me. I know it's childish but the longer I watched white car drive all over the road  breaking the rules while the rest of us wait in line the madder I got. And the green light cutoff wouldn't have been such a big deal except that it's coming off of a freeway offramp so I was still slowing down from 60. I do laugh every time I hear myself punching the Honda logo on my steering wheel though, so there's that
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http://www.kare11.com/traffic/road-buckle-sends-vehicles-airborne-on-mn-highway/240125853 Looks fun, but I bet it breaks suspensions.
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Lime Tonics posted:http://www.kare11.com/traffic/road-buckle-sends-vehicles-airborne-on-mn-highway/240125853 "Extreme heat" Looks at weather: High of 90F. Never change Minnesota.
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Well, extreme for the area. Just as roads down in Florida are probably designed for a sustained +120F but not -20F. Each state's DOT will design with a different 'neutral temperature' in mind, and if pavement keeps buckling summer after summer, Minnesota's will have to get ratcheted up.
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Lime Tonics posted:http://www.kare11.com/traffic/road-buckle-sends-vehicles-airborne-on-mn-highway/240125853 @40s, why do people follow that closely?
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As a courtesy for everyone watching so he doesn't even have a chance to slow down when he sees the car ahead of him leave the road? Actually quite considerate of them if you think on it 
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CharlesM posted:@40s, why do people follow that closely? people are idiots
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Lime Tonics posted:http://www.kare11.com/traffic/road-buckle-sends-vehicles-airborne-on-mn-highway/240125853 nm posted:"Extreme heat" 
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Cugel the Clever posted:I'd love to see how roads in Texas handle sustained sub-zero temperatures Can't do much worse than the roads in Minneapolis. Pretty sure you could jump the bus knuckles in downtown if you could get the right angle on them. MNDOT can't even effectively patch the roads under a certain temperature.
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CharlesM posted:@40s, why do people follow that closely? they think it'll make the car in front quit hogging the left lane?
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Got one driving home from a friend's place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTJM7NyVRXU Didn't capture the very end of it, but he ending up hopping the curb to avoid the car coming up the ramp.
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Ok, so I bought the Aukey DR-H2 and finally had some time to get the wiring set up. Jeep/Chrysler is stupid and doesn't use a normal fuse box anymore, so I had to get a little creative. Anyway, that's all set up. However, I'm still stuck on how to mount this thing. It's going to attach to the plastic trim at the top of the windshield. Here's the complicating factor: I have to be able to easily remove it. It has to be removed before I can get through the gate at work (also in certain areas when I've got the top removed). Velcro and similar fasteners would probably be fine, but wear out pretty quickly and will collect dust which pops free and will go right into the camera when I rip it free, so those are out. My other idea was just a small sheet of lexan/ABS plastic (I've got some scrap that's big enough) to fit between the camera and the trim. Aukey provided some 3M adhesive tape, but I live in a place that spent 2 weeks below 20*F this winter and is already over 100 for probably the next two months...I'm not confident it'll hold up. I could use JB Weld or something to stick the plastic to the camera, then maybe a dual-lock fastener (similar to velcro) on top, but that will still require replacement every few weeks. I don't care about drilling holes or whatever, I already drilled one for the wiring (it has a quick-disconnect about an inch from the camera, which is awesome). Trying to find quick disconnect fittings basically just gives me hood pins and some kind of goofy JDM rubber bands for bumpers (?). Godholio fucked around with this message at 06:29 on Jun 13, 2016 |
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This stuff is pretty nice, 3M's Dual Lock. Adhesive behind the strip sticks incredibly solid to glass as well as the dot strip sections of windshields, not sure about molded plastic though. I pop my EZ pass from car to car all the time and it doesn't seem any worse for wear. The barbs are big enough that I doubt they'd clog up too readily. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002DZJQ0A
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