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Leperflesh posted:I'm getting a bit fed up with my Genius DVR-HD500D. It's a front-and-rear dashcam with a display, it records both the front and rear simultaneously, and the rear cam plugs into the dashcam using what looks like a normal headphone jack. What I want to know is, can I buy a front cam from someone else that would accept the video feed from that rear cam? Like is it a normal standard thing, or is it gonna be proprietary and only work with the Genius? The reason I ask is I'd really like to avoid de-wiring all the wiring work I did to get it set up: I've got the rear cam bolted through the headliner with tiny bolts, the wiring running under the headliner from rear to front, and all the excess wire hidden. Can't comment on reusing the rear camera but Street Guardian is close to releasing a dual camera model, SG9663DC. They're generally regarded as having the best support on dashcam talk forums, and the developer actively posts there.
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The GPS is an external unit and you don't have to use it. Unfortunately everything is in one thread on dashcamtalk forums and includes many many off topic posts so it's kind of hard to sort through. The product is not out yet, so any product page may not be final spec.
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Leperflesh posted:Ah, I see. The product page doesn't make that clear (and lists a price of $499, which... yikes!). Since I don't want that feature, though, I'd rather not pay for it, and... yeah, $200 or so seems OK, $500 is way too much. That's Australian dollars but yeah still is a lot.
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Somebody a while back was asking about the Street Guardian dual-camera & specs, just wanted to post it's available for pre-order now (in the USA at least) https://streetguardian.cam/product/sg9663dc
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Mountain goats? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXsbv75CNRc
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Yeah vans and trucks can have that for "upfitters"
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IAmKale posted:Thanks for going through all that to provide some numbers for context. After I initially posted I managed to find a wattage rating for the dual-camera Thinkware setup. At 4.2W max draw, the amperage came out to something similar, around 0.35A lol. Yeah it's fine, my dimming rear-view mirror uses wire taps, straight from Mazda themselves.
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Sagebrush posted:The thing that makes me the most irrationally angry is when, as I'm changing lanes, I put on my turn signal, wait for an opening, check my blind spot, slide over into the space, and get immediately honked at by the person I moved in front of because they weren't paying any attention to the road or my signal and they think I cut them off. Or alternately they saw the signal just fine, and were accelerating to try it and close the gap specifically so I can't take it. Either way, the sheer audacity of the pricks who do that just drives me insane Part of why I got a rear camera system. They don't do the accelerate to not let you merge / change lanes too much here in Seattle but it does happen.
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I'm thankful for modern engineering that that is survivable with minor injuries.
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Are they going to sink into wet cement?
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bird with big dick posted:Is there a consensus on the best 2 channel dash cam under 500 bones? I think the Street Guardian model is about $300, I have one and like it, though I smacked my rear camera with some lumber and broke it. It's only working as a forward camera right now :/ Their reliability and customer service is very good. Most other brands are pretty hit and miss, but some new ones may have emerged since I've looked at the Dashcamtalk forums, especially with that budget.
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Oof that's a really low bitrate. Please tell me that's on YouTube's end.
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STR posted:Amazon vans are generally wrapped now, regardless of if it's an Amazon employee (VERY rare) or a third party DSP (delivery service provider) (common) driving them. And they don't ever order them with rear windows. Here in their hometown of Seattle they use unmarked Sprinters, or even employee cars. The one in the video was a Ram Promaster. I'm not sure how to feel about the brand name of APEMAN.
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Solar Coaster posted:Driving in Midwest fog There's a blinking stop sign embedded in the front of the car.
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SeldomSeen posted:I have the same headphones and they are pretty great for the price, battery lasts forever. I like Street Guardian's line of products if you're in the U.S., their customer support is great. https://streetguardian.cam/ I have a SGGCX2PRO with SGR323CAM (rear) that I'm going to install soon, but I've been very sick. I already have the SG9663DCPRO and it works well for me. They need easier model names, though. Otherwise the Viofo line of cameras have been well rated on Dashcamtalk.
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FogHelmut posted:A little over, but Street Guardian SGGCX2PRO+ is supposed to be the best? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GV4DHYM/ If you're in the U.S. and okay getting a little bit older rear camera you can get one free https://streetguardian.cam/product/sggcx2pro Add the coupon code " Free323X2Pro " I think all of them will get license plates during the day and close enough. If at night I'm not sure anybody can guarantee that.
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If you want a higher resolution and just a forward camera (2560*1600) I think the current favorite is the Viofo A119V3. Looks like it's only $120. I'm not sure if there's a favorite vendor.
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The Fattest PI posted:So now I figure I might as well bite the bullet and get a dash cam to record my eventual death so I don't have to fumble with my phone like a big dumb idiot. Charles posted:If you're in the U.S. and okay getting a little bit older rear camera you can get one free Seems like this coupon code is still active.
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FogHelmut posted:I bought these. Installation was very easy. Rear is off-center due to the sliding middle window in my truck. I forgot to reply, but you can rotate the plastic inside the filter to try and adjust it for what looks best
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EIDE Van Hagar posted:This armchair “everyone has to avoid a collision it is somewhat your fault” stuff is all bullshit. An actual lawyer has replied to this thread 
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Previa_fun posted:Do Mazda drivers have a reputation as being particularly bad in Australia because they seem...well represented in these compilations. They definitely were when I was in Belgium. Like the BMW driver of yore.
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Nitrox posted:I was prompted to install an app when I clicked the link. What is it? It's Android's instant app thing 
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Oct 1, 2019 02:04
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Yeah I used to come home from work through a dual turn lane. Every drat time.
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MrYenko posted:Didn’t need the street signs, Florida tags, or palm trees to tell me where this was. This happens everywhere though.
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Nitrox posted:That second camera films the interior of the vehicle, not behind the car. Great for a taxi, useless for normal people. Purple tint means the sensor doesn't have an IR filter. You'll get really weird colors during the day. If that's the interior camera and it's using IR illuminators I'm not sure you'll be able to see out the back at night, but look at some sample video.
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Nitrox posted:What is the benefit of that? Night vision.
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I've seen cars driving around without DRLs, who loving knows man. The other night I flashed both behind somebody and then went in front of them and turned off my lights and they didn't get the picture. Insane. I can't remember which manufacturer it was but at the car show there was a stalk that had Auto as default and Off as a momentary switch so you can't leave it in that position. Let's hope that becomes standard. Also Auto lights should turn on with the wipers.
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STR posted:One of my Saturns was like that, except it was labeled "DRL OFF". But it also turned off the automatic headlights. Godholio posted:GM does this, but my Volt has it on the dash vs the stalk. I sat in a Bolt so probably.
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Nitrox posted:My suspicion is that it's done to keep you going back to the dealer, as is the case with many unique maintenance items that require special tools for absolutely no reason. There's another BMW model where you have to replace the battery every 2-3 oil changes cause they didn't take into account American driving styles and instead of reprogramming the ECU, which would mean recertification, they just made the cost of the battery part of the warranty.
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Mine did that too (edit: just the focus part). They sent me a replacement. That replacement is now stuck on the boot logo though.
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Godholio posted:Is there a single company that doesn't put out trash? It seems like everything that gets named in this thread ends up being effectively disposable. The Street Guardians are generally good and customer support is good, generally far above the rest, but nobody has had truly outstanding ones as far as I can tell. I'm wondering how the Viofos will hold up? Haven't checked into dashcamtalk in a long time.
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Oof there was part of a ladder in the freeway yesterday but it was in easy to dodge from where I was.
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the paradigm shift posted:
You usually use a circular polarizing filter (CPL) to deal with that.
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Yeah we have uncontrolled intersections in Seattle which means you yield to the right.
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There's no traffic device that can deal with somebody like that.
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Don't you need to be sure the wire goes behind the air bag?
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Wow but mute audio please 🙉
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