OrganDonor Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Yes, It's from China. Not waterproof, this is for your cage. Takes an SD card, and has useless IR emitters for night time use. But considering it's $53 shipped, what else could you ask for? Seller has 99.6% positive feedback on eBay. But most importantly it gets awesome reviews on the dashcam forums. It can't be beat for the price. Here are two videos from this afternoon. The low sun fucked with them a bit, but you get the idea. Short video, kinda sucks because of the direct sun: :http://vid71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/emtben/D1447360_zpskbrnzlvg.mp4 eBay link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/130455460442?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Knievel Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) YMMV, but the one I ordered from Amazon (looked just like that and was the make/model rated as one of the better ones out there) was a piece of shit that took a dump about 2 weeks after I bought it. Returning it to CHINA wasn't cheap, and didn't hear jack shit from the seller. Had to file a claim with Amazon on the last day I was able to in order to get my money back. It just went all wonky about working...no reason why. It should have been able to handle being left in the car 24/7. Worked great for the time it did work, though. I suppose for $53 you can't complain too much if it craps on you, but I'd rather pay more for one I know will work for years, not weeks. http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-dash-cam/ https://dashcamtalk.com/ Edited November 16, 2014 by zer0netgain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoWhee Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Looks like a nice camera for the price, no go rake your leaves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Yah, and work on your rolling stops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrick Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Even some of the high-end cameras have issues with heat when on the dash or windshield. There are some good ones out there for reasonable money, but even the big names have some hit-and-miss with reliability/longevity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Thanks Ben, I just ordered one. It's nice to have some witness just in case. My issue around here is that police don't come to non injury or less than a couple grand worth of damage and you have to report it. THEN, as it's everyone's fault insurance around here, your insurance goes up unless you can prove it was someone elses fault. Hence, the cam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoWhee Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 That's a pretty good idea Mikey (I thought you'd like to hear that for a change) I'm putting one on my Christmas list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Having one on each side would be snazzy too But alas, as long as I can prove I didn't run the light or the stop sign, that's all I'm after. It's not normally the uh..hmm, how do I put it... born and bred Canadians who lie about the colour of the light, or if they stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBLXX Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I have been driving cars and motorcycles for the better part of 27 years and not once have I ever thought to myself "wish I had a video of that" and don't plan on it. Yeah yeah I know....you don't need it until you do but...more wires, gadgets and crap in my car. No thanks. Looks neat and the price it definitely right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffguyF4i Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I have been driving cars and motorcycles for the better part of 27 years and not once have I ever thought to myself "wish I had a video of that" and don't plan on it. Yeah yeah I know....you don't need it until you do but...more wires, gadgets and crap in my car. No thanks. Looks neat and the price it definitely right. Really? I have wished I had it on camera at least a dozen times. I nailed a deer last week at 65..near took his head off. Wish I had it on camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganDonor Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 (edited) http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0be_1276277281 Edited November 18, 2014 by OrganDonor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoWhee Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Good reflexes there, no swerve no slamming on the brakes. I was surprised he didn't turn on the wipers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoWhee Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 This popped up on my Facebook feed, I thought it was appropriate to this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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