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Author: Subject: Bargain dashcam, £14 delivered
UncleFista

posted on 12/1/11 at 10:00 PM Reply With Quote
Bargain dashcam, £14 delivered

Seems cheap as chuff to me for the spec, better res than the other type often praised on here..

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[Edited on 12/1/11 by UncleFista]





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RazMan

posted on 12/1/11 at 10:24 PM Reply With Quote
Blimey! Looks like a bargain at that price
or for a few quid more you can get it with an 8Gb sd card

I like the fact that it is designed to be continuously overwriting the old files so you can use it to record every journey and in the event of a mishap you will always have video evidence of your actions prior to the mishap ..... as long as it doesn't coincide with the 2 second 'changeover' delay between files

Either way I have ordered one - looks quite sturdy and much less fragile than the usual cheapies.


[Edited on 12-1-11 by RazMan]





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ashg

posted on 13/1/11 at 12:04 AM Reply With Quote
I have got the 8gig one its very good but it breaks the video into separate files all 5mins each its not the end of the world as you can stitch them back together using video editing software like virtualdubmod.

[Edited on 13/1/2011 by ashg]





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craig1410

posted on 13/1/11 at 01:06 AM Reply With Quote
Thanks for posting, I've just ordered one. Should come in handy when I get the Meerkat RV8 back on the road! :-))
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expatkiwi

posted on 13/1/11 at 06:36 AM Reply With Quote
Just orderes one myself.
Lets see what crash footage I can get this year

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LBMEFM

posted on 13/1/11 at 08:27 AM Reply With Quote
Feed back on their site is good too.
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rallyingden

posted on 13/1/11 at 09:05 AM Reply With Quote
Ordered mine

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JoelP

posted on 13/1/11 at 09:47 AM Reply With Quote
me too!





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couch22k

posted on 13/1/11 at 01:07 PM Reply With Quote
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Miks15

posted on 13/1/11 at 02:11 PM Reply With Quote
Will order mine as soon as i get home later Would love some footage from my motorbike after a blast!
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kendo

posted on 13/1/11 at 04:55 PM Reply With Quote
Me as well.
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David Jenkins

posted on 13/1/11 at 06:23 PM Reply With Quote
Tempting...

I wonder how steady that suction mount is - it looks a bit flimsy. Probably flap about a bit when stuck to the screen of my Locost!

But, when you add up the cost of an 8GB microSD card, and a car lighter socket USB power supply, you can easily exceed £20... assuming that the quality is reasonable.

I've bought other stuff from 7dayshop - a good supplier, but many items are absolutely China's best quality. Make of that statement what you will.

[Edited on 13/1/11 by David Jenkins]






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Confused but excited.

posted on 15/1/11 at 03:20 PM Reply With Quote
Just ordered one for a mate's b'day prezzie.
If it's any good I'll have one too.





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LBMEFM

posted on 16/1/11 at 11:38 AM Reply With Quote
Ordered mine now, exciting init
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coozer

posted on 16/1/11 at 01:04 PM Reply With Quote
Battery life looks iffy, so if I want stick it on the dash is it possible to hard wire it and keep it powered all the time the ignitions on??





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alawrence

posted on 16/1/11 at 01:11 PM Reply With Quote
ordered....just need to build a car to strap it to !
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coozer

posted on 16/1/11 at 01:16 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Tempting...

I wonder how steady that suction mount is - it looks a bit flimsy. Probably flap about a bit when stuck to the screen of my Locost!




And, in case you didn't already know, over zealous cops are handing out fines and points for obstructed vision for sat navs stuck to the windscreen in the swept area. Be warned, central gov are after your cash!





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loggyboy

posted on 16/1/11 at 01:59 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by coozer



And, in case you didn't already know, over zealous cops are handing out fines and points for obstructed vision for sat navs stuck to the windscreen in the swept area. Be warned, central gov are after your cash!


That is EXCELLENT news. I get so fecked off with dicks with satnavs and phones half wah between dash and mirror, so dangerous!

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marcjagman

posted on 16/1/11 at 03:02 PM Reply With Quote
I'll be having one too, we should get a discount.
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karlak

posted on 16/1/11 at 03:13 PM Reply With Quote
Gone for one as well





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RazMan

posted on 17/1/11 at 01:07 PM Reply With Quote
My one arrived this morning - very impressed with the build quality

One little tip - don't spend ages trying to read the really tiny instruction leaflet. The instructions (in Chinglish) are on the driver disc in a Word doc.

However the drivers don't want to talk to my 64bit pooter. Maybe my netbook will have better luck.

[Edited on 17-1-11 by RazMan]





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40inches

posted on 17/1/11 at 03:47 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
My one arrived this morning - very impressed with the build quality

One little tip - don't spend ages trying to read the really tiny instruction leaflet. The instructions (in Chinglish) are on the driver disc in a Word doc.

However the drivers don't want to talk to my 64bit pooter. Maybe my netbook will have better luck.

[Edited on 17-1-11 by RazMan]


There are 64bit drivers on the page just above the video here
Took me an hour to figure out how to set the time, DON'T turn the camera ON at the base until AFTER you have placed the TAG.TXT file on the SD card and unplugged the USB cable,and if you switch off at the base you have to do it all over again
Good camera though, amazing for £14.

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bimbleuk

posted on 17/1/11 at 03:59 PM Reply With Quote
Ordered one myself and discarded the instructions as next to useless. The vid review on 7dayshop told me all I needed to know.

Only bad thing so far is the bike clip broke one of the release prongs the first time I tried to slip the upper half out off the handle bar grip. Be wary of that.

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RazMan

posted on 17/1/11 at 04:01 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
There are 64bit drivers on the page just above the video here
Took me an hour to figure out how to set the time, DON'T turn the camera ON at the base until AFTER you have placed the TAG.TXT file on the SD card and unplugged the USB cable,and if you switch off at the base you have to do it all over again
Good camera though, amazing for £14.


Actually those drivers have been superceded by V2.02.004 (I Googled to find them on a drivers website) and they installed fine. The TAG thing nearly got me, but I managed to figure it out.





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montythemole

posted on 17/1/11 at 07:23 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by bimbleuk
Ordered one myself and discarded the instructions as next to useless. The vid review on 7dayshop told me all I needed to know.

Only bad thing so far is the bike clip broke one of the release prongs the first time I tried to slip the upper half out off the handle bar grip. Be wary of that.


I got mine, looks good. Trying to turn OFF the date though as it's frigging annoying!





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