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New Dashcams coming from Garmin

Superlite27

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I bit the bullet, braced myself, and forked over the $280 for one of these:

http://www.blackvueusa.com/DR500GW-HD.html

Although pricey, I am highly satisfied with the features. I don't see how it works, but it records almost 180 of footage (windshield pillar to windshield pillar) but doesn't appear like it was shot from a "fish eye" lens. It records sound and is able to pivot 180 degrees, as well. This may be handy during a traffic stop, as I can simply reverse it and tilt my mirror (under which I have chosen to mount it) in order to record video and audio of anyone, such as an officer, standing outside my driver's window.

For the price, it also has a cool wireless feature: I can use my smartphone to access its menu where I can save footage being recorded, or select a previously recorded file to save on my phone.

Pricey? Kind of. Worth it? To me, yes.
 
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Grapeshot said:
Waay to pricey for popular use, we think - list prices of $219.99 and $249.99
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Definitely. I have two Mobius Action Cams in my car which work wonderfully. Pop in a $20 microSD card, and it records 4 or 5 days worth of me driving. Also records audio. The thing is low-profile/discrete as well. My forward facing camera is in front of the rear view mirror; it's black and blends with the rear view, so it's difficult to notice both from inside and outside.

Price is around $75.

https://vimeo.com/84494887
https://vimeo.com/84494888
 
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Superlite27 said:
I bit the bullet, braced myself, and forked over the $280 for one of these:

http://www.blackvueusa.com/DR500GW-HD.html

Although pricey, I am highly satisfied with the features. I don't see how it works, but it records almost 180 of footage (windshield pillar to windshield pillar) but doesn't appear like it was shot from a "fish eye" lens. It records sound and is able to pivot 180 degrees, as well. This may be handy during a traffic stop, as I can simply reverse it and tilt my mirror (under which I have chosen to mount it) in order to record video and audio of anyone, such as an officer, standing outside my driver's window.

For the price, it also has a cool wireless feature: I can use my smartphone to access its menu where I can save footage being recorded, or select a previously recorded file to save on my phone.

Pricey? Kind of. Worth it? To me, yes.
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I have the same one.. with wi-fi.. (streams to my phone.. quality is awesome too.).. Very Nice cam.. Next car I might get one for the back too so that they work together.

Sample video from my dash cam:
[video=youtube;_5nEpdVnEoM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5nEpdVnEoM[/video]
 
SAvage410

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ed said:
Naw.. not REALLY.. I just posted it for demo purposes of the camera.
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I see that it uses WIFI. Can it only connect to your phone, or can the output be streamed straight to a cloud account? It would be a handy to have the data automatically saved to a remote location in case an officer decides "relieve" you of your recording device.
 
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