Hi, 

 

I have searched the forum for info about dashcams but the only info i found is "old" :-) 

 

What is the best priced and best quality camera (impossible combo?) right now?  I have looked at the blackvue lineup and i think it´s the best one around but it´s a bit pricey :-/

 

Is there a better one then blackvue, that isn´t ugly as hell... :-) 

Blackvues, while they have a good picture quality, are overpriced and designed to fail. The only camera I recommend to the people I fit them for is the Mobius as it has excellent balance of price, quality and size plus you can buy spare parts cheaply and easily.

Mobius ones are large though meaning more of a target to thieves and are low on features

Really? My Möbius fits perfectly behind my rearview mirror.

The standard bracket (sucker cup) is quite big, but I bought a different one for £2 that is much smaller.

I'm not sure which features I might be missing but the Möbius turns on with the ignition, records over 4 hours of footage, records over the oldest footage in a loop and turns off when the ignition is turned off. There are loads of settings, the camera is very durable, gets rave reviews and can be had for close to £40.

I really can't fault it.

GPS, parking mode, g sensors?

Really? My Möbius fits perfectly behind my rearview mirror.

The standard bracket (sucker cup) is quite big, but I bought a different one for £2 that is much smaller.

I'm not sure which features I might be missing but the Möbius turns on with the ignition, records over 4 hours of footage, records over the oldest footage in a loop and turns off when the ignition is turned off. There are loads of settings, the camera is very durable, gets rave reviews and can be had for close to £40.

I really can't fault it.

 

@ Silver, any chance of a link to the Camara and suction bracket you use please.

GPS, parking mode, g sensors?

I fit switched kits which allow you to change between ignition switched and always on so you can record while parked up.

 

GPS and G sensors are just gimmicks and certainly not worth paying 3-4x the price for. I had a Blackvue for a couple of years and don't miss those features at all. The speed display cannot be used as evidence to defend you as its not a certified device.

 

And if you think the Mobius is large, I don't know what you're after, especially since you can get an extension cable for the lens, mount the camera body up out of view and just had the lens peek out. You can't get any more discreet than that.

Can you post a pic of your install ? GPS is an important feature for me especially with the Blackvue software

@ Silver, any chance of a link to the Camara and suction bracket you use please.

 

Here is a thread that I used prior to purchasing and installing...

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/319178-abeo-dash-cam/

 

Here is the suction cup mount...

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181166005622?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

There is a solution in the first linked thread (towards the end) that uses a cycle helmet mount (from the same seller) which is far more compact, almost invisible internally and externally.

BlackVue DR750LW-2Ch

What do you guys make of this? Two cameras front and rear, which can be used as a reserving camera?

Blackvues, while they have a good picture quality, are overpriced and designed to fail.

 

You're correct about the picture quality, it's very good indeed but, having had 2 B/v's installed for the past 2 years without a moments trouble, I must disagree on you last point. I've found them very reliable, so worth every penny.

You're correct about the picture quality, it's very good indeed but, having had 2 B/v's installed for the past 2 years without a moments trouble, I must disagree on you last point. I've found them very reliable, so worth every penny.

I too have a Blackvue 500hd and it's been totally reliable so far. I reformat the card now and again and use the bluetooth to download the odd clip but apart from that its been fit and forget. Bossfox was trying out roadhawks recently IIRC so might be worth asking him how he's getting on with them.

Have any one tried this the "new" mini 0806. As far as i can understand from googling it is good picture quality and nicely priced. GPS and g-sensor included. Any other thoughts?

You're correct about the picture quality, it's very good indeed but, having had 2 B/v's installed for the past 2 years without a moments trouble, I must disagree on you last point. I've found them very reliable, so worth every penny.

When I opened up my failed one to find out what happened, I found a soldered on tiny battery that is very difficult to remove and there is also no proper charging circuit for the LIPO battery, just a timer that cuts power to it, which is why they get so hot (and eventually swell and fail).

When I opened up my failed one to find out what happened, I found a soldered on tiny battery that is very difficult to remove and there is also no proper charging circuit for the LIPO battery, just a timer that cuts power to it, which is why they get so hot (and eventually swell and fail).

Like I said, 2 years & going strong without any issues (on either). Good picture quality too. That's all anyone can ask. Nothing (or no-one) is perfect in this world, maybe you just got a bad one, but it won't influence my opinion of the BlackVue.

Oh. & neither of mine get hot.

Edited 22 February, 201511 yr by ProfesorDeBuceo

Blackvues, while they have a good picture quality, are overpriced and designed to fail. The only camera I recommend to the people I fit them for is the Mobius as it has excellent balance of price, quality and size plus you can buy spare parts cheaply and easily.

 

That's an interesting point of view.

We run the 380 and 400 at work (over 100 of them) and have seen less than a 5% failure rate after two years.

So I'm not sure that's a fair statement to make after looking at one unit.

 

I did buy 20 Roadhawks to test and they seem good too.

Two year waranty instead of one.

 

But I have not used them as much as I should have as they were to replace any Blackvue units that had issues.

So not many have ended up in vehicles yet, six months on.

 

There are some things I prefer about the Roadhawk and some things I prefer about the Blackvue.

So it really depends what you prefer.

 

Neither of them is going to compete on a value basis with some of the cheap £50-£100 cameras.

Because in a crash you just want something to show you weren't in the wrong.  And some people just don't want to spend £150+.

Fair enough, thats a pretty good statistic

 

I still wouldn't buy one as I don't think they're worth the huge cost difference over the Mobius.

I still wouldn't buy one as I don't think they're worth the huge cost difference over the Mobius.

 

On the later models particularly I tend to agree.

It's a shame that Blackvue have removed most of the cheaper versions now for the all singing/dancing ones with wifi etc...

 

When we did the group buy a few years ago the 380 was around £130 and the 400 was £170 IIRC.

And they really did everything you need in a dashcam without the fancy add ons that pushes the price up.

 

As we don't need the extras it's one of the reasons we went and negotiated a fleet rate with Roadhawk instead.

I agree with BossFox, much comes down to personal preference. If one was perfect nothing else would exist. The OP asked for opinions, but the final decision will be his. :think:

I have a Transcend camera fitted to the rear of my Scout, approx £80-90. Fantastic picture quality, wide angle lens and has wifi.

I have a Roadhawk DC2 fitted to the front which has GPS. Even though the picture quality is a massive improvement on the DC1, it replaced, the Transcend still has better picture quality in my opinion.

My only complaint about my current setup is I wish the Transcend was at the front (it's roughly the size of a packet of cigarettes), and the Roadhawk was at the rear as it is narrower. Unfortunately they come with different power adaptors so are not interchangeable.

GPS is not just to indicate speed, the playback software for the Roadhawk indicates your location on Google maps, so handy if somebody disputes where they were and so on.

Having excellent picture quality is all well and good, but is useless if you don't have sufficient memory storage. I upgraded to 32Gb from the supplied 16Gb, but am now looking to upgrade to 64Gb as each 1 minute segment is 100mb.

Cannot comment on Black Vue Or other brands as the above are the only dashcams I've used.

Fin

On the later models particularly I tend to agree.

It's a shame that Blackvue have removed most of the cheaper versions now for the all singing/dancing ones with wifi etc...

 

When we did the group buy a few years ago the 380 was around £130 and the 400 was £170 IIRC.

And they really did everything you need in a dashcam without the fancy add ons that pushes the price up.

 

As we don't need the extras it's one of the reasons we went and negotiated a fleet rate with Roadhawk instead.

  My 400 from that group buy is still going strong , its changed cars three times in that time as well

 

It is a shame , i dont see the need for wi-fi but like the gps and blackvue software as it saves so much time going through footage

I'm currently using an LW330W from dod-tech, quite small with lots of features and optional GPS, picture quality is very good (full HD).

Not too sure what you want from a dashcam but for basic he pulled across me and slammed his brakes on etc.

I have 2 of these and 1 older unit and they just keep on going, even in a damp land rover!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1080P-HD-CAR-DVR-Vehicle-Video-Camera-Recorder-Dash-Cam-G-sensor-HDMI-GS8000L-/221393454929?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item338c140751

For £19 plus £14 for decent micro SD card it is value at its best.

Lots will argue the images will not be this or that but pretty sure if your insurance company were supplied with images of an incident it would help no end.

I've got a 300 I bought from BossFox a few months back, the pictures are clear enough for what I use the camera for, the GPS is a bit patchy on it out here in the sticks but I'm really not bothered about that, as long as it shows who is at fault in the crash I'm happy. It's not even needed a format yet although I need to do one as a matter of routine. On the other hand in my mums car there is a 550 GW which is overpriced for what it is but has good quality pics and easy to get on wifi. The RH2 I've got is not as good on quality but still a bloody good camera and has my emergency button hooked on the dash.

Hi,

Just to let you know that a number of our insurance schemes do offer discounts for a range of approved in-car cameras.

Regards,

Dan.