TheRiddler
Riddle me this.
I've ridden with a GoPro strapped to my helmet for years. It's a liability thing. I always wanted a dashcam for my car but couldn't justify the cost given the reduced relative risk in a car.
I finally found one. A GS8000L that I picked up from Amazon for $30. Original price is supposedly $100. You need to also buy a MicroSD card. I picked a 32gb card (the max it can hold) for about $20 on Amazon as well.
The camera took about 3 weeks to show up, shipped from China.
I have to admit that I'm impressed for $30.
Microphone - Probably the worst feature on this camera. If I have music playing in the car you can tell music is playing, but that's about it. Distinct conversations can't be made out, which could be good or bad.
Night time - Not great. You can tell what's going on, but it's no movie camera. Fortunately, I don't drive much at night. I would choose something else if I was mostly doing night driving.
Instructions - Mine came with an instruction book in a bunch of different languages, including English. But I'm pretty sure it's English Google translated from some other language. The camera itself is relatively intuitive, but if you can't figure out how to change your password on your own computer without instructions, this is probably going to be difficult for you.
Video quality - It records up to 1080p at 30fps and has a bunch of different resolution options. I always go for 720 since I feel 1080 is overkill and to me 720 is still HD. The quality is pretty good, but nothing amazing. There's a lot of graininess to the picture. From about 20 feet you could make out a license plate, but not much further.
Features - It has an HDMI plug in, a G-sensor (shock sensor), auto-delete after a certain time, file locking option (so it doesn't delete), built-in battery, auto on/off with power (like when you turn your car on/off), pretty good quality screen, motion sensor (camera stars/stops recording if motion is detected), and a few other features that all work pretty well.
Accessories - it seems there's more than one model. There's a YouTube review of this camera that a guy bought for $160 that came with some extra stuff (HDMI cable and other small things). Mine came with a cigarette charger and a suction cup mount and that was it. That's all I needed so I'm fine with it.
Installation Easy. I suction-cupped it to my windshield, routed the charger cable around and out of the way (it's long), pushing the wire under the window molding to hide it, and it was good to go.
I've had it for about a week now and I'm happy with it. I've even played with the idea of getting a second looking out the back window.
I finally found one. A GS8000L that I picked up from Amazon for $30. Original price is supposedly $100. You need to also buy a MicroSD card. I picked a 32gb card (the max it can hold) for about $20 on Amazon as well.
The camera took about 3 weeks to show up, shipped from China.
I have to admit that I'm impressed for $30.
Microphone - Probably the worst feature on this camera. If I have music playing in the car you can tell music is playing, but that's about it. Distinct conversations can't be made out, which could be good or bad.
Night time - Not great. You can tell what's going on, but it's no movie camera. Fortunately, I don't drive much at night. I would choose something else if I was mostly doing night driving.
Instructions - Mine came with an instruction book in a bunch of different languages, including English. But I'm pretty sure it's English Google translated from some other language. The camera itself is relatively intuitive, but if you can't figure out how to change your password on your own computer without instructions, this is probably going to be difficult for you.
Video quality - It records up to 1080p at 30fps and has a bunch of different resolution options. I always go for 720 since I feel 1080 is overkill and to me 720 is still HD. The quality is pretty good, but nothing amazing. There's a lot of graininess to the picture. From about 20 feet you could make out a license plate, but not much further.
Features - It has an HDMI plug in, a G-sensor (shock sensor), auto-delete after a certain time, file locking option (so it doesn't delete), built-in battery, auto on/off with power (like when you turn your car on/off), pretty good quality screen, motion sensor (camera stars/stops recording if motion is detected), and a few other features that all work pretty well.
Accessories - it seems there's more than one model. There's a YouTube review of this camera that a guy bought for $160 that came with some extra stuff (HDMI cable and other small things). Mine came with a cigarette charger and a suction cup mount and that was it. That's all I needed so I'm fine with it.
Installation Easy. I suction-cupped it to my windshield, routed the charger cable around and out of the way (it's long), pushing the wire under the window molding to hide it, and it was good to go.
I've had it for about a week now and I'm happy with it. I've even played with the idea of getting a second looking out the back window.
