Dash Cameras For Personal Vehicle
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To have proof in your hand if you are the victim of an accident scam. The common one here seem to be folks who back into you at a traffic light and then try to squeeze 10k out of your insurance company for their 'whiplash injury'. Also, with a GPS logger, you may be able to convince the judge that the trooper must have clocked the guy passing you 20 mph faster.
merc669
New Member
Can you explain the last part about the "GPS Logger"? You lost me there..Thanks!!
Dedicated dash-cams have a differential GPS unit built in that automatically records your speed and position. They also have an inertial sensor that records the G-forces your car is subjected to. The speed and accelleration-data get recorded in the video track. While they are not sealed and calibrated, when it comes to prevail in a 'beyond reasonable doubt' situation (like criminal court), having your expert witness from the camera company testifying about the tested accuracy of the unit will help you to make a strong case against reckless driving, excessive speed and other charges the popo can slap you with after you run over some guy who walked into the street drunk.
ylexot
Super Genius
Definitely sounds like something a smartphone could easily do. As they say, there's an app for that...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5kYWlseXJvYWRzLnYiXQ..
DEEKAYPEE8569
Well-Known Member
Well, since traffic around here has come to be what it is now; and since I do most of my driving alone; having a dash cam as backup is just good sense.
Right?
Hank
my war
As backup for what?
merc669
New Member
Maybe for this;
Why It's Good To Have A Dash Camera. | Most Watched Today | The Best Online Videos
Then again, MD is a No-Fault State and both would be guilty in the eyes of the law from what I have heard.
glhs837
Power with Control
The app I use has an option to record GPS speed also, and in fact has been used in a few cases to defend against Optotraffics crappy laser speed cams.
What it does is record temporary files of a size and image quality you select, and overwrites the older ones. You can tap the screen to save one if something of interest happened, and also set a G limit, so that any impact over a certain value would save the file.
What it does is record temporary files of a size and image quality you select, and overwrites the older ones. You can tap the screen to save one if something of interest happened, and also set a G limit, so that any impact over a certain value would save the file.
No doubt, but I need my phone so I can text while driving
.The advantage with a fixed unit is that you dont have to worry about it. It's wired in with your cars power system and just runs anytime you are driving.
glhs837
Power with Control
No doubt, but I need my phone so I can text while driving
The advantage with a fixed unit is that you dont have to worry about it. It's wired in with your cars power system and just runs anytime you are driving.
There's a background mode so, if you have a droid like mine, it senses when you place it in the car dock, the app launches itself and stays in the background. And my dock has power built in. Just keeps three small buttons on the screen so you can retain the current video, toggle the audio, or shut it off.
ylexot
Super Genius
No doubt, but I need my phone so I can text while driving
The advantage with a fixed unit is that you dont have to worry about it. It's wired in with your cars power system and just runs anytime you are driving.
If you want a dedicated one, there are lots of used smartphones available for cheap.
DEEKAYPEE8569
Well-Known Member
I should have said, for not having another licensed driver in the car with me in the event of an accident. As it is now; without video proof, it's just MY word against the one who hit me. Hope that doesn't ever happen, of course.
very useful information, so im thinking of getting a car camera.
But i was wondering, if i already have a gps in the car, and its already using the power souce(the ciggarette lighter thingy), where is the camera gonna be connected to?
PS. Any of here worth a punt? http://www.szswill.com/car-camera.html
What do we think to this? Seems smart..
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