 Dash Cam for 914, Which one?? |
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| Randal |
 Aug 22 2016, 09:24 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750  |
Wondering if any of the dash cams out there would work for an autox? Also what one does to cover not only the front, but the rear? |
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| mepstein |
Aug 22 2016, 10:54 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,262 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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Doesn't everyone just use gopros these days.
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| JustinMeier |
Aug 22 2016, 10:59 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 244 Joined: 3-August 16 From: Scottsdale Member No.: 20,258 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(mepstein @ Aug 22 2016, 09:54 AM)  Doesn't everyone just use gopros these days. Pretty much. It's what I would buy if I was doing this. |
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| Andyrew |
Aug 22 2016, 11:16 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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Dash cams are great but you get 1 minute clips stiched together. You could loose 1/2 a second of film.
For the price a Gopro is what I would go with. I have a dash cam in my daily and like it. I would just shop around on Amazon in your price range and features. Grab something on Prime with lots of positive comments. Last one I bought was right at $100 camera started failing after a year of direct sun exposure (parked outside). Still records but is funky sometimes. It is nice if you hard wire it in, you basically dont have to worry about turning the recording on or off. |
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| SirAndy |
Aug 22 2016, 11:29 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,634 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
I'm very happy with the gopro. I'm using their rollbar mount and it's been working great.
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| pvollma |
Aug 22 2016, 11:33 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 205 Joined: 12-May 13 From: Camp Hill, PA Member No.: 15,862 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Randal @ Aug 22 2016, 11:24 AM) Wondering if any of the dash cams out there would work for an autox? Also what one does to cover not only the front, but the rear? I got mine from The Dashcam Store. Mine only records the front, but has a nice wide angle and includes a GPS option and an application that shows the Google map route dynamically as it replays on your computer. I also got their installation kit so that it is hard-wired into the fuse block (I have the upgraded JWest fuse block - I don't think they have a kit for the old ceramic fuses). You also have the option of one large file or smaller files - I have mine set for 5 minute intervals. That way, if you're looking for a specific segment of your trip, you can zero in on that five minute segment if you know about when you were driving there. |
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| wobbletop |
Aug 22 2016, 11:40 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 382 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 7,335 Region Association: Canada |
I use a A118C dashcam in the Subaru. I use it record track events and autocross too. It records in 5 minute file sizes with 1 second overlap between files (nothing lost). It also has a capacitor instead of a battery, which deals with the in car heat better (will not fail as soon).
The GoPro then becomes a secondary camera for recording other views. For example, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x922baRIPgA There is a newer version, A119C, that has higher resolution and better low light recording. |
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| Downunderman |
Aug 22 2016, 01:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 852 Joined: 31-May 03 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 766 Region Association: Australia and New Zealand |
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