Anyone have a dashcam they really like?

  • I don’t care about screens
  • I’d like something I could mount to my dash
  • I’d like something that can record audio

I was trapped in my car recently and berated by a neighbor, so I mostly want something I can use to record that sort of behavior in the future. Otherwise, it’s just he said/she said.

Thanks!

Edit: I ended up with a VIOFO VS1 Mini. I installed it last night and so far so good. The only annoyance was that my EZ-Pass(toll road transponder) was already mounted right where I wanted my camera, so that had to move. Also, I still need to pretty up my wiring. I’m feeling a bit more confident driving in the neighborhood. And I checked, can download video with the app no problem.

  • Majorllama@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    3 days ago

    https://a.co/d/4nFqXyF

    I bought this camera in December of last year. Tinkered around with all the settings. Bought an SD card that was ultimately way bigger than I needed, but I have zero complaints about the camera itself. The video is high enough resolution that you’ll probably have enough detail to work out what happened. The wide FOV helps catch stuff that happens a bit left and right of the front of your car. The audio is great (if you aren’t blasting music like I always am).

    I wouldn’t recommend mounting it to the dash itself as that will result in a very low angle for the footage, but it’s your car. Do what you gotta do. I mounted mine behind my rear view mirror so I cannot even see it while driving. I used the included adhesive cable management clips to run the cable along the edge of my windshield and eventually had it drop down to my cigarette lighter charger. It’s not a “professional” grade install, but it’s meant for function not beauty.

    The mic will definitely pic up your own audio (again if no music is blasting) but I don’t know how well it would pick up audio of someone outside the car. I would imagine with no music playing and a window down or door open you would be able to catch a conversation.

    The app and getting videos off the camera is a little bit of a hassle but once you do it a few times it gets easier.

    I’ll do my best to answer any questions if you have any about that specific model. It’s the only dash cam I have ever bought so I have no real comparison to work from, but the few people I have shown it to liked it more than theirs so take that how you will lol.

    • grysbok@lemmy.sdf.orgOPEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      I hadn’t thought of mounting behind the mirror and running wiring along the edge of the window. That makes sense, thank you. I’ll take a look at your suggestion. 😊

      • Majorllama@lemmy.world
        31·
        3 days ago

        If you do end up buying the camera just be aware that you need to buy a properly rated SD card to go along with it. I stupidly bought a massive card so now I have basically a rolling month+ of driving on there at all times. Cut into1 minute chunks lol.

        Though it has been nice being able to mark moments by hitting the button on the camera itself (it just marks the file and moves it aside so it won’t get written over later). Downloading the files from the camera to my phone takes ~5 minutes to get the camera linked to my phone and download the 1 min file. Thankfully it’s only for emergencies or if I saw something crazy so I don’t have to do it often.