Totaled my FR-S / why you should have a dashcam

[mdm]

Originally Posted by Slade

Sorry guys, but are there any dashcams that record both front towards the road and inside the car at the same time?

I don't know specific models, but I recall Russian dashcam videos that showed both.

[shiumai]

Originally Posted by Slade

Sorry guys, but are there any dashcams that record both front towards the road and inside the car at the same time?

Quite a few - you can start here:
http://www.thedashcamstore.com/buyer...uyers_guide_q1

Also search uber or rideshare dashcams.

[zc06_kisstherain]

yeah get dash cam...even cheaper will do the job.
my parents' van was hit by some spanic guy with no license + no insurance. he ran RED LIGHT. not even single word of fault or blah blah non-sens from insurance since video shows everything

hope OP's getting better!!

[FX86]

Originally Posted by Slade

Sorry guys, but are there any dashcams that record both front towards the road and inside the car at the same time?

nope, not from one device..it usually will be a separate camera pointing to the rear

[8RZ]

Originally Posted by Slade

Sorry guys, but are there any dashcams that record both front towards the road and inside the car at the same time?

https://dashboardcamerareviews.com/5...ams-2015-2016/

[HunterGreene]

To those of you who were wondering about heat vs. dash cams--I had mine mounted 24/7, uncovered parking at work, and the camera lasted about 2 years before the battery was shot and I now have started getting glitches where the camera will shut off in the middle of my drive. I am going to guess that heat is the primary culprit. Thanks to this thread, I just purchased a replacement.

My recommendation--if you are parking out side on a hot day (>70*F), stow your dash cam while you're parked, it will last longer.

[Racer-X]

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

My recommendation--if you are parking out side on a hot day (>70*F), stow your dash cam while you're parked, it will last longer.

I would recommend getting a dashcam with a capacitor instead of a battery. They are much more resistant to heat. Mine have lasted years without issue even when the temp is over 110f outside for a couple of weeks.

If you stow it, the one time you need it it won't be plugged in.

[HunterGreene]

Originally Posted by Racer-X

I would recommend getting a dashcam with a capacitor instead of a battery. They are much more resistant to heat. Mine have lasted years without issue even when the temp is over 110f outside for a couple of weeks.

If you stow it, the one time you need it it won't be plugged in.

You are correct, capacitors are superior to batteries when it comes to dash cams, but as I recall make the price a bit too much for my liking. Maybe next dash cam I get will have a capacitor.

I only stow it when I am parked. Any time the car is turned on, my dash cam is mounted. Its become habit at this point.

[Racer-X]

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

You are correct, capacitors are superior to batteries when it comes to dash cams, but as I recall make the price a bit too much for my liking.

An A119 on Amazon is $90.

[WWFT86]

Thanks for the advice. Got mine installed yesterday.

Be well.

[HI]

Sorry about the car! Glad you're alright! Mines currently in the shop for 8k worth of damage, work truck sideswiped my whole drivers side as it was parked in my parking lot. This is the third time someone's his my car while it was parked. Twins curse!


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[Kaotic Lazagna]

Thinkware F50. Pretty decent for being 100 bucks shipped. Came with a 8GB micro SD card that I used until my SanDisk card came in the mail.

Day quality using the SanDisk card.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIp8hbTNW-Q"]Thinkware F50 Day Quality SanDisk - YouTube[/ame]

Night quality using the SanDisk card.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWM_lG1M7PM"]Thinkware F50 Night Quality SanDisk - YouTube[/ame]


It records in one minute intervals. Has a parking mode (if you hardwire it in). Records "events" using a g-force meter. I had to set that sensitivity to the lowest since it was thinking every pot hole was an incident (I'm lowered on Tein Flex Z coilovers). It does record sound, but for the upload, I removed the audio. It does pick up conversations as well as the music playing in the car pretty well.

It also uses a capacitor instead of a battery, so it should fare better in the heat. I'm satisfied with it in the mean time until I find a dash cam that meets all my requirements (which isn't realistic, lol).

[aegisdrgn]

Originally Posted by geezerbrzeezer

I found a schematic that shows the airbag module, and was surprised to see that it does extend down into the A pillar by several inches - it's not limited to just the headliner over the side window.

Which means my power wire on the driver side, and the wire going to the rear camera on the pass side, cross the side curtain airbags.

This poses a dilemma:

As the BRZ is my wife's daily driver, do I reroute the wiring for her safety, or do I increase the life insurance?

And, as I am generally a lazy person, does anyone know of a good dating website for widowers?

My 2 cents... The airbags are deployed via explosives. If you just tucked the wiring in there, and not affixed using the clips + 3m tape, then there is no way loose wiring is going to stop that airbag from fulfilling its purpose.

[guybo]

I did some "spririted driving" things and brought my dashcam inside to d/l the video. It worked fine. Then the next day (I hadn't put the cam back in my car yet) I tried to hook my cam up to my computer again to get another clip and it would not start up. I tried with 3 different known good power sources, ,y webcam just up and died.

It's a Cobra CDR820 I got from a work rewards program and they always seem to give us shit products. I am getting a replacement from Cobra for free (GG Cobra) but I have read about this happening a lot to people now that the dashcam has been out for a while.

I should have it Wednesday, not having a dashcam has kind of sucked for the past couple weeks.