Thread: Buying a blackvue in car camera

Originally Posted by land864

Is the GPS function a necessity?

Could you use a go pro camera?

Hi I stand to be corrected, I not sure the gopro has a 12v power supply to it and I don't think it works as good in low light, the GPS function is good in that it give a on screen speed read out which assuming you where doing the right thing speed wise can help if in a situation, also to prove via the map where you where at a given time may help to..also mine goes into park mode, so that it only comes on with motion detection,or in the case of impact ..that said my daughters partner used a go pro during a local burnout demo at night and it did quite a good job. Gary

Should give an idea of what they are like on a dark wet night - plenty of extra reflections in this car (work vehicle)

With GoPros I don't think they have the ability to overwrite files once the card is full.


Martyn

Thanks Guys

Garry. I see the mgic power thingos etc but can it run off it's own batteries and for how long.
I would like to swap it across a few cars and happy to plug into the ciggy lighter now and again to recharge but not full time.
Also , I have probably read the answer but does it auto turn on when you begin moving and off when ypu have parked for say 5 mins?

PG

Originally Posted by Gary S11

Hi thanks for those who replied to my query, I just pre ordered a
Blackvue DR500GW HD Car Camera from radar direct in Perth, I know I could get it cheaper on eBay, I'm paying $390.00 inc 32 Gb, memory card and free postage...and if it dies I'd rather deal with someone in my own state who speaks English, and not some one in Korea...plus keeps the money in WA ....Gary

How many hours of HD footage can you fit on a 32gb card before it starts to overwrite?

Stephen.

At 30fps (HD) it should be around 9hr 30 with normal compression and 14hrs with high compression.


Martyn

Hi the " magic" power supply gets wired to an acc, wire. Live batt, wire. And a earth ...you then set it to your battery voltage ( not all are an even 12 v) then when the battery drops below constant battery voltage it will turn off, this stops it flattening your batt, this way when you have the blackvue plugged in after 10 min. Of no movement the camera goes into " park" mode and will only record if movement is detected or impact in which case is comes on for 5 sec before and 115 sec after ....beats me how it can come on 5 sec before impact unless is it physic???? But that what the manual says ...then when you start it goes back to normal recording ....Gary
Ps I'm getting every thing through "radar direct" in Perth and they've been great..I ordered a second bracket for moving to another car, and the magic power, all up $60.00 incl freight

I've had one for nearly a year now. I love it but it hasn't paid for itself yet like the castle quote.

One thing I will say is over the last few months it's video quality has been deteriorating to a point that it almost unwatchable. After a bit of research I found a thread on whirlpool that talked about a fog covering the inner lens, similar to what you get on the inside of your windscreen.

I took mine appart and cleaned this lens with a cotton bud and lens cloth and now it back to the way it was when new.... Fan bloody tastic !

I thought it was a throw away job. Thanks Mr Internet.

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[QUOTE=Toppa;1861075]I've had one for nearly a year now. I love it but it hasn't paid for itself yet like the castle quote.

One thing I will say is over the last few months it's video quality has been deteriorating to a point that it almost unwatchable. After a bit of research I found a thread on whirlpool that talked about a fog covering the inner lens, similar to what you get on the inside of your windscreen.

The blackvue has many problems- especially heat related. I had one........not anymore.
I have since updated to a higher quality camera, with no problems and exceptional HD recording both night and day.
Bought it from a company called Autoptic. High end cameras only.