Thread: Members Dash Cam Videos.

Originally Posted by Tins

I had a Uniden thing. It was useless. Blackvue have a good rep, as Gav says. Often though, the biggest problem with them is the SD card. Need a good quality one, and they don't last forever. I have to replace the one in my drone regularly if I want to keep footage safe.

Problem is.... the cheapies on evilBay are just that, you need pay more for the ones. 'meant'. for dash-cams. Also, shrt file sizes are a killer.
The more times a card is written to, the shrtr it's life, so small files are not space-efficient as there must be a small overlap of the previous one...

Also, brand name cards may be safer as well... You'll know by relative pricing !

Otherwise, treat cards as a consumable item. . - As can be many dash cams, about 12 to 18 months, and 30 months max, the "capacitor". models lasting longer. Seems to apply to all and any brand, including the most $$$

My next one will be cheap, larger screen, suction cap and NO need for a WiFI interface !

This one has lasted betterer .... SanDisk Micro SD High Endurance Card 32G 64G 128G 256G DashCam Security 4K 100Mb | eBay

I've had almost 5 faultless years out of a Blackvue 750X 2ch. in the Subaru Impreza. As far as the SD card is concerned, I do a "quick" reformat (FAT32) every 6months or so as recommended. I bought it from "Dashcams Australia". About a year ago I bought a Blackvue770X 2ch from them for the Grenadier. I rarely worry about reviewing the footage ..but again, reformat the card each 6months.

I have a "Kapture KPT-850" which was bought for me as a present in ~2018. It's a cheap JB Hifi knock off of a Blackvue. 1080p and 64G card limit with external GPS. I did have to re-focus and lock the lens in the first week I had it, but since then has been pretty good.

I use Sandisk Ultra cards. It currently has a 250G card in it which gives me about 4 months of footage. For a < $200 unit it has done a credible job.

I do pop the card out a couple of times a year generally when my dickhead detector has gone off and I want to copy to the laptop, but never needed to re-format a card. I do replace the card every couple of years, but only because I keep seeing how far I can push the size. My next purchase will be a 512G.

I wanted a Blackvue, and my old man has one in his 200 series, but to be honest for ~4x the cost at time of purchase my cheapie has been just as good.

What's going on here? Has AULRO been hacked again?

I'm certain that I clicked on "Members Dash Cam Videos", but it would appear that I have accessed the "Computers and IT" section.