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04-21-2015, 03:43 PM
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Dash Cams?
Anyone have suggestions for a decent quality dashcam?
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04-21-2015, 03:46 PM
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What do you want the cam for?
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04-21-2015, 04:10 PM
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Quote:
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What do you want the cam for?
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To record scenery goin down da road!
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04-21-2015, 04:11 PM
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I got a Transcend Drive Pro from Amazon at a reasonable price. It has wifi capability also. You want the cam to record the dumb person that causes a crash or to record that special moment.
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04-21-2015, 05:14 PM
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There was a previous thread that discussed this topic. The posts for it can be read here.
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04-21-2015, 05:31 PM
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A friend of mine uses a go pro but the memory on it is not good. He deletes it all the time, he has it incase of an accident.
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04-21-2015, 08:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by canadiankid
A friend of mine uses a go pro but the memory on it is not good. He deletes it all the time, he has it incase of an accident.
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You can put quite a bit of memory on the Go Pro and dial back on the resolution to increase your video time. It provides an excellent picture for recording your adventures.
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04-22-2015, 06:24 PM
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I use an app for my Android smartphone called Daily Roads Voyager. I mount it on a Ram suction cup mount with an X-grip holding the phone.
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04-22-2015, 10:18 PM
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An iPhone would work too and there is a pretty cool time lapse app out there for it as well no cant remember the name but there are probably several. I think it would be really fun to get a time lapse of an entire trip.
On our last trip I had my iPhone mounted to the dash to use for a gps so I couldn't really use it for pics or video along the way like I wanted to. Kind of dangerous to be switching to camera and back to the GPS while driving.
Another great option, as someone else mentioned is using a go pro.
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04-22-2015, 10:26 PM
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I use a GoPro. Just as Quahog said, you can put a lot of memory in them and dial back on the video resolution and get a lot of record time on them. As well they can be set to take timed stills, timed short recordings (like record for 30 seconds every 2 minutes. I also use mine on my snow machine when I ride, and at times if I am having to do it by myself, I utilize my phone and the suction cup mount and put the camera on the back of the TT and bluetooth it to my phone and use it as a back up camera.
look the NVGun40 channel on youtube to get an idea of quality and clarity while out riding around. I will be making videos caught while using my gopro as a dash cam of idiots who seem to forget about how to drive in snow fairly shortly.
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04-23-2015, 04:24 AM
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Great video NVGun40! Love the Alan Parsons, Goo Goo Dolls, and I'm guessing Meatloaf music too.
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04-23-2015, 05:07 AM
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Your guess of Meatloaf is correct. The second song is Jim's theme a solo piece by John Rzeznik (without the rest of the of goo goo dolls) (nice catch though).
I will add, while using my GoPro as a dash cam, I only save small bits and pieces, of interesting things. Otherwise, when I am done with a trip, I erase what I am not keeping.
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