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    Default Dashcam recommendations

    Picked up a new car recently & interested in a dashcam.
    Open to recommendations, opinions, interested what you guys use.
    I've done a search, but if i've miss something, happy to be pointed in the right direction
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    I've got two of these in different vehicles and they both have both worked fine for the last 18 months or so.



    You can also get them with integral GPS:



    Whichever cam you get....don't leave home without it.....priceless

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    We have two of these Street guardian cameras:



    Designed and supported by an Australian company. Excellent after-sales support. The cameras include a polarising filter, which makes a huge improvement in image quality (removes reflections from the windscreen), I think our oldest one must be three years old now and “they just work”.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shred View Post
    We have two of these Street guardian cameras:



    Designed and supported by an Australian company. Excellent after-sales support. The cameras include a polarising filter, which makes a huge improvement in image quality (removes reflections from the windscreen), I think our oldest one must be three years old now and “they just work”.
    Yeah, I have one that is a few years old now from them and it still runs perfectly.

    The original one I bought did have an issue and was speedily replaced with no fuss. Cant ask for more than that.

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    I have a BlackVue in my car. Fantastic thing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by shred View Post
    We have two of these Street guardian cameras:



    Designed and supported by an Australian company. Excellent after-sales support. The cameras include a polarising filter, which makes a huge improvement in image quality (removes reflections from the windscreen), I think our oldest one must be three years old now and “they just work”.
    Agree 100% with the above comments. I also run 2 of these units and they are great set and forget units. Support / backup from the companies owner is also excellent.
    I did 2 driving trips, one around NZ both islands (3500 km) & recently one around Tassy (3000 km) and temporary installed one into each of the hire cars and recorded the whole trips. Picture quality was fantastic and it picked up things that we could not get a regular camera or phone camera to record. I archived off the entire footage of both of the trips so we have a permanent footage of the places we saw. I also run 128gig memory cards in both units which give plenty of time to retrieve footage if necessary.

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    ihave had the blackvu front and rear for a few years now happy with them

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    Quote Originally Posted by shred View Post
    We have two of these Street guardian cameras:



    Designed and supported by an Australian company. Excellent after-sales support. The cameras include a polarising filter, which makes a huge improvement in image quality (removes reflections from the windscreen), I think our oldest one must be three years old now and “they just work”.
    Yep, I also run these in both our cars and the daughters car. These units stick to the windscreen and unlike the suction type will not move if the unfortunate happens and you have a collision. Of the dash cam hits I've seen, the suction type fling forward on impact.
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    I won one here and it resides in my car. So far have never needed to avail myself of its services.
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    I bought a Uniden with 3 cameras !! 2 on the main case that can swivel and a plug in 3rd for the rear. It also has GPS which took some setting up.
    What I dont understand with this unit is WHY 3 Cameras as you can only record on 2 at any time, ie 2 front or one front and one rear.
    Either front Camera has a wide enough lens to see between the front 'A' windscreen pillars and once you plug in and select Rear, you always lose the same front camera.
    From what I have seen of all these InCarCams they are oriented to Left hand drive vehicles.
    The first Uniden failed within a few months and it was replaced under warranty only to have the second one fail around 11 months but when I ring the Company, they agreed to replace it without hesitation, full marks to Uniden.
    I was starting to have problems with it but I havent been able (health reasons) to even think about checking it out and I have no idea what the situation is currently.
    I used the Rear Camera as a reversing aid (Ford AU Station Wagon) and it was great in tight spaces.
    I stand unequivicably behind everything I say , I just dont ever remember saying it !!

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