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daddygreen

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Has anyone here tried any of the dash cams from Xenonpro? Because I want to buy 1 I need your feedbacks 1st, just for info if anyone tried it already

im not looking for anything fancy in the 300+ price range, just want it for fun mostly

i actually got my lights from them but i just cant seem to be able to find any reviews on their cams

thanks peeps!
 
daddygreen said:
Great to know, Thanks but I mean the dash cams xenonpro if anyone tried it already, i just want to know if someone used it or what can they say about it, Thats all


https://www.xenonpro.com/dc2-1-5-inch-screen-hd-720p-wide-angle-full-dash-cam-kit

OK, then I suggest you change the topic title by editing it in your first post. Let people know you'd like dashcam feedback.

And please, take your home address out of the location field. That's visible to everybody...
 
Your best bet is a camera that the best for the money of anything out there... I have 2 of them. one for front, one for back. The VIOFO 119S.

It comes in two versions the 119 and 119S.. Also it has a 219 version.

These are the best cameras and are under $100 delivered. Search for them on Youtube, and you will be amazed..
 
powersurge said:
Your best bet is a camera that the best for the money of anything out there... I have 2 of them. one for front, one for back. The VIOFO 119S.

It comes in two versions the 119 and 119S.. Also it has a 219 version.

These are the best cameras and are under $100 delivered. Search for them on Youtube, and you will be amazed..

checking them out right now!! :ugeek:
 
This morning I spent an hour installing my Viofo A119S (which was in my Metro until I sold that car) into my new-to-me 2013 Leaf.

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Before getting started, I thought that I might find a way to "tap in" to one of the power wires in the map light console. But once I removed the console and looked at its wiring, I quickly ruled out that possibility. Instead, I did what I do in all my other cars--I ran the power wire over to the A-pillar and down to the fusebox (being very careful in this case to route the wire behind the curtain airbag assembly).

I'm glad to finally have a camera in this car. In the two weeks I have been driving it, I've already had two cars run red lights in front of me. I'm thankful neither of those incidents resulted in a crash or injury... but I want to be prepared for when one does.
 
you can definitely tap the power wire at the map light. There is a switched circuit there that is on any time you open the door for a few minutes or any time the car is on. Unless you need the camera to get constant 12v power even when it is parked, then there is no reason to run down the a-pillar. That is how my dash cam is wired for what it's worth.
 
estomax said:
There is a switched circuit there that is on any time you open the door for a few minutes or any time the car is on.

Oh. That wasn't immediately apparent to me as I looked at things, so I (obviously) abandoned that plan. Bummer.
 
There are quite a few Raspberry Pi DIY dashcam projects that are interesting. Here's just one such:

https://youtu.be/-G1HIgr2cvU

Might give that a try this summer, if I find the time...
 
For general recommendations, I'd suggest looking at the "recommended" list from the DashCamTalk forum:
https://dashcamtalk.com/

BlueSkySea B1W has been "best bang for the buck" there and "cheapest recommendation" on https://www.reddit.com/r/Dashcam/ for at-least 6 months.


alozzy said:
There are quite a few Raspberry Pi DIY dashcam projects that are interesting. Here's just one such:

https://youtu.be/-G1HIgr2cvU

Might give that a try this summer, if I find the time...

That looks pretty cool. I am an Uber driver, so I use a typical Uber dual outside+inside "dual dashcam." I get about 7 hours of recording onto a 64GB "high durability" SD card. Every day when I come home, I have to eject the card and bring it inside, then copy the files to a 2TB USB hard disk, which takes a few hours. Then take the card back out when I go drive again. (I keep about 2 weeks of recordings from outside, plus almost 2 months of the recordings from inside the car). I've thought that it would be so much simpler if I could just have a dashcam recording straight to a hard disk somewhere inside the car. The data-rate is around 10 megabits/sec per camera, so a single RaspberryPi may or may not have the throughput.
 
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