BeepMar 15

79% of smart dash cams we tested had security flaws and concerns, and in some cases they were breaking the law - Out of 28, only six didn't have any concerns.

https://lemmus.org/post/20851397

Show threadnjordomirMar 16

Smart dash cams? This sounds like an opportunity to buy a couple dupes of my current dash cam before they enshittify the whole market segment.

I made the comment to my passenger a year ago that the image quality of most current dashcams is trash but didn’t full understand it yet. It makes sense now. They’re holding back the good quality, (phone/action cam quality picture) until they can counterbalance it with some bad features. A little bite of poison on a big bite of food is how you get the rats to eat out of the trap. I expect the next gen will be fully connected to he police department at all times.

Show threadShaggy1050
I’ve been looking into buy a dash cam but I’m always shocked at how bad the picture quality are on them. Which do you recommend? Would love a decent non-smart dash cam.
Mar 16 at 9:27pmWeb
Show threadRobotsLeftHandMar 17
That’s because low res is perfectly fine for dash cams. You need super high res and to be pretty close in order to capture license plates, so you shouldn’t be relying on the cam to grab the plates. The best thing to do in any situation is to say the plate out loud to capture it on the audio.
Show threadShaggy10505d ago
Thanks for that information. I did not even think about saying it out loud but that makes sense.
Show threadnjordomirMar 17

My cam is a Viofo or something like that, but I can’t recommend any of them. I’ve had l my share of annoyances and I’ve read similar about Garmin, Blackvue, and others. Its also been a few years, so they may have new models, but from what I see online, they look more or less similar.

What I did learn is this:

  • Having front and back cams made it easier to pick out a license plate because you have more time to get a clear shot. You can also see what happened before that dickwad cut you off.
  • Using a fast microsd card is critical. Don’t expect to throw in any old microsd sitting in your desk drawer.
  • If it’s not recording, it does you no good. Check regularly. Make sure you know what the lights mean because 90% of using it is listening for the beep and the light when it starts up.
  • Be careful how you wire it up. If it gets power when the car is off, you’ll be swapping batteries if you leave it sit for too long. Some aux plugs are powered when the car is off. Even if your battery can handle it overnight. You will eventually go on vacation and forget to unplug it. Boom! Dead battery. That one happened to my partner, but with an aftermarket seat warmer.
    • Show threadShaggy10505d ago
    Thank you for the tips! That will certainly help me out.
    Show threadREDACTED5d ago

    People sometimes underestimate the processing power required for high resolution, high quality videos. There is quite a simple reason why pretty much no dashcams or IP cams, unless expensive, are giving you iPhone footage.

    I’ve seen people using GoPros, they’re quite cheap and good, but tend to get quite hot (for reasons stated above)