What about this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiuaCzMDDuo
and this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxVuOtCj2vs
and this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqyVNL9H_LA
These systems were avaliable to the public since 2010, there are in use, and not very horrible. Since then the price is going down much lower than $500 as experts of DashCamTalk and theirs favorites think.
The 4 ch mobile DVR are avaliable to the general public in some diffdrent systems.
one system put all things together in a Dash Camera. The 1000mah battry is replaceable like in cel phones it helps but I fear tha this system might be prone of the overheating, so i skip this system.
F900LHD Full HD 1080 4 channel car DVR system supports 4 cameras.
This dash board HD dvr has one permanently attached camera and 3 slots to attach 3 more cameras which you can by separately and choose the model and the resolution based on your needs, and budged.
Product specifications:
CMOS:5 Mage pixels CMOS
Lens:7.3mmFocal range:10cm-infinity
LCD screen:2.5"LTPS TFT LCD
Video output:
HD media connection:HDMI CTS1.2,support 1080P/720P/WVGA output format;TV synthetic signals:NTSC/PAL
Picture format
icture format:JPEG 4000*3000 Maximum output:12 M
Video format:TS
Video:1920*1080(30 frame/s) 1280*720(30 frames/s) 848*480(60 frames/s)
Zoom:4X digital zoom
Recording media:External:SDHC SD card(Maximum 32G)
Audio:Built-in microphone/Speaker(Mono)
Shutter:Electronic shutter
Shutter speed:1/2~1/1,000sec
White balance:Auto/ shine/cloudy/fluorescence/tungsten
LED light:ON/OFF
Connection:USB 2.0/HDMI/TV
Battery:External lithium battery,3.7V 1000mAH
USB:USB 2.0
SIZE/Dimension:106.7*53.9*33.3mm/About 128gWorking temperature/humidity:-10°C~60°C/10%~80
Another system is a rear view miror DVR with 4 channels.
The third system ic composed by a sparate DVR supporting 4 cameras, 4 cameras and the display.
A good candidate is FUHO from Taiwan.
After being confused by the great number of dash cam models, and theirs limitations and flaws, I'm working toward I reliable 4 Channels DVR that I can set and forget:
I'm looking for a separate mobile 4 ch DVR that can be powered by a 12V battery with a P.I (Proportional,Integral), cooling fan. This is mandatory for the conditions inside the car where temperature can variate from 190F to -10F. This system operates in survelliance mode i.e. turns on if the car moves or something moves around the car, with no occupants inside and under a very hot summer day. This DVR must accept a 2.5" Hard Drive, H264 CODEC and all other features necessary for a 360 degre all the time ca survelliance. I have found some models for about $200.
The cameras I'm going to buy separate with different resolution. First I'm going tu buy two cameras front and rear and later I'm going to buy two more side mirrors with lower resolution.
I bought a 500GB 2.5" hard drive from amazon $54 and a deep cycle 12 V 5AH for $12.
I am going to install this system in one of my cars.