You are correct, the camera does pick up some of the dotted area. Well spotted .Only the bottom few lines though, and only enough to show on about the top centimetre or so on the footage.
Looks very good. Keep this location, because if you ever need to present videos in a court, there may be need to establish exactly where the camera is mounted in your car. .
... if the dashcam is moved slightly this affects the verdict of the case!!!? The judge doesn't care where the dashcam is mounted, I have absolutely no idea how you came to that conclusion but it's funny.
Seriously, I have looked at all the mounting pictures in this thread and some people are taking the most ridiculous angled photos to make their camera look more hidden than they are. Its quite laughable.
My 2014 Mazda has something called "Smart City Braking", a glass-mounted radar for low-speed impact avoidance. But Mazda was in such a rush to market, they didn't realize they'd need heavier glass to support the electronics, and user forums have a number of reports of breakage caused at least in part by the weight of the SCB system. .
This is true. I've been trying to get a good shot from the front of my car with the camera in and it is damn near impossible due to glare and that everything reflects in the picture.Its a very hard thing to photograph at the best of times
got any links for reference?
My personal opinion is that a car parked with a blinking, visible dashcam is going to be a deterrent in a majority of casual circumstances. During driving, a nonstealthed camera may also deter some aggressive driver actions. But "stealth" is good if you have to leave your car on the street in a remote, unsavory place, and you're afraid it will entice someone to smash your glass (or break into the car) to steal the electronics..
The majority of my YT vids are taken from the screen of a bus with a dirty great big DR32 dangling down from a very visible suction cup - the fact that this setup is very visible to the outside world really blows the "nonstealth...deter...aggressive...actions" theory out of the water.
EDIT: They got the guy and he was formally cautioned.
YouTube video coming soon?My dashcam caught a recent incident that involved an attempted breakin to my vehicle, thanks to the Powermagic Pro the camera was still running with enough juice in my car battery. The result was four patrol cars, a pissed of K9 and a SGT that was looking for a fight
EDIT: They got the guy and he was formally cautioned.
got to hate that all that good news ends with a slap on the wrist
YouTube video coming soon?
... bumped into him a week later and he nearly tripped over with surprise! The point being he wasn't a crim, but trying to be a smart ass with the intention of leaving the doors open.
Great advice, thanks buddySave your video(s) to disc with a second backup copy for safety ... that's reasonable protection for the next few years. And in the off chance he ever amounts to something -- he sounds young -- keep the copy. Some day a decade or two from now, if he's running for elective office or trying to move up in a corporate environment, the videos could be very, shall we say, beneficial to you.
But you're right -- don't share them now, unless you're actively prosecuting. You could run afoul of libel/slander laws in your country. They're worth more the way you have them, like an unredeemed lottery ticket.