BackAndForth
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I really want a dash cam, however possibly a non-existing one: dual channel, reliable, reasonable image quality and time lapse parking mode. I don't want to have to constantly remove and put them back all the time, plus I need my cigarette lighter free for whenever I want to use my GPS. Like another poster said in a previous topic, I want a "dash cam that doesn't suck", in other words, I want it to work without having to rewire it or play with the firmware or watch it reset itself all the time. I do not have the time nor the patience for that.
I'm afraid that might put me in the most expensive dash cams category, and if so, then I would expect them to work for several years, not only for 12 or 24 months. Can I expect that?
What about the temperature variations? I live in Canada and it can get from -28 to +37. I guess I would have no choice but to accept that a dash cam will only work until my car has had time to heat up to some extent, unfortunately, but would that shorten the dash cam's lifespan?
BTW, I drive a 2007 Sedan Yaris, which I love and am planning to keep until it's rusty and unsafe. I'd like to at least try to install it myself. I believe I could manage to conceal the wire, but the hard-wire part to the fusebox scares me. Is it risky to attempt by oneself without a mechanical background? I don't even know how to reach the fusebox right now.
I'm afraid that might put me in the most expensive dash cams category, and if so, then I would expect them to work for several years, not only for 12 or 24 months. Can I expect that?
What about the temperature variations? I live in Canada and it can get from -28 to +37. I guess I would have no choice but to accept that a dash cam will only work until my car has had time to heat up to some extent, unfortunately, but would that shorten the dash cam's lifespan?
BTW, I drive a 2007 Sedan Yaris, which I love and am planning to keep until it's rusty and unsafe. I'd like to at least try to install it myself. I believe I could manage to conceal the wire, but the hard-wire part to the fusebox scares me. Is it risky to attempt by oneself without a mechanical background? I don't even know how to reach the fusebox right now.