We are preparing to take a rather long road trip from Chicago to Alaska next month, and thought it would be really cool to record the entire trip and then edit it into a timelapse video, especially after hearing people talk about the beautiful scenery around the Yukon and Alaska.
I'm not entirely sure what we should be looking for though, we want to avoid the recording over feature, so I think that means we'll have to either avoid HD video, or take a break like when we stop for lunch to transfer the current recordings to a computer and/or switch memory cards. I'm also thinking a wide-angle lens would be better, but I'm not sure. We'd probably also need image stabilization, especially since some of the roads between towns can be rough from what I understand.
Is there a particular camera that would be better for scenery recordings? Anything else I should consider?
Hello, same question, now April 2017.... I too want a dashcam that I can use for recording scenery, without too much setup hassle.
- It must be swivable, sometimes scenery is on the side. Or film towards the back (convertible) or ourselves
- I really like it to have a rechargeable battery, so it can run a while without the cord
- I don't care for the 'continues' recording mode. I do
not want the device to auto-start recording when the key is turned.
- I dont't care or at least want to be able switch off lane departure warning and all those features
- I want the device to be silent and not have a voice say "Recording starts now" and other messages.
- I want to switch recording On and Off completely manually, while driving. (The red Emergency buttons seem only to record like 15 seconds around you clicking the button. I understand the use case, but if I want to be able to record a shot as long or short as I want).
Maybe an action cam like a GoPro is the better option for my use case, not sure if the start/stop buttons are easily operated while driving and the device mounted to the screen. [I just learned the GoPro Hero 5 Black has voice control, don't know if it will work with the roof down though]
The "Transcend DrivePro 220 DashCam 16GB" seems the tick the right boxes, but don't know how easy it is to make manual recordings. (much less expensive then gopro)
On Android, I like the app AutoBoy as it records GPS and has a split screen playback mode with a moving map. However, getting
that on a video involves making screen recording of the Android device...arghhh....
Any 2017 thoughts and pointers welcome...