Dash cam for a commercial vehicle

[John4520]

I am looking for a dash cam for a Ford Tansit van. I need a front camera and a camera for the rear window would be a plus. These are some of my requirements / wish list:
1. Constant recording. I want to be able to retrieve video of other drivers or police stops. Of course I want accidents also.
2. Small and discrete - a camera that I can hide behind the mirror. I need to avoid a big visible camera that says “Steal Me”.
3. The longest video recordings possible
4. Recording at night while the vehicle is parked - I want to capture break ins
5. If there is a camera for the rear window the cable has to reach the back of the van
Thanks in advance for your input.

 

[niko]

How long is your transit van?
What is your budget?

 

[John4520]

How long is your transit van?
What is your budget?

The van is 12 foot, 10 inches from the back window to the windshield. I did not include any distance for dropping down to behind the mirror or dropping down to the back window. - this would add a couple more feet depending on the mounting location.
My budget is open right now.

 

[niko]

Just to clarify, the rear camera will be mounted inside van, right?

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[John4520]

Yes - that is preferable

 

[niko]

Check out if 2ch Street Guardian SG9663DC PRO + SGDCHW (parking hardwiring kit) suits your needs?

 

[SawMaster]

Not on the market yet, but the K2S will easily run that length and more

Phil

 

[John4520]

Check out if 2ch Street Guardian SG9663DC PRO + SGDCHW (parking hardwiring kit) suits your needs?

Thanks!!!

 

[John4520]

Check out if 2ch Street Guardian SG9663DC PRO + SGDCHW (parking hardwiring kit) suits your needs?

Another question for you. This camera records to memory constantly - correct? I friend told me the dash cams are on but only record video to the memory card when they detect an accident. I want the ability to review video if there was an incident that did not involve an accident. For example, the vehicle is pulled over by the police for running a red light at lunch time. When the vehicle returns to the office at 5 PM, I want to go back and review the video to see if the driver ran the red light. Assume I would put the 400 Gb card in the slot.

Thanks, John

 

[jokiin]

your friend probably misunderstood how things work, the cameras record constantly, if an G-Sensor event (accident) happens it will move files to a read only directory so that they don't get overwritten, you can also manually save events like this

 

[niko]

Another question for you. This camera records to memory constantly - correct? I friend told me the dash cams are on but only record video to the memory card when they detect an accident. I want the ability to review video if there was an incident that did not involve an accident. For example, the vehicle is pulled over by the police for running a red light at lunch time. When the vehicle returns to the office at 5 PM, I want to go back and review the video to see if the driver ran the red light. Assume I would put the 400 Gb card in the slot.

Thanks, John

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In real world let's say if you drive few hours per day then this memory card will last about 1 week (+/-) week (incl. parking mode recording) before it starts overwriting.

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[John4520]

your friend probably misunderstood how things work, the cameras record constantly, if an G-Sensor event (accident) happens it will move files to a read only directory so that they don't get overwritten, you can also manually save events like this

Thanks Again - I will purchase this dash cam!