Do any dash cams have a motion detection parking mode for the BACKUP camera?

[ball]

Title says it all. I don't think the A810 does, and it's really hard finding any information out there

 

[Nigel]

Viofo dashcams have motion detection on all cameras.

 

[ball]

Viofo dashcams have motion detection on all cameras.

Thank you. Now I just have to figure out how to weatherproof that rear camera and get a longer cable for it

 

[Nigel]

Can't help with the weatherproofing, but you can get cables up to 15 meters / 50ft length here, for the A139, other cameras are shorter:

VIOFO Coaxial Rear Cable for A139/A139 PRO 2CH/3CH Dash Camera

It is ONLY used in A139/A139 PRO. Length: 3.2 Feet (1 Meter); 19.68 Feet (6 Meters); 26.24 Feet (8 Meters); 32.8 Feet (10 Meters); 39.37 Feet (12 Meters)；49.21 Feet (15 Meters)； The newly released batch of cameras is all equipped with Right-Angle rear cables. Please choose the same type of cable...

viofo.com

 

[ball]

Looks like the A229 Pro only has a 19.7ft cable and I don't think that cable will work. Looks like a type-c cable

Edit: although IF it is USB-C I can buy longer

 

[Nigel]

Looks like the A229 Pro only has a 19.7ft cable and I don't think that cable will work. Looks like a type-c cable

Edit: although IF it is USB-C I can buy longer

Not a good idea to buy longer for the USB-C cables, the cables are fairly carefully matched to the cameras, quite likely that the fairly high data rate wont get through on longer or non-Viofo cables.

The coax cable used by the A139 cameras is far better technology, so can go far further.

 

[ball]

I might be able to make the 19.7ft cable work. Maybe. It's at the limit.

I wish the A139 had a display. Box truck needs a backup camera.

 

[Dashmellow]

I might be able to make the 19.7ft cable work. Maybe. It's at the limit.

I wish the A139 had a display. Box truck needs a backup camera.

Keep in mind that a rear dash cam camera is not a "backup" camera like you may be familiar with in most automobiles. It only records and is not intended for real time viewing or "backing up".

 

[kamkar]

Indeed, it will be better to just get a cheap generic backup system, with a adequate large screen like 7" that will also have range and guide lines which a rear dashcam also do not have.
On a box truck i would assume you will want camera way up high and aimed very much down, a rear dashcam like front you want to film pretty much level with the road. and so you will not see very much directly behind the truck / car

 

[ball]

Indeed, it will be better to just get a cheap generic backup system, with a adequate large screen like 7" that will also have range and guide lines which a rear dashcam also do not have.
On a box truck i would assume you will want camera way up high and aimed very much down, a rear dashcam like front you want to film pretty much level with the road. and so you will not see very much directly behind the truck / car

guide lines are worthless when you mount the camera up high, which is where they get mounted, and why the guide lines are irrelevant (also unnecessary)

I can see you jumping to the defense of the corporation, but a small screen showing the rear camera view would work just fine. I don't need a 7" screen.

 

[Dashmellow]

guide lines are worthless when you mount the camera up high, which is where they get mounted, and why the guide lines are irrelevant (also unnecessary)

I can see you jumping to the defense of the corporation, but a small screen showing the rear camera view would work just fine. I don't need a 7" screen.

Fine, but as we've been trying to tell you, dash cams are not suitable as backup cameras.