Maulhofer said:
niko said:
You are welcome Maulhofer.
About cars numberplate readings ( reflection ) at night I wanted to start new tread, but I was not sure if it was discussed here yet or not ? If not, then I can write what experience and knowledge I have. If DashCamMan wants, - he can push my replay into new tread ( open new topic ) where we can discuss this very important issue and each member can share his own experience / knowledge.
Niko perfect, really wonderful explains! Many Thanks for this info which helps me a lot!
I'm from Germany and here is not to buy this cam. I have to be sure that this is a really good cam. If the cam is not good or maybe broken, it takes two days in Germany until it is back at the dealer. But from Germany to China, it unfortunately takes a few weeks and it is very expensive.
I have a question please still. I need the cam for my truck there and the window goes straight down. Can I install the cam vertically, bend about 90 degrees?
Regarding where to buy and how much to pay, there is a simple explanation which involves simple calculations:
DOD has officially on they website only few dealers in EU:
http://www.dod-tec.com/contact.php
Dont know why they do not advertise UK official dealer, but they have website:
http://dod-tech.co.uk/
Of course prices are sky-high:
http://dod-tech.co.uk/ls300w.html
159GBP + 10GBP EU shipping, total = 169GBP which is about 255 usd :
http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/con ... GBP&To=USD
and this total is about 100 usd more than you pay ordering from China.
I would not say dealers price is rip-off. Wise person understand that they all import officially, pay full DUTY and VAT tax, pay for local engineers ( repair ), premises rent, security, cleaners ? ... etc, so at the end of the day price is justified. But buying from local ( EU ) dealer you are getting full manufacturer warranty and support. Hope you know what I am trying to say. Most reputable DOD and GT dash cams that I know are Saddle and FoxOffer. They can organize delivery to your door ( Germany ) within 3 working days via DHL. Of course there are many other chinese resellers whos price maybe 5-10 usd cheaper, but for peace of mind I am always agree to pay a little bit more.
About price per quality I can say from my experience that DOD brand ( by TioTech ) is the most reliable and stable brand from all Chinese manufactured dash cams. Of course all manufactures may have some faults, even high end products, but if we take price vs quality, history shows that original TioTech ( DOD ) products are stable.
If money is not an option and form factor is not priority ( to be hidden ), then from people who I know ( your colleagues truckdrivers ), they use so called "Taiwanese style" dash cams. My TOP Taiwanese dash cams that I can recommend are:
- Mio 368 , or 388 with GPS ( with new firmware update it also has WDR ), = they have polaroid lens option
- Vicovation TF series
- vosonic v747w
Of course there are many others good dash cams with WDR and screen display, but not me, nor my friends in Russia who I know personally have not tested themselves, so I can not judge.