TheRookie
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- AllWinner A10 Mirror, Aiptel GS 372 (Papago), Cowon AW1
I am on a market for reasonably-specced mirror camera. The reason why it got to be mirror-style camera is that my car is a coupe so rear visibility is horrendous. The idea is to get one of those mirror dashcams and use it for dual-purpose: as a dashcam and as a display for rear-view camera.
At present I have two cameras: one unkbranded Allwinner-based piece of er... you know what, in which I had to modify electronics to make it usable. Another one is A118C B40, which is an OK device.
I know that the typical response would probably be "forget about it - all mirror dashcams are crap!" but will try nevertheless.
I saw in Argos catalog a camera called Streetwize SWREC4: http://www.streetwizeaccessories.co...eras/132/all-categories/0/0/?page=1&catid=132. The same camera cost about 45 quid in EuroCarParts (after a discount).
The camera seem to be similar to this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/B014GQDW9E
The question is: is it a complete waste of time or is it useful? The reviews seem to be concentrating on user manual (or rather lack of thereof), not on video quality.
What do you think?
At present I have two cameras: one unkbranded Allwinner-based piece of er... you know what, in which I had to modify electronics to make it usable. Another one is A118C B40, which is an OK device.
I know that the typical response would probably be "forget about it - all mirror dashcams are crap!" but will try nevertheless.
I saw in Argos catalog a camera called Streetwize SWREC4: http://www.streetwizeaccessories.co...eras/132/all-categories/0/0/?page=1&catid=132. The same camera cost about 45 quid in EuroCarParts (after a discount).
The camera seem to be similar to this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/B014GQDW9E
The question is: is it a complete waste of time or is it useful? The reviews seem to be concentrating on user manual (or rather lack of thereof), not on video quality.
What do you think?