USAFSSK
New Member
As the title suggests, looking for something to use with a single cab work pickup.
I'm grandpa-esque driver in a bone-stock (not even tint) dually that seems to attract the nut jobs on the highway. I'd like the ability to record forward and aft with internal lenses, as I keep my windows clear even in inclement weather conditions, but spend too much time in dusty conditions to have exterior mounted lenses. I know I'd need to mount high into the rear glass to be able to see over my tailgate, as unloaded, the truck has a lot of rake. I'm fine with an adhesive mount, and would prefer it be on the glass as opposed to the headliner or plastic trim pieces due to rough roads in a rough riding truck.
Main concerns for bi-directional recording are the people that get so close to my rear bumper that I actually lose them completely in my mirrors, and then they zoom around me and brake check. Rear quality doesn't need to be good enough for tag identification (when they're far enough behind me to even see a front tag) but i would like to be able to make out the face of the driver for identification purposes. Front camera DOES need tag identification capability in normal daylight conditions.
In my mind, a single unit that could mount to the inside of the back glass would be ideal, as the front facing camera would also have my mirrors in it's view (I think) and may also be able to capture my reaction (or lack there of) to the stupidity going on around me. Otherwise, a front glass mounted forward, with a remote rear glass mounted aft lens.
My head starts swimming when I spend too much time researching cameras as they either offer too much info that I don't understand, or am not concerned with, and am not yet fluent enough in the details to create intelligent, pertinent search criteria. This is why I've created an account just for the initial purpose of asking the help of those educated in the subject to guide me to the models that may best suit my application.
Of what I do understand about the capabilites/limitations, I think I can narrow down a few things:
1. Temperature ranges from -20 to about 150 F.
2. Discretion (small form factor) not mandatory, but preferred (no window tint).
3. Vibration. SO much vibration. Kidney-bruising, teeth-rattling vibration.
4. No suction cup mounting (see #3), adhesive or semi-permanent mount preferred.
5. Night/low light recording not necessary.
6. Parked recording not necessary.
7. Relatively simple operation. My diagnostic tools involve hammers.
Does anything even remotely fit into what I THINK I want, or do I need to re-evaluate and take another approach?
I'm grandpa-esque driver in a bone-stock (not even tint) dually that seems to attract the nut jobs on the highway. I'd like the ability to record forward and aft with internal lenses, as I keep my windows clear even in inclement weather conditions, but spend too much time in dusty conditions to have exterior mounted lenses. I know I'd need to mount high into the rear glass to be able to see over my tailgate, as unloaded, the truck has a lot of rake. I'm fine with an adhesive mount, and would prefer it be on the glass as opposed to the headliner or plastic trim pieces due to rough roads in a rough riding truck.
Main concerns for bi-directional recording are the people that get so close to my rear bumper that I actually lose them completely in my mirrors, and then they zoom around me and brake check. Rear quality doesn't need to be good enough for tag identification (when they're far enough behind me to even see a front tag) but i would like to be able to make out the face of the driver for identification purposes. Front camera DOES need tag identification capability in normal daylight conditions.
In my mind, a single unit that could mount to the inside of the back glass would be ideal, as the front facing camera would also have my mirrors in it's view (I think) and may also be able to capture my reaction (or lack there of) to the stupidity going on around me. Otherwise, a front glass mounted forward, with a remote rear glass mounted aft lens.
My head starts swimming when I spend too much time researching cameras as they either offer too much info that I don't understand, or am not concerned with, and am not yet fluent enough in the details to create intelligent, pertinent search criteria. This is why I've created an account just for the initial purpose of asking the help of those educated in the subject to guide me to the models that may best suit my application.
Of what I do understand about the capabilites/limitations, I think I can narrow down a few things:
1. Temperature ranges from -20 to about 150 F.
2. Discretion (small form factor) not mandatory, but preferred (no window tint).
3. Vibration. SO much vibration. Kidney-bruising, teeth-rattling vibration.
4. No suction cup mounting (see #3), adhesive or semi-permanent mount preferred.
5. Night/low light recording not necessary.
6. Parked recording not necessary.
7. Relatively simple operation. My diagnostic tools involve hammers.
Does anything even remotely fit into what I THINK I want, or do I need to re-evaluate and take another approach?
Then there's the Mobius, an older cam with a bit less image quality but still good enough and it's tough as nails. By the time you buy a mount, super-caps, and a P/S for it the price will be similar to the A119 but it's very small and doesn't attract attention; it just does it's job reliably without a screen or any fanfare.