Hi all, I just started to get into the idea of blackboxing my car. I have done plenty of research including watching many reviews from people like techmoan and other youtubers who do reviews for dashcams. As for now, I have compiled a list of things that I wanted to look for in finding the dash cam for my car:
1. Video quality. I was very impressed by the video quality of FineVe CR-500 when I was watching those youtube clips captured by the CR-500 and I think it should be the kind of quality I seek in a dash cam. Also, I recently saw the review on a much cheaper G900 (link here: http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2013/6/1/t ... .html). The video quality of G900 impressed me even more given the price of the unit. Can anyone do a comparsion between the video quality of CR-500 and the G900? I would really like to see the difference in video quality (especially in low light).
2. Maintenance-free. I like to have a dash cam in my car that I can totally forget its existence as I'm driving. Of course that includes the camera best to be hidden out of my sight (so maybe small enough to be able to hide behind the rear view mirror). I shouldn't have to touch it either when I'm driving
3. Able to take footage without gaps between them. Now I have read reviews and posts on many dashcams and I noticed even on the same model of dashcam people have reported differently on whether there are gaps between clips. After some further investigation, I think it has less to do with model (given the dashcam was equipped with a good fast chip to begin with) but rather the length of each clip, type of memory card, and condition of the environment the camera was operating in. Can anyone agree with me on this one?
4. Life expectancy. When it comes to the price of a dashcam I really don't mind spending 300 to 400 dollars if the camera can last for what it is worth (maybe 3-4 years). I knew from reading reviews of FineVe CR-500 it has in general good reliability, but would it last for 4 years with daily use? How about those Chinese made units like the G900?
I really appreciate if anyone can give me some suggestions on those points and help me select a good dashcam for my car.
1. Video quality. I was very impressed by the video quality of FineVe CR-500 when I was watching those youtube clips captured by the CR-500 and I think it should be the kind of quality I seek in a dash cam. Also, I recently saw the review on a much cheaper G900 (link here: http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2013/6/1/t ... .html). The video quality of G900 impressed me even more given the price of the unit. Can anyone do a comparsion between the video quality of CR-500 and the G900? I would really like to see the difference in video quality (especially in low light).
2. Maintenance-free. I like to have a dash cam in my car that I can totally forget its existence as I'm driving. Of course that includes the camera best to be hidden out of my sight (so maybe small enough to be able to hide behind the rear view mirror). I shouldn't have to touch it either when I'm driving
3. Able to take footage without gaps between them. Now I have read reviews and posts on many dashcams and I noticed even on the same model of dashcam people have reported differently on whether there are gaps between clips. After some further investigation, I think it has less to do with model (given the dashcam was equipped with a good fast chip to begin with) but rather the length of each clip, type of memory card, and condition of the environment the camera was operating in. Can anyone agree with me on this one?
4. Life expectancy. When it comes to the price of a dashcam I really don't mind spending 300 to 400 dollars if the camera can last for what it is worth (maybe 3-4 years). I knew from reading reviews of FineVe CR-500 it has in general good reliability, but would it last for 4 years with daily use? How about those Chinese made units like the G900?
I really appreciate if anyone can give me some suggestions on those points and help me select a good dashcam for my car.
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