brightstar
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Hello, I've been researching at the Dashcam Talk website for a couple of days now. I am still confused and have difficulty to select which dashcam to buy. I would highly appreciate all your help, guidance, advice, and suggestions.
My background:
I got into a major accident (Rear-ended) at the beginning of 2015 and my car was totalled. Luckilly the person who hit me had insurance and even though i was out of pocket by around 2 to 3k, I was atleast compensated and bought a new Toyota Corolla last March. I was again hit in the rear last week and the person never even stopped to look what happened. It was a hit and run. Even though I gave them a chase for a few miles through freeway, service road and interior roads, I lost them. All I got was the hit person's TAG/License plate number and with that information I lodged a police compliant and not sure if it will progress without any material evidence.
I started trying to use the DailyRoads Voyager on my samsung s4 android phone with a phone mount, but it has the following issues.
a) too much vibration resulting in the camera getting out of focus
b) many times the phone gets heated up and the apps gets shut down automatically without any warning.
I am damn serious to buy a dash cam.
My Considerations:
1) Car Model: Toyota Corolla 2015 is the model of the car I have.
2) Temperature: I live in Texas, USA. Everyone know how hot the Texas summer can be. It can go upto high 110's and think that the temperature will be much hotter inside the car. I don't have a garage to put my car in, even though there is some shaded parking. In winter, it can get very cold too... The vehicle will experience these extreme temperatures. I believe that I should definitely restrict to capacitor models and understand that A118C, Transcend Pro200 are the available capacitor based models. Not sure if we have any other capacitor models. Due to the high temperature
3) Front/Rear Channel: As I have been hit twice in the rear, I Would prefer to have a rear-view camera as well.
4) day/night capability: I am looking for something with good night quality as both the accidents happened in the night. I am hearing about SG9665GC which has Sony CMOS Lens and which is expected to be superior.
5) Vibration: I believe that mount is one of the key criteria and with my experience mounting the camera onto the dashboard, it vibrates so much that many times, the camera becomes out of focus on the smartphone and not sure if it is the same issue with the dash cam's as well. This is a very important criteria for me. Does sticking the dashcams onto the windshield help to stabilize the video? Is A118C reliable?
6) GPS. Not a must for me.
7) Reliability: I bet this is the most important one for every member of this group. Does name brands more reliable than lesser known brands?
8) Cost: I'd like to keep this as low as possible without compromising quality. Started with a low budget but as day passes, willing to consider more for better reliability and quality. At the end, I am willing to pay what it is worth and not on features which are not of prime importance.
9) Would prefer a discreet cam if possible or atleast which can be removed to prevent break-in's/ theft.
10) Voice messages would be preferred but not must.
Hope this helps you all to guide me and i would like to thank in advance for your time.
My background:
I got into a major accident (Rear-ended) at the beginning of 2015 and my car was totalled. Luckilly the person who hit me had insurance and even though i was out of pocket by around 2 to 3k, I was atleast compensated and bought a new Toyota Corolla last March. I was again hit in the rear last week and the person never even stopped to look what happened. It was a hit and run. Even though I gave them a chase for a few miles through freeway, service road and interior roads, I lost them. All I got was the hit person's TAG/License plate number and with that information I lodged a police compliant and not sure if it will progress without any material evidence.
I started trying to use the DailyRoads Voyager on my samsung s4 android phone with a phone mount, but it has the following issues.
a) too much vibration resulting in the camera getting out of focus
b) many times the phone gets heated up and the apps gets shut down automatically without any warning.
I am damn serious to buy a dash cam.
My Considerations:
1) Car Model: Toyota Corolla 2015 is the model of the car I have.
2) Temperature: I live in Texas, USA. Everyone know how hot the Texas summer can be. It can go upto high 110's and think that the temperature will be much hotter inside the car. I don't have a garage to put my car in, even though there is some shaded parking. In winter, it can get very cold too... The vehicle will experience these extreme temperatures. I believe that I should definitely restrict to capacitor models and understand that A118C, Transcend Pro200 are the available capacitor based models. Not sure if we have any other capacitor models. Due to the high temperature
3) Front/Rear Channel: As I have been hit twice in the rear, I Would prefer to have a rear-view camera as well.
4) day/night capability: I am looking for something with good night quality as both the accidents happened in the night. I am hearing about SG9665GC which has Sony CMOS Lens and which is expected to be superior.
5) Vibration: I believe that mount is one of the key criteria and with my experience mounting the camera onto the dashboard, it vibrates so much that many times, the camera becomes out of focus on the smartphone and not sure if it is the same issue with the dash cam's as well. This is a very important criteria for me. Does sticking the dashcams onto the windshield help to stabilize the video? Is A118C reliable?
6) GPS. Not a must for me.
7) Reliability: I bet this is the most important one for every member of this group. Does name brands more reliable than lesser known brands?
8) Cost: I'd like to keep this as low as possible without compromising quality. Started with a low budget but as day passes, willing to consider more for better reliability and quality. At the end, I am willing to pay what it is worth and not on features which are not of prime importance.
9) Would prefer a discreet cam if possible or atleast which can be removed to prevent break-in's/ theft.
10) Voice messages would be preferred but not must.
Hope this helps you all to guide me and i would like to thank in advance for your time.