K-milk
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Hi!
I've been thinking about getting a dashcam for a while now, and a recent post on Reddit recommended the G1W and let me to this great site and community!
Anyway, the camera seems to be perfect for my needs, but I need clarification on a few things because I see conflicting info online.
First, how long can the G1W run on battery power alone? I can think of a few situations where I would like to use it without a nearby power source, but I can't find much about how long it can record without being plugged in. Someone mentioned only 2ish minutes, someone else said 2 hours? Also, the info page here mentions a version with a higher capacity battery, 320mAh instead of 200mAh. How much longer would that one last?
Second, SD Card Capacity. How many hours video can I expect to store on a 32GB card? I'me getting a general answer that it is around 4 hours? However, that seems a bit low to me. I have a camcorder that can record 5 hours 1080p on a 16GB card. But I guess that depends on the compression and whatnot. I read that someone mentioned they were able to record up to a week? But I figure if they only drive half an hour a day, that would make sense to add up to around 4 hours.
Lastly, where do you all recommend purchasing the camera from? I know there are a lot of fakes with lower quality chips floating around, so which sellers do you recommend? I see the few listed at http://dashcamtalk.com/g1w/ but are there any sellers that are US based. I don't mind ordering from China, but I don't like waiting for packages
Thank you all!
I've been thinking about getting a dashcam for a while now, and a recent post on Reddit recommended the G1W and let me to this great site and community!
Anyway, the camera seems to be perfect for my needs, but I need clarification on a few things because I see conflicting info online.
First, how long can the G1W run on battery power alone? I can think of a few situations where I would like to use it without a nearby power source, but I can't find much about how long it can record without being plugged in. Someone mentioned only 2ish minutes, someone else said 2 hours? Also, the info page here mentions a version with a higher capacity battery, 320mAh instead of 200mAh. How much longer would that one last?
Second, SD Card Capacity. How many hours video can I expect to store on a 32GB card? I'me getting a general answer that it is around 4 hours? However, that seems a bit low to me. I have a camcorder that can record 5 hours 1080p on a 16GB card. But I guess that depends on the compression and whatnot. I read that someone mentioned they were able to record up to a week? But I figure if they only drive half an hour a day, that would make sense to add up to around 4 hours.
Lastly, where do you all recommend purchasing the camera from? I know there are a lot of fakes with lower quality chips floating around, so which sellers do you recommend? I see the few listed at http://dashcamtalk.com/g1w/ but are there any sellers that are US based. I don't mind ordering from China, but I don't like waiting for packages
Thank you all!