Here's the Transcend DrivePro 200 one:
How easy is it to use?
We found the Transcend mostly easy to use, with handy features such as auto-on - where the dash cam starts recording when you switch your car on - and loop recording which means it automatically writes over the oldest footage if the memory card fills up. Consequently, once you've put the DrivePro 200 in place you can leave it to its own devices and it should record automatically.
Cons: Poor video quality at night. No GPS location tracking. Difficult to fit and remove from mount
Testing a camera for a day or so - they wouldn't know about the joys of having your beloved tech drop off the screen mid-drive when temp variations cause the suction cup to lose adhesion!
And what about all those 'easy to use', handy, features?
Are these same features not essential to a dashcam?
auto on - yes
loop recording - yes
(although I'm glad they explained what these thihngs were, I honestly had no idea what "auto on" meant
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And how do you judge one cam against another? Well, I've done it & so have many others, you stick them all to your screen and drive. In theory, all the cams get exactly the same input - although even a foot or so can make a lot of difference to what a cam 'sees' - especially where the sun is concerned.
Which? might once have been a valuable tool when deciding what to buy - but these days, you can pull up user reviews on most things - and people who have paid out their hard-earned cash tend to tell the real story - I'm not too proud to admit to buying some bits of junk. If I tell the world, it might save a load of others from making the same mistakes.
Forgot to add. "prosecution quality" ? Since when? The last prang I had in my car was recorded on a camthat could just manage 640 x 480. Not the greatest of pics - but clear enough for my insurance.
And, as already said - cctv footage is used all over to get convictions...
