ddtstartrex
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I am looking to buy my first dash cam i am a trucker so i need something that has good day / night / GPS / and good suction cup to handle the rough ride
russ331, thanks for the link, but they do not come with a suction cup? I am not in the same truck all the time.
I thought the SGZC12SG was supplied with a suction cup, however, it's an optional extra.
Is it me
Hi thanks for the reply yup i caught on lol now that one for 39.99 oh ya lol the main thing i worry about is the suction cup with the rough ride and perfect replay day and nightI was going to say something, but glad you caught on.
Don't buy the cams you may see at some of the big chain truck stops.
Some are 'ok', but overpriced, others 'not ok', and still overpriced.
You'll get a variety of info on this site that ranges from 'too technical/too gadget fiend oriented', to outright spam.
Once you get even a basic dash cam up and running in your situation, you may get a better understanding of what works for you, and what you want.
By the way, PM me and I'll send you a link to where you can buy a combination dashcam/CB/ radar detector that also is a bluetooth MP3 player, and coffee thermos. (Shipped from Malaysia by carrier pigeon, only $39.99 loonies).
(This was a joke. Such a fine unit would cost more...)
Do you have a laptop or android phone with you in the truck?
You mentioned you change trucks, some day cab drivers don't carry a laptop.
I always have a laptop. If I need to save files, I stop in a safe place, and download them, not really counting on any 'lock' or 'save' feature of the dash cam..
The video sucks, but it keeps your coffee hot, and they have asian models with big ( . ) ( . )'s in the advertisements, so it has to be good!
The suction cups are not a big problem. Most have a locking/tension lever.
Clean the area you want to mount it in with window cleaner, leave the glass surface dry. I then put a short spray on the actual suction cup, just to dampen it better, then put the suction cup on the windshield.
They'll usually stay on for weeks. If they drop off it's usually after weeks, and there is a temperature change, like you park the truck in bright sun.
As long as you get one of the more solid dash cams, don't worry about damaging the cam if it falls off.
Lukas is a high end korean ( south ) make, my first dashcam was a LK-7500 and its still so good i had no issues about putting it in my little sisters car when i upgraded.
Street guardian allso provide high end cameras, and they seem to be over the top with customer care and support ( can be a big problem even with some other big brands )
The mobius some one mention is allso a decent camera, they seem to be quite durable, and for shear small size it as good as it get.
They are based on aging hardware, but its still good footage they provide, allso seem to enjoy a large support among RC and dashcam users.
Its the 1 dashcam i have seen with most firmware upgrades over time.
The DOD you look at seem to suffer focus shift.
The blackvue cameras are allso SO SO, i have seen many in here that tried them and then move on after a short while.
I am not hardcore enuff to tell whether ther price / performance is good, but i fear its on the low side.
I will leave the other brands worth mentioning to other that might use them.
Thats why i prefer dashcams with GPS, and i wish i could get OBD support too so my indicator use and other stuff was logged too.
Simply for the reason that i can then proof what i did just before and during a crash, and that should all be the right things, so whatever whent wrong was not my fault.