Dash Cam Reviews

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There aren't any that I know of that would do that. Blackvue does have a kit that could turn the blackvue rear camera into a backup camera and splits the video cable to go to both the recorder and your screens video input. It's not cheap tho and the only water proof rear cam blackvue has in their dr650gw-2ch truck model which has a big bulky rear camera that mounts to the back of trucks. It's more for commercial type box trucks or vans tho.

I don't know of any dash cams that can just take the factory back up camera tho and it probably wouldn't be ideal anyways considering it gives such a low view and low resolution.

 

Updated my first two posts with my most relevant reviews and rewrote the intro a bit to help new comers.

 

Definitely need a 2 channel dash cam after today's events! Driving home like normal, usually 8 over the limit, keeping to myself and had a civic try running into me. Then flips me off, cusses me out. I just gave him a big thumbs up.

 

It sounds like the new Blackvue 490 may be the way to go for me. I read about it using the g sensor to activate parking which sucks but can't say I need parking mode or if I do, it's rare I sit in traffic long enough to activate it. And since they make card readers for androids, that may negate the need for Wi-Fi.
BUT that 770!!! Maybe I should just save some more.....

 

Or the $300 range I get Wi-Fi and gps on the Blacksys CH100b. Too many choices!

 

If you're looking for a great 2-channel dash cam, check out the new BlackSys CH-200. Great deal on it at blackboxmycar.com.

 

That's a little above budget. I ordered the Blackvue dr490-2ch. I'm going to get an android card reader instead of worrying about wifi.

 

Ditto.

 

To op or anyone who wants to review... thinkware has the f800 model out. I was in Best Buy and they literally pulled it off the truck yesterday

 

I'm getting one soon, viofo wr1 and blacksys ch200 first tho.

 

Got a new review of two new Blackvue cameras! The DR490-2CH and DR490L-2CH. Both have full 1080p30 front and rear, much better video quality than most other 2 channel cameras and with automatic buffered parking mode for $200-220. Check out the comparison review:

 

Great reviews as always. Blackvue is solid but I'm excited for you to check out and review the F800

 

I'll be getting it soon.

although I am getting the Viofo WR1 and Blacksys CH-200 first. I am looking foward to do a direct side by side of the F770 vs F800.

 

Here is a clip ive been meaning to upload for awhile, nothing super interesting but we were chased by some cows out in the badlands.

 

My dash cam arrives tomorrow, and this is to anyone who has installed a 2-channel dash cam in a hard-wired configuration:
Which circuit did you use for the constant hot and which did you use for the switched hot?

Thanks...

 

From my research and asking the exact same question, your constant hot should be your power door lock fuse and switched hot should be the ACC fuse.

 

@klavender1 - Thanks!

 

USDashCamera, your videos are very professional and excellent. Up until this week I never thought of getting a dash cam. Going to look at getting one now, probably in the $150 range, but nonetheless, cool stuff. Thanks for your videos and reviews.

 

just doing a little reading on the f800 that people say that it is a little bulkier than the f770. people think that the cpu is better and the night vision res is much better on the f800. there was also hope for the cloud technology but right now the f800 doesn't have it and need to go blackvue. just read that there is a f800 pro supposedly coming out in the fall that is going to have the cloud tech and hold 128gb cards instead of 64.