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Old Oct 7, 2017 | 09:59 PM
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What are some units ppl are using? Primary for accident evidence footage.

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Old Oct 8, 2017 | 05:43 AM
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I use a Blackvue.
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Old Oct 8, 2017 | 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by windhund116
What are some units ppl are using? Primary for accident evidence footage.

Thanks!
We have several a BlackVue, Garmin (Nuvicam and 35 and a Drive assist). and a very small Ojocam that have given great service for several years The Nuvicam and Drive assist are also GPS receivers so fulfill two tasks (one power plug) The video quality is good on all of them. The video has been used in both a very close encounter with several Deer a couple of years ago and in a recent incident on Spring Fling involving another S2000.
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Old Oct 8, 2017 | 03:56 PM
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We use a dual channel Thinkware F750 in all our cars. Haven't had any problems with them.
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Old Oct 8, 2017 | 06:30 PM
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Thanks! What are the best, with built-in battery? As I am using the only 12VDC port for my radar detector? Could be rechargeable or not.
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Thanks! What are the best, with built-in battery? As I am using the only 12VDC port for my radar detector? Could be rechargeable or not.
That’s easy none Most have batteries but without power the batteries are very short lived. You need to run a splitter
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Old Oct 8, 2017 | 07:51 PM
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May I suggest this 12 Volt splitter with USB ports? I have one since Oct of 2015 and it has worked flawlessly. One of the reasons that I choose it was because of the adjustable neck angle to fit in what ever I am driving at the time (even a rental car).

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BTW, I have a Cobra Dash Cam that I bought at Costco.

Below is a link to a 1080 P Youtube video that I uploaded from the "Back of the Dragon"

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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 07:43 AM
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Thanks! I got this Nuvi-Cam. And a two-to-one cigarette lighter adapter.

BTW... is there a way to download addresses from my old Nuvi to a new one?

https://www.amazon.com/010-01541-01-Dash-Mount-Bundle-Portable/dp/B01B6KW7DU/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1507563211&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=%22Garmin+010-01541-01&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/010-01541-01-Dash-Mount-Bundle-Portable/dp/B01B6KW7DU/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1507563211&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=%22Garmin+010-01541-01&psc=1

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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 09:38 AM
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I use a Power Magic Pro for power. It keeps from discharging the car battery if you forget and leave it plugged in.

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Old Oct 10, 2017 | 11:51 AM
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Can I just use my Go Pro for this task, or is there some reason to buy one of the other cameras suggested in this thread?
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