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Re: Dash cam recommendations
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:41 pm
by Andyfr
I’m fully aware of what it says in the manual and I choose to ignore it. I’m saying that from my experience I get the impression that’s just the manufacturers covering their backs.
At the risk of being pedantic, my camera is not fitted inside the red zone in the illustration anyway. It’s top of the screen, 30mm from the binnacle on the passenger side and I’ve experienced no warnings or malfunctions of the safety systems in the 3yrs I’ve had the XC40.
Same here. That's where I fitted mine.
I don't use any of the driving aids anyway so everything is either disabled or turned off each time I start the car.
Re: Dash cam recommendations
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:05 pm
by ijkgenesis
What do people think of this OE Witness Dashcam, £326 front and rear installed using 30% offer until sunday ?
https://oewitness.com/shop/dash-cams/volvo-dlx-27-7/
Re: Dash cam recommendations
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:35 pm
by eugen61
The camera looks identical with FitcamX, it seems like a copycat sold under another brand name. The dashcam footage is poor, it’s impossible to read the license plates of other cars in traffic.
https://youtu.be/ooHrg7rgGKM
Re: Dash cam recommendations
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2023 1:55 pm
by ijkgenesis
Thanks for pointing this out, I have also found the 2 cameras being sold on ebay by the company for £169 plus fitting.
more research needed
Re: Dash cam recommendations
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 10:37 pm
by Andy40
I’ve got the Nextbase 380 and it’s been great m, fitted next to the central controls and not had any issues.
I didn’t want a screen that could be a distraction , also wanted something discreet
Another positive, it doesn’t get hit by the passenger sun blind
Re: Dash cam recommendations
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:31 pm
by ijkgenesis
I ordered the OE Witness camera Friday (see earlier post) and was installed on the following Tuesday, back and front. Very pleased with neat installation and app simple to use with clear images. I avoided the ebay deal as these were old stock and not 4k
Re: Dash cam recommendations
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:02 pm
by JFDIT
Wonder when manufacturers will upgrade their software to enable the already present cameras to record to the cloud with an app for user access?
Re: Dash cam recommendations
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 8:07 pm
by Greggspies
Not sure I'd want that. User access could readily become Government access.
Re: Dash cam recommendations
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 8:17 pm
by eugen61
JFDIT wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:02 pm
Wonder when manufacturers will upgrade their software to enable the already present cameras to record to the cloud with an app for user access?
Garmin already has this functionality, it’s called Vault Storage, available also on my DashCam Mini 2.
https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/p/834481/
There’s also a new P-SIM dashcam from Garmin with 4G connection, it can upload footage to cloud when the car doesn’t have a Wi-Fi connection.
https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/p/772586
As for software upgrades to allow an old camera to upload footage to the cloud, I don’t think that will happen.
Re: Dash cam recommendations
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 8:19 pm
by JFDIT
Very true. I expect the Chinese Government already has access to Everything our Volvo records!