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sjfcontrol wrote:Found this one online for about the same price. Records both forward and inside the vehicle. About the same price.

Hey sjfcontrol,

This one came up in my searches before I picked the GoPro. It has to be plugged in continously to DC power, so I favored the battery option on the GoPro to keep the clutter down in the dash area.

That means if your car loses power (maybe after an accident....the recording quits) - no continuing to record. I preferred to keep recording.

Also, I like the 30 FPS rather than the 15 FPS required if you use the dual mode.
Single exterior mode is at 30 FPS. That 30 FPS makes the video much smoother.

I did like the interior/exterior views and the GPS location and G-force data could be handy.

If any one gets this model, let me know how you like it and if the GPS etc. works as advertsed.

LabRat

The Annoyed Man wrote:

LabRat wrote:Another example of why I have a camera in the windshield of my car.

1080p / 30 fps /160 degree view.

Great ability to see license plates, cars, signal lights, all the road rage stuff that goes on in front of me.
Behind me....no view of that. But you can tell very easily what's going on by what the front of my car is doing in the video.

With known distances between landmarks, you could calculate my average speed - kinda like VASCAR the cops used to use.

I never go anywhere without it. And since my driving habits are being filmed as well....its a good check on me. Hey, I'm only human....I think.

Which camera, how much, where did you buy it?

Hi TAM,

I use a GoPro Motorsports camera.

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I have the Hero HD and I bought an extra battery pack. it comes with 1, but I added the extra to get about 4 hours of HD record time. With a 32GB SDHC card (not micro), it lasts for about 4 hours as well.

You can use a lower resolution (720 / 30 fps or even lower) to get a lot more record time, but I like the highest res I can get.

It comes with mounting hardware...there is some settings to go thru, but once set, I hit the record button when I drive and let 'er run.

There is now a Hero2 that's supposed to have improved resolution, but I've not used that model. Mine's about 2 years old or so.

There are GoPro videos on Youtube or the GoPro website if you want to check out the playback.

Regards,
LabRat

Another example of why I have a camera in the windshield of my car.

1080p / 30 fps /160 degree view.

Great ability to see license plates, cars, signal lights, all the road rage stuff that goes on in front of me.
Behind me....no view of that. But you can tell very easily what's going on by what the front of my car is doing in the video.

With known distances between landmarks, you could calculate my average speed - kinda like VASCAR the cops used to use.

I never go anywhere without it. And since my driving habits are being filmed as well....its a good check on me. Hey, I'm only human....I think.