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**truckster** · 05-01-2021, 10:26 PM

I'm thinking about putting a dashcam in the Blazer now that I've got it back on the road. I'd like to hear about any of your experiences with specific models, both positive and negative.

Thanks

**mongocanfly** · 05-01-2021, 10:39 PM

I have blackvue...its on the upper end of the cost scale...it has front and rear cameras and parked impact detection ..the 1st version I had ,had some problems...I replaced it with the updated one and it's worked flawless...
I work with several guys that have the cheap ones Walmart sells...they're pleased with them..

weq92f · 05-01-2021, 10:55 PM

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I've got a cheap one that I've used. It worked fine...if you wanted to save some footage, just hit a button on the unit ( which records only one direction and audio ) and it will save off a configurable amount of time in the past and the next little while. Otherwise it writes 10MB files over and over again, eventually overwriting previous footage. The buffer length depends on how big your storage chip is. On mine I think it was around an hour or so that I could look back into the past.

I'm interested to know what features regarding storage, size of video files, etc are like on the more expensive hardware.

Eventually, I turned off the audio on my camera for security reasons...I talk to myself while driving and it's not always pleasant and can be revealing as that time in my mind is personal. So I decided I didn't want a record of that. Some time after that I used the same set of arguments applied to my driving style to justify the end of my dash cam experiment.

EDIT: I'd offer mine up to you, but I must admit I still use it at car shows in my classic. Although the last time I did that, all the footage was lost when I put the thing in the glove box without powering it down. It recorded nothing but black screen for the ride home and into the night before the battery died.

YMMV

-klb

**truckster** · 05-01-2021, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weq92f

.Although the last time I did that, all the footage was lost when I put the thing in the glove box without powering it down. It recorded nothing but black screen for the ride home and into the night before the battery died.

YMMV

-klb

That sounds like something I might do...

1976gmc20 · 05-02-2021, 10:34 AM

Thinking about getting one that we could move from vehicle to vehicle ...

Mostly for long trips, the traffic around here just isn't that stupid most of the time.

1slo64 · 05-02-2021, 04:18 PM

Friend of mine and I use Rexing V1s for dash cams, I have no complaints.

05-01-2021, 10:26 PM	#1
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,836	Dashcam Recommendations I'm thinking about putting a dashcam in the Blazer now that I've got it back on the road. I'd like to hear about any of your experiences with specific models, both positive and negative. Thanks __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson

05-01-2021, 10:39 PM	#2
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,606	Re: Dashcam Recommendations I have blackvue...its on the upper end of the cost scale...it has front and rear cameras and parked impact detection ..the 1st version I had ,had some problems...I replaced it with the updated one and it's worked flawless... I work with several guys that have the cheap ones Walmart sells...they're pleased with them.. __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

05-01-2021, 10:55 PM	#3
weq92f Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 2,978	Re: Dashcam Recommendations . I've got a cheap one that I've used. It worked fine...if you wanted to save some footage, just hit a button on the unit ( which records only one direction and audio ) and it will save off a configurable amount of time in the past and the next little while. Otherwise it writes 10MB files over and over again, eventually overwriting previous footage. The buffer length depends on how big your storage chip is. On mine I think it was around an hour or so that I could look back into the past. I'm interested to know what features regarding storage, size of video files, etc are like on the more expensive hardware. Eventually, I turned off the audio on my camera for security reasons...I talk to myself while driving and it's not always pleasant and can be revealing as that time in my mind is personal. So I decided I didn't want a record of that. Some time after that I used the same set of arguments applied to my driving style to justify the end of my dash cam experiment. EDIT: I'd offer mine up to you, but I must admit I still use it at car shows in my classic. Although the last time I did that, all the footage was lost when I put the thing in the glove box without powering it down. It recorded nothing but black screen for the ride home and into the night before the battery died. YMMV -klb __________________ 67 C10 fleet fuel injected '70 402, 700r4, 3.73 posi 07 335 sport turbo 6sp 94 Trans Am GT LT1 6sp posi -- sold after 22yrs 99 540 sport V8 6sp -- sold 73 240z L24 4sp -- given to friend 68 C10 step 350/350 3.73 open -- sold Last edited by weq92f; 05-01-2021 at 11:06 PM.

05-02-2021, 10:34 AM	#5
1976gmc20 Registered User Join Date: May 2015 Location: Montana Posts: 3,696	Re: Dashcam Recommendations Thinking about getting one that we could move from vehicle to vehicle ... Mostly for long trips, the traffic around here just isn't that stupid most of the time. __________________ Current/past Chevy/GMC trucks: 1958 Chevy C-60; 1965 GMC C-50; 1965 Chevy C-10; 1971 Chevy K-10; 1973 Chevy K-20; 1976 GMC C-20; 1977 Chevy C-10 Suburban; 1980 Chevy K-10; 1989 Chevy K1500; 1991 GMC V1500 Suburban; 2016 Chevy K2500 HD Other vehicles: 1988 Jeep XJ; 2011 Toyota 4Runner

05-02-2021, 04:18 PM	#6
1slo64 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Madison, AL Posts: 304	Re: Dashcam Recommendations Friend of mine and I use Rexing V1s for dash cams, I have no complaints. __________________ 1964 GMC Fleetside SWB 1966 Mustang Coupe



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