Blackvue DR400G HD dash cam installed in my W204
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Blackvue DR400G HD dash cam installed in my W204
Here is the install of the camera in my car
hardwired to the battery with a Power Magic Pro that monitors voltage to prevent battery drain.
I love the quality of the video and the parkmode.
There is a group by on a canadian forum for it: http://www.puremb.com/forum/showthre...Video-Recorder
They also used the same pics for the install, enjoy
Sample video
http://youtu.be/9cJ_UCoux4g?hd=1
hardwired to the battery with a Power Magic Pro that monitors voltage to prevent battery drain.
I love the quality of the video and the parkmode.
There is a group by on a canadian forum for it: http://www.puremb.com/forum/showthre...Video-Recorder
They also used the same pics for the install, enjoy
Sample video
http://youtu.be/9cJ_UCoux4g?hd=1
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I just got the cam and the footage does loop, so I havent really kept track of how long i get.
Also in park mode it only records when there is motion or impact
Also in park mode it only records when there is motion or impact
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It would be nice if the camera records both front and rear. The rear view will record almost the entire interior plus might also see most of the side windows and will be really usefull for rear ended collisions and being side swiped not to mention break and entry plus it would be cool if there is a separate storage space on the car where it backups the videos so that if a thief steals it they wont be anle to steal the data as it is stored somewhere safe inside the car.
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I got this exact same model on my W204 as well. It's pretty good, but the quality gets less than ideal in direct sunlight. Also there is a known overheating issue with this, so as a friendly tip, keep in in the glove box when not in use! Unless you bought the parking mode kit to go with this...in that case...keep it in the shade. Oop, just re-read, seems as though you did. But still, I'm sure it'll be handy. You'd be amazed at the amount of close calls I've caught on film.
Sucks though. I kinda got shafted due to the fact that the DR 400G HD v2 came out a month later. Had I known, I would have waited out for that one. Apparently that one has the overheat issue solved.
Sucks though. I kinda got shafted due to the fact that the DR 400G HD v2 came out a month later. Had I known, I would have waited out for that one. Apparently that one has the overheat issue solved.
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nice! looking to install one of these in my car here in china... too many ppl trying to run car accident scams. What's the diff between the blackvue and finevue?
ps your questionable lane change is considered more than enough for 2 cars to merge over here
ps your questionable lane change is considered more than enough for 2 cars to merge over here
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I have something similar that does record front and rear using the widest angle lens possible, I think 180. However the reverse side mainly records the inside of the car so I'm debating getting a second one to mount on the rear glass specially since my wife was rearended just recently, thankfully the other drive was honest and paid up. Any ideas of how to power it?
As J said its a huge help specially here in Asia.
As J said its a huge help specially here in Asia.