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I just received my GT680W last week and it is a great camera. It's very small and great day and night videos. The build quality is much higher than the G1W that I have in my other car and much smaller too.
It does have motion detection parking mode if that is what you're asking but you will need some kind of voltage regulator though.
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GT680W seems like a very good cam for $100
does it suppot parking mode? specs says motion detection
Looks to have similar if not the same internals as the GT550W which I've been very happy with (at least the specs and menus look very similar). Plus it's newer and cheaper!
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GT680W seems like a very good cam for $100
does it suppot parking mode? specs says motion detection
only con is the small battery but that wont matter if it's hardwired
For the GT680W, foxoffer is a good place to buy from. The new RX300 appears to be good too as tests shown RX300 almost equal the GT680W. I would only get that if it was cheaper as the GT680W just looks more high-quality; don't know if it is in actuality thou.
I believe in one of the dashcam threads, they mention magic power or something similar to that from ASR locally and I am sure local sponsors have them as well.
Actually for myself, I am skipping the voltage regulator and plan to run the dashcam off a battery pack instead. I am looking at the RAVPower Element 10400mAh (great reviews) and it should $33 from Amazon.com
Actually for myself, I am skipping the voltage regulator and plan to run the dashcam off a battery pack instead. I am looking at the RAVPower Element 10400mAh (great reviews) and it should $33 from Amazon.com
Running off a battery pack.. That's actually a great idea!
I have a 5500 mAh one lying around somewhere, how long do you think that will last?
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If u hit that cop I don't think it would've been ur fault as long as u had the video footage of course. That was a pretty dangerous move on the officers part just to kill 2 birds with one stone
One item you have to worry about when incorporating a LiIon USB pack. They are not designed for automotive environment (ie spikes, surges), or being constantly charged. In the end, you will still need a circuit to decide measure the LiIon voltage and the car's operation mode / amperage to decide whether to charge it or not. Since weight is not an issue, NiMH offer a safer chemistry (try explaining your jerry rigged camera battery burst into flames to ICBC), and a charging system which is easier to work with (it is more linear). I suggest use a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_timer_IC and turn off the charging circuit for 8AA NiMH batteries after 30 minutes.
Also USB supplies 5V you need to step it up to 9V and half amp for most automotive cameras.
If you decide to go ahead with the LiIon solution do consider to incorporate a backup power source instead of 100% relying on the battery. It would suck if the battery life is shortened and the camera doesn't power up when you need it most.
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Actually for myself, I am skipping the voltage regulator and plan to run the dashcam off a battery pack instead. I am looking at the RAVPower Element 10400mAh (great reviews) and it should $33 from Amazon.com
for 240$ Shipped in the US via EBAY
it will come with GPS, AV out, cpl filter and constant Power cable
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LUKAS-LK-7900-ACE-Dash-Cam-Full-HD-Built-in-GPS-Sony-Sensor-Car-Black-Box-8GB-/121086130390?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c314bb8d6
how fast were you going in that 70 zone? the other two cars didn't seem like they were doing that much faster.
I think I was going about 75, I was behind the bus the entire time on King George, while those two were passing me on my left (i wasn't going over 75 when I passed him, since there was an incline) Maybe the angle of the bus blocked him from hitting me with radar, if he used it at all?
Radar resolution ain't that great, police often have trouble with situations like 2 cars abreast.
Chances are the police car had been tailing the 2 cars behind you for a while.
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I think I was going about 75, I was behind the bus the entire time on King George, while those two were passing me on my left (i wasn't going over 75 when I passed him, since there was an incline) Maybe the angle of the bus blocked him from hitting me with radar, if he used it at all?
Radar resolution ain't that great, police often have trouble with situations like 2 cars abreast.
Chances are the police car had been tailing the 2 cars behind you for a while.
Video shows the cop camping at the intersection a few hundred meters back, unless they slowed down earlier im guessing they were going about 85, which is pretty lame for an empty highway Posted via RS Mobile
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