Dash cam recommendations needed.

I got the best of both worlds. A dash cam and a GPS all in one.
A Garmin Refurbished Nuvicam.
After having 2 cheap Ebay cams that had batteries that lasted as long as a phart, the Nuvicam is a pleasure to use. It has a one hour battery.
No problem with programing it at all. and on a 32gb card I had 2 days worth of travel and could do more.
Only con with the Nuvicam is I had to update the maps....
And the GPS has all the latest features, school zones, voice command, lane directions and more.
REfurbished ones start at about $210.

OP here. I ended up getting a Thinkware F750. So far I like it. There is not a viewing screen. You use WIFI connection to you phone or tablet. No internet is needed. It connects using WIFI like Bluetooth connections work. There are lots of reviews available for this unit.

There's another recent discussion on dash cameras at the link below:

dash camera discussion

I've just purchased Cobra CDR 840 dash cam's for both our cars, and I'm very pleased with them. The discussion link above has more info on the Cobra CDR 840 (cheap at $39.99)

Fred

I've got a z-edge dash cam. pretty cool little camera about the same size as a credit card. problem is mounting it on my class C if you mount it on the upper edge of the window, the overhang blocks a good portion of the view, aim it down and it shows too much of the hood. Mounting it on the dash, and you're blocked by the windshield wipers. Starting to get too much stuff on the dashboard.

Even though it is not necessary to see what is happening in front of you as you are driving, after all you should have the same view as the camera, I like some of the cameras or DVRs as they are also called with the 4" screen. My only problem is that they are very inexpensive or more accurately, CHEAP CRUD. So until I find one that really does work as advertised, I'll stick with my little $24.95 unit from eBay.

The extra features I like are the G Force stop and the motion detector. I use it as a trail cam in the campgrounds and roadside stops. The 140 to 170 degree lenses are nice but most of them have some fisheye distortion.

As far as the G Force stop, her is something to think about should you be involved in an accident that the camera catches and may help prove liability is, do you know your rights under the law. In California, the camera and the memory card are considered your personal property and cannot be confiscated without reason and any recording that may be subpoenaed, is restricted to thirty seconds before and thirty seconds after an incident. You are not required to provide the recording without the requestor obtaining a Court ordered subpoena. Another safe guard it that you do not have to provide any GPS reading or time stamp, our law say Video.

I have 2 dash cams but cannot make either view using the laptop. The manual is so fine of print I cannot focus because of eye issues.

chevman

So here is an interesting Video from our dash cam, while not real notifiable in the video, the guy towing the equipment trailer did a pretty good wiggle in the corner.
Now we had the 5er in tow and would not have liked it if he took us out!!
If you have headphones, or turn up the audio, you can hear or PacBrake at work as we slow before the corner and then apply power coming out.

Trailer wag.

I use one of these in the truck and have been very happy with it:

Rexing dash cam

I bought one for each vehicle and they have been trouble free with good video

I've been very happy with my DOD Tech dash cam, and they have both PC and Apple versions of their player.

DOD dash cams on Amazon

:):)

COBRA will not work with IPads. I spent a hour with an Apple pro and the Cobra App is not compatible with the newer IOS. Their app has not been updated in over two years. You can use a computer but not an IPad. So I wasted about four hours of my life to find out that Cobra is not supporting their products like I would think they would. Thankfully COSTCO has a great return policy.
The search continues.