Dash cam recommendations needed.

This onehas worked for me. I paid $25 instead of the current $16 price. I have had it 5+ years and it still provides excellent picture quality.

I did buy a separate 16GB SD card to get 6 hours of recording time. If I set it on 720 instead of 1080dpi it gets more hours with very little reduction in image quality.

There are several negative reviews on Amazon but my camera has worked just as advertised. It records a 10 minute file and then starts a new file. When the disc is full it starts recording over the first file.

I bought one for our car and it works fine also but was dropped and the viewing screen went blank on half of the screen but otherwise still works as it should. You just cannot review the files on the camera. You must load them into a computer for viewing.

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

Rexing dash cam

Rob

I have seen this one mentioned quite a few times on the forum and the Amazon reviews seem to be pretty good. It comes in at just under $100 and you get a 32Gig SD card with it so that's a bonus.
Amazon Link FalconZero

BB_TX wrote:
After reading several dash cam review web sites I learned there is no real consensus. Seems each site has their own set of criteria, or maybe their own agenda.

I recently bought a Cobra CDR895D. It is sort of mid price range at about $125 and the reviews I did find on it were good. It is relatively small and is hanging by suction cup mount just under my rear view mirror with very little visual impediment. Easy to detach. Resolution is very good. Has audio (some don't). Loop recording. Comes with a 16g memory card, but I replaced it with a 64g. You can disconnect power and continue to video, but not sure how long yet. It comes with a rear view camera also, but I am only using the front one. I don't know it is worth the effort to run a cable to the back for a rear view camera.

Have only had it a short time. Have not used it at night yet, so can't comment on night time video. But overall, looks promising. Not sure how a dash cam is going to help with your side mirrors though.

My mirror was hit by an oncoming van that was across the yellow line. My word against his.

I have been using the G1W-H since January of 2015 and have had good luck with it. I have a 32GB card in it set to 3 minute clips and that will give me about 2 hours of "1080p" video.

After reading several dash cam review web sites I learned there is no real consensus. Seems each site has their own set of criteria, or maybe their own agenda.

I recently bought a Cobra CDR895D. It is sort of mid price range at about $125 and the reviews I did find on it were good. It is relatively small and is hanging by suction cup mount just under my rear view mirror with very little visual impediment. Easy to detach. Resolution is very good. Has audio (some don't). Loop recording. Comes with a 16g memory card, but I replaced it with a 64g. You can disconnect power and continue to video, but not sure how long yet. It comes with a rear view camera also, but I am only using the front one. I don't know it is worth the effort to run a cable to the back for a rear view camera.

Have only had it a short time. Have not used it at night yet, so can't comment on night time video. But overall, looks promising. Not sure how a dash cam is going to help with your side mirrors though.