Front View Camera-anyone else use one?

wbwood wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

4X4Dodger wrote:

Johno02 wrote:
Just remember that legaly these things work both ways. After an accident, the video can become evidence, either for you or against you. I still think I want one.

I am inclined to agree with you. Here are some things to think about.

Can the police seize it as evidence? Will that work for you or against you? It could be made to work against you even IF you are innocent or not at fault.

Can your insurance company use the evidence generated by the camera to raise your rates whether you are at fault in an accident or not if you use the camera as evidence?

Ar you liable for any lawsuit (invasion of privacy, wiretapping etc) if you use this device to identify someone accused of a crime but later found innocent?

These are so new I am not sure we have answers to these questions.

They sound like fun and at first glance a good idea....I am still on the fence about this.

Boy you must be a real bad driver if it worries you that much!
One the biggest insurance scams is "Brake Checking" this is were a car cuts right in front of you and slams on the brakes. Most Likely you will hit them and thy have three or four people in the car all will testify you were tailgating when they needed to brake! That and all have neck injuries. That is when you show the cop the video.

Don't worry, if someone brake checks you, the camera will fly off with the impact and break up into millions of pieces, rendering itself useless...lol

The OP says it records for 8 hours continuously before rewriting. I noticed in the specs that it has a built in battery. It will need recharging. There is no way it will record for 8 continuous hours without being recharged. Which I guess you could use the USB charging cable and plug it in to a cigarette lighter adapter and charge that way. I have a couple of GoPro's with multiple batteries. I can tell you from using them, that they will not last very long with continuous recording. The average length of a GoPro battery for continuous recording is about 2.5 hours. Weather (temperature) affects it too).

They are not meant to be used on battery. The battery is there just to provide power for the thing to shut down after the vehicle has been shut off or it loses power in a crash.

Also, the memory cards are quite durable. And doubt, unless the most severe collisions, that it will go flying off in a million pieces.