A recommended dash cam brand/model?
After being a witness to a three-car pileup (someone slid between two cars, rear-ended the car in front, and the car behind rear-ended him), it got me thinking about doing like people do in Russia, an...
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SaltiDawg wrote:overbrook wrote:
Try a different USB cable - might solve the problem.
Thanks Bill, it doesn't use a USB cable nor connection, but rather a small diameter "pin" plug into the Camera and a cigarette plug on the other end.
Additionally, the problem exists when I operate on the camera's internal battery.
Well, based on the suggestion, Bill, I put some tinfoil around the 12 Volt cigarette lighter plug on the included power cord.
Problem cleared up, apparently.
I'll do a little more experimenting - I'll remove the tinfoil around the camera and determine if the problem really is the plug.
I have never opened the plug, but as it is 12 Volts from the socket, I assume there is a step down of voltage for the camera... is there a diode or such inside that reasonably might cause an EMI issue????
