To buy a dash camera or not

I don't have one but, I plan on installing one on our Southwind.
We almost got head on a couple years ago.

Did you check Ebay for Dash Cams

Look at the G0-Pro, also. More than the price you quoted , but you get what you pay for.

I bought a Genius FHD 590 and it provides a good video if you need it, or if you have some great scenery that you would like to keep.

Purchased a HD720P HD DVR dash cam over a year ago for under $80. Takes a SD memory card (purchased separately). Small price to pay for the added insurance just in case of an accident. Too many close calls from people cutting me off when changing lanes.

Dash Cams at Amazon and ebay for under fifty bucks.

Pogoil.

Did a search on the Go-Pro. Over rated, many unhappy owners.

Just understand a camera can work both ways.

My insurance advised against one. He said if you have an accident and it is your fault the other party can ask for the footage and use it against you. I told him I would just remove the memory card and no worries. He said the problem with removing it, or just having it there without a card raises the question of what happened to the card and what do you have to hide. He said he has a claim that they are having issues with because the dash cam was mounted, but no memory card, and it is a he said/she said as both say the light was green. He said the camera not having a memory card is a bit suspicious and they will probably pay out on it. He also said if you have one, you need to make sure the responding Agency takes the memory card and places it into evidence. If you do not have the responding Agency take it, or if they refuse to, which is most likely the case unless there are major injuries or a fatality, you will have to prove the video was not tampered with or altered. He said he has had folks give them to him afterwards, but they do not use them since they cannot authenticate them as being unaltered. He did say if you are a commercial operator you get a discount for using them, but the camera's are insurer approved. For those reasons, I decided not to get one.

I downloaded an app for my phone called AVR Autovideoregistrator, turns it into a great dash cam. Uses GPS signal to show speed. I set it to save to my SD card, which has loads of memory for long recording sessions. I picked up an inexpensive windshield mount as well.

I have been using a dash camera in all of my vehicles for the past few years. I am about to replace the one in my Jeep with this one Mobius Dash Camera simply because it is so small. Be sure and watch the video.