# in-car video camera systems **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 24, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508 "2013-03-24T12:36:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/1 "2013-03-24T12:36:52Z")
may be an interesting topic… what is awesome out there for in-car video? i mean something that is full time with a harddrive (or wifi) that captures HD video and sound? seems like having a dash cam (or more) is a pretty important things these days. i’ve done a bit of googling and searching the bmw forums but would like to know what you guys see out there. these are two of the ones i’m seeing that come recommended: [http://www.blackvue.ca/?gclid=CPrHhvOJlrYCFdE-MgodQW0ASQ](http://www.blackvue.ca/?gclid=CPrHhvOJlrYCFdE-MgodQW0ASQ) [http://www.finevu.net/newcr500hd.htm](http://www.finevu.net/newcr500hd.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/2 "2013-03-24T12:42:05Z")
![http://www.southsideaudio.com/images/img22957312.jpg](http://www.southsideaudio.com/images/img22957312.jpg) JENSEN FLIP-OUT! (Inside joke, I’m totally kidding) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/3 "2013-03-24T12:44:15Z")
yeah anyways, i mean more for capturing the stuff going on around you not watching in-car porn. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/4 "2013-03-24T12:45:53Z")
Oh, you’re talking about in-car video CAMERAS not video screens / players. Why do you need this again? It’s not like insurance fraud is rampant like in mother Russia. Security? If you just want to film stuff get a GoPro? ---------- Post added at 03:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:45 PM ---------- Fixed your thread title 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/5 "2013-03-24T12:47:03Z")
thread is about what are the nicer options out there, not why 🙂 lots of reasons to have a good dash cam these days. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/6 "2013-03-24T14:03:53Z")
> [@bing](#): > > … lots of reasons to have a good dash cam these days. If you say so, lol. I’d still like to build a t-top camera for my Z out of an old t-top, but a fixed camera (even with pivots / swivels) is still too limited. ---
**Author:** ![RUSSKII](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/russkii/32/5696_2.png) [@RUSSKII](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RUSSKII)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/7 "2013-03-24T14:20:07Z")
Have dash cams in all of the cars in the family including the 240. Had them before they became cool on the internet lol. Definitely a good investment if you want to free yourself from headaches during unfortunate events. The one we have is similar to this: [http://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEW-FULL-HD-720P-Dual-Lens-Car-Dashboard-Vehicle-Camera-Video-Recorder-DVR-CAM-/150956972703?pt=US\_Surveillance\_Digital\_Video\_Recorders\_Cards&hash=item2325bc9a9f#ht\_5162wt\_1271](http://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEW-FULL-HD-720P-Dual-Lens-Car-Dashboard-Vehicle-Camera-Video-Recorder-DVR-CAM-/150956972703?pt=US_Surveillance_Digital_Video_Recorders_Cards&hash=item2325bc9a9f#ht_5162wt_1271) ---
**Author:** ![purestock240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purestock240/32/5729_2.png) [@purestock240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/purestock240)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/8 "2013-03-24T15:05:28Z")
I’ve been wanting to get one. already been screwed over once with an accident an old fart caused and no witnesses. a dick head cop who Favorited the old farts statement over mine. $100 to have that extra insurance seems pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![\_kris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/858c86/32.png) [@\_kris](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_kris)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/9 "2013-03-24T16:24:38Z")
Blackvue and the fineVu are pretty much the best ones on the market right now, that I know of… I’ve installed both on different vehicles. Blackvue is good, but some people had problems with it “overheating” after a while. I like how you can customize the LED light to the side of it. As in what color to show in different modes plus it has the GPS trip logger built in. The finevue one is very similar but a bit bulky for my liking. Plus no GPS logging straight out of the box I don’t think… If you get either one bing, get what’s known as a “power module pro” it’s pretty much a timer for the camera power so it only stays on for a set amount of time ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/10 "2013-03-24T16:30:01Z")
The one with the motion sensor that turns on and records is cool. ---
**Author:** ![stuiephoto](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stuiephoto/32/6070_2.png) [@stuiephoto](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stuiephoto)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/11 "2013-03-24T17:05:34Z")
Where can you get the finevu in the states? Ebay the only option? ---
**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/12 "2013-03-24T19:45:07Z")
$20 and a left over 8gb sd card gets me 50min of decent video. Enough to see fault at least. > **[Amazon.com: Aketek 2.5-Inch HD Rotatable LED IR DVR Video Camcorder with Camera Holder: Cell Phones & Accessories](https://www.amazon.com/2-5-inch-Vehicle-Recorder-Dashboard-Camcorder/dp/B0053DDNW6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364179451&sr=8-1&keywords=dash+cam)** > > This HD Rotatable LCD Vehicle DVR with 120 degree wide view angle and InfraRed Night Vision 6 IR LED light Camera captures high definition video and displays it on its 2.5 inch TFT LCD Screen. The vid ... ---
**Author:** ![\_kris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/858c86/32.png) [@\_kris](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_kris)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/13 "2013-03-24T19:49:58Z")
Red flag deals usually have group guys on these things Check em out just google it ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/baker/32/5423_2.png) [@Baker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/14 "2013-03-25T05:00:32Z")
I use the GoPro Hero HD3 silver edition. It is Wi-Fi enabled so you can control everything from your smartphone. Here’s my setup: (Sorry the picture is so huge, I don’t know how to resize it.) ![http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab330/xxdarkstarxx305/2013-01-07_14-19-06_898_zpsc68fe841.jpg](http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab330/xxdarkstarxx305/2013-01-07_14-19-06_898_zpsc68fe841.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/15 "2013-03-25T14:42:59Z")
i wouldnt want to drive around with that all the time with that rig set up. the other two mentioned sit subtley on the dash or windshield. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/baker/32/5423_2.png) [@Baker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/16 "2013-03-25T16:22:00Z")
> [@bing](#): > > i wouldnt want to drive around with that all the time with that rig set up. > > the other two mentioned sit subtley on the dash or windshield. It comes with a few different mounts. If you like the camera, you could easily mount it anywhere on the dash via a slim quick release mount. ---
**Author:** ![oneeightseven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@oneeightseven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/oneeightseven)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/17 "2013-03-25T17:12:49Z")
Seems like a good idea. Prices seem pretty fair for what you get. The blackvue looks like a nice unit. Slim too so it would be easy to mount. ---
**Author:** ![kevbot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kevbot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kevbot)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/18 "2013-03-26T08:21:10Z")
sooooo is a SON/NYSPEED group buy in order? ---
**Author:** ![stuiephoto](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stuiephoto/32/6070_2.png) [@stuiephoto](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stuiephoto)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/19 "2013-03-26T12:47:55Z")
> [@kevbot](#): > > sooooo is a SON/NYSPEED group buy in order? Not for blackvue prices. When they used to be in the $250 range I was going to buy one but not at current prices. ---
**Author:** ![Multisynclg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/multisynclg/32/5328_2.png) [@Multisynclg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Multisynclg)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508/20 "2013-03-26T15:32:31Z")
ahh i forgot what its called but there are ones that record your cockpit/outside even while the car is off …pretty neat [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-car-video-camera-systems/229508.md?page=2)