Hi all,
I'm in the market for a dashcam for my RS3, but I really don't want a big old square block with a touch screen looking ugly in the interior.
Ideally looking for something with front/rear cams (or can any hook in to the reversing camera??) that is as subtle as possible but producing the best picture possible.
Any recommendations?
I have used loads
* The cheap ones from ebay and amazon with suction mounts - don't bother
* Ive had the mini 0806 but it lacked features other than high resolution. Footage during the day was excellent for the price. Night time footage was poor. Build quality was abysmal as after 6 months mine just fell apart whilst I was driving - terrible.
* I used to get Blackvue (400 version) but was found to the cause of DAB issues, despite extensive additional shielding. However, I like the cylinder and the build quality is excellent. These DAB issues were common then but Blackvue did nothing about it, their support was non-existent.
* I then tried Winycam, but they too cause DAB issues and build quality wasn't as good as Blackvue
* I now use Thinkware - have 3 - a Q800 pro, 770 and x350:
- x350 is the oldest and is in the old car - its good but lacks some features the other two have.
- 770 is good and I have this linked to the Thinkware passive battery
- Q800 is great and I have this linked to the Thinkware passive battery
- Build quality is great, except the dashcam mount which isn't as good as the Blackvue mounts. Though I had an f800 for 2 years that failed and was out of warranty - until last year they only offered a pathetic 1 year warranty (it's now 2 years). Though they gave me the Q800 at 50% off which I took
- The Thinkware passive battery is excellent and the best ive used by a mile. It is a must for any dashcam and provides my dashcams about 2 months in parking mode
For me the best are Thinkware Q800 pro with their ivolt battery or the blackvue 900 (though im reluctant to recommend blackvue as I don't know if they sorted their DAB issues)