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bish789



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United Kingdom 2011 Freelander 2 TD4_e GS Manual Santorini Black

Just ordered this. Will let you all know what it is like.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140827256211

Post #167172 13th Jan 2013 9:15 pm
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SYFL2



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Thanks i would be interested how long the battery lasts i don't fancy messing around with wiring.

Post #167183 13th Jan 2013 9:36 pm
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markgbdavis



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Dual Lens Car DVR Camera Vehicle Video Recorder G-sensor Mot

see this link fore details

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Post #167190 13th Jan 2013 10:31 pm
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wizking



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That's basically the same one as I have bish.

Post #167207 14th Jan 2013 7:04 am
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SYFL2 wrote:
Thanks i would be interested how long the battery lasts i don't fancy messing around with wiring.

Me too.....I'd like to know how long the battery lasts without power on that £21 ebay one....cheap as chips! * GONE. GS TD4 Manual MY2013. Orkney Grey with privacy, cold and clearview packs, armrests (a must!) and a spoiler.
* 2011 4.4 TDV8 Full Fat. Amazing piece of kit.
* GONE.2012 RR Sport HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey. Rocket ship. 33mpg.
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* 1949 80" in family since 1975 Smile

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pab



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It's worth doing the wiring, even if all you do is run the supplied cable down to the front lighter socket. You'll soon get tired of having to charge the battery and turn the camera on and off every trip. Then when you really need it the battery will have gone flat and you'll have missed the shot. Battery life obviously varies between models, but it can be as little as a few minutes. Best I've seen claimed is around 1-2 hours (very small sample size!), but as ever such claims must be taken with a pinch of salt!

Wiring a car camera in makes it fit-and-forget. It will start recording automatically when you start the car, and stop recording when you stop it. Apart from checking every so often that it's still working you don't need to touch it, and it will be there and working when you need it.

Post #167261 14th Jan 2013 1:48 pm
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bish789



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Wiz. Buying blind, and you can't help wondering how good it is for that price.
What do you think of yours?

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wizking



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I like it, as I said, it's not up there with the roadhawk etc, but it videos what happens.

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bish789



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Sorry Wiz, reread the posts and saw your comments.
As you said, if it does the job.
If it goes wrong after a year, so what?

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big-al-cove



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found this web site http://www.policewitness.com/ you can report all your bad driving experiences there BUT you will have to subscribe at £59.99 a year or purchase one of their cameras

a bit of a rip off but you can report anonymously and must report within 14 days 1995 P38 now dead
2012 FL2 GS Fuji White
winter pack
arm rest pack

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wizking



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That's my thinking bish, and had mine for over 2 years now. You will need a good SD card class 10 (32 gig I recommend) and a longer USB lead to run to front power aux.

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bish789



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Thanks Wiz. I'll graft some lead onto the one supplied with it.
There's a place near where i work and they sell class 10 32gb reasonably cheap, so I'll get one for when it arrives.
At that price you could put one in the back as well, but after this mornings drive, you'd need to keep washing the rear screen and not just wiping it for it to work properly.

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wizking



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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto Indus Silver

Thought I would try out the auto on a icy hill today, then remembered I wanted to post the picture quality of my car cam, so here it is;



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pab



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I decided to go for one of these:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...0515639675

I haven't tried it in the car yet (it just arrived this morning) but I'll post some video when I have.

It wasn't quite what I was originally looking for (something smaller and screenless), but I couldn't find what I wanted for a reasonable price, and I liked the idea of front and back cameras recording to the same device. In principle it can even be used as a reversing camera, but I think the screen may prove a bit too small for that.

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bish789



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United Kingdom 2011 Freelander 2 TD4_e GS Manual Santorini Black

Wiz
What format is your video in?
Can't open it.

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