Availabilty of in-vehicle cameras

Pejay · Guru

Availabilty of in-vehicle cameras

spice · Senior Member

Hi Pete, have a look at www.visiondrive.net.au there are probable other sites that others know about, Rod

gst · Senior Member

I have one in my patrol got from ebay only a cheapy from Hong Kong only 39 dollars free post I'am looking at one that gives you your speed and gps showing your position and time the only thing their $400 plus.

Yuglamron · Guru

Hi Pete and June,

I was nearly run off the road by a B double last year,deliberately I might add and wished I had one on board.

I have been looking online too and Visiondrive is one site I looked at too.

Seems like there are many hundreds to choose from but purchasing in Australia seems to me to be a better option and one with GPS is a logical choice.

Maybe paying up to the $400 mark might well pay off in an insurance claim if it proves the other party at fault and saves your excess.

Hope you get something to suit.

Safe Travels

Cruising Granny · Guru

It's a shame it's come to this, but there are so many morons operating motor vehicles, it's almost necessary equipment.

DandS · Senior Member

There are a number of cameras available, starting at around the $40 mark.

Check out ebay: http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1311&_nkw=in+car+video+recorder&_sacat=See-All-Categories#item2ebee5b4d4

Patto44 · Senior Member

They are on special in this months 'Autobarn' catalogue for $77.

Cheers

Patto

Pejay · Guru

Hi Patto,

Called into Autobarn this afternoon after going down to see my mother in a nursing home, but alas .... the catalogue finished two days ago!!! Story of my life!! Will keep looking, but at least now we know what to look for - thanks.

Pete & June

Dunco · Senior Member

I purchased mine from here and it is HD and is worth every cent !!

Auto Blackbox

-- Edited by Dunco on Thursday 14th of June 2012 08:19:35 AM

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

I fitted one of the VisionDrive ones a couple of months ago, 8000HDS model.

It shows the gps readings, the speed being travelled, you can convert the files to AVI files, bottom right shows where you are, using Google maps, in the config icon you can specify the Shock Sensor Settings, say you leave you car in a shopping centre car park and somebody hits your car, this unit will record @ 4 FPS when it was hit and maybe get the car rego IF your car gets hit from the front or back (if you have the rear camera option).

Great little unit, see attached pic

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Wednesday 20th of June 2012 10:49:47 AM

muller1 · Member

Hello from Scotland,
I read your post and can say from experialce a BIG YES to having one in your vehicle.
I put one in my VW and would you believe it but less than a month of fitting it
I was going home when a truck COMINT towards me had his load fall off all over my car doing a lot of damage.
I called the cops bu as I live way out in the country they were having a tough time attending.
I told them no injuries and the other driver and I would sort it out.
I contacted my insurers and the trucks insurers and when they asked if I had any witnesses I said no but I had a video of the whole thing in colour and with sound they accepted 100 percent liability right there.
My own insurers said they have never had such a fast admission of liability and wanted to know more about mu system.
Well here goes, the first one cost about 65 us Dollars and I told my friend in the US and I said I would get him one for his birthday. When I came to order his one the price was now about 30 us Dollaars so I bought two of them.
I went to eBay and sakes for car video recorders and got the same as I bought for my first one.
They are a great investment but I do not think GPS and speed are necessary as you can get a good idea of the speed from the play back and you can easily see where the incident happened.
Go for it and get one you will never regret it.

Regards.
Mike Muller