What Dash Cam To Buy And Where

[hansje1980]

Ok I had this crappy camera before, suction cup holder broke sadly. Time for a new one.

I loved the fact that I saved at least 6000 baht on fines (500 each), and 4000 on 2 small scratches made by other drivers which I asked to pay me for the scratch they made.

That's a total of 10,000 baht I saved, yes it goes much faster driving downtown Bangkok 7 days a week

Anyhow, time for a new one and after spending 30 hours of reading reviews by websites as well as purchasers and many dash can forums I came to the conclusion to go for a Dod LS400W.

Google for more info!

Lowest prices I found were $135 usd from china (free shipping). It may sound expensive but a 4000-5000 baht camera which actually performs great at night too is a must for me incl reading number plates, I want it sharp!

Was looking for:

Budget of 3000-5000 baht

Full HD (real, not up scaled)

5stars for daylight

4stars for night (5 is impossible)

Easy control

LCD screen.

I didn't want to have GPS because in order to keep the same quality 5 and 4 star the price would be at least 12,000 baht. I don't need GPS at all. Only want the most necessary!

So 5000 I would buy it. But maybe I can find it later today (Friday) in the late afternoon at Khlong Thom Market for like 4xxx baht

I'll share some videos once I have it installed! Later folks

Hans

Ps. Please give me google map links to an exact location of a road u want me to drive at so I can go there, save it, share it with you here. This way you can compare your own dashcam captures with mine. That's sweet, right?

[SoloFlyer]

Thanks Hanse, keep us posted.

[steelepulse]

I bought a full hd camera off pandawill.com and I'm really happy with it. http://www.pandawill.com/cubot-gs9000pro-car-dvr-1080p-full-hd-gps-motion-detection-night-vision-wide-angle-hdmi-p71407.html

No customs charges, no hassles, but there's no English instructions. I paid about 3600 baht, but see it's now 3000 baht.

[watcharacters]

so no reputable brands like samsung making these then?

Garmin (the GPS people) do them, expect to pay a premium price.

Dashcams have their own discussion forum "forum dot dashcamtalk dot com"

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Do you know of a similar site? This one seems to have run out of gas.

Edited June 28, 2013 by watcharacters

[anon210]

About the suction cups, you just have to buy new ones on Ebay. Steelepulse, what is the image quality with your cam?

Hanse's camera looks interesting though.

[bino]

I bought this one on Ebay. It is waterproof, so might also suit the motorcycle guys who want one. There are several mounting systems in the box- a headband, handlebar mount, suction cup, and more.

The picture quality is quite good- several resolutions to choose from up to 1080p.

I've tested the waterproofing in the pool, and it is indeed watertight. Great fun.

I bought a class 10 SD 32 GB SD Card at the same time, and this gives lots of space.

[hansje1980]

so no reputable brands like samsung making these then?

Garmin (the GPS people) do them, expect to pay a premium price.

Dashcams have their own discussion forum "forum dot dashcamtalk dot com"

.

Do you know of a similar site? This one seems to have run out of gas.

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Dashcamtalk.com

[hansje1980]

Thanks Hanse, keep us posted.

will do

About the suction cups, you just have to buy new ones on Ebay. Steelepulse, what is the image quality with your cam?

Hanse's camera looks interesting though.

Crap, I didn't know that, I threw away 2 cams already because of the holders being broken lol

Thanks for the tip, will buy a few spares next time

[watcharacters]

so no reputable brands like samsung making these then?

Garmin (the GPS people) do them, expect to pay a premium price.

Dashcams have their own discussion forum "forum dot dashcamtalk dot com"

.

Do you know of a similar site? This one seems to have run out of gas.

Screen shot 2013-06-28 at 10.44.08 AM.png

Dashcamtalk.com

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Thank you

hansje1980

[hansje1980]

[OFFTOPIC]

Maybe a silly idea, but wouldn't it be nice to have a website like dashcamtalk but instead orientated for the Thai market? Basically for Thais and Farangs, so 2 languages. I can't write Thai though, need to find a translator lol.

Anyhow, maybe a sponsor willing to buy new cams, so I or we can review those and keep the website up to date, kinda like the dashcamtalk site but focused on Thai market. I'm sure also a lot of Thai are interested in these cams so there could even be some kind of shop attached so I or we can get cameras imported to Thailand to have the best prices, and ofcourse English support.

I haven't got much to do at the moment so I feel great setting things up online being a webdeveloper, designer.

Feel free to reply by pm to keep things ontopic in this thread

[/OFFTOPIC]

[anon210]

Thanks Hanse, keep us posted.

will do

About the suction cups, you just have to buy new ones on Ebay. Steelepulse, what is the image quality with your cam?

Hanse's camera looks interesting though.

Crap, I didn't know that, I threw away 2 cams already because of the holders being broken lol

Thanks for the tip, will buy a few spares next time

No worries. I did it already asking the vendors at Worachak.

When last time, nobody wanted to sell me a suction cup holder, I just went on ebay.

You could even fix it to your roof with some DIY.

[hansje1980]

Hehe cool

Ok I went to Khlong Thom market, dozens of different dashcams but not the one I am looking for.

Called a Thai guy I found his number somewhere, and he said he could get one for me for 3999 baht.

Meeting him tomorrow! To be continued

[hansje1980]

Ok guys, I bought the LS400W camera from the Thai man.
A very nice guy, same age as me, and speaks good English.

He will be the official DOD dealer Thailand soon. So he can get everything very cheap.

Even lower than every webshop I found no matter which currency! It's only 3,999 THB

So if you want to make use of this deal, simply email him at [email protected]

You can write him in English (and tell him you saw a message from Hans online and he bought for also 3999 Baht,

because I told him I have some friends who may also want to buy it, and would like to do for same price. Instead of suddenly increasing the price)

Some info:

Brand: DOD

Model: LS400W
Specs: http://www.dod-tec.com/images/downloads/Catalog/LS400W.pdf

Manual: Yes
GPS: No

Dualcam: No

Daytime: perfect and sharp +++++!

Nightime: haven't seen any dashcam performing better for whatever price ++++!
MicroSDHC: not included
Price: 3,999 Baht
Prices elsewhere: $145-$225, with and without shipping, takes 14-31 days, possible tax.
Manufactured: Taiwan

Pic of the box:

I will now unpack it, and later today drive around Bangkok, including at night.
Anyone now some dark soi's I can drive at ? Preferable after 11pm, so traffic wont be that bad lol.

Ok that's it for now. Hope I have a good deal for you guys and at the same time helping him out as well :-)
No, I do not get commission or whatever, just sharing with you.

Hans

EDIT: sorry for poor iphone pic quality lol

Edited June 29, 2013 by hansje1980

[hansje1980]

http://www.youtube.com/embed/sL2TWqrc4XY?feature=player_detailpage

there we go

EDIT: yes i know i drive differently, i changed my drive-style to a drunk thai without being drunk, but it's about the quality itself, so please stay ontopic, thanks

Edited June 29, 2013 by hansje1980

[BKKdreaming]

Anyone order the $20-$30 dash cams off Ebay that are shipped from China / Hong Kong ?

I need a few to place around my property as cheap security cams , hopefully you can set them up to trigger with motion detection

Are the optics on these cheap cams good enough to use outside and see who is walking around the property ?

Or any other ideas of cameras that use SD cards , and batteries or 12V

thanks for your ideas

[IMHO]

http://www.youtube.com/embed/sL2TWqrc4XY?feature=player_detailpage

there we go

EDIT: yes i know i drive differently, i changed my drive-style to a drunk thai without being drunk, but it's about the quality itself, so please stay ontopic, thanks

Not sure if it's YT messing up the video, but the framerate looks to be only in the teens?

Not so sure about your music selection either

Here's some music suggestions for part 2:

https://soundcloud.com/taiocruz/dirty-picture-redtops-extended

https://soundcloud.com/bulbushastings/video-killed-the-radio-star

https://soundcloud.com/marco-13-3/alan-parsons-project-eye-in

[hansje1980]

http://www.youtube.com/embed/sL2TWqrc4XY?feature=player_detailpage

there we go

EDIT: yes i know i drive differently, i changed my drive-style to a drunk thai without being drunk, but it's about the quality itself, so please stay ontopic, thanks

Not sure if it's YT messing up the video, but the framerate looks to be only in the teens?

Not so sure about your music selection either

Here's some music suggestions for part 2:

https://soundcloud.com/taiocruz/dirty-picture-redtops-extended

https://soundcloud.com/bulbushastings/video-killed-the-radio-star

https://soundcloud.com/marco-13-3/alan-parsons-project-eye-in

ha the music part was only first 30 secs or so

i mean it can be annoying for some, thats why

yes must be either my reencoding process or youtube itself messing up my vid.

I will upload 30 sec of original file, zipped on my webserver in thailand, or as attachmenet on the forum.

Itr's more useful

Yesterday night I made a nightvideo of driving through soi nana!

Haha, will upload that to YT as well, as well as a 30sec crop of original file to webserver or as attachment.

Cheers,

Hans

[a10ams]

I bought a full hd camera off pandawill.com and I'm really happy with it. http://www.pandawill.com/cubot-gs9000pro-car-dvr-1080p-full-hd-gps-motion-detection-night-vision-wide-angle-hdmi-p71407.html

No customs charges, no hassles, but there's no English instructions. I paid about 3600 baht, but see it's now 3000 baht.

I just bought one of these from Fox Offer. I've had nothing but problems with it. Currently sitting in it's box awaiting an address to return it for a refund!

[anon210]

http://www.youtube.com/embed/sL2TWqrc4XY?feature=player_detailpage

there we go

EDIT: yes i know i drive differently, i changed my drive-style to a drunk thai without being drunk, but it's about the quality itself, so please stay ontopic, thanks

Hansje, that's nice, but not satisfactory when at speed. I cannot read the plates of the cars whizzing past you.

I guess that's common to all dash cams.

[hansje1980]

http://www.youtube.com/embed/sL2TWqrc4XY?feature=player_detailpage

there we go

EDIT: yes i know i drive differently, i changed my drive-style to a drunk thai without being drunk, but it's about the quality itself, so please stay ontopic, thanks

Hansje, that's nice, but not satisfactory when at speed. I cannot read the plates of the cars whizzing past you.

I guess that's common to all dash cams.

Thats true, if eyes cant see it because something moves too fast, im positive that all dashcams cant read it.

would only be possible when there are full hd dashcams with a fps of at least 150 or 200 fps. EVen sometimes to fast for a gopro (which is 120fps on a non fullhd res) although this is not a dashcam

Regarding RAW footage: here you go all!

14170026.zip - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-qTa43lE4oUR1dZSVFHYlBfWmM/edit?usp=sharing

Shared using the free storage of Google Drive. So download speed of 200mb should be fast

[hansje1980]

if link doesn't work becayse you have no Google account, sometimes this link should also work: https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B-qTa43lE4oUR1dZSVFHYlBfWmM&export=download

[bangkokstick]

HEllo,

Any update on dashcam ?

I also wonder why everybody wants HD ? A bit useless to record cops hands taking your cash money...

[muratremix]

HEllo,

Any update on dashcam ?

I also wonder why everybody wants HD ? A bit useless to record cops hands taking your cash money...

In order to see other car's plate number (especially ones with Thai characters, which can't be guessed like in Latin).

I would never put a dashcam that records less than 1080p and 120 degrees angle.

[bangkokstick]

Lazada sells the same item at different price in different countries, prices are always cheaper in Thailand and warranty is 6 months instead of 3 months in Malaysia or Philippines. Weird !

http://www.lazada.co.th/Triple3shop-5MP-Mini-HD-Car-Video-Recorder-95234.html?recomReferer=category%2Fcat_ts

http://www.lazada.com.ph/Car-Video-Camera-Import-64934.html?page=2#reviews

http://www.lazada.com.my/Driving-Camcorder-HD-DVR-720P-with-25-LCD-Display-437328.html?page=2#reviews

[Bung]

I've seen good ones that are built into a rear view mirror. I was thinking of powering one from the map lights, got 12v there on the switches, just have to solder it in but will be much tidier and easy not to have to run the cable right down to the cigarette lighter.

[John 1]

I've seen good ones that are built into a rear view mirror. I was thinking of powering one from the map lights, got 12v there on the switches, just have to solder it in but will be much tidier and easy not to have to run the cable right down to the cigarette lighter.

Better to run wire to cigarette lighter you won't see if you run behind the roof lining then if you want can solder to back of the lighter that way when car is started you have power to the camera. If you do from interior light you might forget to turn off.

[Bung]

Ah yes, the map lights are always powered, thanks.

[Sommaz]

Some good dashcams offer hard-wiring kits, which is a better option than using the cigarette charger (for those of you who drive the same vehicle). They have in-line filter and fuse and can connect to the igintion, so only come on/off as long as the engine is running. A suction cup mounted cam with cigarette lighter power is ideal for those who may drive different cars, or use rentals on regualr basis.

[bangkokstick]

Lazada sells the same item at different price in different countries, prices are always cheaper in Thailand and warranty is 6 months instead of 3 months in Malaysia or Philippines. Weird !

http://www.lazada.co.th/Triple3shop-5MP-Mini-HD-Car-Video-Recorder-95234.html?recomReferer=category%2Fcat_ts

http://www.lazada.com.ph/Car-Video-Camera-Import-64934.html?page=2#reviews

http://www.lazada.com.my/Driving-Camcorder-HD-DVR-720P-with-25-LCD-Display-437328.html?page=2#reviews

Forgot:

http://www.lazada.co.id/Mini-HD-Car-Video-Recorder-5MP-65319.html

http://www.lazada.vn/Genius-DVR-530-Camera-hanh-trinh-Den-53963.html

Lazada Thai still cheaper than TUKCOM Pattaya where the same camera is sold 700 Thb.

And the cheapest 32 go CLASS 10 SDCARD sold at TUKCOM costs 700 Thb.

Edited August 21, 2013 by bangkokstick

[richard_smith237]

I have the BlackVue DR500 -GW (7990 baht) - I did plenty of research, IMO its the best one out there for a number of reasons, mostly quality and size (its completely inconspicuous).

I'm really happy with it.

Wifi function connects directly to my Phone, I can view the real time display or the saved files or change the setting on the cam directly from my phone.

Files record on a loop to the SD card in 1-3 minute packets (depending on setup).

G-Setting are established in set-up (up-down/sideways/forwards-backwards) and when the G-settings are exceed the 1-3 minute packet is locked so that it can't be over written until cleared when the SD card is plugged into a computer.

The Cam records in 1080 HD at 30 fps with a 120 degree field of view. The cam has GPS (which can be turned off) and records sound (which can also be turned off).

The cam sits cleanly behind the rear-view mirror (I can't see it while driving), power cables are run though the upholstery to the centre arm-rest console 12v outlet and can't be seen.

Then cam also has a park mode when wired directly to the batter (with a battery saver device) which I have not installed.