tinner1

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Some insurance companies have their approved lists of cams to qualify for a slight decrease in premiums. And fortunately many have been mentioned previously before. This list would obviously vary from one company to another if at all, worth checking into.

Jim10517

Amazon sells a wire to usb power adapter. I used one to tap into a fuse in the passenger kick panel and connected the dashcam usb cable to it..

soflofx4

I did a lot of research on this topic and the old adage holds true; you get what you pay for. A cheap Chinese dash cam will give you cheap Chinese performance. South Korea seems to be the dash cam powerhouse at the moment. Blacksys, Blackvue, and Thinkware all hail from the non-governmentissuedhaircut half of that peninsula and are all very well reviewed. Thinkware was previously the king for Apple/Mac users but the latest versions of Blackvue and Blacksys have both come even with the Thinkware (keep that in mind if you're buying a old/refurbished unit on sale).

I have great experience with the Blacksys 2CH dash cams. I put a CH-100B in my wife's Mazda5 back in July and liked it so much that I bought the new CH-200 for my F-150. I only bought the CH-200 because of the improved video quality over the CH-100B. I disabled all the driving aids so I can't speak to their function. With the sales at the time of purchase it was only ~$75 difference and the 200 came with a bigger memory card.

I hard wired the wife's car with both front and rear cameras right away because I was adding a bunch of other electronics at the same time. My F150 is still on the cigarette adapter and I haven't gotten the rear cam in yet but I'm sure it will be just as flawless. The hardwire kit came free with the cameras and allows you to use the parking mode.

The Blacksys has a wide range of customizable settings and has also proven to be one of the most heat tolerant units available which was very important here in sunny South Florida.

Like any dash cam, they need maintenance. The SD cards are only really good for about a year with the continuous writing/rewriting that goes on and should be reformatted ~once a month. It seems tedious but when that important event happens you don't want a recording error because you were lazy.

DignifiedDevin

I purchased the A119 as well in early 2016 after doing a ton of research. I wanted a screen, a capacitor instead of a battery, HD, GPS, and something easy to remove if necessary.

Here's a link to one of the videos from it, transitioning from dark to light. areas.

Tom_with_a_Truck

Good, informative video - thanks.
Out of curiosity, how does it do at night? I do a lot of night driving because of my work hours.

Gasser55

You can use these to power, I used one in my Camry, no issues. Haven't added one in my Ford yet.
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Tom_with_a_Truck

OK, I just broke down and ordered the A119s from Adorama.

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Here are few pics of the install (hardwired) and video at night.

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DignifiedDevin

Heres one at night, you can jump ahead like a minute to see driving.