The primary use of a dash cam is for recording accidents or unforeseen events, where the video can be used as evidence. This is definitely a very important and required accessory, especially during long drives on India highways. But I had a completely different purpose in mind. I wanted to use the Dashcam as a camera for recording the beautiful scenery of Spiti from inside my car.
Getting it:
I bought the dashcam from www.amazon.in for Rs. 14,250. The dashcam came bundled with a 16 GB SD card and can support cards upto 128 GB. The dashcam comes with a sturdy mount and a car light adaptor with sufficient cable to install it around the dashboard.
- Better image sensor of SONY
- Ability to record GPS coordinates
- Time lapse video capability
- The camera allows you to choose recording length of 1, 3 or 5 mins. It creates a new file after this duration is reached. I personally chose 3 minutes in order to limit the file size. A 3 minutes video in Full HD quality is approx. 320 MB in size.
- The in-built 2.4″ TFT display is also very useful in checking what you are recording. I kept it’s setting to switch off after 10 seconds, as I found it disturbing, especially during night driving.
- The app for connecting the camera to my iPhone was easy enough to install and run. Although you have to repeatedly go into settings and manually connect the Wifi of camera to mobile. So it’s better to set up the camera through mobile once a day and then simply switch on/off the camera manually. The playback of videos on the phone is also a useful feature.
- There is a bit to waving of the video on extremely bad roads and maybe am image stabilisation addition will help.
After using the dash cam during my 15 days, 5000 kms. trip on good roads, bad roads, no roads, water crossings etc. I am mighty impressed with the camera. It’s a completely no-nonsense piece of equipment, which does its job marvellously. I faced no issues of the camera hanging or re-starting. The mount quality is excellent and it did not fall even once, even on bad roads.
I think the videos speak for themselves. The dashcam has given me memories to cherish for a lifetime. It is truly bang for the buck and I will happily recommend it to everyone.
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