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19-11-2014, 03:14 PM
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Only problem i can see is it will take up alot of phone storage, unless you delete the videos it takes each night.. Other than that, good idea
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So the way the real thing works and hopefully these apps is that you set the amount of storage size and it continually overwrites. It only saves when you tell it to. So dedicate 2Gb to it and it will never use more.
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Tried this, drains the battery, uses memory, most mounts just shake like hell too
Good thought but for me £25 and I just leave it in place unless I ever want to look at footage in which case I just pop the memory card out.
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I've tried that app too. You do allocate an amount of storage of your choice and it continually overwrites in 5, 10 or 15 minute segments. I also found it shakes about too much on the mount I've got, so it was useless at seeing detail like number plates, don't think it was that great in the dark either (but might differ with phone). Gave up with it in the end as I don't usually have the phone mounted to the windscreen so was a hassle putting it in the mount, plugging in etc every time I got in the car. Worth a try though since it's free, you might find it okay
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For the sake ofwhat, £18 for a dedicated one, which turns on and off and can just be left alone...?!
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Tried this last night. Obviously not great in the dark. Films at 480 720 or 1080p.
It was quite clever really and easy to use. I always have my phone plugged in but you definitely wouldn't want to use it without the charger.
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There is one that, in addition to the cam ability, overlays speed and location information at time of incident if you want it to. I think the pro is about £2.
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Might have to look into this seems like a good idea.
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