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Black Box Mobius Pro Mini Action Camera (1S 2022 Edition) - 820mAh Battery - 1080P Full HD Mini Sports Action Dash Cam - DVR Video Recorder with WDR, Large FOV, Motion Detection & Time Lapse?
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I used a mobius camera for some time. It's cheap, good quality, has better battery life than a GoPro, and is far easier to mount. You can stick it anywhere with a strip of duraloc or quality velcro.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Box-Mobius-Action-Camera/dp/B00N6AWQ5I
I use this one. Small, light, cheap. I’ve forgotten to turn it off after my run and as a result have captured a ton off footage running the timer, shit talking the boys, even the entire ride home. Point being…good battery life.
Black Box Mobius Pro Mini Action Camera - 820mAh Battery - 1080P Full HD Mini Sports Action Dash Cam - DVR Video Recorder with WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) Large FOV, Motion Detection & Time Lapse https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00N6AWQ5I/
Versatile: Mobius ($75 USD)
This one really benefits from a 90 degree connector for the plugging into the back of the camera, and buying accessories for it - such as suction/visor or adhesive mount.
Note: You really should think about where you want it before you purchase it.
The main issue with buffered parking mode is cameras with it are 2x the price, and sometimes 1/2 the quality. While it is a very nice feature, maybe consider the:
Versatile: Mobius ($75 USD) it now has a "motion detection mode" - but lacks buffering recording.
It's matchbox shape is stealthy and people won't recognize it as a dash cam. Add a power bank (not included) to increase the battery life. - However I am not familiar with the total hardwired cost and accessories required.
Is there a time limit to doing it? 7 years accident free and I got into 2 last year, neither of which were my fault, and as you say, I didn't ask so nobody volunteered that info. First accident was in Jan. 2015 and 2nd was in Sept. Both times my car was fixed by their company.
Also might as well add a LPT while I'm at it: If you don't have one, get a dashcam. Got one for Xmas 2014 and it was the sole reason I didn't have to hassle when I had my first accident. As soon as they saw the video they cut me a check. Here's my current one.
You should add a small (hidden) camera like the following to catch someone if they ever do decide to damage your property.
Son of a gun is $130 more on the canadian Amazon.. https://www.amazon.ca/Black-Box-Mobius-Action-Camera/dp/B00N6AWQ5I/
Doing a quick google search:
> Which are the most popular and genuine online shopping website in ARGENTINA like amazon or flipkart or ebay?
If you want something like Amazon, then the closest thing we’ve got is Avenida.com
If you want something like eBay, then you’ll want to take a look at MercadoLibre Argentina. That’s the most used online shopping website in Argentina.
Dashcam + Micro SD card + Hardwire kit = cost. Different vendors offer different things included/excluded.
Excellent video quality dash cam, fair/poor build quality, and lackluster parking mode: Expected life span 3 months to 2 years.
A118C ($50-$60 USD) - Where to purchase + Known Problems of A118C - Similar problems to A119, similar average build quality, similar parking mode (lackluster), fair/good video quality.
Mobius ($80 USD) + USB Mini hardwire kit ($13 USD) + adhesive mount ($7.95 USD) + recommended but not required Super Capacitor ($7.95 USD) instead of lipo battery. - Good build quality, Good video quality, lackluster parking mode. - This dash cam comes from the RC/drone world, and it shows, it is almost endlessly modifiable, but you have to want to do all these things, and it is very hands on do it your self.
A119 V2 ($80-100 USD) - V1 had minor flaws but is cheaper - V2 corrected some of those flaws and had firmware improvements. + Known problems of the A119 Excellent video quality day/good night/good shadow, good/fair build quality, lackluster parking mode. Discreet.
A119S V2 ($100-120 USD) - This one has more potential but currently equal to the A119 due to lack of firmware improvements. - Currently lacks parking mode.
Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, Good/Fair video quality: These will last 5+ years generally, and are a lot less maintenance and hassle.
- Thinkware F50 1-CH ($69.99 USD) - Fair video quality, Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode. - Lacks a Wifi/cell phone app, but format free technology helps and reliability is top notch. - 1080P @ 30 FPS - ($69.99 USD) - 2nd vendor. ($90-110 USD) - 3rd vendor. - There is a coupon code for this one in the video description. Discount Code: blackboxmycarf50 to get $10 off from BlackboxMyCar.com - Minor flaws with the Thinkware F50, G sensor can be lowered, but not disabled, and at the low setting is too sensitive for some. Firmware updates might fix this, but it is unknown to me at this time. Vehicles with rough rides will trigger the event recording and lock files continually, eventually filling the Micro SD card.
($110 USD) + ($0 USD) Hardwire kit included + ($0 USD) Micro SD card included - ($10 USD) Discount code = ($100 USD)
- BlackVue DR450-1CH ($119.99 USD) Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, lacks wifi, optional gps, lack of reviews. Discount Code: Receive $10 off with "top5blackboxmycar" when shopping for a dash cam over $99.99 at BlackboxMyCar.com
($120 USD) + ($24 USD) Power Magic Pro + ($0 USD) Micro SD card - ($10 USD) Discount code = ($134 USD)
2 ch systems (front/rear): Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, Good/Fair video quality. - Lacks Wifi/cellphone app.
BlackVue DR430-2CH ($169.99 USD) - Lacks wifi - 720P @ 30 FPS Front / 720P @ 30 FPS Rear -20*C - 60*C (-4*F - 140*F)
BlackVue DR470-2CH ($189.99 USD) - Lacks wifi - 1080P @ 30 FPS Front/ 720P @ 30 FPS Rear -20°C ~ 60°C (-4°F ~ 140°F)
BlackVue DR490-2CH ($229.99 USD) - Lacks wifi - 1080P @ 30 FPS Front / 1080P @ 30 FPS Rear -20°C ~ 70°C (-4°F ~ 158°F)
Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, Good/Fair video quality:
These have wifi/cellphone app:
BlackSys CH-100B 2-Channel ($269.99 USD) - Excellent built quality, Excellent parking mode, Good video quality - Good day/Good night/Good shadow, built in wifi, optional GPS. -20 ~ 70 °C / -4 ~ 158° F
BlackSys CH-200 2CH ($369.99 USD) - New lacks reviews. -20 ~ 70 °C / -4 ~ 158° F
BlackVue DR750S-2CH Cloud ($390 USD) - New lacks reviews. - Front: 1080P @ 60 FPS, Rear: 1080P @ 30 FPS - Improvement over DR650S-2CH partitioned Micro SD card, for G sensor events/parking mode/regular recording modes. - Something that was missing in the previous BlackVue DR650S. -20 ~ 70°C (-4° ~ 158°F)
BlackVue over the cloud feature part 1
BlackVue over the cloud feature part 2
- Thinkware F770 ($360 USD) - Where to purchase Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, Good video quality - Good day/Superior night/Good shadow, built in wifi, built in gps. 1080P Front 1080P rear - Operating Temperature -10 ~ 60 °C / 14 ~ 140° F
Thinkware F770: superior night vision & Dual Save mode Maximum SD Card 64GB (Micro SD)
- Thinkware F800 Pro ($459.99 USD) Resolution Front: Full HD 1080P @ 30 FPS | Rear: Full HD 1080P @ 30 FPS (optional) - Operating Temperature -10 ~ 60 °C / 14 ~ 140° F
superior night vision & Dual Save mode Maximum SD Card 128GB (Micro SD)
Discount code: Receive $10 off with "top5blackboxmycar" when shopping for a dash cam over $99.99 at BlackboxMyCar.com
I am not sure if they stack btw, worth a shot.
*Note: I pulled a lot of links from BlackboxMyCar.com, but look around for the best price, I just wanted you to be aware of the discount code.
There is a huge amount of buyers remorse in dash cams. What I can say is fully research the dash cams you want, and the dash cams you don't, so at least you understand your decisions. Picking Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, and good/fair video quality dash cams is a lot less hassle, above I listed only Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, good/Fair video quality dash cams, but there are Excellent video quality, Fair/poor build quality, lackluster parking mode dash cams out there that is worth knowing about. Anyways good luck in your decisions.
*Edit: Prices change rapidly in the dash cam market, however, the copy pasta does not. I have seen prices rise rapidly, and fall just as fast, for no apparent reason, even as newer models have been released.
A note for Micro SD Cards: Sandisk Ultra is not made for Dashcams.
What is recommended for dash cams: Transcend High Endurance, or any MLC card.
For more on this issue:
> I'm looking for a dual-channel dashcam that's not going to fail in a year.
Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, Good/Fair video quality: These will last 5+ years generally, and are a lot less maintenance and hassle.
> I'd like to be able to read plates both during the day and at night.
When spending over (150 USD), I would expect - Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, Good/Fair video quality dash cameras only. Veteran dash cam buyers spend the big bucks, and Build quality/Parking mode very important, video quality only matters to Good enough.
Below ($150 USD) exists - Excellent video quality, Lackluster/No parking mode, Fair/Poor build quality dash cameras. These are geared toward 1st time dash cam buyers, that are price conscious, and value video quality. These buyers have yet to realize Build quality is supreme, and parking mode is very important because most are not in vehicle 90% of the time. They over value video quality because they think it will capture plates better, but this expectation is wrong. Expectation should be, read the plate out loud, and record it via audio, also write it down, and call the police. If your vehicle is in good working order, follow the driver at a safe distance/speed. Plates do not always catch criminals, but damage to your car isn't worth yours or someone else's life.
> Under $250 would be ideal.
Dashcam + Micro SD card + Hardwire kit = cost. Different vendors offer different things included/excluded.
Thinkware F50 1-CH ($89.99 USD) - Fair video quality, Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode. - Lacks a Wifi/cell phone app, but format free technology helps and reliability is top notch. - 1080P @ 30 FPS - There is a coupon code for this one in the video description. Discount Code: blackboxmycarf50 to get $10 off from BlackboxMyCar.com - Minor flaws with the Thinkware F50, G sensor can be lowered, but not disabled, and at the low setting is too sensitive for some. Firmware updates might fix this, but it is unknown to me at this time. Vehicles with rough rides will trigger the event recording and lock files continually, eventually filling the Micro SD card.
BlackVue DR450-1CH ($119.99 USD)
Excellent video quality dash cam, fair/poor build quality, and lackluster parking mode: Expected life span 3 months to 2 years.
A118C ($50-$60 USD) - Where to purchase + Known Problems of A118C - Similar problems to A119, similar average build quality, similar parking mode (lackluster), fair/good video quality.
Mobius ($80 USD) + USB Mini hardwire kit ($13 USD) + adhesive mount ($7.95 USD) + recommended but not required Super Capacitor ($7.95 USD) instead of lipo battery. - Good build quality, Good video quality, lackluster parking mode. - This dash cam comes from the RC/drone world, and it shows, it is almost endlessly modifiable, but you have to want to do all these things, and it is very hands on do it your self.
A119 V2 ($80-100 USD) - V1 had minor flaws but is cheaper - V2 corrected some of those flaws and had firmware improvements. + Known problems of the A119 Excellent video quality day/good night/good shadow, good/fair build quality, lackluster parking mode. Discreet.
A119S V2 ($100-120 USD) - This one has more potential but currently equal to the A119 due to lack of firmware improvements. - Currently lacks parking mode.
2 ch systems (front/rear): Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, Good/Fair video quality. - Lacks Wifi/cellphone app.
BlackVue DR430-2CH ($169.99 USD)
BlackVue DR470-2CH ($189.99 USD)
BlackVue DR490-2CH ($209.99 USD)
Thinkware F100 2CH ($159.99 USD)
Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, Good/Fair video quality:
These have wifi/cellphone app:
BlackSys CH-100B 2-Channel ($219.99 USD) - Excellent built quality, Excellent parking mode, Good video quality - Good day/Good night/Good shadow, built in wifi, optional GPS.
BlackSys CH-200 2CH ($299.99 USD) - New lacks reviews.
BlackVue DR750S-2CH Cloud ($319.99 USD) - New lacks reviews. - Front: 1080P @ 60 FPS, Rear: 1080P @ 30 FPS - Improvement over DR650S-2CH partitioned Micro SD card, for G sensor events/parking mode/regular recording modes. - Something that was missing in the previous BlackVue DR650S.
BlackVue over the cloud feature part 1
BlackVue over the cloud feature part 2
- Thinkware F770 ($229.99 USD) - Where to purchase Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, Good video quality - Good day/Superior night/Good shadow, built in wifi, built in gps. 1080P Front 1080P rear
Thinkware F770: superior night vision & Dual Save mode Maximum SD Card 64GB (Micro SD)
- Thinkware F800 Pro ($429.99 USD) Resolution Front: Full HD 1080P @ 30 FPS | Rear: Full HD 1080P @ 30 FPS (optional)
superior night vision & Dual Save mode Maximum SD Card 128GB (Micro SD)
Discount code: Receive $10 off with "top5blackboxmycar" when shopping for a dash cam over $99.99 at BlackboxMyCar.com
I am not sure if they stack btw, worth a shot.
*Note: I pulled a lot of links from BlackboxMyCar.com, but look around for the best price, I just wanted you to be aware of the discount code.
There is a huge amount of buyers remorse in dash cams. What I can say is fully research the dash cams you want, and the dash cams you don't, so at least you understand your decisions. Picking Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, and good/fair video quality dash cams is a lot less hassle, above I listed only Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, good/Fair video quality dash cams, but there are Excellent video quality, Fair/poor build quality, lackluster parking mode dash cams out there that is worth knowing about. Anyways good luck in your decisions.
*Edit: Prices change rapidly in the dash cam market, however, the copy pasta does not. I have seen prices rise rapidly, and fall just as fast, for no apparent reason, even as newer models have been released.
A note for Micro SD Cards: Sandisk Ultra is not made for Dashcams.
What is recommended for dash cams: Transcend High Endurance, or any MLC card.
For more on this issue:
and the best resource: https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/mlc-microsd-cards.10294/
[OPEN BOX] BlackSys CH-100B 2 Ch + hardwire kit ($189.99 USD) - ($10 USD) Discount code
Discount code: Receive $10 off with "top5blackboxmycar" when shopping for a dash cam over $99.99 at BlackboxMyCar.com
I use a Mobius on my handle bars and would like to put another on my helmet. If that's a power cable on your cam, may I ask how you route the cable and where to?
There is also poorly made, cheap, but with excellent video quality:
Lackluster parking mode, fair/poor build quality, Excellent video quality: People pick these dash cams generally for video quality.
Mobius ($80 USD) + USB Mini hardwire kit ($13 USD) + adhesive mount ($7.95 USD) + recommended but not required Super Capacitor ($7.95 USD) instead of lipo battery. - Good build quality, Good video quality, lackluster parking mode. - This dash cam comes from the RC/drone world, and it shows, it is almost endlessly modifiable, but you have to want to do all these things, and it is very hands on do it your self.
A119 V2 ($80-100 USD) - V1 had minor flaws but is cheaper - V2 corrected some of those flaws and had firmware improvements. + Known problems of the A119 Excellent video quality day/good night/good shadow, good/fair build quality, lackluster parking mode. Discreet.
A119S V2 ($100-120 USD) - This one has more potential but currently equal to the A119 due to lack of firmware improvements. - Currently lacks parking mode.
True 4K:
- ThiEYE T5e 4K ($120 USD) - read the review on it, you give up a lot.
So 4k has a lot of "marketing" around it, some are sold as 4k, but are not 4k dash cams. This one is one of the few actual 4k dash cams on the market, but you give up a lot, and you will require larger 128/256 GB MLC based High Endurance product Micro SD cards, that have error correction built in. They will eat up the cards quicker, and may not what you want in the end.
There is a lot of buyers remorse in dash cams, what I can say is, Excellent Build quality, Excellent parking mode, good/fair video quality dash cams are a lot less hassle, and dash cams become a chore after a while.
Buy Lackluster parking mode, fair/poor build quality, Excellent video quality dash cams if you wish, but they are a lot more hassle, they are kind of a maintenance with in themselves, updating firmware, checking for broken files, formatting every 30-45 days, updating the firmware is less optional, and more mandatory to fix problems in current/previous firmware. Anyways good luck with your choices.
So most dash cam users put it behind the rear view mirror, and it is not visible.
For me these dash cams are small enough, and easy enough to hide.
1 CH dash cams:
Thinkware F50 1-CH ($72.99 USD) - Fair video quality, Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode. - Lacks a Wifi/cell phone app, but format free technology helps and reliability is top notch.
Thinkware F50 1-CH ($90-110 USD) - WhereToBuy - 2nd vendor.
BlackVue DR450-1CH ($129.99 USD)
The less reviewed but less expensive 2 CH system (front/rear):
- BlackVue DR430-2CH ($179.99 USD) Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, lacks wifi, optional gps, lack of reviews.
Excellent build quality, Good video quality, Excellent parking mode: 2 CH system (front/rear)
BlackSys CH-100B 2-Channel ($269.99 USD) - BlackSys retailer/partner locator Excellent built quality, Excellent parking mode, Good video quality - Good day/Good night/Good shadow, built in wifi, optional GPS.
BlackVue DR650S-2CH ($360 USD) - Where to purchase Excellent built quality, Excellent parking mode, Good video quality - Good day/Good night/Good shadow, built in wifi, built in GPS. - Unique feature Cell phone text message notification of G sensor activation(s) in parking mode, and Cloud streaming feature (paid).
Thinkware F770 ($360 USD) - Where to purchase Excellent build quality, Excellent parking mode, Good video quality - Good day/Superior night/Good shadow, built in wifi, built in gps.
If you really need something smaller:
- Mobius ($80 USD) + USB Mini hardwire kit ($13 USD) + adhesive mount ($7.95 USD) + recommended but not required Super Capacitor ($7.95 USD) instead of lipo battery.
You could also make a hidden dash cam, however I don't recommend this. A remote lens is difficult to mount/secure from shaking/moving, and the Mobius is often considered small enough, and easy enough to hide behind a rear view mirror.
This one is pretty good:
Mobius ($80 USD) discreet, small, requires separate mount purchase, lackluster park mode.
A119 ($80-100 USD) discreet, lackluster park mode
A118C ($50 USD) - older version of the A119, discreet, lackluster park mode, lesser than A119 video quality.
Taxi cam:
Transcend 32GB Drive Pro 520 ($186.61 USD)
Here are dash cams I don't recommend due to low build quality:
Xiaomi Yi ($45 USD) - Lipo batteries with heat tolerance problem / fish eye - 165 ultra wide angle lens - distorts distance/speed / has wifi / very noticeable & not discreet.
G1W-CB ($50 USD) - Poor build quality, date resets constantly, no audio warnings of Micro SD card failure, or failure to record. Limited options for screen time out.
Thinking about it, if money were no object.
I would get the Thinkware F770 ($360 USD), and the Black Box Mobius ($80 USD) to do the specific purpose of filming the person's face.
If I were more price conscious I would switch down to the BlackSys CH-100B 2-Channel ($269.99 USD) and the Black Box Mobius ($80 USD).
If I were you I would check out a lot more b4 purchasing. The strong point of the black box Mobius is it looks like a garage door opener if you purchase the visor clip, and put it say near the passenger side of the vehicle. However, if I were to get my car broken into and stolen, I would consider the entire car gone.
There are devices for GPS tracking of the vehicle, but personally, I think the Lo-jack system might be the best even if it is more of a subscription service now.
- Also I would look at Blackvue really well their cloud feature is interesting and worth looking at. However, I am still more a fan of Thinkware.
I've got 2 Mobius Pros - one front and one rear.
Check out the Mobius Action Cam. It's relatively cheap, easy to use, and the video quality is excellent. You can see a picture of it mounted in my car using this mount. In the picture I have it running off the battery so there are no wires, but I recently got a right angle USB cable that I'm running to a 12V outlet in my car. It turns on and off automatically when there is power so it's a set it and forget it solution for around $100.
Lackluster parking mode, fair/good/poor build quality, Excellent video quality: People pick these dash cams generally for video quality.
Lackluster parking mode, fair/poor build quality, Excellent video quality: People pick these dash cams generally for video quality.
Mobius ($80 USD) + USB Mini hardwire kit ($13 USD) + adhesive mount ($7.95 USD) + recommended but not required Super Capacitor ($7.95 USD) instead of lipo battery. - Good build quality, Good video quality, lackluster parking mode. - This dash cam comes from the RC/drone world, and it shows, it is almost endlessly modifiable, but you have to want to do all these things, and it is very hands on do it your self.
A119 V2 ($80-100 USD) - V1 had minor flaws but is cheaper - V2 corrected some of those flaws and had firmware improvements. + Known problems of the A119 Excellent video quality day/good night/good shadow, good/fair build quality, lackluster parking mode. Discreet.
A119S V2 ($100-120 USD) - This one has more potential but currently equal to the A119 due to lack of firmware improvements. - They added an automatic parking mode - it works via G sensor/motion sensor, and it is unclear to me how/when it activates: Seems to require a "quiet time" 1-2 minutes with inactivity to activate, if not it will continue to record normally.
True 4K:
- ThiEYE T5e 4K ($120 USD) - read the review on it, you give up a lot. - Indications of a heat tolerance problem - unit heats up in normal operation, also has Lipo battery. Lipo batteries crack, swell, leak, and other wise do not like heat.
So 4k has a lot of "marketing" around it, some are sold as 4k, but are not 4k dash cams. This one is one of the few actual 4k dash cams on the market, but you give up a lot, and you will require larger 128/256 GB MLC based High Endurance product Micro SD cards, that have error correction built in. They will eat up the cards quicker, and may not what you want in the end.
Example of poor build quality:
G1W-C(B) ($50-60 USD) - Good video quality, poor parking mode (lackluster), poor build quality. - Does strange things, doesn't keep date/time, LED light generally gets painted over, or sharpied, or taped over since it randomly turns on and gives the driver night blindness. - It is the best of the cheap/bad dash cams. I have one, I wouldn't purchase again.
Xiaomi Yi ($45 USD) - Known Problems Excellent video quality Day/night/shadow - Ultra wide lens fish eyes. No parking mode. Heat tolerance problems. Build quality below average/poor.
Spend mildly more, and you get Build quality, reliability, that doesn't do strange thing, lasts a lot longer.
It is hard to fit it all with your price mark. If you cut out buffered recording, (which would be a major plus) it is much easier to hit the first requirement of under $150: If you are including the micro SD card, hard wiring, & mounts into the purchase price.
Versatile: Mobius ($75 USD) + 32 gb micro SD card either Lexar 633x 32GB 2 cards with the reader ($21 USD) or the Transcend 32GB High Endurance 1 card & reader ($24.20 USD) + Spy Tec Adhesive Mount For Mobius Action Camera ($8 USD) + Spy Tec Dash Camera Vehicle Hard Wire - Mini-USB + Fuse Kit ($12.95 USD) = 116.95 or 120.15 depending upon which micro sd card you chose.
The Mobius offers everything you asked for: discreet, with an easy to use parking mode, able to take up to a 64 GB Micro SD card. - 32gb should be fine recording in 1080p.
It doesn't have a screen, however the options menu when plugged into your computer makes up for any lack of a screen. It also has superior night vision to the A119, and is even more discrete depending upon mounting options - clip or adhesive mount.
I dunno, with your price point it is rather difficult to fit it all in. Buffering parking mode would be a definite improvement. - make sure to check if it is mini or micro USB btw, and hard wiring w/o the fuse kit might be "cheaper" - never hardwired one myself.
This looks nice.
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