I figured that when I get my new car in March, I'll also get myself a new dashcam to go with it - saves the hassle of extracting it all from the old car, but also good to keep the technology up to date. I currently have a Blackvue DR550GW-2CH, but there are some aspects about it I don't like. I can't seem to get it permanently powered - I suspect there's a fault with the Power Magic Pro I'm using - but also the Blackvue software is a bit janky, and they seem to be pushing everyone towards a cloud solution now that noone wants, so I'm looking at other options.
I want a 2 channel one (front & rear cameras), and will be hard-wiring it in to the fuse box as with my previous one, so a parking mode & power management option would be good. It should be pretty discreet (anything with a screen on the camera itself is already too big IMO), preferably allow remote control & downloading of videos via mobile, as I like that part of the Blackvue, and finally have decent image quality including night time.
I know there are quite a few threads out there on dashcams and I have looked at a few of them, but a lot of the suggestions don't tick all the boxes above. Are there alternatives out there, or am I stuck with Blackvue if I want all the above?
I want a 2 channel one (front & rear cameras), and will be hard-wiring it in to the fuse box as with my previous one, so a parking mode & power management option would be good. It should be pretty discreet (anything with a screen on the camera itself is already too big IMO), preferably allow remote control & downloading of videos via mobile, as I like that part of the Blackvue, and finally have decent image quality including night time.
I know there are quite a few threads out there on dashcams and I have looked at a few of them, but a lot of the suggestions don't tick all the boxes above. Are there alternatives out there, or am I stuck with Blackvue if I want all the above?