rider Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) I had a low price dash camcorder that frazzled and died. The picture quality though claimed as HD was pretty poor and unable to read number plates. I have looked at lots of different options for fixed cams and associated youtube reviews to see the picture quality. Only the top end cameras in the £200 region seem to have good enough lenses and sufficient speed processing to retain clarity and avoid blur. Not keen on spending that much cash I figured my phone has a camera with zillions of pixels, it has GPS and it has a reasonably fast processor. Lo and behold there are lots of free apps for anderoid and iphones that will turn your dash mounted phone into a GPS logging black box video and sound recorder on fixed time recordings that will overwrite once your pre-set space limit is reached. The menu options of the free apps are very good. The only thing that could be improved upon on my 2 year old galaxy phone is the motion blur but otherwise, its a black box recorder for £4. The price of a suction window mount for the phone and an in car charger. Anyone looking to car cams so look to their own mobile phone first as a very good no cost option. Best app I've tried and tested is AutoBoy Black Box. Its free and fantastic. available for iPhone and Android. App details https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jeon.blackbox&hl=en_GB Edited January 15, 2014 by rider Added link (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) I have this, it's quite reasonable and does a good job You may need to use google chrome to translate unless "Sie spechen Deutch" like me but the highlights are Full HD 1290X1080 H.264 codec G sensor GPS Google maps tracking 4 gigs an hour for video , I'll post a vid in a few. Edited January 15, 2014 by GMan (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_ufo Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 there is a thread in off topic that Jamie P started which shows Black View box and some reviews I think some other members suggested alternatives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 I did search 'black box' before posting and no on topic threads popped up so he must have headlined it something not at all close to 'black box' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Here is a video from mine on my drive to work today http://s300.photobucket.com/user/gman-r33/media/AMBA0084_zps20ddb137.mp4.html It looks choppy from photobucket for me but is quite smooth actually when not streaming, Could just be my connection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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