Cool. Was wonderingthe DR900S is the older model, the DR900X is the newer one but im not sure it makes a difference
Cool. Was wonderingthe DR900S is the older model, the DR900X is the newer one but im not sure it makes a difference
The thing I dislike about the owl is the screens. Seems distractingPretty slick.
Probably wait until Owl Cam 5.0 comes out in March.
My question would be, what are the legal ramifications of having dash cam in vehicle?
For example, Florida has a Felony Speed law:
Speeding up to 29 miles per hour over the posted limit comes with fines amounting to a few hundred dollars and a few points on your license. Most tickets come with three or four points, which remain on your record for three years and are cumulative.
At 30 or more miles per hour over the posted limit, the act of speeding becomes criminal. Going 30 to 49 mph over the posted limit is a misdemeanor, and anything 50 or more mph over the limit can result in a felony conviction.
So lets say your out with TRX group for a drive and everyone hits on highway, few seconds your at 115MPH. Usually what happens if you do this too much and dont get off highway regularly, the regular drivers start call *FHP (Florida Highway Patrol). If its bad enough, the FHP will be sitting ahead about 5 miles ahead of call locations or closest FHP or Sheriff, waits on the road with multiple police cars. and pulls the cars over, even if they dont get them on radar.
Lets say they dont catch you speeding but pull you over and question you about the *FHP speeding/racing calls by other drivers (which they are asked for vehicle type, color and plate) and there sits the dash cam, all the evidence they need. Can the police, take the camera as evidence and charge you later?
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I use to be in the viper club and 8-10 vipers would get together on a weekend day or night and go drive around, hit the car show circuit. We would raise hell but nothing reckless, that what tracks are for.
One day there were 2 new members that showed up and all hell broke loose, they were running +100MPH consistently zinging dangerously in and out of traffic, passing in pull over lane, craziest shit you have seen. A few of us just stayed back. They left me in the dust, way behind.
After about 10 minutes, I came up main Highway, large road crossing and 4 FHP cars were waiting and pulled over the 4 vipers in the front of the group who were causing the issue. I had stayed back, because it got way out of control. Its almost 100 degrees out in Florida, high noon sun, they got all 4 drivers out of the cars, handcuffed behind the back and made them stand outside in the heat while the officers searched the cars. One of new drivers, had gotten smart with the officers, they called some, division and they took the interior of his car apart, while they stood there for 2 hours. They did not put it back together.
Could the police use your own dash against you or is that covered by privacy?
On the 900x. Only reason I linked the s was it came with the hardwire kit. Is it needed?
I think that’s illegal search and seizure if you weren’t committing a crime when he pulled you. Could be another trx
Know if there is a wipe memory feature?I ordered BlackVue DR900X-2CH with 256GB microSD Card | 4K UHD Cloud Dashcam | Built-in Wi-Fi, GPS, Parking Mode Voltage Monitor | LTE via Optional CM100 LTE Module. Front and rear cams.
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Like a quick format of micro usb card. Would be niceKnow if there is a wipe memory feature?
I’m sure theres a way to format it in the settings I just don’t know how quick it is to get to. I guess otherwise you could just pop out the card and break it in half. Or run it over a magnetLike a quick format of micro usb card. Would be nice
Dashcam companies must have thought about this. I’m going to call blackvueOr if it had an encryption to secure flash drive, like a cell phone, that police can't access, without a password.
Like the Iphone AppleGate, which denied the FBI request over access to cellphones of suspected terrorists.
There was a thread a few months ago and I believe the consensus was that it wasn’t feasible. That doesn’t mean someone couldn’t figure it out today though.Is there a way you could tap into the built in cameras (surround view system on my truck) and use those? Due to the fish-eye and low resolution, they might not be good for making YouTube footage, but if you were in an accident, or a deer runs out in front of you and you need to show your insurance company, wouldn't it be nice to see footage from the cameras already hardwired and mounted? Seems like a software issue more than anything, because you could probably use a large USB flash drive to capture weeks worth of 360 footage at a time.
Built in cameras have been a thing in cars for many years now, so has anyone seen a hack to tie in to those?
I'm no lawyer, but it is my camera/SD card, and you should be able to do whatever you want with it. Wouldn't they need a warrant, like with a cell phone? It's my property, not there camera.Spoke to blackvue. There is no way to reformat the drive from the app or device. Needs to be done on a computer. So basically you would need to pop out the sd card and destroy it, which would probably add an obstruction charge.
Yes to all of this.I typically use Blackvue for my work trucks, but don't put them in my sports cars or fun trucks. I'm not 100% sure, but I imagine LEO could use the footage against you in court if, for instance, you are excessively exceeding the speed limit... Particularly if you conveniently show them your speedometer during the filming.
Just food for thought.
Some Blackvue models have front and rear cameras. I imagine you could use the rear camera as an interior camera somehow to shoot the speedo, but I'm sure there is a better set up out there for that type of thing. Given all the split screen YouTube videos that show the instrument cluster view as well as through the front window there must be some set up that does both.
Actually if you hold the little button for 5 seconds it reformats the memory card wiping all video. I do this all the time with mine.Spoke to blackvue. There is no way to reformat the drive from the app or device. Needs to be done on a computer. So basically you would need to pop out the sd card and destroy it, which would probably add an obstruction charge.
what model do you use?Actually if you hold the little button for 5 seconds it reformats the memory card wiping all video. I do this all the time with mine.
Mine is a BlackVue dr750s-2channel. It’s a couple of models old now, I believe the new models are in the 900 range. Also you can get sd cards that work off Amazon way cheaper than blackvue’s, but you have to be cautious because some sd cards will not work.what model do you use?