Octavia 3 dashcam

[realmonroe]

Hello is there anyone who also have Octavia 3 without usb c in mirror? Can someone help me to pick a good dashcam also maybe with some connection scheme. I dont wanna see cables so discrete connection. Thanks a lot

 

[viper42x]

Car doesn't matter with this.

Depends on what you're looking for in a dashcam. What's your budget, what features are important to you, what's the most important thing for you in a dashcam, 1 channel, 2 channel, 3 channel, 4 channel? Many different factors play into this.
Why do I say car doesn't matter? Because you can ALWAYS connect a Dashcam discreetly without having cables shown. There's easy and complicated methods to this. So it all depends on how much effort and time you wanna spend.

Two dashcams I use in my cars are the Viofo A229 Pro and the Vantrue N4.

 

[realmonroe]

Price about 200e. Main feature is for recording safety like someone brake check me. Only 1 channel i think is enough for my use. Can you tell me also some tips to setup wiring?

 

[viper42x]

If 1 channel is enough for you, I'd recommend you the Viofo A119 Mini 2 or the Vantrue S1 Pro. I'd personally lean towards the Viofo. Right on it can be had for 119.99€ on Amazon.de if you use the voucher on the product site. Both have the STARVIS2 sensor which is very good for low light, which helps to even identify license plates of oncoming traffic at night if the conditions are good enough.

The cables can be tucked under the headliner and the A-Pillar trim. If you don't wanna remove the A-Pillar trim because you don't have the tools or you're scared to damage the airbag, then you can just tuck it under your headliner until you reach the A-Pillar, then tuck it into the A-Pillar trim on the top where it meets the headliner to route it to the door gasket. Then I'd just tuck the cable behind/under the door gasket and route it to your fuse box where you can hard-wire it if you want that. Otherwise if you wanna power it using the 12V socket, just route the cable under the dash, make it tidy using zip-ties, tuck it under trims where needed and then have it come up close to the 12V socket. That way you don't actually have to remove any trim, you're not damaging anything, its easy to install and take out again if needed. That's how I route my dashcams in pretty much all my cars. The most important tool you'll need for this is a plastic tool to make yourself some room to tuck the cable in without damaging trim. The Viofo A119 Mini 2 should even come with one.

 

[realmonroe]

Nice thanks a lot. I saw Viofo also but some reactions is starvis2 is not good sensor so i was sceptic about it. Do you have some video? Which fuse in fusebox i should use?

 

[viper42x]

The STARVIS2 sensor is the best one on the market for dashcams at the moment and the sensor you should look for in a dashcam. I have no complaints at all in my Viofo A229 Pro. Here's a video from a German dashcam YouTuber, he also does a few reviews of dashcams and made one for the A119 Mini 2 as well. He says its a good cam. Keep in mind, the example videos on YouTube will look grainy on your end. It doesn't actually look this grainy. Its because of YouTube's compression for videos. In the description of this video there are Mediafire links to the original videos, so you can review the raw files without compression.

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And another video comparing the A119 Mini 2 to the A119 V3.

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[realmonroe]

I have to say, I've changed my mind. It looks amazing. Have you had any more cameras? What size card would you recommend? Is write speed important?

 

[viper42x]

I did have more dashcams in the past, but you can't buy them anymore. Its a few years back. I've been using the Vantrue N4 cameras for over 3 years now and the Viofo A229 Pro for over a year. I'm happy with both of them.

As for the microSD card, that depends on how much you want to store on it. You can go for a 256GB SanDisk Extreme PRO as an example. Either way, no matter which card you take, Always make sure it says U3 / A2 / V30, so its fast enough. I've made the best experiences with those SanDisk Extreme PRO and Samsung Pro Plus and the newer, white Evo Plus.

 

[realmonroe]

Okay, so whats the U3 / A2 / V30 means. Looking and eshops and trying to pick some.

 

[viper42x]

Those are just classifications for speeds and such of the card.

Spoiler: Example and explanations for speed classifications

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If I'd have to tell you one to get, I'd recommend you to get the 256GB SanDisk Extreme PRO.

Spoiler: Example photo of the microSD card

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[realmonroe]

Okey, i will go for that one. For how much hours of record will it last? 256gb?

 

[viper42x]

Since its only 1 channel, you can most likely fill the card with over 24 hours of continues recordings. Probably even 2-3 days. In real world use, you'll probably be able to review your entire week, or even last two or three weeks of driving, depending on how much you drive. Keep in mind, those dashcams automatically delete the oldest video to make room for new ones.

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[realmonroe]

Does this camera have lock video button? I gaved to you

 

[viper42x]

Yes, it does. Its the big button in the middle down there. Easy to feel without looking at it while driving.

Spoiler: Button

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