Month or two later i'm in a construction zone, and the dude in front of me smokes the concrete jersey barrier.
Decided it was time to get serious about a dash-cam again. Bought one a while ago but it was DOA, returned it and didn't really consider it again. Didn't like how huge it was on the windshield either; wanted something more inconspicuous. Wasn't sure how well it'd see out the back window given its position on the windshield.
Enter the motorcycle DVR. I didn't even know that was a thing till recently. https://www.amazon.com/product/dp/B07C971CLY
2-channel (Front+Rear), tiny little DVR box with no display (all wifi-configured). Small lipstick-style cameras that can go just about anywhere.
Front camera hides nicely behind the rearview.
![Image](https://photos.smugmug.com/Trucks/Ram-2500/i-87NQMc2/0/cd07860f/L/IMG_20180930_144606137-L.jpg)
Rear camera on the back glass. Right behind the rear drivers-side seat, at the end of the cable. Hopefully it'll still have a decent view with a sled/moto in the bed.
![Image](https://photos.smugmug.com/Trucks/Ram-2500/i-Qnxzx45/0/642db714/L/IMG_20180930_144431734_HDR-L.jpg)
Cables tucked in behind the headliner, down the A-pillar, and hidden behind the dash cubby by the door.
![Image](https://photos.smugmug.com/Trucks/Ram-2500/i-fvZ82z7/0/7ef3818a/L/IMG_20180930_153825587-L.jpg)
Remote pendant for status (off, on/standby, on/recording, on/video-tagged). One button to "tag" a video - camera won't overwrite that file if the disk fills. Other button to snap a JPG photo. The two cameras record to their own folders, and tagging or taking a photo grabs both front and rear.
Yup... more lights on the dash.
![ROFL :rofl:](./images/smilies/icon_rofl.gif)
![Image](https://photos.smugmug.com/Trucks/Ram-2500/i-qfBBD6B/0/0584fe0c/L/IMG_20180930_154103681-L.jpg)
But .... no cable mess, no giant "LOOK AT ME I'M A DASH CAM!!!" stuck to the windshield.
![Image](https://photos.smugmug.com/Trucks/Ram-2500/i-SsHtrmc/0/e0afc48d/L/IMG_20180930_153843534-L.jpg)
Front camera does well.
![Image](https://photos.smugmug.com/Trucks/Ram-2500/i-WZpTwsk/0/71e00094/L/REC_180930-190000F-L.jpg)
Rear, shooting through the tinted glass, suffers at night. Decent during the day.
![Image](https://photos.smugmug.com/Trucks/Ram-2500/i-7nQG5jK/0/fbacddbb/L/GSR_180930-181335R-L.jpg)
Instructions are useless. Managed to dig up english instructions, but they're just as helpful as the chinese ones.
Software/app quality is typical chinese. Not great, but useable.
Hardware, so far, seems decent. I don't know that I'd trust it on a motorcycle, but for a truck it's more than good enough.
128GB µSD card (under $50 now,
![Surprised :o](./images/smilies/icon_e_surprised.gif)
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