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Getting Blackvue 900DRS installed by Calibred Customs next week.
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UltralightBeam
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Really interested on the 3 install. I read you need a battery pack and still have a wire leading to the 12v “cig lighter .”
2 ch or 4ch?
2 ch or 4ch?
sperkin
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He did my dashcam and did a great job. I have the battery pack also.
For my next Model 3, I may go with the 750. 4K is just too high of a resolution and takes a long time to pull footage from.
For my next Model 3, I may go with the 750. 4K is just too high of a resolution and takes a long time to pull footage from.
UltralightBeam
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Do these dashcams typically store all footage where you have to pull them each day from an SD card or something? Or do they upload to the cloud somehow? I saw there was an OWL dashcam that would do something like this. But I didn’t like the idea of another screen on this extra device on the clean dash...
C141medic
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I have the owl dashcam in my Subaru. Unfortunately not compatible with M3. It has onboard storage and uploads to cloud as well. Thinking of getting the Waylens 360 for the M3 though.
Johnny does very clean work ..only issue is on 3 u need battery pack versus permanent wire like in X ...I use a freedompop hotspot with the free plan when I’m out of WiFi range if I want to be able to view real time ...camera has worked great I feel though my older cam has better night vision ....
2ch. I will talk to them about the actual install before they go - though an assumption is they know enough to do the best practice?
@sperkin interesting comment on 4K. Can you down the resolution?
I wonder if it’s just a faster media reader and interface to get footage off faster?
Something to do with how the 12v is on the 3 there is a very long thread on this but last I read no one has solution ...the cams are nice but pickup a hotspot to use when u go out and you want to be able to view ..regardless the camera will still record but u won’t be able to view real time ...also somewhere on TMC someone wrote a script to Auto upload to the cloud otherwise it’s a manual effort when u get in WiFi range ...for the small card the 900 comes with on 2ch it’s good for about 2 1/2 hrs coverage than I find it overwrites ...
You would need only if you are not connected to WiFi And you want to view thru the cam real time ...this applies to both 3 and X ...when I’m in a public parking area for long time I will fire up hotspot ..I can than view thru both cams real time if needed ..otherwise the cams are just recording in background any notifications from cam if u get hit won’t be sent to you until you are back on WiFi ..good thing with freedom pop is u get 1gb data free ..I don’t even use that much main thing is I want for real time notifications when I’m off home WiFi
You can down the resolution to standard 4k (nom extreme) then it gives you extra options to record in 1, 2, or 3 minute video intervals. 4k (extreme) only records in 1 minute video intervals.
Ive had darius install on my model 3 for the dr900s with ultra battery pack hidden on the left side of passenger foot area. The only problem is constant wifi connection. I wouldnt know if anybody hit me unless i review afterwards by connecting to the blackvue wifi on my phone or if I am connected to my houses wifi.
sperkin
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Yes, you can down the resolution in the settings to 1080p. If you're at 1080p then you can record at 60fps but this is the same as 750s. Not sure what I will do yet but I am leaning towards 750s.
Im interested..how does one get this? Is installation easy to do or do I have to hit up calibred custums again?..yes which is why u should get freedom pop hotspot and use the free 1gb when off of home WiFi
do you have a link for the freedom pop free 1gb? the only plan i see on their site is the basic 500mb free hotspot. thanks!
i'm also trying to decide between the blackvue 900 and 750. i don't think i really need the 4k, but it does have a wider fov. i've also seen that the 750 has better low light performance though, but i don't think i'll need that as much. decisions decisions...
i'm also trying to decide between the blackvue 900 and 750. i don't think i really need the 4k, but it does have a wider fov. i've also seen that the 750 has better low light performance though, but i don't think i'll need that as much. decisions decisions...
DeusExMachinist
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I'm having a difficult time communicating with Calibred to schedule an install. The e-mails have been a stumbling block to get questions answered and nail down a time and place, so I asked them to call me. So far it's been two weeks and they haven't called, but did send another email asking if I wanted to schedule. I've called a few times but they don't answer.
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