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Hi guys
I'm looking into getting a 'Nextbase' dashcam tomorrow.
The options i'm looking at are the Nextbase Duo or Nextbase 512GW, the dashcam needs to record both the front and back and to be good when recording at night.
Can you guys which one is the best to get?
Also, I was wondering, is it worth getting it installed so it's wired to my cars battery?
I'm looking into getting a 'Nextbase' dashcam tomorrow.
The options i'm looking at are the Nextbase Duo or Nextbase 512GW, the dashcam needs to record both the front and back and to be good when recording at night.
Can you guys which one is the best to get?
Also, I was wondering, is it worth getting it installed so it's wired to my cars battery?
Lens aperture will be the biggest factor in night capture, a lower f number allows more light in per frame of time. Electronic enhancement requires a lot of processor power to do without also boosting noise, way beyond a dashcam.
The 512 lens has a good aperture of 1.6 (same as my old 402) and does get useable capture under regular streetlights.
The Duo has an aperture of 2.2, which roughly is about half the opening of 1.6, which means going to be a lot worse in low light.
The 512 lens has a good aperture of 1.6 (same as my old 402) and does get useable capture under regular streetlights.
The Duo has an aperture of 2.2, which roughly is about half the opening of 1.6, which means going to be a lot worse in low light.
Edited by NickGRhodes on Friday 28th September 21:07
Street Guardian are good and this guy is a great retailer to deal with: https://www.hiniko.com. I've installed over 15 of the SG9665GC ones (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Street-Guardian-SG9665GC-Supercapacitor-DashCam-Black/dp/B01MQTLM5K) in both cars and trucks and they are very reliable and also look OEM when mounted.
I used various extras depending on the desired requirements but all were hard wired. I used the NextBase hard wire kit for the ones which were to switch off with the engine and a Multi Safer battery protect for the ones which I wanted to stay on (I used Power Magic originally but found it became unreliable).
For my own car I use a Vico Battery Protect for that little bit extra. All installations I used add-a-circuits and proper terminations for ground etc. It's worth doing it right.
Granted it's a little more expensive than some of the stuff on Amazon but it's a lot cheaper than the big brands and I've found the units very reliable. The weak point is always the MicroSD card because of all the writes. Avoid SanDisk because they can have issues with dashcams, nothing to do with their reliability but just something about their coding or something which stops them working with some devices.
I use 128GB card and very rarely it will fail, when it does you just have to format and away you go. The Street Guardian has an auto restart which is generally quite good at detecting when it's got a problem and will restart the device.
Generally speaking, try and go for a capacitor based dashcam as those with batteries aren't so good with heat from the sun and windscreen and the batteries can expand and sometimes even explode.
I used various extras depending on the desired requirements but all were hard wired. I used the NextBase hard wire kit for the ones which were to switch off with the engine and a Multi Safer battery protect for the ones which I wanted to stay on (I used Power Magic originally but found it became unreliable).
For my own car I use a Vico Battery Protect for that little bit extra. All installations I used add-a-circuits and proper terminations for ground etc. It's worth doing it right.
Granted it's a little more expensive than some of the stuff on Amazon but it's a lot cheaper than the big brands and I've found the units very reliable. The weak point is always the MicroSD card because of all the writes. Avoid SanDisk because they can have issues with dashcams, nothing to do with their reliability but just something about their coding or something which stops them working with some devices.
I use 128GB card and very rarely it will fail, when it does you just have to format and away you go. The Street Guardian has an auto restart which is generally quite good at detecting when it's got a problem and will restart the device.
Generally speaking, try and go for a capacitor based dashcam as those with batteries aren't so good with heat from the sun and windscreen and the batteries can expand and sometimes even explode.
ninjag said:
Street Guardian are good and this guy is a great retailer to deal with: https://www.hiniko.com.
Agreed re: SG and Niko. 
I would rather have the worst product from SG than the best product from Nextbase.
The only downside is since the Brexit vote the weak Pound has pushed up the cost of SG products which Niko prices in Euros and ships from Ireland.
I was fortunate that the Pound was strong and the Euro weak when I last bought an SG from Niko.
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