Roadhawk in-car camera GPS and black box system

Darren · Last edited by Darren on Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:43 pm; edited 1 time in total

We've just received a Roadhawk in-car camera/GPS black box system for review.

Already common in other countries, the Roadhawk is a small digital camera that mounts on your windscreen and constantly records the view to SD card together with G-Force, GPS location and date/time and speed.

When the card is full it overwrites the data constantly recording in a loop. If however it detects adverse G-Force i.e. in the event of an accident, it will log and save the preceding video as evidence. There is also a manual emergency button on the underside that will trigger the device should you wish to save video of any other event.

The Roadhawk comes with a very capable PC software package that can read the data files and play the video together with a Google map overlay and graph of G-Forces experienced. The evidential data this provides should you be the victim of someone else's bad driving cannot be over estimated.

We will be road-testing this device over the next two weeks but in the meantime you can read more at Roadhawk's website here.
_________________
Darren Griffin

worried · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 74

any clue how much it costs, their web site tells you nothing, not even a valid retailer

peak1 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 05, 2006 Posts: 10

RoadHawk · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 09, 2009 Posts: 2

Hi,

I've updated the roadhawk website to make it a bit clearer.
At the moment, we have no shop attached to the roadhawk website but you can purchase it from our other online store.

Kind Regards
Mark

bedbug · Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject:

Oooh I want one... On account of the fact I can't afford one, this looks like a great prize for a PGPSW competition, ideally one that only I can enter!
_________________
iPhone 4/4S (iOS 5.1.1); TomTom Western Europe (1.10)/USA & Canada (1.10); CoPilot for iPhone (8), UK mapping, Mac OS 10.8/XP Pro/Win7; Tongue firmly in cheek!

gem · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:06 am Post subject:

gem · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:27 am Post subject:

mostdom · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:33 am Post subject:

I would like to see an example of the three video formats (320x240@30fps, 640x480@30fps, 1280x960@5fps) when you do your review. I would like to know it could pick up that all important number plate without compromising the video flow.

Nice kit!
_________________
Dom

HERE LIES PND May it rest in peace.
Navigon 7310/iPhone Navigon&Copilot

Darren · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:36 am Post subject:

mostdom · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:47 am Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:52 am Post subject:

If you visit Roadhawk's site you can download the app and two sample videos. One is of an accident and makes your blood curdle to watch it, especially when you step through the final moments frame by frame.

The examples fully match the quality I'm getting. HTH
_________________
Darren Griffin

mostdom · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:57 pm Post subject:

Bang to rights and spread all over the road! That'll learn em!

Clearly see the benefits of the device but I am interested as to how far away a british number plate becomes unreadable. Either way I'm still interested.
_________________
Dom

HERE LIES PND May it rest in peace.
Navigon 7310/iPhone Navigon&Copilot

pushandpull · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:09 pm Post subject:

Possibly useful if YOU run into somebody else but what if somebody runs into your back-end or side? Apart from recording your speed/time and place (which you'd write on the back of an envelope anyway) can't see the point of it. Expensive replacement for a pencil and envelope!
Can it be removed from the car and used hand-held to record detail after the event? That would be more useful.
Possibly more useful as a logging device to record where somebody's been if using your car.

.....Ken

Darren · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:21 pm Post subject:

pushandpull · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject:

My point was that if someone runs into you and then drives off again you've no evidence of the guilty party - unless you can remove it to use as a hand-held camera.

.....Ken
_________________
Nobody is perfect, which is why I'm called nobody!

TT940 Live TTG920T, TTG700, TTG Classic, Nuvi1410

	PocketGPS
	Web