Mirror dashcam, image for LHD cars

marksfish

My Mum has a rear view mounted dashcam in her car, I believe it is a Co-Pilot. I noticed that the image is on the right hand side of the mirror, which would be suitable for a left hand drive car. My Mum says she doesn't like it on at night because she can't see out the back. I would have thought there would be an option to move the display from one side to the other, or is that just wishful thinking that would put the cost up substantially? So my next question would be, can you get mirror dashcams with the image on the left?

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pcaouolte · Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:29 pm Post subject:

I didn't think it was legal to have any screen display on any dash cam whilst the car was moving?

The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 state that the screens on cameras must not be displaying footage at any time while the vehicle is in motion. If the screen is on and the driver can see it, this is classed as a serious offence.
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M8TJT · Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2019 12:51 am Post subject:

Mate of mine got one of those cheapies. You could not switch off the display when it was recording and the display was on the LH side of the mirror. It went back during the pre fitting testing phase. Garbage!

DennisN · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 8:16 am Post subject:

sussamb · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 8:49 am Post subject:

M8TJT · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 9:33 am Post subject:

MaFt · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:16 am Post subject:

DennisN · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 2:34 pm Post subject:

This is my third dashcam and I've never heard anything about viewing the screen. So now I've RTFMed and I find this....

Video playback upon the device which is visible to the driver is prohibited or restricted in some countries or States. Please adhere to these laws.

Now I'm banking on the interpretation of "video playback" as playing back video (e.g. that film 0n Netflix MaFt was on about the other day) as opposed to the live view as we toddle along. I never look at it, but in the perifery of my vision I can sense that it's still running, but can't really tell what it's filming. TBH, I can't ever remember even looking at it to see if it's still running. Is that asking for you all to tell me to turn the display off because I won't notice its absence?
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Two of them are obesiting!!

DennisN · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 2:38 pm Post subject:

DennisN · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 3:26 pm Post subject:

OK, so I've read the stuff sussamb linked to and now I've dug out my 512GW box to get the sticky thing which will go behind my rearview mirror where the sucky thing won't suck because of dot things. If that doesn't hide the screen, I'll turn it off - looks like it's a case of turn off every time I get in because the button to turn off display only works in video mode (unless it stays buttoned when powered off). There isn't a sticky thing in the other (312GW) box.
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Dennis

If it tastes good - it's fattening.

Two of them are obesiting!!

pcaouolte · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 4:35 pm Post subject:

Most dash cams allow you to select a time delay that will blank the display after your start the car. This can usually be set to only a few seconds. This allows the user to select menu options before driving away but blanks the screen whilst driving. Driver aids like a sat nav or an information display on the cars dashboard are permitted. Dash cams playing images are not permitted if the driver can see the screen.
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M8TJT · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 5:25 pm Post subject:

I think it's called a screen saver by some manufacturers.
@DennisN. I suspect the reason that you don't have the time to look at your dashcam is that a lot of it is taken up looking out through the front window and at your three or four TomTom devices.

Kremmen · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:22 pm Post subject:

All my Nextbase and Viofo dashcams have had a screensaver timeout.

I thought they came with a default time when the screen goes black anyway.
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DennisN · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 8:17 pm Post subject:

@M8TJT I don’t watch or look at my dashcam for the simple reason that it doesn’t do anything for my driving and is too small to be of any use. Just now I only have two TomToms, built in Renault R-Link TomTom and GO6200. Between them they have not yet managed to get me lost - sometimes I fool them! I have prospects of a GO910, so we shall see.

I’ve stuck the sticky thing on my dots, so now the Nextbase is almost completely hidden by the rearview mirror - all I can see is half the writing on the bottom edge, so I don’t think I need to RTFM again looking for screensaver.
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Dennis

If it tastes good - it's fattening.

Two of them are obesiting!!

Kremmen · Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 5:43 am Post subject:

The only thing to be aware of is that running a screen permanently can cause overheating which in turn turns the device off.

Seen quite a few issues posted on the Nextbase forum about this.

Some models allow the screensaver to be your GPS speed but that can be enough to overheat. Trev will know the reason why.
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