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2013 HSE Auto Orkney Grey

DrRpb wrote:

If I like it then I'm going to hard wire it into an ignition live in the passenger side fuse box with one of these:

Good luck with finding a live that doesn't switch off after a predetermined time. I for one would welcome a post if you find one.

That's what I want. Ignition live = only powers when ignition is on  * GONE. GS TD4 Manual MY2013. Orkney Grey with privacy, cold and clearview packs, armrests (a must!) and a spoiler.
* 2011 4.4 TDV8 Full Fat. Amazing piece of kit.
* GONE.2012 RR Sport HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey. Rocket ship. 33mpg.
* Range Rover Classic '93 200Tdi Factory fit
* 1949 80" in family since 1975

That'll teach me to read posts properly.
Thought your little black box was like the 'Power Magic' I want to install which requires a permanent live to feed the dash cam while the ignition is off, but monitors the condition of the battery, shutting the cam off when it reaches a defined minimum charge or the pre-set timer shuts it off.

Update:
Records in great quality for the price. Plates easily readable. I mounted it under the bottom of the RVM mount. Hidden from my view and discrete from the outside. The power lead is not long enough to reach the power socket if you try and hide it around the windscreen and door pillar. Need to get an extension lead.

I would recommend this camera  * GONE. GS TD4 Manual MY2013. Orkney Grey with privacy, cold and clearview packs, armrests (a must!) and a spoiler.
* 2011 4.4 TDV8 Full Fat. Amazing piece of kit.
* GONE.2012 RR Sport HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey. Rocket ship. 33mpg.
* Range Rover Classic '93 200Tdi Factory fit
* 1949 80" in family since 1975

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The rearmost power socket in the cubby box disables on locking car and if you leave the car unlocked by accident power is also disabled. Mine is a MY 2013.  * GONE. GS TD4 Manual MY2013. Orkney Grey with privacy, cold and clearview packs, armrests (a must!) and a spoiler.
* 2011 4.4 TDV8 Full Fat. Amazing piece of kit.
* GONE.2012 RR Sport HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey. Rocket ship. 33mpg.
* Range Rover Classic '93 200Tdi Factory fit
* 1949 80" in family since 1975

I installed a mio 388 dash cam but used a road hawk hd screen mount to do away with the suction mount it also mounts the camera higher and closer to the windscreen on the left side of the rear view mirror. The mio 388 also has a good speed camera alert so you wont get caught speeding.
Heres two videos i put on you tube

V40. Just angle it down so you get 80% road 20% sky, that'll include a fair amount of the dash, but will cause the cam to expose for the road and not the sky, although you'll always get whiteouts when driving straight into the sun.
A polarising filter would help in permanently sunny climates, but would lose you up to 3 stops of light entering the cam on dull days and at night if you forgot to take it off. All in all, the Blackvue's good out of the box.

Short video from mine mount directly behind the RVM and angled down giving a more natural view through the screen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oERhccTrwo

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I have mine mounted much higher up the screen, the top of the image is just into the shaded area of the screen and as Wing States, angle down, makes a huge difference.
You can judge the difference by using the phone app and live view

Thanks both
Mine is a 400 so no Live view sadly
do you have pictures of actual locations in your cars ?
I put mine there as i can't see it from the drivers seat.

Mine is a 500 but situated pretty much exactly where yours is. Mine is adjusted for 2/3 road, 1/3 sky. This does include a lot of bonnet but works well.
I've read on the dashcamtalk forums that all the Blackvues benefit from slightly turning the lens a few degrees to focus them better - haven't tried it yet though.

Field of view

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I also found that when the rear view mirror comes off
it is sod to get back on
until you turn it 30degrees engage the mounting bolt and turn it straight to engage the spring clip