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Work arounds for three shortcomings
I installed and tested the Street Guardian SG9665GC v2 2016 edition dashcam in my 2015 Honda Accord. So far I'm pleased with the results, except for three things: 1) The cord for the GPS is not long enough to reach the dash from the camera. I had to buy a separate extension. The 3.5mm audio female/female connector made the cord a little awkward to hide. 2) In the Accord if you install the camera near the top of the windshield, there isn't enough space for the supplied USB and GPS straight-in plugs. To resolve this, I replaced them with right angle cables https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00LM0U8I6 and https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00F2GR2H6. 3) Something that I never came across in the many reviews I read is the problem of reflections in the lens (search on "dashcam glare"). To be clear, this problem is common to most dashcams. However for a top of the line product like this, it shouldn't be necessary to buy an additional $40 lens to get the kind of video they claim it produces. If you're interested you can see the lens here https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01800HH0M. According to the reviews it clears up most (but not all) the problem. I have not yet purchased it. Most of the reflections come from the dash, so a work-around solution is to insert something at the bottom of the lens to shield it from reflections coming from beneath (see photo). I cut a piece from an old mouse pad. It's a big improvement. One other thing: don't waste your money buying the 64GB card with the dashcam. Use the extra $10 toward a card that is specifically made for dashcams. The supplied card is fast enough but it is not made to hold up under the conditions of constant rewrites that this card is subject to (a 64GB card in this dashcam cycles every eight hours).High endurance cards are made specifially to stand up under this use and will last for thousands of cycles https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01BDKTQY6 and https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01BDKTRAE
October 2016 · Electronics · verified purchase
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