Blackbox DVR/Dashcam

**JJ All Day** · June 4th, 2015 06:27 PM

never ko pa sya binabad sa araw. kung iiwan ko man saglit lang or kung matagalan, i make sure to cover it with my gel pad.. pero mostly tinatanggal ko sya pag nakabilad sa araw. same with my portable gps.

okay naman sya pag gabi. serve the purpose, ika nga.

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never ko pa sya binabad sa araw. kung iiwan ko man saglit lang or kung matagalan, i make sure to cover it with my gel pad.. pero mostly tinatanggal ko sya pag nakabilad sa araw. same with my portable gps.

okay naman sya pag gabi. serve the purpose, ika nga.

**jut703** · June 4th, 2015 09:46 PM

My SJCAM has been exposed to the sun everyday for the past 6 months. It still works as well as it did when it was brand new.

Hassle masyado to take out or cover it when going out. I don't like it when I have to take extra care of my gadgets - hindi naman yan baby. I like durable things and the SJCAM is one of the sturdier pieces of electronics from China.

**b_9904** · June 4th, 2015 10:08 PM

Si bettina nasa FB na pala.

Wala na ata sila sa OLX eh

https://www.facebook.com/BettinasGadget

**yapoy86** · June 4th, 2015 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by jut703

I've found a new way to mount my dashcam:

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Using the supplied bike mount for the SJCAM, I attached it to the stalk of the rear-view mirror.

No more suction cups to the windshield = no damage to tint. [emoji108]

Same tayo ganyan din ginawa ko sa stalk ng rearview mirror. Need pala ng battery yung sjcam to work properly in car mode

**leodawesome** · June 4th, 2015 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by jut703

My SJCAM has been exposed to the sun everyday for the past 6 months. It still works as well as it did when it was brand new.

Hassle masyado to take out or cover it when going out. I don't like it when I have to take extra care of my gadgets - hindi naman yan baby. I like durable things and the SJCAM is one of the sturdier pieces of electronics from China.

Nakasaksak din sa cigar socket forever yung sayo sir? Wala naman issues?

**leodawesome** · June 4th, 2015 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by yapoy86

Need pala ng battery yung sjcam to work properly in car mode

Sorry but what do you mean by need ng battery sir?

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Originally Posted by yapoy86

Need pala ng battery yung sjcam to work properly in car mode

Sorry but what do you mean by need ng battery sir?

**jut703** · June 4th, 2015 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by leodawesome

Nakasaksak din sa cigar socket forever yung sayo sir? Wala naman issues?

Yes. I bought a 12V splitter so that one socket is for the SJCAM, while another is for my dual-port USB that charges my phones.

Tomorrow I'll try to get the wiring hidden in the headliner and a-pillar, and the connection directly to the Acc/Ignition so that I can free up my 12V port.

**jut703** · June 4th, 2015 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by leodawesome

Sorry but what do you mean by need ng battery sir?

I think what he meant was that for car mode to work optimally, you have to keep your SJCAM's battery inserted.

Naisip ko rin kasi yan before - since nagpopower on lang naman yung SJ pag nakaon yung oto, and we want it to shut off when you turn off the car, baka pwedeng no batt tapos rely solely on the charger.

However, this leads to abrupt shutting down of the unit once the engine is turned off, which doesn't give ample time for the camera to store the video being recorded on the card. Baka macorrupt yung card, or worse, the board of the camera itself. It's like turning off your PC without shutting it down properly.

**b_9904** · June 4th, 2015 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by jut703

Yes. I bought a 12V splitter so that one socket is for the SJCAM, while another is for my dual-port USB that charges my phones.

Tomorrow I'll try to get the wiring hidden in the headliner and a-pillar, and the connection directly to the Acc/Ignition so that I can free up my 12V port.

So you are spliced the charger?

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Originally Posted by jut703

Yes. I bought a 12V splitter so that one socket is for the SJCAM, while another is for my dual-port USB that charges my phones.

Tomorrow I'll try to get the wiring hidden in the headliner and a-pillar, and the connection directly to the Acc/Ignition so that I can free up my 12V port.

So you are spliced the charger?

**jut703** · June 4th, 2015 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by b_9904

So you are spliced the charger?

Not yet. But that's the plan tomorrow - buy 4m worth of wire with a mini-USB male adapter at one end, and the other end to be connected to the ignition directly. If this isn't possible, then the other end would be a USB male socket which I'll plug in to the 12V socket.