dashcam - best one on the front or rear

Supervinnie40 · 13th April 2015, 23:36

Hi guys,

I've got the dashcam for the navall 1 in my car and just bought the ambarella 0805.

The 0805 has much better quality picture then the navall one. So I started wondering... where would you put the best camera? Front or rear? And why? I'd like to read your motivation.

I can think of arguments for both....

Ajd1 · 14th April 2015, 06:37

I sorted the problem out by buying two good cams one for front and rear.
Mines a Navall 2 camera though, got fed up of never knowing if it was going to work or not.
Not what you really need if there is an incident that's needed recording.
Andy

thomas 75 connie · 14th April 2015, 09:10

Id always put the best on front. Purely because at the front people can drive off quicker if they want to make a getaway but from the rear they would have to reverse then drive away giving more time for the camera to do its work.

It could happen that someone side swipes you and drives off in the other direction but in most eventualities it will be the way described above.

Supervinnie40 · 14th April 2015, 13:02

My Mrs had this to say:

Put the best in the front.
Because it's really hard to convince the police if somebody just walked in front of your car. In it will help to convince the insurance company in has of rear ending the guy in front of you, hitting a car that shoots in front of you from a side street etc.
The front is usually the side where damage is created by yourself (?)

Then 10 minutes later; put the best in the rear.
Somebody who hits you front the back might think he got away with it by quickly driving off. Somebody might smash into you and you need to show the police.
The rear is usually the side where damage is created by others (?)

HarryM1BYT · 14th April 2015, 13:39

My dual front rear has the best resolution at the front, so I will say front. Most of the more serious accidents happen at the front of you and begin at a distance, plus its the way you are going - so again front.

Those who hit and run will usually try to escape by out running you, so again front.

Many of the no fault accidents will be where you are rear ended, but a lower res rear camera will cope with that well enough.

Pistonbroke666 · 14th April 2015, 14:08

My dads motor has a great piece of safety gear attached to the front... Bull bars. Many fools think twice when they see a fully off road prepped Defender hurtling towards them :p

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Ajd1 Gets stuck in 75 Connie SE CDT Saloon Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Scunthorpe Posts: 810 Thanks: 75 Thanked 93 Times in 62 Posts	I sorted the problem out by buying two good cams one for front and rear. Mines a Navall 2 camera though, got fed up of never knowing if it was going to work or not. Not what you really need if there is an incident that's needed recording. Andy __________________ 2002 White Gold 75 Connoisseur SE CDT manual.

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Supervinnie40 I really should get out more....... Rover 75 1.8 Club Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Tilburg (Netherland) Posts: 2,615 Thanks: 572 Thanked 336 Times in 247 Posts	My Mrs had this to say: Put the best in the front. Because it's really hard to convince the police if somebody just walked in front of your car. In it will help to convince the insurance company in has of rear ending the guy in front of you, hitting a car that shoots in front of you from a side street etc. The front is usually the side where damage is created by yourself (?) Then 10 minutes later; put the best in the rear. Somebody who hits you front the back might think he got away with it by quickly driving off. Somebody might smash into you and you need to show the police. The rear is usually the side where damage is created by others (?) __________________ Proud owner of the Dutch "Golden 75". A much loved Gold White Metallic Rover 75 1.8 na from 2000.

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thomas 75 connie This is my second home Rover 75 launch car x2, Rover 800 Vitesse Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plymouth Devon Posts: 8,463 Thanks: 1,115 Thanked 1,083 Times in 653 Posts	Id always put the best on front. Purely because at the front people can drive off quicker if they want to make a getaway but from the rear they would have to reverse then drive away giving more time for the camera to do its work. It could happen that someone side swipes you and drives off in the other direction but in most eventualities it will be the way described above.