{"id":14208,"date":"2022-09-21T13:54:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T03:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/?p=14208"},"modified":"2022-09-21T13:54:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T03:54:53","slug":"why-you-need-a-dashcam-or-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/driving\/why-you-need-a-dashcam-or-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Need a Dashcam (or Two)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Consumer electronics are now embedded in just about every facet of our lives. From\u00a0smartphones to tablets, watches, health monitoring devices, and much more – as technology has improved, each of these devices have gotten smaller, allowing them to play a day-to-day role in what we do. This has also extended to dashcams, which are now more common than not.<\/p>\n

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The Rise of Dashcams<\/h3>\n

Why is this particular piece of tech so important? In certain countries, circumventing the law\u00a0is so\u00a0commonplace\u00a0that without hard evidence,\u00a0motorists involved in an accident were engaged in\u00a0“word against\u00a0word” in order to prove their story.<\/p>\n

Strangely enough, the use of dashcams have\u00a0also provided us with footage of other incidents and events, such that they now play a much broader role in capturing things than originally intended. This has only fuelled their popularity, with online communities even sharing dashcam content with one another.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0Basics of Dashcams<\/h3>\n

Like just about everything these days, the more you spend, the better a product you’ll get. So when it comes to dashcams, which are video cameras affixed to your\u00a0windscreen or dashboard, one of the first things you should focus on is the camera’s\u00a0resolution.<\/p>\n

Think of digital cameras like new televisions. The higher the amount of dots the camera will see, the better quality\u00a0the footage. You’ll see terms like 720P, 1080P, and so on.<\/p>\n

P stands for progressive, as in progressive scan – showing one line of picture after another. The numbers mean how many lines from top to bottom, as in 720 lines or 1080 lines. So 1080P means 1080 lines of picture information. You generally need to buy a memory card for\u00a0storing video footage from\u00a0your dashcam, and the more\u00a0gigabytes, the more space you have to store footage.<\/p>\n

Depending on the\u00a0sophistication of\u00a0the dashcam, it may record\u00a0footage in\u00a0one continual file, or break it down into smaller chunks. However, one you run out of space on the memory card, new footage should overwrite existing footage, starting with the oldest footage first.<\/p>\n

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How Dash Cams Function<\/h3>\n

Quite a few people buy two dashcams for their car – one for the front, and one for the back.<\/p>\n

The benefits of this effectively boil down to the wider field of view you have, which in insurance terms, gives you more\u00a0vision to prove your claims should you have an accident.<\/p>\n

Take note,\u00a0some cameras\u00a0enter\u00a0standby mode when you turn the engine off, before restarting when\u00a0your car kicks back into gear.<\/p>\n

If your dashcam is one of those that includes a speedometer reading – you typically need a GPS unit built-in – then this will provide you with even more data to justify any claims you might have.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0Bottom Line<\/h3>\n

It is a sad indictment of our society that dashcams are\u00a0a necessity, rather than a luxury. But given\u00a0the legal nature with which\u00a0so many disputes are settled these days, and a general willingness for people to avoid responsibility, dashcams have become vital for the majority of drivers.<\/p>\n

One\u00a0upside, albeit unintended, is that car insurers are generally offering lower premiums due to the fact dashcams make it easier to conduct accident investigations and come to a conclusion.<\/p>\n

Just make sure you\u00a0do your research\u00a0before\u00a0buying a dashcam, which should save you time and money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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