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Bob Juch
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A good dashcam

#1 Post by Bob Juch » Sun Dec 24, 2017 5:01 pm

I just finished setting up a new VAVA dash cam that requires an Android or iPhone to setup. I still love and use my Windows Phone but fortunately had to get an Android phone for work email. It establishes a WiFi network that the phone then has to connect to. My phone keeps dropping the connection even though it's two feet away though. I wish they had used Bluetooth. Otherwise, it's a pretty good camera. It automatically powers off when the vehicle is parked unlike my old one. My old one's built-in battery failed so every time I parked it lost power. When it lost power it lost all of its settings, including date and time and to overwrite old recordings.
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Re: A good dashcam

#2 Post by triviawayne » Tue Dec 26, 2017 6:30 am

is this a rechargeable dashcam, or do you have to hook it up to the lighter?

Why does it need a phone to work with it?

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Re: A good dashcam

#3 Post by Bob Juch » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:11 am

triviawayne wrote:is this a rechargeable dashcam, or do you have to hook it up to the lighter?

Why does it need a phone to work with it?
You need to plug it into the lighter outlet. It has an internal battery that will run the camera for a few minutes if you're parked and the vehicle is bumped and also if there's an accident and power is lost.
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Re: A good dashcam

#4 Post by Bob Juch » Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:10 am

Bob Juch wrote:
triviawayne wrote:is this a rechargeable dashcam, or do you have to hook it up to the lighter?

Why does it need a phone to work with it?
You need to plug it into the lighter outlet. It has an internal battery that will run the camera for a few minutes if you're parked and the vehicle is bumped and also if there's an accident and power is lost.
It needs a phone because it has no screen.
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Re: A good dashcam

#5 Post by mrkelley23 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 8:01 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:
triviawayne wrote:is this a rechargeable dashcam, or do you have to hook it up to the lighter?

Why does it need a phone to work with it?
You need to plug it into the lighter outlet. It has an internal battery that will run the camera for a few minutes if you're parked and the vehicle is bumped and also if there's an accident and power is lost.
It needs a phone because it has no screen.
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