Dashcam recommendations

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(2018-05-16 06:29)Chuck Wrote:  Aye, since dashcams have been recently approved by the German Federal Court,

wut? As far as i understood it they still violate data protection law (Datenschutzrecht), however eventhough they violate the law they can be used as evidence in court.

So you can still be prosecuted for having one, however unlikely that may be.

(2018-05-16 06:29)Chuck Wrote:  But I have no real clue either, so I'm wondering if somebody here can actually recommend some particular device.

I am using this one.

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01CXDP...UTF8&psc=1

• Quality during daytime is quite decent, numberplates should not be an issue. Nighttime you will be easily able to see whats going on, but you can forget spotting numberplates even at very short distances.
• Has a wide angle lense, which makes incidents seem a lot less "spectacular" than they actually were.
• No battery so it will permanently need juice.
• You can connect to the camera via app and pull the videos to your phone or watch them on the display of the camera.
• Emergency recording button, so important incidents won't be overwritten.
• Camera ain't very small and easily recognizeable.
  

Was my first dashcam and just wanted to try one out before i spend more money on one, but have been rather happy with it, so it's been in use for close to 2 years now.