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How good is Garmin GDR 30 in built camera?


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  On 5/17/2013 at 6:24 AM, Fit44 said:

Video quality is one of the best! But reliability? mine just kaput after only 2 months!

2 months? got warranty or not?

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Of cos got warranty, cam is now in their Svc Ctr. Dunno how long they take to repair? At least they should have exchange a new one for me.

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  On 5/17/2013 at 6:24 AM, Fit44 said:

Video quality is one of the best! But reliability? mine just kaput after only 2 months!

 

 

Looks like the reliability is not up to the standard yet.

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  On 5/16/2013 at 6:47 PM, Billcoke said:

Any bro here using Gamine GDR 30 camera? How reliable is it, any issues with over heating?

 

For video recording, the SD card is installed at the GPS or the video recorder?

 

 

http://www.garmin.com.sg/products/ontheroad/gdr30/

 

The SD card is installed in the video recorder.

 

The GDR 30 connects to the GPS mount, and while it receives power from the GPS mount, the GPS needs to be plugged in to the mount for it to send power to the GDR. This is something I was not aware of. I don't like to leave my GPS plugged in all the time, so I find it a little bothersome to slot in the GPS all the time when I get in the car. On the the positive side, you don't have multiple wires.

 

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  On 5/17/2013 at 2:02 PM, Naresh said:

The SD card is installed in the video recorder.

 

The GDR 30 connects to the GPS mount, and while it receives power from the GPS mount, the GPS needs to be plugged in to the mount for it to send power to the GDR. This is something I was not aware of. I don't like to leave my GPS plugged in all the time, so I find it a little bothersome to slot in the GPS all the time when I get in the car. On the the positive side, you don't have multiple wires.

 

 

And also, I notice the recording angle is not ideal. Most of the time, the GPS is placed at dashboard level, meaning to say, the video recorder would also be at dashboard level too, hence the car number plates in front of you are blocked by your car bonnet.

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  On 5/18/2013 at 2:43 AM, Billcoke said:

And also, I notice the recording angle is not ideal. Most of the time, the GPS is placed at dashboard level, meaning to say, the video recorder would also be at dashboard level too, hence the car number plates in front of you are blocked by your car bonnet.

 

Actually, that is not a issue for me. I drive a Suzuki Swift and it's the bonnet is not very long.

 

The video recorer is mounted very close to the windscreen, and has a 110 degrees viewing angle, so number plates are not obstructed. When I stop at the traffic light behind a car at a safe distance (where I can see the back tires of the car), the video recorder captures lot more of the road behind the car that is not visible to me.

 

I will upload a video later for reference.

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