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I just remembered you asked about this. I have a version of this one (below), although I got it through a friend for about 1/2 the price because this is stupid expensive. However, the video is nothing short of spectacular. It hard-wires in, although I have only really done work on the rear camera for that part, having run the wires so it is "installed", however I still need to do the hard-wiring for the main camera and overall power. This one also has parking mode, which allows it to pull a minimal charge from the battery to record if you are parked and the car is off. The one I have has motion sensor so it only turns on if there is motion around the car if you use parking mode. I have used that a few times, mostly when we go to the beach or when we are in LA for whatever reason. It helped me find info on a hit and run for the car parked across from me, since the video is so clear we got not only the license plate but a very clear picture of the driver and had video of him and his wife loading their kid and their gear in their car (he was parked next to me and backed out and rammed the guy parked across from me...and for the record he was driving a microphallus-compensator, i.e. a big jacked-up truck.)I’ve been looking for something like this. What do you have and how do you like it?
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Amazon product ASIN B09JYWX6KM
There are some really good 3-channel systems, if that is what you are looking for, by other companies for a lot less money. Nextbase is a highly recommended brand, as is Vantrue. And they are substantially less if you want just 1 channel - so front view, or 2 channel - front and rear view. This is my third dashcam and I knew I wanted a system that would be somewhat future-proof and provide great images and be hardwired in so I never had to worry about plugging it in and such, so I spent a little more than I really probably should have. But I am happy with it.
Here is a vantrue model similar but a lot cheaper/
Amazon product ASIN B083V6K8RH
There are some by bigger names as well, such as Garmin. Worth checking around. A lot depends on what you want.
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