Dashcam help

[The Car Stereo Company]

retained accessory power

 

[cups]

retained accessory power

Mind educating me on what that is? I think I get "constant".

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

Mind educating me on what that is? I think I get "constant".

it retains power even when the key is turned off, until you open a door.

 

[cups]

Thanks

 

[bL1X]

Before tapping into the wires directly, I picked up two low profile mini add-a-circuits but the prongs do not extend far enough as the standard fuses are recessed about an 1/8th of an inch. Any work arounds?

I have seen posts where guys are using these but none have mentioned the issue.

 

[oplersx]

I am just about to start hardwiring a blackvue DR650. Find this install on 2013 F150.
BlackVue DR650GW-2CH Dual Lens Dash Cam and Power Magic Pro Installation in a 2013 Ford F150 - The Dashcam Store


I assume the fuses location are the same to Raptor. Looking from the photos, Yellow 5A (THIRD down from the blackbox in third row) for switched power, Red 10A (SECOND down from the blackbox in first row) for constant. Could someone confirm this?

 

[bL1X]

Disregard my last post. I found out you can use the mini taps with low profile mini fuses.

 

[mike.s]

I just hard wired my Roadhawk HD dashcam. I ended up using a fuse tap like this:

Cooper Bussmann/ATM fuse tap BP-HHH-RP at AutoZone.com - 1 reviews

and tapped into fuse 37 which supplies power only when the truck is turned on. As soon as you turn the truck off, the dashcam turns off as well, just the way I wanted it.

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Here's a video sample of the Roadhawk HD. I'm pretty happy with the video quality.

http://youtu.be/o93yXxeNiDE

 

[Icecobra]

I ran a 12 volt feed and used the mini tap from under the hood when I ran the wires for other things all at once. I went with an over the mirror type so it just clips to the factory mirror and adds a 2.5 inch display in the corner of the mirror. I can use 32 GB cards and can record for hours before it overlaps.

Here is a quick video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-n0XEnqpyY

 

[lka]

Haha ^^^

So I've decided to get a dash cam, I've been seeing way too many funny dash cam vids on Facebook in this snow storm..

I was going to go with the gopro hero4 black, will pickup tomorrow I think,, anyone use one of these for such tasks?