Dashmellow
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Thanks for the input. I appreciate the suggestion of the d'Action 360. I'm currently reviewing it and am leaning towards it.
This isn't something I thought of on a whim, I've researched it as much as I can over the past several years because I've had a unique application. Technology just hasn't gotten to the dash cam market at all. Cameras have remained the same since about '17 and they only add on features you don't need. No real improvements since everyone wants a cheap <$200 camera that does everything. See the exact same crap in the CCTV monitoring market. You have to get a <=1080p sensor if you want any type of low-level light capabilities and still it's pathetic.
At first it was for 1 vehicle that always remains open without security ( no door or top '85 Jeep CJ7 ) but now I have a fleet of 5 with my children driving. Not everyone's life situations are the same. 3-4 channel setups in my kids and wife's vehicles, with wiring running all around, just isn't practical right now. It's obvious that 360 in a single unit will never equal having 4 strategic cams but it's the next best thing for my particular circumstance. Instead of pounding desks, and trying to get everyone to bow to your elite setup, it would be better served to understand the reasoning behind the request. We see it all the time even like the mountain bike forum I below to. Members pounding their desks dictating that you have to use their trail-type carbon fiber frame with 29" wheels, drop seat-post, and 4 piston brakes for ALL types of riding even if you're doing bike park downhill otherwise you're an idiot.
My cousin is a lawyer and I've also reviewed this with her. In our municipality, I can edit the goofy 360 video so that it appears normal on anyone's PC. Heck, even post it on Youtube for them to see with their cell phone. It will uphold in court as long as I supply the original video file showing I didn't DeepFake something on it.
I'm editing video all the time and it's not that big of deal.
I'd just get the GoPro 360 for all of us if I didn't have to rely on my kids to start and stop the recording every time they went for a drive.
I wonder how much research you could have done if you really believe that dash cam technology or CCTV technology hasn't advanced over the last six years or that you need a 1080p sensor dash for decent low light capabilities. Perhaps you haven't seen some of the new low light 2K sensors used in more recent dash cams like the popular Sony STARVIS IMX335? Or the low light performance of the new 4K STARVIS 2 IMX678 sensor used in the recently introduced Viofo A139 Pro. There have been many advances in both CCTV and dash cam technology in recent years. 4K CCTV cams and DVRs are common now and prices are coming down but they were rarely seen and very expensive in 2017.
I find it interesting that someone who is considering the purchase of 5 $350-$550 360º dash cams for his family "fleet" of vehicles and complaining about those who want a decent basic dash cam for $200 is calling others "elitists".
Instead of pounding desks, and trying to get everyone to bow to your elite setup, it would be better served to understand the reasoning behind the request.
How are people who put together 4 channel DIY dash cam set-ups "elitist"? You are obviously twisting what I said. Nobody is trying to make anyone "bow" to anything, much less some sort of imaginary "elite setup".
The goal of my "rant" was to point out the important need to make dash cam video evidence as easy for anyone and everyone who needs to view it in the event of a legal matter or insurance claim. As I tried to explain, I came to this understanding because of direct personal experience in a complicated criminal legal matter involving the submission of numerous CCTV and dash cam videos over time to law enforcement and variety of other entities. Witnessing all the imaginary scenarios some members postulate about what and how they plan to record and disseminate key video evidence makes it obvious that most have no idea what is really involved if and when you are really faced with such a situation.
If you do purchase one or more of these RAZO dash cams I hope you'll post some of your results and perhaps show us how easy or difficult it is to do so. I do find these 360º dash cams interesting and am genuinely curious to see what they can do outside of a trade show environment and I'm sure others are as well.