Connecting dash camera

[caineroad]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Lots of people use iPhones as dash cams. Do a You Tube search and you will see. I don't want to buy an iPhone. If I could get flat fee per day only on the day you use it service WITH UNLIMITED DATA, I might buy an iPhone, but since I can't (and anything else re current use would be a waste of money) I don't want one. Many different types of iPhone car mounts (for different locations) are available and smaller (but still diverse) set of mounts are available for the iPad, including a passenger visor mount. Passenger visor mount = my first thought re location for an iPad as dash cam. The battery life of the iPad (especially the newest one) is another draw. I would prefer not to have a dash cam that has to be plugged in (12v) to get power at all, and don't want to have a one use (dash cam only as dash cam) item. When I exit my car (and am not taking my electronics with me for other purposes) and am at a location where thieves might be lurking (a mall ANYWHERE, or a sketchy neighborhood) I instinctively reach back, pull down my back seat (my headrests are permanently off), and put any electronics under the 'package shelf/cover' (behind the back seat). If it is a really hot day, I'll only bring my 'most disposable' laptop and leave other electronics (except cell phones/smartphone) at home. I wouldn't find incorporating an iPad into such routines burdensome. I just want to know if the quality of the result would be viewable. Thank you for taking the time to reply. If anyone has used an iPad as a dash cam (or even knows someone who has), please reply .

I see.... ok then hope you really dont find it troublesome when it comes to down actual day-day use, cuz i used to have similar setup and just thinking back is nightmare.

i'll let others comment on the quality.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by caineroad

I see.... ok then hope you really dont find it troublesome when it comes to down actual day-day use, cuz i used to have similar setup and just thinking back is nightmare.

i'll let others comment on the quality.

I'm not trying to disregard other people's advice. It's not a matter of deciding I need a dash cam and then trying to figure of which camera would be best. I can live without a functioning dash cam. I would only be interested in using an iPhone or an iPad and, given the sum total of the other uses I would currently have for each device, an iPhone would be a waste of money and an iPad wouldn't be a waste of money.