Originally Posted by
Leisesturm
Anyone entitled enough to feel that being flipped off is reason to go out and buy a video camera is probably just the kind of person who would T-Bone a Camry because its driver didn't wait until you plodded through the intersection at 10mph.
Maybe that's some people, but it's not me.
Originally Posted by
gsa103
There are some major difficulties with cameras in terms of usuability.
1) Battery life
Usually ~2 hrs, which means you're always needing to charge multiple times per week.
2) Image clarity & contrast
Most cameras work decently well in bright over-head daylight. Shadows or bright lights tend to cause significant under/over exposure making the video almost useless.
3) Looped recording
How do you stop the recording after an accident?
Battery life, yep, needs to be charged regularly. For me it's not a big deal because I'm charging my headlamp battery with the same frequency. It is annoying though, don't get me wrong.
Image quality really depends on the camera. The one I use exposes correctly when lighting changes, and works acceptably at night. When I have it front-mounted, my headlight is good enough for usable video.
Saving video in the event of a crash isn't an issue as my battery will run out before the memory card fills and overwrites old footage.