dash cam front/rear

paul.j.ghosh · 09-02-2024, 03:46 PM

I was about to buy U3000 front/rear by thinkware and then discovered FITCAMX available on amazon.com as well as directly.

FITCAMX

Which would you pick?

M_Bimmer · 09-04-2024, 12:07 AM

The FITCAMX universal dashcam, Model B, OBD Port, version for $268 looks like the Thinkware U3000 unit, but is about $100 to $250 cheaper depending on who you buy the U3000 unit from ($479 - $568).....

The FITCAMX G12 for $268, that integrated to the mirror and is powered by the wires (rain sensor?) make for a quick, and clean installation, but you sell the vehicle, and don't buy like vehicle, you might as well give the "custom" away with the vehicle.

If video resolution, wifi, and App features are all equal, then the FITCAMX would be the clear winner.

I may replace the current camera (Vantrue N4 3-CH) with the FITCAMX in my '24 G07. Too many wires in and around the rear view mirror on the windshield with the Vantrue camera.

The only issue I really see with these cameras are the rear view camera wiring, where they are routed along the headliner where the airbags are, and the cables provided, are often too short to run along the edge of the floorboards.

JellyStyle · 09-09-2024, 10:03 AM

whats the rear camera look like?
Seems to be a china model, the new Thinkware with battery backup is superior with app, features, detection and more. I have the U3000 front and rear, the features are unlimited with battery backup, that powers it for two weeks while the car is parked, you wont get that with this model they are advertising.

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paul.j.ghosh Private First Class 19 Rep 128 Posts Drives: 2019 M760i xDrive Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: El Cajon, CA iTrader: (0)	dash cam front/rear I was about to buy U3000 front/rear by thinkware and then discovered FITCAMX available on amazon.com as well as directly. FITCAMX Which would you pick?
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M_Bimmer Captain 728 Rep 978 Posts Drives: F02 B7, G12 B7, G07 XB7, 911 Join Date: May 2020 Location: Left Coast iTrader: (0)	The FITCAMX universal dashcam, Model B, OBD Port, version for $268 looks like the Thinkware U3000 unit, but is about $100 to $250 cheaper depending on who you buy the U3000 unit from ($479 - $568)..... The FITCAMX G12 for $268, that integrated to the mirror and is powered by the wires (rain sensor?) make for a quick, and clean installation, but you sell the vehicle, and don't buy like vehicle, you might as well give the "custom" away with the vehicle. If video resolution, wifi, and App features are all equal, then the FITCAMX would be the clear winner. I may replace the current camera (Vantrue N4 3-CH) with the FITCAMX in my '24 G07. Too many wires in and around the rear view mirror on the windshield with the Vantrue camera. The only issue I really see with these cameras are the rear view camera wiring, where they are routed along the headliner where the airbags are, and the cables provided, are often too short to run along the edge of the floorboards.
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JellyStyle Builder of Special Cars 224 Rep 516 Posts Drives: G12 B7,F02 750li,E70 X5M,E46M3 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Dallas, TX \| Farmington, UT \| Gainesville, FL iTrader: (0)	whats the rear camera look like? Seems to be a china model, the new Thinkware with battery backup is superior with app, features, detection and more. I have the U3000 front and rear, the features are unlimited with battery backup, that powers it for two weeks while the car is parked, you wont get that with this model they are advertising.
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