If you are wanting to more artsy stuff from outside the car, take a look at the new GoPros. You can get an app for your phone that allows you to control the camera without having to run wires.
The standard problem is that you could get 3 of those bullet cams for less than one GoPro. And if you don't want the Black edition then its still nearly half the price of the cheapest GoPro...
Sure its not as good but if I was looking for external footage to use in a video then I'd much rather have 3 cameras instead of one.
I haven't looked at this thread much but I've always been interested in these cameras, I'd eventually like to get one for the Disco, now that I have a 12V splitter and reliable socket to power it.
The Blackvue cameras look very nice and I'm sure they perform very well but like a GoPro the price is too high for me, I'm looking at getting one of these:
Main reason is so I can put the camera outside, run the cable through the sunroof and down to the dash where the recorder will be, I love the view a camera gets on the roof of a car. I'm planning to take the headlining out and paint it anyway so I could attach some clips to hold the cable in place.
It would certainly be more of a toy rather than for insurance.
I have one. Not the best when it's dark, but otherwise works well. Quality seems to vary a bit though, because I had to order a new recording unit due to some Ringmeet related damage and the new unit had much better internal mic and low light abilities.
That's the only issue with these 'cheaper' cameras, quality control isn't brilliant. Do you use the remote record button? How well does that setup work?
I really like its small form factor (can hide it perfectly behind my rearview mirror)
[video=youtube;P-dfvPX0dOs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-dfvPX0dOs[/video]
I didn't quite get what's the point of GPS on that thing? There's no speed logging to be seen or anything? Or is it just ready for some future software updates?These things just keep getting better.
edit: should have watched the whole review... So the answer is: the GPS does not exist yet, even though it states GPS on the cover...
That particular one didn't get a good review from Techmoan: