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Friday, August 14, 2015

Mobius Wide angle lens dash cam Mounted in right passenger window





I mounted a spare, Mobius cam on the top of the passenger side window, just to see how much coverage I could get.    I wanted the right side mirror in the frame, which allows us to see lane position, and cars close along the right side.
The mobius is pretty small, and discrete, but mounting it the way I did with a suction cup mount is not optimal 'stealth' mode.
I think I'd get adequate coverage with the Mobius mounted a few inches inboard of the window, using an adhesive mount, on the underside of the overhead console.   The camera would be a lot less obvious, also.    
One downside, there are two LEDs that flash on the Mobius when it's recording.  They're fairly small, but noticeable in the dark.  You can turn them off with the software program.   The downside to turning them off?    You can't really tell the camera is functioning normally, and recording.    
I use the Mobius cams 'upside' down, which seems to work better with the available mounts, and the more upright windshields we have in trucks.     
If you view the mobius at a slight angle, the rear LED is a bit hard to see in daylight, at the distances we deal with when one is mounted in a large truck.
With the Mobius mounted at the top of the passenger window, and also angled down somewhat, it was difficult to see the flashing led in daylight.  (No problem at night.)
Moving the Mobius a few inches  closer, (using an adhesive mount on the overhead) will make it a little easier to see.

You're still better off using a forward facing cam if you only have  one camera.   'Side' cameras will expand what you can document.



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