Why you need a dash cam 01-12-15

Why do you need a dash cam? We are surrounded by bad drivers. Heck, you may even be one of them? Video from a 2 year old Mobius dash cam that has been running 24/7 for the most of the time I've owned it. The Mobius is small, reliable, and produces good video.

Mobius 1080P HD Action Camera - $79.95
from: Spy Tec

Monkey in Loei province, Thailand

Video from a Mobius Action/Dash cam while on vacation in Thailand.

The mobius is a small, reliable dash cam.   It's easy  to pack in your bags and take on vacation and use it in rental cars.

Motorbike riders get dusted by big truck, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Tha...

Video from a Mobius Dash Cam while on vacation in Thailand

Mustang convertible, passing in no passing zone Wisconsin

Video  from a Mobius Wide Angle, and standard Mobius, Dash/action cams.

The Mobius are small, and reliable dash cams.

Car vs big truck Guess who backs off?

Video from a Mobius Dashcam

Where did that car come from?

Watch the white Jetta.

She's not paying attention, no turn signal, and drifts across 4 lanes. 

Watch what happens when she finally notices the car she just cut off!

She's not paying attention, luckily the car she cut off, is.


Video from a Mobius standard lens dash cam, near Charlotte, NC

Nationwide Van Lines trailer 5636 Georgia I-95

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.

NJ Road construction Left lane closing Just have to squeeze by

 This video is from a Mobius dash cam, mounted in a tractor trailer. If you drive a truck for a living, you need a dashcam!

Mobius Wide angle lens video samples (tractor trailer)

The Mobius is a small, reliable, and inexpensive 'action' cam that will also function well as a dashcam.

Mobius lens comparison Wide vs standard, ( tractor trailer dash cams)

This is a 'non technical' example of the different field of views from the Wide Angle, and standard lens Mobius dash cameras.      The cameras are mounted about a foot apart, with each being about  6 inches off from the center of the windshield.

Sugar Cane trucks on the roads of Loei and Nong Bua Lamphu provinces, Th...

Video from a Mobius wide angle dash cam while on vacation in Thailand

SUV uses a shortcut to get around backup on I-70

The first segment of video is from an A118-C dashcam, the second from a Mobius, standard lens dash cams. Both are dashcams I recommend for truckers, inexpensive, and reliable.

Yorkville, IL Car goes around traffic waiting at red light by using l...

Video from a Mobius standard lens dash/action cam.



People who take illegal 'shortcuts' like this person, cause accidents.



Of course, he probably felt he was too important to wait in line for the green light, or too smart.

XTL trailer 531405 I-71 Ohio 07-29-15

I'm not sure if he wasn't paying attention, or just doesn't give a damn?


This video is from a mobius, standard lens, dash/action cam.

Fun with 4 wheelers Big Truck Dash cam video

Impatient SUV passes truck on right, near miss Illinois

This is video from a Mobius, standard lens, dash cam.   The mobius is very small, discrete, and pretty reliable.    It's about the size of a match box, if you remember what those are?

Mobius Wide Angle Motion detection mode

I thought I'd play with the 'Motion Detection' mode on one of my spare Mobius, wide angle cams.



You have to configure this via the software program, and the sensitivity and video clip length are variable.



It works 'OK', but doesn't seem to pick up foot traffic.   These are just 3 clips of many.   The cam will continue to record as long as it has power, and will overwrite the oldest clip when full. This mode may be of some use if you park your truck in a remote area, unattended for a days. While it won't detect somebody moving around the truck on foot, it will pick up vehicles. In this use, the limits are card size, and power. Power should not be a problem in a big truck for a few days. You would probably fill the card up, and loop over the older files if you park for a few days in a busy area, like a truck stop.

Thailand road traffic, trucks, buses, and other

Assorted highway video from my travels in Thailand, earlier this year.    Video is from a Mobius, wide angle dashcam.

White minivan takes a shortcut around slow traffic Covington, KY I-75

Video from a Mobius dash cam in a tractor trailer.