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Car Camera - Road Safety Guard
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Staff writer for safetyissues on 10/26/10 01:50:00
 
Camera - In-Car Camera - Road Safety Guard - Record Scenery while Traveling
When we go out for some skiing this winter, or just to take in the outdoors or
explore the places we visit, you may want to have an in-car camera to shoot the
scenery while you’re busy minding the wheel. Everything that’s out there on
the road may be safely captured in real-time video with the in-car camera that
you can install in minutes (without any special tools). All the images you want
will be filed in a secure memory card that can store up to 2Gb of images
(equivalent to about 5 hours of recording). A 1Gb memory card can hold 2.5 hours
of recording time. You won’t have to worry about power, as it can use 12V DC,
by plugging into your car cigarette lighter, or 3 size AAA batteries.
But it is not only scenery and majestic mountains that can be stored here.
Winter is a very cruel season for driving, and the road conditions may be quite
treacherous. It is good to have a record of driving conditions that you can
provide to law enforcement authorities and insurance companies in the event that
something untoward happens ? accidents just come without notice. You can get
very disoriented after an accident, and you don’t always remember things
before a crash.
The in-car camera, in this case, becomes useful not only for recollection but
also for protection. Not physical protection during a crash, but protection of
the knowledge of the exact road conditions, the weather, and the traffic that
prevailed at the time of a crash. It can also be protection of your financial
health afterwards, since you can use the images taken by the in-car camera as
evidence in case it’s needed.
The in-car camera can give you some peace of mind and a sense of security that
everything on the road as you drive is properly recorded. At the very least, it
ensures your nice memories are safe. And when it matters, it ensures you have a
back-up to your memory. Life has no reset button, think safety.