This Mio MiVue 518 Dashboard Camera includes GPS for video position logging and a microSD card slot to record your driving trips in HD – the ideal way to protect your no claim bonus.
Get yourself an on-the-road eyewitness
This clever camcorder featuring GPS is a compact and simple way to track which routes you've driven, capturing events that happen during your journey.
The MiVue 518 Dashboard Camcorder records a video image of your trip, your direction and speed of travel, and the geographical co-ordinates (altitude, longitude, latitude and heading) of your route. It synchronises these with Google Maps to provide a clear electronic transcript of where you've been.
Special travel features
Event Recording Mode can be especially helpful when it comes to dealing with your no claims bonus or recounting unusual events on the road.
The Mio MiVue 518 has a 3-axis G-sensor detects sudden changes in motion during an event, recording the direction and force of accident impacts. The device instantly saves these as protected files, locking recordings against deletion or overwriting so you can analyse critical moments later on.
High quality video recording
Your Mio MiVue 518 Dash Cam features a bright 5x lens that allows more light in to give you clearer videos, even when conditions are dim. Recordings are captured in 1080p Full HD using proprietary H.264 technology, so footage is sharp and detailed even though file size is reduced.
Enjoy a 130-degree wide-angle view on the road through the camcorder that gets more of every scene in and doesn't suffer from having a blind spot.
There's also a photo mode that you can use to gather further evidence – since the camera has a built-in battery you'll be able to take it out of the car and capture close-up shots for even more thorough documentation of a situation.
Use the intuitive MiVue Manager interface to go through your recordings, complete with a speed control feature. The camera uses its G-sensor to record you driving directions so that post-accident assessment is clearer.
You'll be able to link videos together and share them on sites such as YouTube and Facebook, and organise videos by type and date for speedier searching.
Practical design
A revolving mounting cradle allows you to position the Mio MiVue 518 Dashboard Video Camera in any direction. Use the microSD card slot to insert compatible memory cards for recording (sold separately).
Turn on your car, and the video camera will begin recording. You can keep the device recording constantly in vehicles offering constant power supplies, so you won't miss a moment.
Get the Mio MiVue 518 Dashboard Camera in your car and make sure important travel moments are recorded when it counts.
Top comments
andynicol to Biggunspaul
6 Feb 163#9
Re car in garage, are you meaning if they take the car for a spin?
If so, dash cams come on with the engine and will record on a loop, filling the card and then re-writing over it.
Most plug into the 12v power outlet* but some have an optional accessory of a hard wired kit, enabling it to be hard wired to the battery. This is handy for such an application if you can hide the wires and the fuse box is easily accessible.
Most have an internal battery that does charge, but limited lifespan, i.e. 1 hour say, this enables the cam to be removed from the car in the event of an accident and to take still photos of the scene.
Have a look at 'Techmoans' videos on dash cams here, very helpful in choosing.
*previously known as a 'fag lighter' :sunglasses:
All comments (111)
andynicol
6 Feb 16#1
Mio Mivue 508 also on sale @ £54.00 (from £69) seen here, doesn't have the GPS feature the 518 does though.
andynicol
6 Feb 162#2
Been looking at various brand of dash cams and have narrowed it down to the 518 and the Transcend Drive Pro 200, the GPS data logging of the 518 has edged it for me.
Not many (if any?) cams have the same features at this price point.
19Danny81 to andynicol
6 Feb 16#8
tesco do the 538 for £69 now
Pluun to andynicol
7 Feb 16#62
My Mio ( can't remember the number) has all this AND speed camera warning.
Think it was £120 but I'm more than happy with it.
haritori to andynicol
7 Feb 161#87
you do not want evidence that you were speeding lol..
19Danny81
6 Feb 161#3
There's a couple of my clips on youtube of my 508, picture quality is amazing for the price of a dashcam from a known retailer. there are other cams that appear to be excellent but they only seem to be available from unknowns in china, meaning if they fail you pretty much lose what you spent
19Danny81
6 Feb 16#4
ps. I only bought the 508 because I had £18.50 in tesco clubcard boost vouchers at the time making it £36.50, otherwise I'd have got the 518 from currys when it was £64 in december, tesco didn't stock it
Biggunspaul
6 Feb 16#5
Never had a dash cam and don't know much about them but can anybody tell me if they are capable of recording for a prolonged period of time,for example when you put you car into a garage to have work done over a couple of hours.
Also do they have to be plugged into a fag lighter or do they run off internal battery ? In an ideal world I would like one I could charge up and and do away with it being plugged in constantly.
andynicol to Biggunspaul
6 Feb 163#9
Re car in garage, are you meaning if they take the car for a spin?
If so, dash cams come on with the engine and will record on a loop, filling the card and then re-writing over it.
Most plug into the 12v power outlet* but some have an optional accessory of a hard wired kit, enabling it to be hard wired to the battery. This is handy for such an application if you can hide the wires and the fuse box is easily accessible.
Most have an internal battery that does charge, but limited lifespan, i.e. 1 hour say, this enables the cam to be removed from the car in the event of an accident and to take still photos of the scene.
Have a look at 'Techmoans' videos on dash cams here, very helpful in choosing.
*previously known as a 'fag lighter' :sunglasses:
peterkay11 to Biggunspaul
7 Feb 162#39
Look at getting a powerbank battery to keep the power sufficient enough for long periods of time.
I have mine powering my camera whilst it is parked. It will only start recording once it detects motion. This solution eliminates any worry about the battery running out.
19Danny81
6 Feb 16#6
funnily enough, the 538 is only £69 at tesco direct, integrated gps
19Danny81
6 Feb 161#7
you can get hardwire kits for some cams, they can be set to cut off to prevent flattening the car battery, the mio has an internal battery but many say it may not last beyond an hour. many dashcams aren't easy to "hide" from mechanics though
andynicol
6 Feb 161#10
Do you know the difference between the 518 and 538 ?
I know the 538 Deluxe has speed camera warnings with lifetime updates, but I don't need them due to in car satnav, I can't see the difference between the 518 and 538 tbh :confused:
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Opening post
Get yourself an on-the-road eyewitness
This clever camcorder featuring GPS is a compact and simple way to track which routes you've driven, capturing events that happen during your journey.
The MiVue 518 Dashboard Camcorder records a video image of your trip, your direction and speed of travel, and the geographical co-ordinates (altitude, longitude, latitude and heading) of your route. It synchronises these with Google Maps to provide a clear electronic transcript of where you've been.
Special travel features
Event Recording Mode can be especially helpful when it comes to dealing with your no claims bonus or recounting unusual events on the road.
The Mio MiVue 518 has a 3-axis G-sensor detects sudden changes in motion during an event, recording the direction and force of accident impacts. The device instantly saves these as protected files, locking recordings against deletion or overwriting so you can analyse critical moments later on.
High quality video recording
Your Mio MiVue 518 Dash Cam features a bright 5x lens that allows more light in to give you clearer videos, even when conditions are dim. Recordings are captured in 1080p Full HD using proprietary H.264 technology, so footage is sharp and detailed even though file size is reduced.
Enjoy a 130-degree wide-angle view on the road through the camcorder that gets more of every scene in and doesn't suffer from having a blind spot.
There's also a photo mode that you can use to gather further evidence – since the camera has a built-in battery you'll be able to take it out of the car and capture close-up shots for even more thorough documentation of a situation.
Use the intuitive MiVue Manager interface to go through your recordings, complete with a speed control feature. The camera uses its G-sensor to record you driving directions so that post-accident assessment is clearer.
You'll be able to link videos together and share them on sites such as YouTube and Facebook, and organise videos by type and date for speedier searching.
Practical design
A revolving mounting cradle allows you to position the Mio MiVue 518 Dashboard Video Camera in any direction. Use the microSD card slot to insert compatible memory cards for recording (sold separately).
Turn on your car, and the video camera will begin recording. You can keep the device recording constantly in vehicles offering constant power supplies, so you won't miss a moment.
Get the Mio MiVue 518 Dashboard Camera in your car and make sure important travel moments are recorded when it counts.
Top comments
If so, dash cams come on with the engine and will record on a loop, filling the card and then re-writing over it.
Most plug into the 12v power outlet* but some have an optional accessory of a hard wired kit, enabling it to be hard wired to the battery.
This is handy for such an application if you can hide the wires and the fuse box is easily accessible.
Most have an internal battery that does charge, but limited lifespan, i.e. 1 hour say, this enables the cam to be removed from the car in the event of an accident and to take still photos of the scene.
Have a look at 'Techmoans' videos on dash cams here, very helpful in choosing.
*previously known as a 'fag lighter' :sunglasses:
All comments (111)
Not many (if any?) cams have the same features at this price point.
Think it was £120 but I'm more than happy with it.
Also do they have to be plugged into a fag lighter or do they run off internal battery ? In an ideal world I would like one I could charge up and and do away with it being plugged in constantly.
If so, dash cams come on with the engine and will record on a loop, filling the card and then re-writing over it.
Most plug into the 12v power outlet* but some have an optional accessory of a hard wired kit, enabling it to be hard wired to the battery.
This is handy for such an application if you can hide the wires and the fuse box is easily accessible.
Most have an internal battery that does charge, but limited lifespan, i.e. 1 hour say, this enables the cam to be removed from the car in the event of an accident and to take still photos of the scene.
Have a look at 'Techmoans' videos on dash cams here, very helpful in choosing.
*previously known as a 'fag lighter' :sunglasses:
I have mine powering my camera whilst it is parked. It will only start recording once it detects motion. This solution eliminates any worry about the battery running out.
I know the 538 Deluxe has speed camera warnings with lifetime updates, but I don't need them due to in car satnav, I can't see the difference between the 518 and 538 tbh :confused: