Can I fit a Dash Cam Upside Down?

[Emmit]

Hi All,

I wish to fit a Dash Cam into the 'van, but, because we have concertina blinds on the front windscreen, there is precious little room between it and the screen. That, and the fact that I don't want to hard wire it in or place it on the top of the screen.

It occurred that I could fit one on the 'clipboard' in the middle of the dashboard (I've sussed out how to do this) but it would mean the rubber sucker would be on the bottom with the dash cam on top.

I'm assuming that that would mean that the image would be upside down. Can that image be turned through 180 degs. by from some settings within the dash cam or what?

All info. gratefully received.

 

[CWH]

Can I fit a Dash Cam Upside Down?

Dunno. Do you have room for a trapeze in your cab?

 

[KeithChesterfield]

Usually the image can be turned 180 deg - have a look at your camera's manual.

 

[Emmit]

Hi Keith,
Thanks for that.
However, I don't want to buy the camera and then find out that it doesn't do the business (in turning upside down.).

 

[Emmit]

Can I fit a Dash Cam Upside Down?

Dunno. Do you have room for a trapeze in your cab?

Can I fit a Dash Cam Upside Down?

Dunno. Do you have room for a trapeze in your cab?

Silly Sod, (but I like you!!!)

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[CWH]

Surely it's not an issue? I'd think that the top of the image/video it receives is still going to be the top of the image/video it shows (ie in the cab, you just see what's in front of you as normal)? And any computer can rotate any image/video as necessary for later viewing?

 

[Bill_OR]

Have a look at the ones that fasten over the rear view mirror. That way you can close the concertina blinds with no problem. I decided to get my power cable installed professionally. In my opinion it was well worth it.

 

[KeithChesterfield]

This is mine dangling upside down -

 

[moulin 87]

Hi All,

I wish to fit a Dash Cam into the 'van, but, because we have concertina blinds on the front windscreen, there is precious little room between it and the screen. That, and the fact that I don't want to hard wire it in or place it on the top of the screen.

It occurred that I could fit one on the 'clipboard' in the middle of the dashboard (I've sussed out how to do this) but it would mean the rubber sucker would be on the bottom with the dash cam on top.

I'm assuming that that would mean that the image would be upside down. Can that image be turned through 180 degs. by from some settings within the dash cam or what?

All info. gratefully received.

We just take the camera off when we close the blinds, don't normally drive with the blinds closed.. refitting takes 20 secs.

 

[Emmit]

This is mine dangling upside down -

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Like your fitting Keith as we have a rear view mirror which is a chocolate T Pot. Would like to get rid of it but haven't seen anything which would change the 'male ball at the end of the mirror into a female to accept the Dash cam. Can you give us any pointers.
Regards

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[Emmit]

Like your fitting Keith as we have a rear view mirror which is a chocolate T Pot. Would like to get rid of it but haven't seen anything which would change the 'male' ball at the end of the mirror into a female to accept the Dash cam. Can you give us any pointers.
Regards

 

[Emmit]

Like your fitting Keith as we have a rear view mirror which is a chocolate T Pot. Would like to get rid of it but haven't seen anything which would change the 'male ball at the end of the mirror into a female to accept the Dash cam. Can you give us any pointers.
Regards

PS where are the electrics?

 

[frogijock]

I have mine upside down and it works ok

 

[Derbyshire wanderer]

My next base 402 can have the view changed to allow mounting under or over the bracket.
I have it hanging in the car and have a separate bracket on the Moho dash and change the settings as required

 

[KeithChesterfield]

What you do is go to that bloke you know who's got a shed full of 'bits and pieces' from taking apart and repairing 'stuff' for a number of years and ask him if he's got anything resembling my 'bits and pieces' to mount a camera - that's if you haven't got a shed full of the 'stuff' already.

The electrics are a retractable plug into the cigarette lighter socket, it's a Fiat Ducato cab, and a thin cable into the back of the camera - after a few miles driving you'll not notice the cable and it isn't in the way of obstructing anything.

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[PeteH]

This is mine dangling upside down -

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Do the standard Blinds Close without fouling?. The previous owner of mine has removed the Mirror but left the "wedge" shaped attachment in place, which would take the fitting if I could get one.

 

[KeithChesterfield]

Picture below of Remis blinds shut -

 

[Jagtazman]

If have next base 402g
It's on the windscreen in my car hanging down
And when I transfer to MH it sits on the dash board ie upside down
The camera auto flips 180 to show image the right way up

 

[Bart]

We just take the camera off when we close the blinds, don't normally drive with the blinds closed.. refitting takes 20 secs.

+1 , ours take <5 secs to click back on

 

[Rapido666F]

My cheap camera has been used upside down for a couple of years, and whilst the view on the computer screen is mildly entertaining, I'm sure that if I ever wanted to USE the footage, then I would print off the relevant frames and they are easy to invert!

However, my new camera has an invert image function, but it will not rotate it through 90deg, which would have allowed for much easier mounting. So we make do as necessary.

I have used both cameras on rubber suckers attached to the dashboard but I now have a bracket fastened to the "roof" and the camera is attached to that with elastic bands, thus making it easy to remove and fasten in the car. However, I've just ordered a second GPS module, which can be glued to the windscreen and the camera fastens into it. One in the car, one in the van: job done.

Gordon

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[The Dotties]

We just take the camera off when we close the blinds, don't normally drive with the blinds closed.. refitting takes 20 secs.

Wish this thread had come up earlier. Explains why my driving style has changed

 

[skylinersi]

Hi All,

I wish to fit a Dash Cam into the 'van, but, because we have concertina blinds on the front windscreen, there is precious little room between it and the screen. That, and the fact that I don't want to hard wire it in or place it on the top of the screen.

It occurred that I could fit one on the 'clipboard' in the middle of the dashboard (I've sussed out how to do this) but it would mean the rubber sucker would be on the bottom with the dash cam on top.

I'm assuming that that would mean that the image would be upside down. Can that image be turned through 180 degs. by from some settings within the dash cam or what?

All info. gratefully received.

YES, You can just fitted the mount for our transcend, upside down on dashboard tablet holder thingy...................but left the cam in the beemer so will sort pics when i manage to get both together

 

[Scattycat]

Why don"t you do like most people do and take the dash cam off the window at night when you pull up the blind?

 

[barsteward]

I've used these for years on the motorbike, excelent quality but not cheap.
Sure if you look through you'll find somthing.
https://www.ram-mount.co.uk/?gclid=CJ7n4ID74dMCFUMcGwodpwsLbA

 

[Stretto Boy]

I'm assuming that that would mean that the image would be upside down. Can that image be turned through 180 degs. by from some settings within the dash cam or what?

Stand on your head to view playback? Turn monitor upside down? Video the images and hold the video camera upside down so that they will be the right way up when viewing.

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[PeteH]

Result!. £5 Fiat Mirror Bracket (virtually any late model Fiat uses the same bracket) from the scrap yard. Drilled and tapped M6 through the Ball that is there when the Mirror head is pulled off. Bolted up using redundant "Sucker" parts.
Now fully adjustable, correct image and the blinds draw and fasten without removing the camera!.

Cable runs above the Blind rails and down behind the Door seal under the dash to the Socket. (about 1,5M usb cable needed).

 

[PeteH]

Have a look here at my Post:-

https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/can-i-fit-a-dash-cam-upside-down.152836/page-2

Pete

 

[Reallyretired]

My camera in the mh has a standard tripod screw mount and is mounted on a neat ball and socket mount fixed to the bottom of the drop down bed so it isn't affected by the blinds.

 

[WynandJean]

I have had three different types, and they all worked upside down. I like the cylindrical type that can be rotated to any angle. They are much more discrete and you don't have to have brackets and wires dangling. We had to mount ours at dash level as we have a rear view camera which uses the only gap in the blinds (no good removing it at night as wiring it in not practical (can't be doing with wires dangling!)

Wyn

 

[Langtoftlad]

Most video players have options to rotate, flip, mirror the content they are playing - so as long as your dashcam outputs a recognised video format [ie not restricted to playback via it's own proprietary software], you shouldn't have an issue inverting an upside down recording*

*with the proviso that any embedded text will then be upside down, or back to front.

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