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G1W-C Dash Cam - $42.99 USD Delivered @ Gearbest

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Jay Bee on 27/05/2015 - 00:46 gearbest.com (2708 clicks)
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Price has increased from $40.99 USD to $44.99 USD
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Price has decreased from $44.99 USD to $42.99 USD

Coupon code mentioned by:
melbtiger
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/195799#comment-2779818

Don't forget Cash Rewards for 5.60%
http://www.cashrewards.com.au/gearbest

Costed $54.61 AUD at the time of this post with PayPal.

This is the capacitor model.

Shipping takes 3-8 business days.
On the shipping screen, change the default shipping method to 'Australia Line Registered'.

Highlights:
- Amazing for selfies
- 2.7 inch LCD screen, 1080P FULL HD video
- 12.0MP image resolution
- 120 degree wide angle lens
- 30/60 frames per second for smooth video flow
- Powerful document protection, even in the recording process, the occurrence of sudden power outages, machine damage, etc., video will be intact
- Support HDMI output, AV-OUT(mini USB interface)
- Seamless loop-cycle recording function
- Automatic circulating video recording in driving
- Improve time and date display, no need reset when restart
- Support SD card extension up to 32G (not included)
- This G1W-C use capacitor instead of battery, it is much safer

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  • scrimshaw on 27/05/2015 - 00:49
    +24
    • Amazing for selfies

    Awesome, now I can capture footage of my face being smashed with an airbag in the event of a collision.

    • Hellman109 on 27/05/2015 - 10:28
      +3

      No no the airbag will mean you dont get far enough forward for the camera, disconnect it so your face hits the windscreen and is in the 120 degree view

  • Agret on 27/05/2015 - 00:57
    +1
    • This G1W-C use capacitor instead of battery, it is much safer

    Awesome, I have a dashcam already but might get this one since mine has a battery in it (dunno why they bother, it only lasts 2 min. How can that be cheaper than a capacitor?)

    • hippo2s on 27/05/2015 - 01:02
      -4

      I tend to think batteries as safer than capacitors. Has anyone ever seen a capacity on a mobo short circuit? It literally explodes like a firecracker. On the other hand I have never see a battery explode. If you want dash can with legit battery take a look at Möbius cam, the battery in it lasts for 2 he's, got one last month & love it.

      • luka on 27/05/2015 - 01:37
        +2

        Search youtube for lithium battery fire. A "firecracker" is nothing compared to it.

      • scrimshaw on 27/05/2015 - 01:55
        +7

        This is what happens when a LiPo battery is punctured (Cell Phone)
        https://youtu.be/xTt4C17afO0?t=215

        This is what happens with a Lithium battery pack is dented or damaged (remote control car cell)
        https://youtu.be/gisdMQbtJqk

        Why overheating cells cause a problem for aircraft
        https://youtu.be/joT_iq_D4-0

        Scientific paper demonstrating lithium thermal runaway
        http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2013/ra/c3ra45748…

        Abuse conditions such as overcharge, over-discharge and internal short-circuits can lead to battery temperatures far beyond the manufacturer ratings. At a critical temperature, a chain of exothermic reactions can be triggered. The reactions lead to a further temperature increase, which in turn accelerates the reaction kinetics. This catastrophic self-accelerated degradation of the Li-ion battery is called thermal runaway.

        During thermal runaway, temperatures as high as 900 °C can be reached, and the battery can release a significant amount of burnable and (if inhaled in high concentrations) toxic gas.

        • singlemalt72 on 27/05/2015 - 12:53

          OK so lithium batteries CAN be dangerous … with the tens of millions being carried every day, if it was a real problem nobody would have a mobile phone.

          The primary reason for using a capacitor dashcam is because the excessive heat in the car cabin in a place like Australia tends to mean the battery doesn't last too long. The capacitor does not have this problem.

      • ty2050 on 27/05/2015 - 05:18

        Only polarized capacitors are dangerous, and still, nothing compared to a lithium fire.

        • Hikey on 27/05/2015 - 10:38
          +14

          Flux capacitors can be dangerous as well.

      • Agret on 27/05/2015 - 12:51

        How many batteries do you leave out directly exposed to the Australia sun?

      • tdw on 27/05/2015 - 15:58

        i reckon it has to do with bad quality lithium batteries. use genuine nokia bl-5c's in my dashcams and i'm getting an average runtime of 2.5 hours (about 3 when new). they generally last me a couple of summers until i replace them when they don't run for long enough

    • eug on 27/05/2015 - 09:33

      Awesome, I have a dashcam already but might get this one since mine has a battery in it (dunno why they bother, it only lasts 2 min.

      The point of the battery/capacitor is to allow the camera to shut down gracefully when the engine is switched off, preventing data corruption. Otherwise it'll be like yanking your desktop's power cable while it's actively writing data to your hard disk.

    • Jay Bee on 27/05/2015 - 01:52
      +6

      Actually I fully copied it straight from the text from this older deal:
      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/163009

    • currentfad on 27/05/2015 - 04:33
      +17

      Not sure if whinging about the fact that he has plagiarised someone's work, or about the fact that you're mad that he's getting some internet points that should be yours. If the latter, cool story bro and grow up :))))) Learn to chill out in life and not take things such as "deals" too seriously. We are all here to provide information for each other, not make things "yours" or "mine". That shit's for 2 year olds.

  • edgar28 on 27/05/2015 - 01:51

    cashrewards showing 5.6%

    • Jay Bee on 27/05/2015 - 01:52
      -1

      Beat me by 10 seconds.

  • bleugh on 27/05/2015 - 05:38
    +4

    Very good for a very good cam.

    Only neg is that it's VERY choosy with Micro SD cards,

    Kingston are you're best bet to work first time

    • joeflacco on 27/05/2015 - 08:02
      +1

      I bought a cheap PNY one off amazon and it works fine. I heard it's just choosy if you go beyond 64gb.

    • paizuri5 on 27/05/2015 - 19:08

      My Sandisk 16gb Class 2 works fine.

    • mastablasta on 28/05/2015 - 00:37

      I had memory errors with a Kingston Class 4, but works fine with a Kingston Class 10.

  • f4te on 27/05/2015 - 08:31

    Is it worth getting rearward facing camera as well, or just a forward facing one?

    • WatchNerd on 27/05/2015 - 08:49

      People buy them for different reasons, but mainly it's to prove you weren't at fault in an accident.

      • f4te on 27/05/2015 - 08:53

        I suppose if I do get rear-ended and they drive off I'll hopefully be able to catch their plate as they go past.

    • SteveAndBelle on 27/05/2015 - 14:38
      +1

      I've been considering a front & rear setup myself but none of the dual-channel kits I've seen have capacitors nor do they offer 1080p for both front and rear and the 'better' units seem to be around $300! I'm now considering just getting two of these for each car and running fused 5V power to each. They might be a little large for the rear window though, hmmm.

  • ESEMCE on 27/05/2015 - 08:43

    Interested in picking a couple of these up, but how are they installed?
    Looks like from the same location as the rearview mirror, so how do you run power to them, (ideally neatly)?

    • f4te on 27/05/2015 - 08:51

      You hide the cable around the top and side of your front windscreen, down the side of your dashboard and then either across to your cigaret lighter or you tap into some other power cable within the dashboard (using a 12v-5v converter & fuse). Well that's my plan anyway…

      • ESEMCE on 27/05/2015 - 08:54

        Cable doesn't look nearly long enough for that. You'd need 3m easily, probably more like 5 and even if you had an extension cable, voltage drop is going to be a concern!

        • SmiTTy on 27/05/2015 - 09:27
          +2

          cable is heaps long. I've got one of these and have wired it as mentioned. But not along the drivers side .. it goes around the windscreen to the left along the passanger side, and down and across to the cig lighter. Very well hidden .

          Just make sure that you aren't in the way of any air bags!

        • Tcm9669 on 27/05/2015 - 09:41
          +2

          Cable is long enough for that and you will have to roll up or cut the extra :) I bought one last time this deal was on.

        • ESEMCE on 27/05/2015 - 09:43

          @Tcm9669:
          Awesome, thanks guys

  • dkstorm on 27/05/2015 - 08:50
    +3

    Does anyone kn9w whether these ones are fake or legit? A lot of fakes doing the rounds these days

  • Blockey on 27/05/2015 - 08:50

    Great, been looking for a decent dashcam!

  • Clear on 27/05/2015 - 08:53
    +1

    Tried adding a 8% off coupon and the price jumped up to $63.. :P

  • squaredonut on 27/05/2015 - 09:03

    Thanks, just ordered a few.

  • TimmyShooterB on 27/05/2015 - 09:30

    Thanks OP, have been looking for a dashcam ever since I had an idiot in front of me on a highway (110km/hr) with a mattress tied to his roof. Of course it flew off and I had to swerve to miss it!

  • lowndes8 on 27/05/2015 - 09:42
    -5

    Looking at the box its appears fake. I got the same one from ebay for $40.99 AUD delivered

    • OzBragain on 27/05/2015 - 11:21

      Link or it didn't happen.

  • skyva on 27/05/2015 - 09:44
    +3

    I had one and whilst it worked it took good images in 1080p.
    However gearbest are a pain to deal with if things go wrong. This camera is only average build quality and there are many complaints of it not working when you thought it was, which for a dashcam means it can be useless.

    If anything goes wrong, be prepared to spend $20 to ship it back, then have gearbest mess you around for months even if they acknowledge receipt of the return (which in China is hit and miss).

    But for the price I do not think there is anything else with the video quality. Just do not expect support outside of these forums: https://forum.dashcamtalk.com/forums/g1wx.39/

    • nfr on 27/05/2015 - 11:11
      +1

      Not working when you thought it was, that's a big problem for a dashcam. I'll have to pass.

  • Adamiam on 27/05/2015 - 09:51
    +2

    Thanks for the Australia shipping tip (by the way, you select the option after the PayPal screen + a place order button. Was a bit confused when it was going to show up.

    Been waiting for a cheap price for this! Gear Best have stung me once before with shipping, hopefully they'll be much better this time…

  • Daniel Plainview on 27/05/2015 - 10:13
    +3

    FWIW I've had one of these for around 6mths. Got mine through some other etailer, around $AUD75 delivered.

    Works very well - DEFINITELY worth having as there's been multiple near accidents where other drivers broke rules/common sense and it'd have come down to a PITA his word vs hers + crash site reconstruction. Whereas I later watched back on this and it was there for all to see (e.g others merging without indicating, pulling out infront of me, others not staying within their lane markings).

    Very easy to mount and hide cords in my car (Toyota Corolla). Found it works best with a Class 4 mSD card.

    This is an absolute bargain as the capacitor model is suited to hot temps and so a very good buy for Australians (the camera gets scary hot on summer days so I'd hate to think what it'd do to a lithium battery + possible explosion risks!).

    • jason101 on 27/05/2015 - 12:08
      +1

      YEP - despite description of item stating card type to use, per the many reviews out there on the net - USE A CLASS 4 memory card, higher speed cards give mine grief too.

  • superforever on 27/05/2015 - 10:15

    I have this and want to buy another one for another car.

    Last time I bought it from somewhere else on eBay eStore009 and it works great but I heard there are a lot of fake with difference chipset in it, so is this one real?

    BTW, is there come with mirror mount like eStore009?

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Capacitor-G1W-C-Car-Dash-Camera-D…

    • [Deactivated] on 27/05/2015 - 11:50
      +1

      Comes with the suction mount, but Gear Best do sell the mirror mount separately.

    • tukanglistrik on 27/05/2015 - 11:56
      +1

      Don't think it comes with the mirror mount.

      I had the G1W (which just died a month ago, so I ordered this G1W-C) and it didn't come with the mirror mount. I bought the mount separately afterwards (through another seller) and it works great. No more issues with the suction cup, and it's concealed perfectly behind the mirror.

  • StonedWizard on 27/05/2015 - 10:23

    Does model record even when the cars turned off ?

    Trying to find a model which will record when the cars turned off in case someone hits the car at the shops.

    • superforever on 27/05/2015 - 10:47

      No battery, so no.

      • StonedWizard on 27/05/2015 - 10:58

        Thank you I just saw that !

        Could always run off a battery pack.

    • Lord Fart Bucket on 27/05/2015 - 11:03
      +1

      in case someone hits the car at the shops.

      Or in case someone breaks into the car to get the dashcam?

  • GrandAngus on 27/05/2015 - 10:54
    +2

    Word of warning. Last time I tried to purchase from GearBest. My dash cam never came after waiting for a monthish for it. It took them awhile to get me a refund as well.

  • StonedWizard on 27/05/2015 - 10:59
    -2

    Anyone confirm if this is real or fact ?

  • czking on 27/05/2015 - 11:10

    How about this one compare with A118

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261500676462?_trksid=p2060353.m14…

  • MrGareth on 27/05/2015 - 11:12

    What's the better buy - the Gearbest one, or the one on Ebay from estore009 that includes the mirror mount?

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Capacitor-G1W-C-Car-Dash-Camera-D…

    About $10 more than the gearbest one, but the mirror mount looks a LOT better.

    • f4te on 27/05/2015 - 11:20
      +4

      You can buy the mirror mount for US$2.37 from GearBest too: http://www.gearbest.com/car-gadgets/pp_68511.html

      • jason101 on 27/05/2015 - 12:07
        +1

        +1 for mirror mount.

    • Livert on 27/05/2015 - 11:35

      Bought the mirror mount for my G1W but reverted back to suction mount as it is a lot more discreet (hidden behind mirror rather than under it).

      • MrGareth on 27/05/2015 - 11:50
        +1

        I can't do that in my car, there's that black perforated sticker thing (to block sunlight) around the back of my mirror, and I can't get any suction cap devices to stick on it :(

        I had a dashcam with the suction cap and had to mount it a bit further to the left to get it to stick to the windscreen.

        • Livert on 27/05/2015 - 13:55
          +1

          Suction cup actually sticks to that black dotted sticker with no problem in my car. Try it. you'll see what I mean.

        • chuns on 27/05/2015 - 14:07
          +1

          @Livert: Doesn't stick for me :(
          Corolla 2009 Ascent.

        • Livert on 27/05/2015 - 14:20
          +1

          @chuns: Condolences. Subaru 2013 BRZ.

        • chuns on 27/05/2015 - 14:43

          @Livert: Condolences accepted haha.

        • MrGareth on 27/05/2015 - 16:51
          +1

          Definitely doesn't stick to the black dots for me (2013 FG2 Falcon)

    • paizuri5 on 27/05/2015 - 19:19

      Bought from estore009 a year ago. Can't even use the mirror mount in my Civic because it won't fit. Ended up using the suction mount instead.

  • stargalaxy on 27/05/2015 - 11:43
    +1

    I think I bought one of this in the past and found that it does not stick very well on the windscreen, it fall off after a while (within 30 minutes). Does anyone have similar issue?

    • oliman on 27/05/2015 - 11:53
      +1

      Use your tongue and spit to lubricate suction cap. This childhood trick always worked for me!

      • stargalaxy on 27/05/2015 - 12:21
        +1

        Try that, don't works. I even use strong sticky tape to tape it to the windscreen and it still fall off after a while.

    • WazzaP on 27/05/2015 - 12:05

      It depends where you stick it, if you stick it on the black dot matrix which is around most mirrors it doesn't seem to stick well. On clean/clear glass it should stick fine. You can also get a mirror mount that goes around the arm of your mirror rather than sticking to the windscreen.

    • jason101 on 27/05/2015 - 12:05

      YES - I have the same dash cam - Same issue, excellent cam (for the price), BUY THE OPTIONAL MIRROR POLE MOUNT (so you can mount it to your rear view mirror) its only a couple of dollars more, I also found the suction cap on this unit falls off randomly, 100x better with the pole mount (and looks more discreet both inside and from outside the car).

  • chuns on 27/05/2015 - 12:13

    Comes to $53.78 if you pay in AUD using website currency.

    Good dashcam, I'll be grabbing another 2.

  • edwills on 27/05/2015 - 12:26

    Looks like they just jacked the price up a little??? Dodgy

    • aero11 on 27/05/2015 - 12:28

      Not only that, when you apply a $5 coupon the price of the dashcam goes up about $20…

    • ESEMCE on 27/05/2015 - 12:29

      Price is unchanged in USD.. are you viewing in AUD?

      • edwills on 27/05/2015 - 12:31

        You might need to refresh as it appears to have gone up

  • Danger on 27/05/2015 - 12:29

    Are there any cameras available in market that capture front and rear view together. Googled it but couldn't find any

  • chuns on 27/05/2015 - 12:30

    Price has gone back up… $44.99USD

    • melbtiger on 27/05/2015 - 12:43
      +1

      And now its down to USD $42.99. Looks like some one at GearBest having fun.

    • findcaiyzh on 27/05/2015 - 12:50

      blue one is not changed.

      • melbtiger on 27/05/2015 - 12:52

        Blue is out of stock for a while.

  • edwills on 27/05/2015 - 12:47
    +1

    I think they have been selling so well these guys thought they would now jack the price up a little and they will readjust accordingly. Dodgy is you ask me

    • ESEMCE on 27/05/2015 - 13:39

      Good business if you ask me!
      If they were changing the charged priced but leaving the advertised price, then that's a different story, but increasing price cause demand is high is business 101!

      • edwills on 27/05/2015 - 16:42
        +3

        Good business yes but unethical to have a sale with a specified price and adjust it during the sale. It's a good indication this company can't be trusted and I won't be doing business with them

  • melbtiger on 27/05/2015 - 13:02
    +2

    Use code GBG1W and squeeeeez it down further by AUD $1.32 and remain true to OB spirit.

    • tukanglistrik on 27/05/2015 - 13:20

      I tried GBG1W yesterday and it brought the price up to USD 41.99. With the current price USD 42.99 you'll save $1.

  • bncrbtt on 27/05/2015 - 13:14
    +1

    Got this last time it was on sale. If the temperature was even close to being warm, this thing would sh*t its pants and freeze.

    I contacted gearbest, they offered that I could send it back (my charge) and expect a month or so turnaround or buy a new one at 20% off or so (come on!)

    The quality was great when it was working, but I'd never buy electronics over $10 from them again as warranty is a nightmare.

    • z00m on 27/05/2015 - 15:09

      Is this a known issue with this product? I live in the tropics so I definitely need something that can handle the heat!

      • bncrbtt on 27/05/2015 - 16:20

        I went on google and other people have had similar problems but I don't know how common it is. I'd love to be suggested a different one if anyone has a more quality product? $<150

      • jdr on 28/05/2015 - 21:52

        Had mine about a year (from estore009) and no problems. Was going to get another from the Gearbest Flash sale tonight but was annoyed to see something in a sale (with an advertised promotion end-date) had several price changes during the sale.

        That's just crap. I'm going back to estore009 on eBay.

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