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Categories: Blogs, Tech Tips

Understandably when buying a premium vehicle, you want to retain the clean exterior aesthetics that the original designers intended and keep the beautiful styling that you have worked hard to buy. Not only can those clean lines be ruined by bumper scrapes and scratches from unfortunate parking prangs, but they can also be ruined by purchasing an unsightly bulky reversing cameras.

Not to worry though, the team at Connects2Vision have worked hard to create a range of reversing cameras that are not only subtle but also blend and merge with your vehicles original styling. We even have a selection of cameras that replace your vehicles original centre rear brake light or boot lid handle making your vehicle look completely factory fresh whilst adding safety and security.

With such a wide array of mounting options available, here’s a breakdown of our top 5 covert cameras.

Reversing Cameras

Boot handle Reversing camera

One of our more subtle camera mounting solutions we offer boot handle reversing cameras suitable for a selection of different cars and trucks. These cameras replace your original boot handle with a combined camera handle solution meaning your vehicles original styling looks are retained whilst increasing safety with a new reversing camera.

Reversing Cameras

Number Plate Cameras

A straight replacement product, our Number Plate camera mounting solutions allow you to keep the clean lines of your vehicle by simply placing a camera behind your number plate with a handy number plate holder attached. An adjacent product to our number plate cameras are our number plate light cameras, these simply replace a number plate light with a camera light combo on a selection of vehicles.

Reversing Cameras

Brake Light Cameras

Our Brake light Cameras are a subtle upgrade that is suitable for most vans and commercial vehicles and many are purpose built for specific models and vehicles. They are available as both a replacement brake light camera package and a camera collar package which simply sits between the body of the vehicle and the brake light. These cameras are perfect for commercial purposes and ease reversing of vans when rear visibility can be limited.

Reversing Cameras

Flush Mounted Cameras

Our flush mounted cameras are one of our most discreet reversing camera offerings as they completely blend into the rear of the vehicle to leave little to no noticeable camera fittings and wires other than the lens of the camera. These cameras are suitable for both cars and vans and are certainly the most subtle cameras we currently offer.

Reversing Cameras

Surface Mounted Cameras

The vast majority of our cameras are surface mounted cameras, this includes bracket mounted and cameras mounted in a housing. Whilst these cameras are not as discreet as our flush mounted camera options, they offer more adjustability and positioning options and still blend into the vehicle’s original aesthetic look.

If you are looking to add or replace a camera and are not sure what options will suit your vehicle best or which camera is most fitting for your requirements feel free to get in touch with our team.

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Categories: Blogs, Tech Tips

Dash cams have become a bigger and bigger talking point over the years, with most motoring commentators recommending the purchase of one for your vehicle. A quick search of YouTube showing exactly why, in the politest possible way, some peoples driving skills are exactly up to standard.

Dash Cams help stop scammers

It’s not only bad drivers that you have to worry about on UK roads though, a growing number of people have resorted to insurance scams to try and get some money out of you. Some scams involve a car slamming on their brakes in front of you causing you to run into the back of them in an unavoidable accident often called a ‘Crash for Cash’ scam. Another popular scam involves a pedestrian diving onto your bonnet as if you have run them down. Both these despicable scams are growing in popularity, but there are many other tactics the scammers use to get into your wallet.

A dash cam can be incredibly useful during these situations as they can help give a true display of events to both the police and insurance companies to ensure your cash stays in your wallet and your premiums maintain their current levels. But that is not all dash cams are good for in the unfortunate event of a real accident they can give you a clearer impression of who was at fault and help the insurance companies decide who to charge for the damage.

Police often request Dash Cam footage

The Police have become increasingly aware of the presence of dash cams and their usefulness. Often when a crime occurs on the roads and they are asking for witnesses they will also reach out to the public asking for drivers to send in their dash cam footage to try catch criminals in the act, sometimes even offering rewards.

Make sure you check out our full range of dash cams to see which is right for you and your vehicle. We have a wide range of cams available with various resolutions, memory sizes and other features.

A good dash cam will feature high-definition recording, ensuring the sharpest image is recorded for use in the future, a wide-angle view to make sure no incident is missed whilst driving, smart phone connectivity is a good feature to look for as often the images can be streamed straight to your pocket ensuring the important videos are saved, it also allows you to adjust camera settings wirelessly. GPS is an often-requested feature to give accurate speed and location details to your recordings. Loop recording is also an essential feature for dash cams as this allows the camera to fill its memory and then overwrite older recording when storage is full ensuring you never run out of memory and you will always be recording when it matters most.

If you have any questions about dash cams or any of our products, feel free to reach out to our support teams.

For more information on any of Connect2’s products feel free to get in touch either through social media, or drop us an email through our contact us page.

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Often discussed, the NTSC and PAL standards are a main topic of discussion when choosing a camera system. In short, you need to know that you will run into several problems were you to mix and match the systems. Thus, we highly advise you to stick to one.  But which one?

First things to know, is that it does not matter if a camera is wireless or wired, when you try to put an NTSC camera with a PAL monitor, or vice versa, you will notice issues with image and sound and quality.

Many cameras today are compatible with both systems. However, NTSC is predominantly used in America, where PAL is most popular in Europe. When speaking of the standard, you are talking about the method of colour transmission. The PAL standard requires two decoders to display video, whilst NTSC only requires one.

It is said that NTSC is less accurate in displaying colour, but more efficient when it comes to power usage. So, which system you use, will entirely depend on your preference and geographical location. One unique advantage of PAL is that these cameras can usually be set to NTSC as well. Meaning that by choosing PAL, you are basically purchasing both.

To know if you are buying the correct system you can always ask the manufacturer where the equipment comes from. If it is the US or South America, it will likely adhere to the NTSC standard, whilst European engineered devices, are mostly PAL.

In short, it is all about compatibility. If you make sure that that the standard on your camera matches that of the devices, you will use it with, you will never have a problem.

At Connects2Vision, we pride ourselves in offering camera kits that give you peace of mind and ensure you buy a kit that’ll work for you.

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Categories: Blogs

A dashboard camera or dash cam is an onboard camera that records the view from your car’s windshield.

They are especially handy to have if you find yourself in a road accident and need video evidence of the incident. And if you are the parent of a teen driver, you can use the dash cam to review their driving skills. Because you know there is an extra set of eyes in your vehicle serving as a witness to not just the road, but you are driving, you are held accountable for your driving decisions.

Dash Camera

Here is what to look for in a dashcam and how to find the right one for your car:

1 | Video Quality

Video quality is key. You want to ensure the recorded footage is sharp enough to make out details such as license plate numbers, people’s faces, the car makes and models and anything else you need when possibly presenting evidence. The higher the resolution, the better. Do not settle for anything lower than 720p. For crisp, clear, high-definition video recordings, go for 1080p full HD.

2 | Make Sure It Fits

Most people prefer their dash cams to be discreet. You also do not want your dashcam to be so big that it obstructs your view. Older model dash cams that were small had limited features. Newer models are not only small and inconspicuous, but they are also feature-packed.

3 | Camera Quality

Because you will want high-resolution recordings, you will also need storage capacity that is big enough to keep up with the amount of footage you will need to record. Aim for 32 or 64 GB of storage to be safe.

4 | Automatic ON/OFF

This is a handy feature to have if you are the forgetful type and might be prone to forgetting to turn on your dashcam. With automatic on/off, your dashcam turns on with the car engine and automatically turns off when the engine shuts off.

5 | Recording Angle

By default, most dash cams have a recording angle of only 120 degrees. So, if you want your recordings to cover more street area on both sides when you drive, find a dashcam with a broader recording angle.

6 | Night Vision

Most traffic collisions and accidents happen at night. While city lights and headlights provide some light, they will not always be adequate to illuminate the scene of a road accident that might occur at night. Try to find a camera that offers super night vision.

7 | Thermal Protection

The right dashcam for your vehicle also depends on where you drive. If you drive in a city where you experience cold spats, heavy rain, or heatwaves, you need a dashcam which has integrated thermal protection. And if you want your vehicle protected even when it is off and parked, why not choose a parking surveillance camera which enables motion and impact recording.

Connects2Vision has a wide range of dashcams that have exactly what you are looking for. From motion detection to night vision, choose the camera that is right for you

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