Nextbase - 422GW Dash Cam

I also got the nextbase front and rear camera and got a local garage to fit it. [https://nextbase.co.uk/dash-cams/422gw-dash-cam](https://nextbase.co.uk/dash-cams/422gw-dash-cam) Its not 24hours, however you can add in an extra battery to make it 24hr if you want.

I have a Nextbase 422 GW dashcam. Set up is extremely easy and it’s powered through the cigarette lighter/12v outlet. It has an app that’s easy to use as well. I highly recommend it.

They also made a bizarre design choice in making the red save button capture only 30 seconds of footage, with only 10 seconds prior to pressing. The older models used to lock the file prior/after/during the button, press so you’d have two or three minutes of locked footage. They claim that you can just go into the memory card after driving to retrieve clips before or after the 30 second clip…but that would mean after every couple of hours of driving before it gets wiped. For major incidents, fine, you’ll be clinging to that memory card and you won’t be driving away. For less serious things, that’s crap design. The batteries have been universally crap too, I had a 512GW that lasted okay but the 422GW in our other car won’t even turn on without external power. Will get a Viofo when they finally die.

The amount of attention and awareness people have in their driving these days is shocking. Got a traffic light bump over the same period in mine, as well! Driver behind had a good near 2 seconds to react to an emergency stop I made (Reacting to the person in front of me stopping), and still managed to tap me. In both our cases, I’d suspect drivers are doing something other than focus on what’s in front. Anyway, been looking at a Nextbase front and rear (Probably a 422) as a result. I don’t really think these cams will really serve to do much in a stationary incident though, unless you hardwire them onto a separate battery so they can record constantly. The best you might get is a recording of the other car speeding off. Happened when my postie hit my parked Subaru. My other dash cam hardly caught it.