Along with its sharing tools features which allows you to upload video footage to your phone or tablet via the Nextbase app. At that point we praised it for offering great quality video and the possibility of adding a rear camera in the future.

I also use the 512 in another vehicle, although not the rear camera that stays permanently in my vehicle. So assuming both units are plugged in all the time, when switching on, you would still get that prompt ie where the pip should appear? Please select 'Mass Storage' on the Dash Cam screen and then OK so that only that displays on the screen.

Like the 412GW, the 512 has a 3in screen with a resolution of 960×240 and uses touch-sensitive rather than physical buttons. You do get an additional mini-USB for attaching a rear camera, although Nextbase currently doesn’t offer such a device in its range. We supply memory for mobile phones and digital cameras specialising in a vast collection of SD Cards, Micro SD Cards and USB Flash Drives. n ow and again it freezes not helpful when you are counting on it to record in the event of a crash, might be solved with a firmware update but not had chance to do it. This footage can be easily accessed should you need to deal with your insurance provider or the police in the event of an accident.

This Rear Cam will record simultaneously with the Nextbase 512GW to record at full 1080p HD when connected onto a single micro SD card. The healthy data rate and Full HD resolution provide footage that’s faithful in colour and relatively devoid of artefacts. There’s also an auto-dimming feature which lowers the screen brightness at night (or in low light) and another new one: time-lapse. This will detect sharp motion, indicating an incident, and will mark the current video recording as an emergency, which will guard it against being overwritten.I adjusted the rear camera angles today and it just stopped working, plenty of slack to connector so it’s not damaged the cable when adjusting.

Come dusk or night and – as with all dash cams – detail levels drop and things become much less sharp. Whether it’s your drivers fault or not, by having the video footage from a Nextbase Dash Cam, the claims process can be reduced from months, to a just a few days. Also, in a standard hatchback, 6m is way too long, so you’ll have to find somewhere to ‘lose’ around 2m of it.Navigating through the various settings menus is simple since everything on-screen is clearly labelled. Since then, Nextbase has developed quite a large range of dash cams, so it’s a surprise that this is our first experience of the brand in this area – although we have come across the company’s other products, for example with the Walking Cinema Portable DVD Player. The dashcam also offers a time lapse mode, which allows for recording at a lower frame rate over an extended period, maximizing memory card capacity.

Perfect solution would be to assume a default position for rear PiP so no question is asked at power up, and add the ability to change the default PiP position to the menu system (left/right/never). Once you’ve found the clip you want, it can be downloaded in high definition, then uploaded to the web or sent to an insurer.This could be a useful feature if you need to take some shots of damage at the scene of an accident, although the images aren’t very high resolution. With instant evidence to back up any insurance claim, insurance company can not charge fee with you if the evidence shows you are innocent. Nextbase provides two mounting options in the box: suction cup, or a 3M-supplied adhesive patch for a more permanent connection. Again, decent enough quality for Full HD, but it’s a shame they don’t use the full resolution at which the 512GW is capable of shooting in video mode.