My last car passed 2 MoTs with a camera in the swept area.
It did not obstruct the driver's view, in fact was invisible from the driving seat as it was hidden by the mirror (camera on passenger side).
I have now transferred the same camera to the car's replacement, all wiring is hidden except the 2" where it disappears behind the front of the headlining. The power supply is plugged into a flying accessory socket hidden behind the trim below the glove box, and the lead from the accessort socket is connected to an ignition controlled live (the rear wiper) using a piggy back fuse.
The plug of the power 5V power supply and the socket are wrapped together wth self amalgamating tape to stopped the plug working its way out. The camera comes on when I start up, and goes off when I switch off. The 32GB mini SD card holds about 6 hours of 1080P x 30fps video, consistent with Smileyman's 90 minutes on 8GB.
The camera IIRC is a Mini 0806, no longer available. I had two of these, they tend to fail with overheating. One did, but this one seems OK after nearly three years.
I have just bought a DDPai M6+
amzn.eu/id9nX7e (Amazon) goo.gl/E3jgw5 (Techmoan review).
as recommended by well known reviewer 'Techmoan' which I will fit similarly to my wife's car.
It's a fit and forget thing. I haven't pulled the card from mine since I was stopped by the police for allegedly ignoring no right turn sign in Lincoln in January, so I could see exactly what I had done!
Edited by Manatee on 19/05/2017 at 13:11
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