Compatible car cams

**raleigh3** · May 18th, 2017

Are there car cams that produce files compatible with Ubuntu ?

**Autodave** · May 18th, 2017

Ubuntu (with appropriate free) programs is capable of playing just about any type of audio or video file I have ever come across. Google the one(s) you are thinking about buying and see what format is used.

**raleigh3** · May 19th, 2017

I can not find any cams that list the file format.

**mastablasta** · May 19th, 2017

Originally Posted by raleigh3

I can not find any cams that list the file format.

when you find the one you like check their official websites for the codec they use to encode the film.

**Autodave** · May 19th, 2017

I found that Cobra generally uses .mov format. That is easily used in Linux. The others that I attempted to check did not list the format.

This is what I would do: look for the one you want: go on the web and see if you can d-l the owner's manual. (They are usually free and in PDF format and available from the manufacturer.) I am certain that the manual will give you that info.

**efflandt** · May 19th, 2017

The only thing you may need to install is exfat-utils (which also installs exfat-fuse) if you use SDXC (SD or microSD larger than 32 GB). Other than that Linux should be able to view most any video file type.

**raleigh3** · May 20th, 2017

thanks for all the help.

I thought about using a CCTV camera that I have.

It has a DVR.

I would need a power inverter.

But I am worried about the temps inside my car.

Sometimes it gets to 130 degrees F.

Not sure if it would hurt the dvr and camera ?