Anyone using Garmin dash cam live? Thoughts or recommendations? Looking for good camera and live parking monitoring. Help is appreciated
thanks

 

Depends on what your priorities are, but if image quaity is high on the list, check youtube for comparisons between top offerings from Vantrue, Blackview, and Viofo...et al. I prefer, and have, Viofo A129 4k. I'll be upgrading to the A139 Pro. Also, 4k isn't always 4k, and 4k @30fps isn't always better than 2k @60fps.

 

Did you have your car pre-wired? I did and wonder about capability for different devices.

 

No. But looking at obd port option and or mirror tap.

 

I'll be recommending any of the BlackVue 4K (4K front, 1080p rear) dual channel dash cams instead. They work so well now, there really is no reason to go with anything else and get headaches or anxieties.

Hook it up to a BlackVue external battery pack (which sits nicely in the glovebox) and plug the battery pack into the passenger side 12V socket to get uninterrupted power, done.

Endless recording. No more hardwiring, splicing, tapping ... That's so 2010 ways of doing things.

I've been using this method since 2016 and recently upgraded to the latest BlackVue B130X external battery pack, not that there was anything wrong with the older B112 version. Just wanted the slimmest and higher battery capacity.

 

How often do you have to charge the pack? Does it only record when it senses motion, or does it continually record? Thanks for the recc, I had a Blackvue in my first 911 and loved it but I never used an external battery pack.

 

The battery pack is "permanently" plugged into the 12V socket at the passenger side, it will draw power to charge itself up when it needs. When it's not drawing power from the car, the battery pack itself can supply power to the BlackVue for over 24 hours without any problems, so overnight trips and things like that will not be an issue. When the car fires up, it will charge the battery pack back up.

The latest B130X has independent bluetooth connectivity within the BlackVue app that shows you the current state of charge and operating temperature to prevent itself from overheating which really is more preventative than actual. I used the previous B112 with none of the "additional cool" features, it just worked and I never ever lost power with this method.

BlackVue is recording non-stop, it never stops as long as it has power. In park mode, it can also record in timelapse mode capturing the boring and surroundings when "nothing" is happening.

I would never go back to hardwiring, splicing into the fuse box, one less problem to potentially go wrong in the grand scheme of things.

 

@RMGT4 installed mine recently, can update. went with garmin based on the pretty mindless app which actually has decent reviews on the iOS store, and prior experience with the mini 2 to the rear.

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