Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsThis dash camera have saved me within the first month; already paid for itself!
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2017
This dash camera has been great. It's easy to setup and use. Right out of the box when it's plugged in it starts recording. I don't like that you have to subscribe to receive the full database for the speed camera alerts, so I just have that feature shut off. I mounted it at the top of my windshield on the drivers side, to the left of my rear view mirror. I had a shop wire an additional 12v power outlet on my drivers side foot area so the power cord from the dash camera would be hidden in the panels, and so it didn't permanently take up a factory power outlet from my car. I had them install the outlet to the 'accessory' wire to the car so it will shut off when I turn the car off and vise-versa.
Right after I had that installed, I found a direct power cord that I could have bought also and just had it directly wired to the car instead of adding additional 12v power outlets. I'm still wanting to switch it though, it'll give it a more professional look.
Here's the link to it:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015VPFN4G/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1E3H9LKJ6BMC8&coliid=IISAL74X6QU57
I wish Garmin would offer a power cord like that themselves.
The dash camera has been great though. The video show crystal clear. It allows you to review recorded videos right from the device. You can take pictures with it as well. You can save the current recording at anytime by pressing the save button. It's just great. I did weeks of research and comparisons on dash cameras before I chose this one. The design, look, cost, size, shape, quality & brand all factored into making my decision. The dash camera does not record audio though, which I wouldn't have the audio recording on anyway but some people prefer to have it. I wish they will come out with one that has a separate camera to mount to the rear window or rear license plate that will either appear just as a nice looking license plate frame or a small camera to stick to the inside of the rear window with adhesive (which by the way is very strong and will not fall down like suction cups). There was one time that when it powered up, it started recording upside down, at least that's what the screen was showing. I didn't look back on the video to see if it actually recorded that way, I just simply turned it off and back on and it was back to normal. Keep in mind that this is an electronic and it might have a glitch from time to time. Not a big deal or even a problem at all, just restart it.
I do roadside assistance so I drive a lot. It makes me a lot more at ease when I'm driving now. In the past, two different people hit my car and told their insurance company that I hit their car, so due to conflicting stories and no supporting evidence, their insurance company denied my claim. Just this past week the same situation happened. When her insurance company was about to deny my claim for the same reasons, I informed them of my dash camera, uploaded the video to YouTube, and sent them a link. They accepted liability hours later. Note that my car has a little over $3k in damage. So this investment has already paid for itself.
So I'm still waiting on them to come out with one that records the rear view as well. As soon as they do I will be buying it immediately.
