Garmin - Dash Cam Mini 2
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Last updated: Aug 1, 2025 Scoring
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"I am keeping it for its compact size and the fact that I don’t see it at all while I am in the drivers seat."
"No issues, it's so small it's out of the way of the eyesight."
"Very stealthy ... Invisible!"
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"I am keeping it for its compact size and the fact that I don’t see it at all while I am in the drivers seat."
"The harness made installation simple. ... I’ve been really happy with the setup…so much so I’ve put in 2 other cars."
"My wife found jumpers that plug into the rear view mirror harness on Amazon. Amazing."
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"reliable ... I've ran Garmin for over 10 years and had 0 failures/issues."
"they've been reliable as all hell after three years"
"My Garmin Mini 2 is going strong. ... the camera is still working like a charm after 3+ years."
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"Saved me $10k when I got sideswiped by a UHaul."
"It save my butt when someone hit me over the summer and tried to pull a fast one."
"I've actually already passed on one piece of footage to a young girl who was smashed into by a Jeep, and her insurance cleared her with no fault. ... They produce pretty good footage for what they are."
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"Great quality. ... The Garmin quality is on par or better for a fraction of the $$$."
"videos I have downloaded from the card show up as 2560x1440 resolution. ... In daylight, reading signs and even license plates is very easy on the recordings I have checked."
"if you add the polarized lens the quality is great"
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"But it has shit quality so you can't even make out license plates that are right in front of you."
"I think it's terrible tbh, in my experience it's way too blurry to read a plate, not good at all. ... Someone brake checked me, so got very close to my bumper, and I STILL couldn't get their license plate when I put the SD card in my computer and went frame by frame zoomed in. Daytime video. No chance at night ... not good enough to read license plates if youre hit and run."
"I wish it was a bit clearer because I got a hit and run overnight and I couldn't read the plate (it was also raining)"
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"App is extremely slow, you have to use it to view the videos, takes 15s to connect to the camera then maybe a full minute to download a 30s clip."
"getting the app to connect and pull videos from inside the car is a total pain in my ass."
"the app is hot garbage. ... Found out it won’t work when wireless CarPlay is connected so that needs to be shut off every time I want to use the app."
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"But it has shit quality so you can't even make out license plates that are right in front of you."
"Nothing but problems. Every day it was something. ... it just plain wasn't recording most times. ... That was the last straw."
"It’s straight ASS and mine is defective after a year of usage. ... DONT BUY IT. ... Sincerely, someone who spent $109 for it and cant get a refund."
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"I did notice that if the truck is going to sit for a long time, the battery will drain. ... My truck will sit for weeks from time to time and I came home to dead battery once. ... If I’m leaving for a while or going to be driving my car for a while, I simply unplug the camera."
"I am strongly considering upgrading to a constant power cable though."
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"Can’t turn the record lights off so you just see a red light all the time. ... if you want to record audio a red light needs to be on, and then there is a second more giant red light that is always on. ... And to cover it may be difficult as it’s right where two buttons are."
"Garmin Mini has two red leds that cause that sensor to think it brighter than it really is."
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