Garmin - Dash Cam Mini 3

I have a garmin mini 3. It takes great video but its slow to connect to from your phone via wifi. I have a viofo a119 mini in another car but I don't think the angle would be right for a rear dash cam. The garmin mini 3 fits really well and isn’t too intrusive. https://preview.redd.it/pczycgw1xaue1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f49e58449e8e04300a899d96dc382dd4a632b11

I use Garmin cams. I have a DC47 in my car and I think the one in my Silverado is a Garmin Mini 2 or 3. Both do the job.

Got a 2016.5 CX5 about 2 months ago and I have done: - StartX remote starter (easy to install) - Apple Carplay/Android Auto USB hub installed (super easy to install as well) - Switched to LED interior lights - installed ambient lighting (hardwired. footlights and one strip on the dash. Kept it simple to not be too annoying) - Dashcam with dongcar adapter (Garmin mini 3) What I plan to do in the near future: - change brakes and rotors (need recs) - add OEM roof rails and cross bars - add a trailer hitch (need recs) The car is super easy to work with and install stuff on. I'm a first time car owner with little to no experience with hardware stuff at all (still don't know the difference between a socket vs ratchet wrench). So if I can do it then anyone can :D

I use Garmin’s dash cam mini (ver 2 & 3) & a dongar adapter to tap into the rear view mirror’s power.

garmin mini 3 with the dongar cable. Tuck it up behind the passenger side of your rear view mirror and its basically invisible and runs in the background. Honestly forget i have it until I see questions like this come up in this sub haha

Having good luck with the Garmin Mini3

I have the Mini 3, and I have its usb power cable running down the driver side window trim, under the driver dash, under the mat and to the power plug in the arm rest, but I have a large USB battery pack its plugged into that'll keep the camera running for over 24 hours before dying with the car off so I get a little peace of mind while parked.

Bitrate matters just as much as resolution for moving instances, plates are pretty big. Unfortunately for most cameras no way to actually know this until you test the camera. My Garmin Mini 3 can read plates of oncoming cars on 60kmh two way roads despite being 1080p because the bit rate is high, so it doesn’t smudge moving plates.

if it’s just for insurance/determining whose at fault I’d go for a Garmin Mini 3. I have two one front and rear, they sync to each other, the app is basic and simple, the quality is more than sufficient (can read plates of oncoming cars on two way lane interurban 60kmh road) and field of view is good. Microphone is mutable via button which was a must for me and you can disable all the annoying beeping and shit. SD card easy to eject if you wanted to swallow it for some reason and Garmin makes a nice auto cutoff OBD port power supply, good parking mode. Good customisation for park mode, record not record, sensitivity. No over the top stuff, no geeky batman gadgets, no fugly screens just camera record and camera save and affordable plus invisible behind my rear view mirror which was a must. It’s 1080p but high bit rate so it’s good. Yes it doesn’t have GPS so no speed, but for me this is both a positive and non-issue. Firstly insurance doesn’t need to know if i was theoretically speeding, and if i want to know my speed i’ll pull up google maps and calculate it manually distance over time. I have gotten a real officer fine withdrawn this way using the Mini 3 (it also bang shotted him clearly not even aiming the lidar gun at me on the side of the road and he had his body cam turned off but that’s another story) Only complaint is setting up them was a little buggy (had to close and reopen app) and downloading footage over wifi is slow and not easy to snip a small clip but those are one off issues, not daily problem.

I’ve had the Garmin Dash Mini 3 for about a year and it’s worked great. If you buy the dongar harness, you can power it from your mirror and never have to worry about wires to plug in.

I have a Garmin Mini 3 - and prior to that, in my last vehicle, I had a Garmin Mini 2. The 3 comes with a polarizing filter already on the lens. I'm sure it's not the best quality camera out there, but it's small, discrete, and I've always had a positive experience with both units. I only bought the 3 because I couldn't find where I put the 2 (I thought we had thrown it away in our garage cleanup effort). Literally like two days after I got the 3 installed, we found the 2. So I put that in the wife's car.

I have a Garmin mini 2 and mini 3. I like them and they do their job.

I think the Mini 3 is better

Neither of them are good cameras at all, but they do offer the best form factor. Low quality camera, but amazing shape and size.

Garmin Mini 3 (ik heb 2), kan je op parkeermodus zetten via de OBD poort en permanent laten filmen, alles is op je gsm te bekijken nadien. Binnen budget.

I got a Garmin mini 3 as part of a Black Friday bundle on Dongar. It works super well and I don’t really go back to check the videos, but you do need to make sure you turn off CarPlay to be able to connect to the live feed and it will be so. Excruciatingly. Slow. But if something were to happen and I needed that footage, I’d sit in the truck and wait for as long as I needed. It’s really just to make me feel better that I’ve got it recorded, even if it takes 40 years off my life to download the video

I love my Garmin Mini 3. Got them on sale for both of my cars. Straightforward and easy to get going. I only have front mounted ones but with the loser lifted trucks in this city that love to tailgate 3” from your car, I might get rear mounted ones too. However, good old Alberta and the “no license plates on the front” to keep tailgating alive!

Garmin Mini 3. Very small and discreet. My the power cable is USB C to USB that hangs vertically from the camera to the USB port in the lower center dash. 

I’ve got Garmin mini 3’s, Pretty solid and also super small and discrete. I didn’t want anything with a screen and I’m happy with their performance thus far.

Garmin Dash Cam Mini 3. Simple and reliable. I’ve had previous models on all my trucks since before covid.

Put a Garmin mini 3 just to the right of the rear view mirror up high. That would work great with that 10 pin connector.

I just got the Garmin Mini 3 for the front. It’s been great so far. Nice and small to hide behind the mirror. Also ordered a Dongar adapter for the clean look. Thinking about getting a Mini 2 for the rear

I have the Garmin mini 3 for both front and back. Place it behind the mirror. Shouldn’t be a problem with the eyesight. A dongar adapter will help with a clean looking install so you don’t have wires everywhere. I have a 24 Forester Sport

I use the Garmin Mini 3. It’s simple and small. Also get a Dongar adapter to run power from the rear view mirror.

I just installed a Garmin Mini 3 using a Dongar adapter. Pretty straightforward install.

garmin mini 3 love mine!!!! with the obd2 adapter like someone said

The best-ish ones go in the $1000+ range for the front and back cameras installed. I've been using Garnin Mini 2 &3 for a while now. They are in your price range, are from a good brand, the performance is decent, and are not too bulky. You can save some cash if you spend some time doing a DIY hard-wired setup.

Garmin mini 2 or 3 Tiny and has No annoying screens or startup jingles 

I got a Garmin mini 3 cause it doesn't have a screen, the brightness from the screens keep interfering with the eyesight

Type s 401, the a229 viofi, and one other that gets recommended a lot on the dash cam sub. Sometimes just randomly my eyesight would bug out or just not work all together such as lane departure and "obstacle detection" which I just decided to go with the Garmin mini because a lot of Subaru owners (at least people who own newer models) recommend the Garmin because of the no screen which I so far have not had issues with. Oh and my car is a 2024 Subaru Crosstrek. I was worried the anti collision would randomly activate on me and slam on the brakes

Buy a Garmin mini 3, I switched my viofo for a Garmin mini 3 and I'd say it's much better

Haven't had an issue with the 3 and they have warranties, it also the only thing that doesn't throw my eyesight off at night. Also what sensors?

Yeah... That's generally due to bad/aftermarket power cable or plug, bad/cheap SD card, and sometimes a bad software update wich factory resetting it fixes it.

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Garmin Mini 3, front and back. I work nights and put a MiFi in my car that provides a WiFi connection to the Mini 3's. I can remote in to both of them at any time and if something triggers them, I get notified and the video goes to the vault where I can view, on the spot. It's pretty incredible.

I've been using the Garmin Mini 3 dash cam in my new 2025 Rogue and really like it. It's about as small as dash cam as you'll find, and works very well. All in, with a 256GB SD card and Garmin Constant Power Adapter (ODB2) was less than $200. My son in law has 3 vehicles, 2 with the Garmin Mini 2 and 1 with the Garmin Mini 3, and is a big fan.

It's been replaced by the Garmin Mini 3. Same size. I've got one in my new 2025 Rogue.

I'd suggest the Garmin Mini 3 dash cam. Combined with the Garmin Constant Power Adapter (plugs into the ODB2 port for power) and an SD card should be right at your budget. I've got them in our 2025 Rogue and 2025 Forester and they're solid (and tiny) dash cams.

I like the garmin mini dash cam 3, I got the ODB power adapter and set it to 10 mins so it doesn’t drain the battery. If you want 4k then I’d go red tiger f7n touch and up to you if you want the rear camera. I would recommend.

Garmin Mini 3. I love my Mini 2. It’s small, has one button to save recordings, stores a ton on its internal miniSD, and the app works well.

I used VIOFO dash cams for years, never had a problem. Wanted to try Garmin, got the x110 with parking guard. A few times it would freeze up, I sold it after a few months and put my A119 back in and not looking back. I put a garmin mini 3 in my daughters car and one in my parents car. No issues that I know of

Halfords were selling the Garmin mini 3 for EUR 130 last week and it comes with a 16gb SD card. It's a great little camera, if space is tight, and the app is actually good.  I also bought a nextbase piqo 2k before that but I couldn't get it to fit without being in the way of something. It was only eur 120 but you have to buy a card. The next base app looks good but it's a bit slow. I had a Garmin mini 2 for five years before that and it was a great little device but I think I pulled it out of too many cars and the cable was mangled so I thought I'd treat myself to a new camera on my new car. The nextbase is going in the wife's car and my daughter is going to buy a new cable for the mini 2 for her own car. It all worked out in the end, all 3 devices are quite good. 

Idk even remember how old my 1 is, but it’s going strong. Got the 2 as a rear for my truck, zero issues and my wife’s car has a 3 in the front and 2 for the rear, both within a year but never had an issue with Garmin yet.

I have a Garmin Mini 3 in my civic. Video quality is ok, I like the small form factor.

I have a Garmin X310 and Mini 3. The newer Garmin dashcams with 4K recording are great but they are indeed pricey. Their app UI is some of the best I’ve found, it just works, compared to most of the other Chinese brands that can be clunky, annoying, and not as polished. That said, I would definitely agree with u/as_1409 and find some of the better well known and more affordable Chinese brands such as Viofo, Vantrue, Thinkware, BlackVue, etc. Perhaps later in the future once you have some disposable funds you can check out Garmin :) You can also save on installation costs by doing it yourself. It is not difficult. Just plan accordingly and have the tools you need. I’ve installed dashcams in all my cars. If you want a fun weekend project I can certainly help answer any questions you may have.

I have a garmin mini 3 in my 981 cayman. Wired into the passenger footwell cigarette lighter and is super discrete. The dash cam itself is tiny so it tucks in nicely behind the rear view mirror. It’s great if you want a camera in case of an incident, like I do, but is a pretty basic unit with average camera quality. I recommend it because it’s hard to notice and gives you that peace of mind in case

I got two Garmin Mini 3s. One for the front, one for the back. Small enough to be nearly completely invisible and running the wires to power was unbelievably easy.

Combo came with dash cam, specific model adapter, and memory card. Easy plug and play clean install. Can’t see wiring or camera from either front seat. Powered mirror turns it on and off when truck turns on and off. Not crazy video quality but good, cheap insurance living in a metroplex.

Not sure what you mean. This camera does have a screen for viewing.

Rear view mirror completely blocks it however that’s how I intended it to be. You can likely adjust to see a rear screen if you have one that has that.

I have a garmin mini 3 in my outback, and it's super easy to install with a hardwire kit. A rear camera would be nice to have, as they can settle edge cases ( like if someone rear ends you when on their phone and tells the cops you break checked them).

Just ordered the mini 3 as my first dash cam. Connecting it to a pass through charging power bank so I can get up to a couple of days recording while parked. Power bank connected to cigarette lighter. Top tip I saw on YouTube, you can simply plug a usb cable from your phone to the Dashcam and transfer files significantly faster using a MyFiles or similar file manager app on your phone. Apparently the WiFi transfer is a bit slow. Many times faster by just plugging a cable in.

Got this. Hardware is great. App is appalling. Doesn't connect. Vault subscription doesn't work. See the downward App review trend on Google Play. Cancelling subscription and returning to Amazon. Think I'll try Nextbase. Could have been great.

Garmin Dashcam Mini 3. Pricey but very compact and only consumes 1.2 to 1.8W. I've connected mine to a pass through charging powerbank rather than the 12V battery always on. Cigar lighter adapter charges the Powerbank when ignition is on and it passes power through to the Dashcam. 1 week of park mode. 3 to 4 days of continuous recording. I didn't want to risk flattening the 12V battery with an always on connection not did I want just 12 or 24hrs of operation. Built the system for about 250 bucks. Though may add an LTE capable camera so I can remotely check a live feed. Note, a Dashcam makes negligible difference to your range. They are powered from the 12V battery. And although this is charged from the traction battery via DCDC conversion (or the ICE generator to the traction battery) even if you had 10 Dashcams you wouldn't notice more than a fraction of a mile difference on EV range. It's in the noise.

I got the garmin drive dashcam. I actually have two- one in the front windshield and a mini one in the rear, because a majority of car accidents are getting rear ended which a front windshield cam will miss. I like the garmin ones because the app integrates the two cameras to show a single video with both front and rear views. Plus it has a parking mode so if someone hits your car when it’s in a parking lot, you can see who it was.

The only thing you’d be missing is if someone hits you in the front while you’re parked. The rear cam won’t see it. Yes both are hardwired, but I haven’t had an issue with battery drain. Yes both do have to be hardwired so there is a one time expense there. I had to take it to an alarm/radio shop to get it wired up. Honestly a good idea regardless because if you try to do it yourself, unless you remove the A pillar, the wire will be in front of the airbag which could cause issues if you’re in an accident.

I had two Garmin Mini sensors fail after a short time. Which sucks because they're the most subtle form factor cam on the market. Everything else is bulky and ugly (see OP's photo) which ultimately is an important consideration for something that I want to keep hidden from sight. I really did love them...while they worked, at least. Went with Viofo for the replacement and am happy so far, while keeping my fingers crossed.

Garmin mini on sale right now. I've had no issues with it.

I use a Garmin Mini and just hide the wire along the top and side panel and connect the USB to the passenger charge port. Works fine for me!

I like the Garmin Mini or Mini 2 because it doesn't have a big ass screen to take away space from my window screen, particularly as one of my cars has a very small window.

3rd Gen here, not sure if it's the same on other gens. But I have the Garmin Mini and the mirror plug and it's an extremely easy install and the camera is good. I have one of the older versions of the Mini so I'm assuming that in the newer versions it has an updated camera.

https://preview.redd.it/ffu40m6eg39e1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=218c46f90014349b35dd77d00ae29f1bb2fdd32a If you wanna do it without splicing anything and don’t mind spending the extra cash go with the garmin mini + constant power cable. Just tuck the cable in the head liner and behind the weather stripping in the door all the way to the obd port. Edit: The constant power cable has two ports if you ever wanted to add a rear camera as well!

I have had very bad luck buying dashcams from brands I never heard of. For the last couple of years I have been using Garmin minis. I have one on the windshield and one in the back window. No GPS or screen but they are tiny and unobtrusive enough to leave on the windshield when parked in the city and take razor sharp video. I have never had a corrupted file or the problems accepting certain SD cards like I have had with others.

Garmin Mini , direct wire to fuse box

I'm running a Garmin mini with a dongle to connect it to mirror power so I'm not running cables. It's been great & you can connect multiple cameras and sync them in the app

I second the Garmin mini.

Whatever you do don’t buy the Porsche dashcam. Hot garbage. The garmin mini is my favorite because it’s tiny. I just used a 12v to usb mirror tap and pushed it into the power and ground for the rear view mirror connector up in the overhead console. It’s easy to get in there.

Garmin hd mini. Got it on sale on Amazon for 50 bucks A couple years ago. Comes with a little ball and slot attachment you can just pull it off and store it if you need to, I also use window shades to block the sun.

I run two Garmin Minis hooked up to the OBD port with Garmin's easy install thing. Extra long cable for the rear. Wires tucked under head liner and the rear wire ran through the rubber hatch boot. Very clean install.

Check out the Garmin Mini dash cam. Mine is mounted behind the mirror so it’s discreet, doesn’t affect my field of view, and doesn’t interfere with Eyesight. I have one in the rear window too.

I have the mini, but have never had an incident that required me to pull footage or anything. But set up was easy, and it’s small so it doesn’t bother me at all. It’s been my one and only dash cam so I don’t have anything to compare it to. Sorry this isn’t much help, but I just don’t have anything to complain about.

Picture quality seems great. But I’ve never had to use it to look at someone’s license plate or anything. Pulling footage is easy, you can either do it from the app or just download it from the microSD card.

Garmin mini installed by car detailer for free during a regular detailing. Super cheap, serves all purposes.

Garmin Mini with the hardwire kit - you cant see it from the drivers seat. It has its flaws, no screen, 1080 max resolution, app is slow to respond… BUT i got it to have something to show my POV if I ever need to defend a they-said-i-said issue. Bonus it can integrate with the trackattack app and/or be used as a footage overlay when combining the telemetry and video in RaceRender. There are better cameras with dual channel out there but this one suits my need and thankfully I’ve not needed it.

I use Garmin mini

Garmin mini is a great cam. One of the best ultra discreet cams

Nothing I’ve found is perfect. After several Viofo failures/issues, we tried the new cheap little Garmin. The LED’s on it are big and bright, which I find annoying, but my wife does not.

Garmin Mini for size, function, reliability, price and reputation.

If you do find a dash cam you want and it doesn't have an obd connector you can get a generic one like [this one](https://a.co/d/1MSWjPu) and it will work. I got one for my Garmin mini and works great

I’m on my third Garmin dash cam mini replacement in a year. Not overly happy with it. They now want to replace it with a new model. That means I have to buy a new anytime cable and the old cable and other accessories I bought are a loss.

I have a Garmin Mini with a USB C to A convert I had sticking around. Works great.

Get the Garmin mini dashcam and a very nice (don’t cheap out, this thing will potentially hold legal evidence for you) 64gb or more SD card. This thing could save your ass in court, so don’t cheap out on the camera either. $99 gets you a reliable Garmin dashcam that is always recording and will save the last 30 seconds of footage (plus anything after activation) if you press the button, activate it with your voice, or its impact sensors get triggered. I drive in the city and can’t believe I drove so long without one. Plus it is super small and mounts perfectly behind the mirror.

My Garmin mini is unobtrusive and gets the job done. Less frills than some, but it works well

I have the Garmin mini and it’s good

I installed mine. It wasn’t confusing or hard. I’m using a garmin mini which is pretty small which I like. Just take the long cable and feed it around your door paneling, and around so no one can see the cable at all. Took around 5 min to put up.

I have been using the Garmin mini camera for a long time now. Video quality is excellent, the connection to the cell phone works really well, it's a little too far from my house when I'm parked to connect to the house Wi-Fi. The lens is really good. I would buy it again except for one thing, the Wi-Fi in the camera interferes with the Wi-Fi in the car and there's no way to turn it off, or to change the band.

I've been rolling with the Garmin Mini on my 2021 Taco for a couple of years now; I often forget it's there, which is the way it should be.

The Garmin mini is extremely small. It doesn’t have a screen and you need to pull things off manually but for emergencies it’s perfect.

if you want a tiny hidden dash cam to record if an accident happens i’d get a garmin mini

I called Volvo about installing a dash cam and they said not to put it near the radar system as it can interfere with it ! I installed a Garmin mini on the driver’s side. The manual shows a risk area around the radar system - indicated by a red line.

I never installed it by the radar, avoided it due to Volvo advice and other folk reporting issues!

I put a Garmin mini dash cam in the wife’s Highlander using the mirror tap for power and a rearview mirror mount. In my pickup I run a 2 channel VIOFO. Thought I needed one with a screen but finding out it’s not that important. I like that the Garmin connects to home WiFi and automatically dumps saved videos.

Garmin mini because I don't want to see it, I don't want others to see it and it's only purpose is to show I was driving correctly if something goes wrong.

Before buying mine a did a quick YouTube search and found some sample videos. These days most are pretty good. I like the garmin mini’s because they are very unobtrusive.

I've had the Garmin mini...small, but not the easiest to connect to unless you just take out the SD card to view clips...my preference is Vantrue...much more user friendly for viewing in my experience..great picture quality, easy to set up, but more expensive than the Garmin

https://preview.redd.it/55mpyfx1k2re1.jpeg?width=1320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32af7ef6e0e25ce5a683a29b22d6966bb70af40a I can’t see mine when I’m in the drivers seat. Garmin Mini.

Both of my garmin minis were bought before covid. One car only gets driven once or twice a week, the other does most of my 12 mile commute. No problems with either.

I had Garmin Mini on my previous car. It was okay but not 4k.

You have to have a power mirror. Unfortunately I do not, but was able to hide the cord easily on my Garmin mini.

My company has lytx in the trucks, but in my 4 wheel, I use the Garmin mini. I've tried a lot of dashcams so far, and the Garmin has been the best, although it has no screen, so you have to Bluetooth, or USB to your computer to see the vids/change the settings. Video quality is good. The three other cams I tried just couldn't survive an arizona summer, the Garmin has done three so far. 

The mini has voice control as well, that works decently well

I like my garmin mini cam

+1 on the Garmin mini, I have the original mini on my '20 with the wire routed the same as described. Works great and small enough to mount without interfering with EyeSight.

Garmin Dashcam Mini. Very good, does not obstruct the field of vision and US made.

Garmin mini with the adapter

Get a real dashcam, seriously. I have the Red Tiger F7NP and it's freakin sweet. Only cost me $80 on amazon, unfortunately it's not on sale anymore. 4k forward camera, 1080 rear camera. Quality is excellent. My wife has a Garmin Mini, it does its job but costs twice as much as mine and has half the features. GoPros already have heat problems, that thing is going to die on your dash. Also they dont all suck, I dont know where you're getting that. If you're going off youtube videos, remember that youtube compresses the hell out of videos. It's all going to look bad.

I've been using a Garmin Mini dashcam for a few years and it's fine. No huge complaints. But I didn't want to pull the panels apart on the Bronco and route the cable properly, so I just shoved it up int the cracks along the windshield and panels and it's mostly out of sight and out of mind. What I don't like about it is that the app sucks and the cable is still visible, even if it's not really in the way. FitCamX makes dash cams that are integrated in to the housing behind the rear view mirror and pull power from the auto-dimming mirror's power supply. It's slightly bigger than the housing that's already there, but when it's installed you really can't see it behind the mirror. Installation was very simple (took like, 5 minutes), they included a pry tool to remove the original housing, and the instructions came with a QR code for a video on how to install it if you needed, which I always think it nice, especially with Chinese made products because written instructions aren't always easy to follow. The app is really easy to use and works great. You connect to its wifi signal and view the footage. It's great. That's how the Garmin worked too but it always gave me problems. I did have ONE issue with the app. I tried resetting the original password to connect to the wifi signal, and it it wouldn't let me access it. The new password wouldn't work, and neither would the old one. I contacted the customer service through Whatsapp and they gave me instructions pretty quickly on how to reset the password. Again, for a Chinese company I was very impressed with the customer service. Usually they just have an email and you're kinda SOL until they MAYBE respond to you after a few weeks. So I was happy that they responded quickly and answered with a fix without having to explain the issue a million times. It was like 3 messages exchanged and it was resolved. The quality is supposedly 4K, but when I view clips and download a clip from the app it's very clearly compressed. I can't read license plates. I want to pull the microSD and see what the footage looks like straight from the card. Maybe it compresses it through the app, and not when it stores it. If it's better that way, I'll update this post tonight. That's my main nitpick. 4K doesn't really mean anything if it's so compressed that you can't see the details. It's still reasonably clear, but if you got hit and run and you need a plate number, you might be in trouble. Hope the data from the card is better. Pros: * perfectly integrated in to the car. It looks OEM. * Camera quality is good enough to see brand logos and models * It has crash detection and parking mode, but I haven't been able to test to see how those work * Able to work with a rear facing camera (soft top owner so I didn't get that) * super easy to install * app works like it's supposed to * excellent customer support Cons: * It's pricey for a dashcam. Almost $200 and that's just for the front camera. * footage from the app is pretty compressed All in all I definitely recommend it. ANY dashcam is better than no dashcam. But considering that you won't be accessing the footage very often, it's best for it to be out of sight and out of mind. I like that this looks clean and OEM.

I’ve got a Garmin Mini you can have for $249

Garmin mini dash cam Pequena, ninguém repara nela, e quando acontecer alguma coisa, vais agradecer que ela existiu Já tive a primeira geração, queimou o sensor de luz. O suporte da Garmin enviou a 2 geração sem custos Já uso a uns 7 anos

I went with 2 Garmin Dashcam minis and they have been great along with the constant power adapter. Not sure about installation shops bc it’s fairly straightforward to install yourself.

I run a garmin mini with a dongar setup to power both my rear mirror and the dash. All in 100$.

Yes $230 for 1080p single channel only is rather expensive. I can't even find a equivalent Viofo since the current ones are 1440p minimum. Garmin have a lithium ion battery to provide up to 30 minutes of extra recording when power is out, while most others use a super-capacitor to only close video file safely when power is out. Lithium ion battery are known to not last long in high heat, but I haven't seen Garmin having battery bulging issue. Garmin have their own software with a unique feature that let you sync multiple Garmin cams. Other brands just modify Novatek base software stack, all their apps have similar look and features. Garmin also have lots of accessory options although somewhat expensive, like you can use a suction cup mount instead of sticker mount.

I know 2 guys with them that have been really happy. They are still selling units. There are a lot of action cameras but I went down the rabbit hole and two issues hit most, battery life (I wanted at min 4 hours) and dashcam mode that was useful. I ended up getting the Garmin front (recently) and rear (over 2 years ago) and have been really happy. For me integration to make it easy and on every ride is key. I move them between bikes in 30 seconds too this way.