Note that when attached as a USB mass data device, the camera stops functioning. The auxiliary power adapter has two USB ports. The USB cable Garmin supplies is data-capable (some are power-only) and can be used to connect the Dash Cam Mini to your computer for offloading photos. We don’t know how the ball joint will wear over time if you’re removing the camera every time you park your car, but that’s something to consider.
The biggest con is that it is next to impossible to download video off of the cam via the wifi connection.
#Garmin dash cam mini 1080p
CRISP HD VIDEO - With 1080p HD video, 140 degree lens and Garmin Clarity HDR Optics. The big pro is that you can run one in the front and one in the rear of your car without a wire connecting the two (since they each have their own power cable) which makes installation really easy. To remove the camera, you must pop it off the ball joint. TINY AND DISCREET - This car key-sized dash camera is remarkably compact. However, in the Mini’s case, the metal post is permanently attached to the window. The Dash Cam Mini is mounted using a metal post and plastic ball joint arrangement similar to what Garmin first marketed last year. But no GPS, in combination with a super-capacitor that provides a mere second or two of run time off the 12-volt, means it’s not the dash cam I’d recommend for bullet-proof legal protection. Granted, just the video of the accident has been sufficient in all the legal cases I’m aware of.
The Dash Cam Mini lacks GPS, which renders it slightly less than optimal for legal use and documenting travels.
Garmin’s Drive app lets you see what the camera is seeing, view or download images and videos, and tweak basic settings. Car key-sized dash camera mounts discreetly behind rearview mirror and goes virtually unnoticed automatically records and saves video of incidents Wide 140. The on-camera controls are understandably limited: a tiny microphone on/off button, and a file-save button on the back of the unit. It couldn’t have been easy to fit Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and an SD card slot, as well as a 140-degree field of view, 30-fps, 1080p camera in the Dash Cam Mini.
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