And, if the camera is always on, the cameras will eventually drain the car/truck battery after a few days of non-travel use of the car/truck.One solution to the power drain problem is to buy and use Vantrue hardwire kit to directly power the cameras, and this will turn off the cameras when battery voltage goes below about 11.6 volts. One anomaly for my installation was the fact that I used the cigarette lighter connection for camera power, and according to the factory, if the cigarette power is always on, the camera will always be running, regardless of the camera settings. I have both cameras up front in case of rare police interactions - I want any and all of them recorded.The camera control setup for me (a novice) was a bit complicated, and it took me a while to 'grok' the procedure. Great imaging and audio from both cameras, one camera looking out the front, and the other (the rear camera) recording action inside the cab. Now both cameras are mounted and both are working. But the rear camera cable was far too long for a front cab install, and I had to wait for a shorter (19") cable to arrive from Vantrue. It took a while for me to have the cabling routed and the cameras (both) mounted in the front cab on the front windshield. This is/was my first dashcam installation and use. I received the S1 as a Christmas gift in December, 2021 for use on my older 1999 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck which I have had since January, 1999. The kit is cheaper than piecing the components together yourself (which I had to do in my other car) and it has everything you need for a variety of cars (different fuse sizes). Problem solved.So, if you have issues with using a constantly powered cigarette lighter (I theorize that it has something to do with how the power level might drop when starting the car or something), just wire it in using Vantrue's kit. The rear dashcam has a red light that comes on when it is recording and I found that annoying when I looked in the rearview mirror, so I covered the lights with electrical tape. Pleased with the result, I invested the time and effort to run the lines behind the A-pillars and headliner and now we have a very inconspicuous front & rear dashcam. Now, we have regular, reliable recording in both front a back when driving (that was the goal). But, I purchased the $19 hardwire kit that most people use for constant-on and instead of adding it to a fuse that was powered when the car was off, I added it to a fuse that was only powered when the car is on. I was getting the worst of both worlds (not working in either mode!).
I also wasn't too concerned with parking mode, this being a old car that no one would probably want to mess with and it's usually parked in secure off-street locations.
But, not only did it not have any kind of parking mode, we couldn't get this thing to keep recording AT ALL when we were using the cigarette lighter to power it. So, I assumed using that would be like having it hardwired into a constant-powered line. The status light indicator is red when the camera is recording but it's not bright enough in the day to really make a huge difference nor is it fully visible during the day even when you're looking at the screen side of the camera.The cigarette lighter in an '05 Jeep Liberty is constant-on power.The give isn't exactly enough to easily twist the camera so it can record who you're talking to from the driver's side window. The mount is a mix of a magnet that sticks onto your windshield (where ever you want to mount it that will stick) and a pivoting head that inserts into the camera.It records all the important data, such as date, time, GPS and car speed.I have my radio on all the time and only a few times it thought that I issued a voice command, but this cases are rare. The voice commands work very well, even with the radio is on and there are other noises.That said, it's nice to have if you want it. Weirdly, despite the files being recorded in 1 minute intervals, if you share a video it shares several minutes at a time, which can take a while to transfer. The WiFi share thing is actually really simple to use.Voice control is convenient especially for saving videos, instead of fiddling around trying to find the button.Garmin Dash Cam 55 Extremely Small GPS-Enabled Dash Camera
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