As seen in numerous Youtube videos from Russian roadways, the mountable dashboard camera is all the rage for capturing those moments when things go astray.
Garmin is adding a high definition dash cam, imaginatively titled the Garmin Dash Cam, to its range of satellite navigation units.
Mounted to the vehicles’ windshield the Dash Cam continuously records a wide-angle view of the road ahead. If connected to the car power outlet, the camera will switch on and off automatically with the vehicle engine.
The integrated gravity sensor (G-Sensor) automatically detects incidents, such as braking or a collision, and saves the relevant video files. Dash Cam is available with and without GPS. The GPS receiver time-stamps and geo-tags all footage, so users can view exactly where and when events occurred.
“Garmin Dash Cam is like a personal eyewitness that never misses an incident and provides proof of what happens on the road,” said Ian Edwards, National Sales Manager Garmin Australasia. “It is fully automated and gives drivers peace of mind knowing any events that might occur will be captured.
Features such as an internal microphone and GPS add valuable context to the video files.”
Garmin is releasing two versions of the Dash Cam one with (Dash Cam 20) GPS capabilities for geotagging all footage, and one without (Dash Cam 10).
Both feature a 2.3 inch colour display to help positioning and for reviewing footage during the post-crash argument portions of our lives.
Dash Cam records 1080p, 720p or WVGA video files in a continuous loop, using the included 4 GB microSD card.
To add more memory, users can add a larger microSD card (up to 32 GB). When an incident – like hard braking or a collision – is detected by the built-in G-Sensor, Dash Cam knows to save the current, last and next recordings, preserving a complete record of the event.
All footage is stamped with time and – in the case of the Dash Cam 20 - location, so drivers know exactly when and where events occurred, including latitude, longitude, date, time, speed and direction of travel. The integrated microphone provides the option of recording audio inside the vehicle.
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The Dash Cam 10 and Dash Cam 20 will be available in March, at the time of publication no recommend retail price was available.
