Choosing A Dash Cam 2022

What is a Dash Cam?

A dashboard camera or simply dash cam, also known as car digital video recorder, driving recorder, or event data recorder, is an onboard camera that continuously records the view through a vehicle’s front windscreen and sometimes rear or other windows.

Why is it needed?

Dash cams are made to record the road environment while you are driving. Not only does it record the video, but it also records the audio. Dash cams will give you maximum security on the road.

Provides you the evidence of an incident

It is one of the major reasons people put dash cams on their cars. Road safety has become a big issue now. With dash cams, you will always have proof of any incident that occurred related to you.

With the video proof, you can deal with lawsuits. Plus it will allow you to catch reckless drivers on the road and complain to authorities.

Make a memorable journey

Roadtrips are always fun either with your mates or solo. Dash cams will allow you to make a perfect journey by saving all the trip views on a memory card. You can always go back to the moment with those videos and bring all your memories.

Fraud Prevention

Dash cams are a big reliefs for all insurance companies and drivers. Its not that common but still it is a big issue. Many people have allegedly found doing wrong things to get hefty insurance compensation money.

With dash cams installed, people will know the real cause of incident and it will prevent from fraudulent activities.

What Should You Consider Before Buying it?

Your Budget- How much do you want to spend?

As far as you can choose a variety of dash cams starting from 50$ up to 500$. Be aware that the cheap ones might not be much reliable. Always put quality on top of the price. Make sure to get at least a 6 to 12 months warranty on the product.

Coverage: Front Facing Only or Front and Rear camera

It’s always good to have full coverage. Installation of both Front and Rear cameras will give you extra security. It will cover all types of incidents.

Power-saving Mode: Battery Or Capacitor?

It is always good to consider backing up your battery power. You should always check your camera’s battery status. In some cases, capacitors are great ways to cover up the battery. With a capacitor, you will save extra costs on batteries.

Do I Want GPS with Speed tracker or not?

This feature has always been tough to choose. It provides the location of the incident but It also tracks your speed as well. Thus, in any incident you might be seeing speeding, you will be trouble. GPS / Speed trackers are hardcoded on the video by some cameras whereas in some cases you have to use the software.

Resolutions 720P, 1080P, or Higher

It’s not always like higher the resolution higher the picture quality. Your camera and memory card determine the picture quality with the intake of bitrate which is the number of bits per second of video.

Memory card- Which Size and Brand?

Many cameras don’t come with a memory card. It’s up to customers to choose one. This is where it gets tough as many cameras have different requirements for memory cards. In our products, the size of memory cards varies from 32GB to 128GB on dash cams.

Thus, it is always better to ask for the memory card description before buying the product. For our brands, we recommend Samsung, Lexar, Kingston, Transcend, and EVO cards.

How to install the camera?

The installation process is easy. It doesn’t require any special skills or tools to install the dash cams. As always first go through the user manual and start the installation process.