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Think about a scenario where you capture an accident on camera and can download that footage and wire it straight to a thankful person who’s just had their prized 79 series side swiped – you’d be saviour of the day! Note: in order to download and access the dash cam you’ll need your vehicle on powering the device as it doesn’t have its own battery power source – a small price to pay for the devices size advantage. The ability to download clips straight to your phone kind of makes the data transfer cable cord redundant. You can review footage recorded and save clips that you want, change recording quality and edit clips making them smaller to download. You can view the live feed from your phone, you also have the option to take still images via the app. The app itself is simple and easy to use.

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The Garmin Drive app is a free application downloadable from the Apple store or Google shop. Given the device doesn’t have a screen, you’ll need to use a smart phone app to control most of the features. Once done, you’re ready to go and the device will start recording. Formatting the card is very easy, basically stick it in, press two buttons and let the formatting do its thing. The Garmin Dash Cam Mini requires a Class 10 Micro SD card (not included) to run.

#Garmin mini dashcam install

I would consider hardwiring the device in the future but will likely prolong it given how clean the install looks. With the 4 meter cord being quite thin compared to other devices in the market, as per the instruction pamphlet it sat perfectly hidden tucked into the windshield trim, down the side of the door jam trim, underneath the floormats and into the 12V socket in the centre console. As it has a sticker mount system, I would recommend leaving this device in one vehicle and not switching it between cars. The device was incredibly easy to install. I enjoyed driving past other vehicles which had setups looking like they had a mini camcorder attached, while this device sat nicely behind the rear-view mirror. One of the best things about the device is how small and inconspicuous it is. The dash cam itself is matte black and measures a tiny 3.1 x 5.3 x 2.9cm.

1 shorter data and power cable to download the camera footage to a computer.

1 x 4m power cable to power the dash cam.

Straight out of the box, the Garmin Dash Cam Mini includes: We drove in daytime and nighttime conditions, on busy streets and quiet backroads using the most enhanced recording setting. The testing of this dash cam was performed on sealed roads.

Night mode recording is basic, no dark mode enhancing capabilities.

No battery, relies on vehicle power source to work.

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. To remove the camera, you must pop it off the ball joint. 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. The on-camera controls are understandably limited: a tiny microphone on/off button, and a file-save button on the back of the unit.

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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.