Garmin Dash Cam 55 1440p Dash Camera

you never know when video recording from this device will be needed as proof of innocence or for investigation. nobody believed me when i said car was driving wrongnway towards upcoming traffic. but here it is. great quality for any time of the day, lots of options, camera alert, lane change alert, this little unit is very interactive!

The quality of the video is excellent and I feel so much safer driving in Miami with this. You can access the footage from an SD card by popping it into your laptop. I thankfully havent had to do that yet. It turns on with the car. Only issue I have is leaving it in the car on super hot days, it cant tolerate the heat to well. The mount was sturdy and I was able to adjust it to point different ways.

Aesthetically pleasing trash can

Due to our homes layout, the first thing you see from our front door is the trash can. This trash can fits with the color scheme and makes what was an ugly trash can a nice focal point. Trash can arrived damaged from shipping. I contacted Simplehuman and they replaced it swiftly. Great customer service.

Avoid this product

It is interesting to see how Garmin engineers can be completely clueless about the weather conditions where the product will be used. The instructions that came along with box said that the car mount must be installed when the ambient temperature is above 21°C. That means that for Canadian market, the product cannot be installed for at least 8 months in a year. I waited for a warm day to install the mount. There is a small rubber pad that sticks to the car, and then a metallic mount/hook that sticks to this pad and holds the camera. Both the pad and hook are octagonal in shape, and it is almost impossible to align both these octagons while sitting in a driver's seat and your hand obstructing the view. The manual advises you to wait for 24 hours to let the pad and ... MoreIt is interesting to see how Garmin engineers can be completely clueless about the weather conditions where the product will be used. The instructions that came along with box said that the car mount must be installed when the ambient temperature is above 21°C. That means that for Canadian market, the product cannot be installed for at least 8 months in a year. I waited for a warm day to install the mount. There is a small rubber pad that sticks to the car, and then a metallic mount/hook that sticks to this pad and holds the camera. Both the pad and hook are octagonal in shape, and it is almost impossible to align both these octagons while sitting in a driver's seat and your hand obstructing the view. The manual advises you to wait for 24 hours to let the pad and hook adhere properly before installing the cam. I wait for 24 hours, go to my car and as soon as I try to hook the cam, the hook detaches from the pad and comes out. The quality of binding agent was just poor. So I ended up returning the cam

Best value in dash cam.

This product is excellent. The voice control dash cam feature works great. The drive assist features of red light cameras and speed cameras, lane departure warnings are great. Slightly annoying collision warning feature when in city traffic - always alerting. But still would rather have it than not on older cars that don’t come with collision avoidance braking features. Traffic moving feature is also useful if distracted looking around rather than in front at a stopped traffic light or in traffic. But that also can be slightly annoying if you are paying attention and going.The small high res camera also is the best for price in class that I found. Haven’t really used wifi app connectivity yet. I will order three more for each car and driver in household. There is ... MoreThis product is excellent. The voice control dash cam feature works great. The drive assist features of red light cameras and speed cameras, lane departure warnings are great. Slightly annoying collision warning feature when in city traffic - always alerting. But still would rather have it than not on older cars that don’t come with collision avoidance braking features. Traffic moving feature is also useful if distracted looking around rather than in front at a stopped traffic light or in traffic. But that also can be slightly annoying if you are paying attention and going.The small high res camera also is the best for price in class that I found. Haven’t really used wifi app connectivity yet. I will order three more for each car and driver in household. There is enough power cord to go around windshield, down under seat and up to center console lighter plug on a 2016 Tacoma. So a car should be no problem to hide/tuck power cord out of the way.

Excellence in a Small Package

Excellence in a Small Package, I now have three of these in different vehicles we have they work perfectly fine, no issues like a few have said when software updated. Compact size makes it less inconspicuous than other models out there, not sure why people go for the next model with the Copper coloured lens ring stands out a mile! So many safety features, sometimes the warning chime can be a little annoying but I like it turned down a bit, its like being in an aircraft cockpit at times. Fit and forget perfect, images are good and clear and night vision is far better than a lot I have seen. Lifetime safety camera updates as well. Excellent price point and features for such a small camera, makes all the others seem so dated.

Extremely pleased thank you. I already have this model in another car as I think they are brilliant. So nice to receive an item in such lovely condi

Extremely pleased thank you. I already have this model in another car as I think they are brilliant. So nice to receive an item in such lovely condition. Regards John

Good but..........

Going by reviews I read this is a good and small camera. I purchased it on the strength of the reviews but it only has a cigarette lighter plug for power. I do not have a lighter socket in my car, only USB ports that will not power the camera. I have tried it. Plugging into a USB port makes the camera assume its plugged into a computer to upload/ download info. The only other way is to hardwire it into the car and I dont really want to do that. So, a good product that I cant use. Have been nice and given a yes to reliable performance on the strength of other peoples reviews. I comes with a lead with a USB plug but it is only to plug into a computer. Dont know why vehicle manufacturers cant put a power outlet near the rear vision mirror so that fitting a dashcam ... MoreGoing by reviews I read this is a good and small camera. I purchased it on the strength of the reviews but it only has a cigarette lighter plug for power. I do not have a lighter socket in my car, only USB ports that will not power the camera. I have tried it. Plugging into a USB port makes the camera assume its plugged into a computer to upload/ download info. The only other way is to hardwire it into the car and I dont really want to do that. So, a good product that I cant use. Have been nice and given a yes to reliable performance on the strength of other peoples reviews. I comes with a lead with a USB plug but it is only to plug into a computer. Dont know why vehicle manufacturers cant put a power outlet near the rear vision mirror so that fitting a dashcam would be really easy. Also another socket to link to the rear of the vehicle so that you can have a rear camera as well (with another power socket there too). Thanks for reading hopes it helps your decision.

Good product, but I turned off the driver alerts

This is a good product. I like the neat and simple design. With the black bezel around the lens it is very discrete, I mounted it behind my mirror and don't feel the need to take it out when I park. Other than that, so long as its plugged in, you can just leave it to do its thing. I added a larger HD card so that more gets recorded (easy to do). My only criticism would be the driver alerts which I find annoying. My TomTom does these much better. Also, if you have the camera top centre you don't really want to look at it too often to check what the alerts are. I just turned the sound down so that I don't have to worry about them. I didn't buy the camera for driver alerts. Other than that it does the job well.

Wont hold settings anymore

This dash cam worked great for the first few months but now it wont hold its settings. As a result I have to re enter all the settings every time I turn off my vehicle. By default the driver assists are set to on all the time at 100% volume this is very annoying because the lane departure keeps going off every ten seconds or so even though I'm in the exact middle of the lane and there is no one around me. Turn the camera off for even 2 seconds and you have to enter a pile of settings before it will record any video, extremely annoying. The latest version of the Garmin app will no longer connect to the dash can no matter what I try. Like I said everything was working well for a few months then now it’s pretty much an frustrating paper weight. I do not recommend this ... MoreThis dash cam worked great for the first few months but now it wont hold its settings. As a result I have to re enter all the settings every time I turn off my vehicle. By default the driver assists are set to on all the time at 100% volume this is very annoying because the lane departure keeps going off every ten seconds or so even though I'm in the exact middle of the lane and there is no one around me. Turn the camera off for even 2 seconds and you have to enter a pile of settings before it will record any video, extremely annoying. The latest version of the Garmin app will no longer connect to the dash can no matter what I try. Like I said everything was working well for a few months then now it’s pretty much an frustrating paper weight. I do not recommend this to anyone.