Most of our dash cams can detect motion from both the front and rear-facing cameras, whether it's using the image sensors themselves or ultra-high-frequency radar (as found in the Thinkware U3000). However, all cameras in the system will start record
The short answer is maybe, but it depends on your vehicle usage habits and how your dash cam is set up. If the camera is installed and connected to an ignition circuit for main power, the dash camera will never drain your battery. Pros: You will neve
To get about 7 days worth of parking mode, we recommend pairing the Thinkware U3000 with a PowerCell 8 battery pack. With this dash cam + battery setup, it's possible to achieve about 7 days of continuous parking mode operation on a full charge (with
Absolutely. You can always do that within your dash cam's mobile app settings, or on the dash cam itself if it offers that capability. Some dash cams like the Thinkware U3000 and most of the VIOFO lineup will also allow you to fully power them down a
Even if your dash cam is hardwired and connected to a constant power source, you can still turn off parking mode and not have it draw any power while the vehicle is off. Because the hardwire cable is also connected to an ACC power source, which norma
Parking mode recording is made possible either by hardwiring the dash cam to the vehicle’s fuse box or through a battery pack. Power is drawn from one of these sources to the dash cam to enable parking mode. Most of our dash cams can be configured to
In many newer European vehicles, most notably those produced by BMW (Mini, Rolls-Royce) and JLR (Jaguar, Land Rover), you may receive a Battery Drain Warning message or something along those lines on your dashboard. If this occurs after you have inst
Learn what you need to switch your dash cam from Continuous mode to Parking mode.