I fitted mine using the OBDII port as the power point. No messing about with the fuses just cost an extra £15 for the cable from Amazon. Whole job took about 10 minutes. The Obd plug has a rocker switch to turn on surveillance mode and has voltage monitoring. When turned off it stops recording after 5 mins.
Dashcam Installation
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Hi. A few journeys out today. Have installed it so I can’t see any trace from driving position. It’s small enough for that to be easy. Nice wide angle view. Decent quality footage. Sure there is better but would easily do the job if needed. Makes a very ‘electronica’ chirp when ignition on but otherwise unobtrusive.
One thing I notice with the Audi (Porsche) dash cam on loaner macans and 911 was how sensitive and obtrusive it was both in terms of always seeing it and constant alerts for every bump or blip of the gas, certainly not the case with the garmin.
So far so happy.
Macan S - MY23 - PRG1YBJ5 - (his)
F60 Mini Countryman Cooper S (hers)
F60 Mini Countryman Cooper S (hers)
Good feedback- this would be very important for me. I don’t want any sounds or chirps or flashing lights at any time. Just record stuff on a loop so I can access it hopefully neverWoodhouse wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:13 pmHi. A few journeys out today. Have installed it so I can’t see any trace from driving position. It’s small enough for that to be easy. Nice wide angle view. Decent quality footage. Sure there is better but would easily do the job if needed. Makes a very ‘electronica’ chirp when ignition on but otherwise unobtrusive.
One thing I notice with the Audi (Porsche) dash cam on loaner macans and 911 was how sensitive and obtrusive it was both in terms of always seeing it and constant alerts for every bump or blip of the gas, certainly not the case with the garmin.
So far so happy.
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I’ve found with the dash cams I’ve used that you can silence most, if not all, the sounds they make. And turn off the various LEDs too.
Nick
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Many thanks, Woodhouse When you say ‘ chirp’, is this noise heard only when you first turn the ignition on, or can you hear this noise all the time the ignition is on?Woodhouse wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:13 pmHi. A few journeys out today. Have installed it so I can’t see any trace from driving position. It’s small enough for that to be easy. Nice wide angle view. Decent quality footage. Sure there is better but would easily do the job if needed. Makes a very ‘electronica’ chirp when ignition on but otherwise unobtrusive.
One thing I notice with the Audi (Porsche) dash cam on loaner macans and 911 was how sensitive and obtrusive it was both in terms of always seeing it and constant alerts for every bump or blip of the gas, certainly not the case with the garmin.
So far so happy.
Allan
2023 Macan S in Crayon
2023 Macan S in Crayon
There are no chirps from the Porsche dashcam if you set up the sensitivity properly. It works perfectly and is not visible if it’s positioned correctly by the OPC. Apart from mine telling me it’s started recording or gone into parking mode I wouldn’t know it’s there
Macan S MY 2023
Just on ignition and on removing the key. No noises except if it detects and starts recording which it’s done once due to a large pot hole I didn’t see. Can’t see an option to mute.AllanG wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 8:26 pmMany thanks, Woodhouse When you say ‘ chirp’, is this noise heard only when you first turn the ignition on, or can you hear this noise all the time the ignition is on?Woodhouse wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:13 pmHi. A few journeys out today. Have installed it so I can’t see any trace from driving position. It’s small enough for that to be easy. Nice wide angle view. Decent quality footage. Sure there is better but would easily do the job if needed. Makes a very ‘electronica’ chirp when ignition on but otherwise unobtrusive.
One thing I notice with the Audi (Porsche) dash cam on loaner macans and 911 was how sensitive and obtrusive it was both in terms of always seeing it and constant alerts for every bump or blip of the gas, certainly not the case with the garmin.
So far so happy.
Macan S - MY23 - PRG1YBJ5 - (his)
F60 Mini Countryman Cooper S (hers)
F60 Mini Countryman Cooper S (hers)
Excellent…thank youWoodhouse wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:06 pmJust on ignition and on removing the key. No noises except if it detects and starts recording which it’s done once due to a large pot hole I didn’t see. Can’t see an option to mute.AllanG wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 8:26 pmMany thanks, Woodhouse When you say ‘ chirp’, is this noise heard only when you first turn the ignition on, or can you hear this noise all the time the ignition is on?Woodhouse wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:13 pm
Hi. A few journeys out today. Have installed it so I can’t see any trace from driving position. It’s small enough for that to be easy. Nice wide angle view. Decent quality footage. Sure there is better but would easily do the job if needed. Makes a very ‘electronica’ chirp when ignition on but otherwise unobtrusive.
One thing I notice with the Audi (Porsche) dash cam on loaner macans and 911 was how sensitive and obtrusive it was both in terms of always seeing it and constant alerts for every bump or blip of the gas, certainly not the case with the garmin.
So far so happy.
Allan
2023 Macan S in Crayon
2023 Macan S in Crayon
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