With having a dash cam that will record the ongoings of your car’s surroundings, when parked, it is often advised to purchase some sort of battery discharge prevention device in order to make sure your battery doesn’t go flat during the night.  A flat battery is possibly one of the worst things that you could wake up to before a long day at work! What does battery discharge prevention mean? Battery discharge prevention is the process of stopping an inactive battery from losing all charge when unplugged and potentially being unable to power back up. When a battery is inactive, the rates of ..read more

It may seem that installing a dash cam in your car or company vehicle will only prove to have benefits; however, there are also disadvantages to having a dash cam.  With this guide to the advantages and disadvantages of dash cams, you will be able to easily make your decision when it comes down to purchase and installation of a vehicle camera. Do I legally need a dash cam in my car? Legally, there are no laws against not having a dash cam installed into your car. When it comes down to installing your dash cam, there are laws which need to be followed. Some laws include the positioning of ..read more

A dash cam can cause your battery to be drained which is a surprise to most. There are reasons why a dash cam drains your battery and there are ways to stop it from doing this. All these queries will be discussed below. How do dash cams work? Using the vehicle as a battery source, the dash camera will record whenever you are driving around from day to day.  Some cameras are able to begin recording when it detects a collision or if it detects movement. All the dash cam needs is to be hooked up to the car’s main console.  Can I leave a dash cam plugged in overnight? It is not necessary ..read more

Is it at all possible you are using your dash cam illegally? How do you use your footage to benefit you? What footage can be used?  These are the questions which identify the reasons for the need of a simple guide towards the rules and regulations of using a dashboard camera. Dash cam laws you need to know If installation of a dash cam proves that it is an obstruction to the overall view from the driver, then it is installed illegally as a driver must have a clear view of the road at all times.  Not only can dash cams help to benefit yourself, they can also be used against you. For e ..read more

We live in an age where we enjoy intelligent device connectivity, and dashcam manufacturers have adopted smart dashcams. One of the significant concerns with dashcams has been obstruction. In some countries, you could be penalized for interfering with visibility for motorcycle riders or cluttering your windscreen, especially if you have dashcam add-ons. To some degree, dashcams with displays contribute to distracted driving and what manufacturers have done is build dashcams that utilize Wi-Fi and cloud technologies. Dashcams that have Wi-Fi configured in them do not need built-in displays, and ..read more

Inexpensive dashcams are good if you are into basic use, though buying a quality and premium dashcam grants you the privilege of enjoying extra features that add to not only the safety of the vehicle but also that of the vehicle driver and passengers. What the driver awareness warning feature gives is technically known as the Advanced Driver Assistance System(ADAS) and explained as a dashcam feature that protects from road hazards while improving driver safety. Dashcams that possess this feature use different ways to warn and keep drivers safe. Below are two warnings that help in driver awaren ..read more

The audio recording feature is entirely different from video in the dashcam world. It brings in the issues regarding the legality of recording, which I will explain in a few. The question you may be wondering is whether dashcams record audio? Yes. It is crucial to know whether a dashcam checks the audio recording feature before purchase. The audio recording in dashcams is different from a plain video recording. In some countries, sound recording is considered unnecessary and intrusive unless you have a specific need to record. Just as the name suggests, audio recording on a dashcam is a featur ..read more

You probably have already purchased and installed a dashcam, and you are experiencing peace of mind while driving because your dashcam captures every moment around you on your drive to the mall. Only to get utter shock and disbelief when coming back to your parked car, to find door dings on your new or valuable ride, as well as acts of vandalism, lest I forget hit and run scenarios. When claiming from the insurance, you quickly learn that such cases are the worst to deal with since these claims are difficult to resolve with insurance companies without witnesses. They could cost thousands of do ..read more

An interesting fact to know is GPS technology was made by Americans, and therefore they reserve all the rights to the technology. However, in 1980 it was made accessible to everyone through an executive order from President Ronald Reagan after the Korean Air Lines Flight 007. What is GPS? It is a network satellite-based system that provides geographical location and time information on the road or air. Though GPS technology is advanced, the downside is that geographical barriers such as mountains and buildings limit the technology. How it works is the geolocation and time information captured ..read more