It will also record important statistics like your speed, and distance travelled on downloaded clips.

The alternative is a hard-wired wiring set up; hooking the power mount into the ignition circuit and keeping the wires out of sight. I insert the MicroSD Card and start up, all seems to be working so everything is bundled together and introduced to the Volvo. Go into the Dash Cam menu and make sure that Parking Mode is turned off (if applicable), if Parking Mode is enabled, this will affect the test. From what I had read I got the impression that the front and rear cameras had to be connected but couldn't understand why. Recording will be clear at night with the night vision recording images, as it picks up optimised footage in poor light.

Choose the 112 and the 212 for ultra compact, entry level models that are user friendly and affordable. QUAD HD 1440p footage, which delivers stunning image quality at 30 frames per second, ensures the 412GW can’t be beaten on image clarity.

Furthermore, the Nextbase 412GW has an automatic loop recording feature, which ensures that the device continuously records footage.I am not a very ‘Technical’ savvy person and don’t like gadgets very much, but I did want a Dash-Cam and I wanted it to be easier than my TV planner to understand. I’ve tested the 412GW in daylight, bright sunlight, twilight, rain, darkness and everywhere in between and the results have been consistently positive. So for this review we got our hands their current 412GW model to give our opinion on this GPS-enabled dashcam. Choose the right amount of space to suit, we'd recommend starting off with 32GB and you can expand as you wish up to 128GB. If however, you are ‘Technical’ minded and I’m sure also quite normal too, the details on the next picture are for you.

Take your Dash Cam inside and plug it into mains power or a computer using the Nextbase provided USB cable. You just have to pick a suitable fuse to piggy-back – one that only has power when the ignition is on. Note that this article has been written about the older Nextbase 112 and 412GW models, visit our latest products Nextbase 122 and 422GW Dash Cam for our latest dash cam features.This means you can track your journey on Google Maps and pinpoint exactly where an incident has occurred, which can be crucial in an insurance claim. FFwd to Nov 2020 and the screen started to go blank in either blue or orange at random for a matter of hours then back to normal on dc power . Journey over, unclip the unit and stow safely until next journey, or, as it is new, I want to see the results, so it is back to the Laptop, insert the USB Cable and open the previously installed NextBase programme. The main issues have been with protected files being overwritten and buggy software - both the Android app and the desktop software. Alongside the recording quality, the camera features an 140° field of view and a six-element sharp lens which means that the camera captures almost a pillar-to-pillar view of the road and allows you to read number plates and road signs.