Garmin - Dummy unit,Dash Cam Mini 2 Display/Demo - Black

My main concern in having a dash cam in proof of fault(or lack of) in the event of an accident. I didn't need anything fancy with a screen and I certainly didn't want GPS enabled. I went with a pair of Garmin Mini 2's and love them. They are extremely small, and are voice enabled. You can give the cameras simple commands such as stop/start audio, take a picture, etc.. For my front camera, I bought an adapter that gets power from my rearview mirror and for the rear one, I tapped into the rear brake light. They also have a feature called parking guard which will turn them on if they sense an impact to the car. For their size, video quality is actually pretty good.. License plates can be a bit hard to make out when in motion, but as others have suggested, I've gotten into the practice of leaving a voice note with the license plate number if the situation arises. You can add up to 4 cameras in your car and they will sync to the app automatically as you install them. The app has some pretty useful features such as live view and review of videos that are stored on the internal microSD. I have 128Gb memory cards installed in ach one and that it plenty of space for over 30 days of recording. Once in a while I just pull the MicroSD's out, install them into my computer and physically clear the video. Either way, if you're looking for a cam that is discrete and small, check out the Garmins

Love this Dash Cam Mini 2. It is compact and powerful. Gives me peace of mind when traveling knowing that all is being captured on video just in case. Easy set up. I did need to add box tape to secure it better during the very hot and cold days.

I looked long and hard for a dash cam and thought for sure I was going to purchase on that was advertising like crazy on instagram. I decided to look on BestBuy and gave this little dash cam a try. I purchased a 32gb microSD card with it and also bought a wiring adapter which allows me to tap into the power to my rear view mirror to my 2014 Ford F-150. This one accessory made it completely worthwhile and I absolutely love this dash cam. Does it have 2 cameras? No and i’m fine with that. It records very good quality front facing video (and audio if you want) and I have used the voice operated feature many times when i’ve had some close calls. No touching of buttons needed. Just say “Ok Garmin, save video” and a little tone will let you know its done. You can also say “Ok Garmin, take a picture” and it will do just that. It works flawlessly, even with the stereo going at reasonable level. Since the camera is so small, I mounted it directly in front of the rear view mirror and all I see is the red power light when I turn the ignition on. There is an extra ball mount so you can move your dash cam between 2 vehicles if needed without having to buy another mount. I’ve read of many issues with other brands and I just wanted a dash cam that works with a high degree of reliability. Ive been using this one for about 3 weeks now and I don’t regret my purchase one bit.

Needed a very small dash cam that would not interfere with the eyesight system on our Subaru. This camera is the perfect size and it is very easy to install/use. Very good quality during the day and night. I placed the camera behind the rear view mirror and it is completely hidden. Overall, very pleased with the camera.

I work in the safety department of a national trucking company where I actually go over accident footage captured from our truck's dash cameras. The devices installed in our trucks are big, clunky, and struggle to stay attached to the windshield. With that in mind I spent a lot of time researching a compact and light-weight dashcam that would stay affixed to the windshield and be out of sight. Without a doubt this has been the best dashcam I have ever used. Mounting it was a piece of cake, the 3M adhesive has held up to cold days and the hottest days of summer. The camera itself has remained operable even in extreme summer heat. The ability to live view from it using a phone app has been wonderful in making sure placement is acceptable. Again I can't stress this enough, it is tiny and easily fits tucked behind my MX-5's rearview mirror. One of the best features of it is that you can tell it "Ok Garmin, Record Video" and it will immediately record without me having to reach a hand behind my mirror to push the trigger button. I highly recommend taking about 30-45 minutes to update the camera's firmware when you first install it. The app doesn't just upgrade it to the latest firmware in one step, you have to upgrade it in iterations. It took about 30 minutes and about 5 times of repeating the 'Check for Updates, Upgrade Firmware' steps in the app after it was finally caught up to date. I also recommend picking up a rearview mirror USB power adapter harness for your specific vehicle. My MX-5 uses a homelink auto-dimming mirror so I picked up a harness that plugs into the back of the mirror in between the car's wiring harness. The harness features a 5V USB female pug that let me run a short 3 inch USB cable from the dash cam to the plug behind the mirror. Upon vehicle ignition on the camera immediately turns on and I didn't have to run a long USB cable through my car's interior.

My car has a narrow windshield and I wanted something small to hide behind my mirror. The Mini 2 is the only option at the time of this review that is compact. I've had it for nearly two months and haven't had a single issue. So far no overheating after a 4 hour trip and connects to the Drive app via Android 12 every time. I have two of these for the front and rear. The app will detect both and even have the option to export the videos separately or have a Picture-in-Picture (PIP) option as my image shows. The only downside is the 1080p quality is okay to capture events, but not good enough to read license plates most times. It's a trade off, but compact is my priority over quality. (for most, I understand that quality is a priority, in which case i recommend a 4k dashcam) *NOTE: I am using Garmin's Hardwire Kit (Part#: 010-12530-03) to power these which is not sold at BestBuy.

Great little camera. Easy self install. Takes great video. Two related complaints complaints - in the Florida heat, the adhesive stuck to the windshield well, but kept coming off from the mount itself. It can take several tries to successfully link the app on the phone to the camera to see the live image - particularly frustrating when (see above) the camera has to be realigned after coming off the windshield.

I really like how small this dash cam is. It works exactly as advertised. The picture quality is good and the editing software through the garmin app is easy to navigate. Over all a very good small dashcam that does exactly what it says on the box. I’ll be getting another one for rear facing footage.