Hi,
I am looking for a new dashcam with a particular focus on the parking mode.
I intend to hardwire the cam. However, I frequently park the car for a week without driving. Accordingly, I am looking for a camera that won't uneccessarily drain my battery and enable long operation times.
When...
"The dashcam has an energy-saving feature for use when in parking mode. Thinkware says that this energy-saving mode can last for up to 24 days whilst parked. "
Source: https://www.zdnet.com/product/thinkware-u1000/
24 days running on your car battery or external battery or what? I'm assuming...
For those of us who leave their camera permanently powered it would be very useful to know the power consumption. This can easily be determined using a $1 USB power monitor such as this:
I'll start the ball rolling for my own Nextbase 402G :-
Fully charged & recording: 0.36A x 5.00V = 1.8W...