Dash Cam with pre record function

[paulrotc]

Is their a decent dash cam that includes a pre record function? I don't like running mine all the time while driving, so when I need it, I will hit the record button to start a file. I have been searching for a dash cam that has the pre record function where when you press the record button, it starts recording but it also includes a few seconds prior to hitting the button.

Does anyone know if one exists that has good day and night quality?

 

[jokiin]

it would have to be constantly recording and buffering for it to have information from before you press a button

 

[SkullKill]

you can probably configure some camera to only SAVE the file when you press the button, but as jokiin said, the camera will have to be on and running.

most , if not all, the dash camera will save 30 sec or so before and after you press the button.

 

[super max]

You could use a very small SD card, maybe 1-2GB, and let it loop continuously. The recording could be manually stopped if desired and would only contain a few minutes of actual recording, unlike the hours of video that could be on a 32GB card.

 

[Hillbilly]

Is their a decent dash cam that includes a pre record function? I don't like running mine all the time while driving, so when I need it, I will hit the record button to start a file. I have been searching for a dash cam that has the pre record function where when you press the record button, it starts recording but it also includes a few seconds prior to hitting the button.

Does anyone know if one exists that has good day and night quality?

That like wanting a light to come on 20sec before you turn the power on.

By the time you hit the button and the camera fires up it will be tomorrow.

 

[cantremember]

That's kind of the usecase of a dashcam to begin with. Most people rarely look at the footage they recorded unless something happened. It records continously and if nothing happens it records over itself after a while.
It's better because it distracts less than to have to constantly think about and reach for your dashcam if something happens while you drive. And if it's a serious accident, you might be too stunned.