benjamin-p
New Member
I found this forum when I was looking for a new dashcam and decided to get a Garmin dash cam mini despite the warnings about overheating. Mainly because it was on sale at BestBuy (tip: don't buy a dash cam from the bargain bin).
I was in a rollover accident last Saturday and my dashcam didn't record any of it. I wasn't harmed at all, my only issue is insurance and the ticket, and I know it's only going to get worse in future premiums.
I was totally betting on my dashcam to save me because I know it was the other driver's fault, but I get home and there's nothing on the camera. The whole trip was missing from the SD card. I had footage from me going to Chick-fil-A that morning, I had footage of me going to the airport last week. I had video of everything except the video I needed to prove my innocence.
I knew about the overheating issues and I had tested my camera said issues after purchase. But I bought it during the winter so the issues didn't show up. But the day of the accident was pretty hot and I had just jumped in my steaming hot car so I can only assume it didn't record because of that. I can't say I wasn't warned, but I'm still disappointed in Garmin. This is literally the reason I bought it.
Do what you want with this information, but I personally will be staying away from all Garmin products in the future.
I was in a rollover accident last Saturday and my dashcam didn't record any of it. I wasn't harmed at all, my only issue is insurance and the ticket, and I know it's only going to get worse in future premiums.
I was totally betting on my dashcam to save me because I know it was the other driver's fault, but I get home and there's nothing on the camera. The whole trip was missing from the SD card. I had footage from me going to Chick-fil-A that morning, I had footage of me going to the airport last week. I had video of everything except the video I needed to prove my innocence.
I knew about the overheating issues and I had tested my camera said issues after purchase. But I bought it during the winter so the issues didn't show up. But the day of the accident was pretty hot and I had just jumped in my steaming hot car so I can only assume it didn't record because of that. I can't say I wasn't warned, but I'm still disappointed in Garmin. This is literally the reason I bought it.
Do what you want with this information, but I personally will be staying away from all Garmin products in the future.