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I have hardwired a Nanocam+ dashcam into a 2012 Jazz and also into a Kia Cerato. In the Kia, everything works as it should. I have set the battery voltage on the hardwire kit to 12.4V, and I have never yet noticed the voltage to fall enough to stop the camera. I have the motion sensor on the cam set to on, so it will record all the time, but only when it detects motion. The main reason I got these cams is I am sick of people running into my parked car and not stopping to leave details, so I want to be able to record lots when they are parked - not just the few seconds after a G sensor event that you get with the normal park mode.
Anyway, with the same camera in the Jazz, it is usually powered down when I start the car after leaving it for a while (especially parked all day when I am at work). I set the voltage down to 12.2V to give it more room to record longer, but I am still coming back to a powered down camera after a day at work, and with the hardwire kit set to 12.2V the car will start, but it is more reluctant to turn over. Not something I am hugely comfortable with. The battery in the Jazz is physically smaller. Is this just the way it is with the battery in the Jazz, or is it possible this is a sign that the battery is close to the end of it's life (I can't remember how old this one is)?
Thanks
Anyway, with the same camera in the Jazz, it is usually powered down when I start the car after leaving it for a while (especially parked all day when I am at work). I set the voltage down to 12.2V to give it more room to record longer, but I am still coming back to a powered down camera after a day at work, and with the hardwire kit set to 12.2V the car will start, but it is more reluctant to turn over. Not something I am hugely comfortable with. The battery in the Jazz is physically smaller. Is this just the way it is with the battery in the Jazz, or is it possible this is a sign that the battery is close to the end of it's life (I can't remember how old this one is)?
Thanks