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Old 04-01-2014, 10:23 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by bobaab View Post
Does anyone use a dashcam to leave on over night? I have to park on the street in Chicago and the car recently got broken into. I'm thinking about a discrete dashcam setup that stays on after the ignition is turned off and holds the last 48 hours of video (or something like that).

Just want to increase the possibilities of catching someone doing whatever to my car, especially a hit and run situation during parking...happens way too often here.
I don't do it personally, but I know folks who do. I know that iTronics has a special power adapter that will keep the camera powered with the ignition off unless/until battery voltage drops below a certain threshold. That way it will record video for as long as it can without draining your car battery.

I believe most dashcam manufacturers offer a similar power rig, and most also will have the ability to only trigger recording when motion is detected.
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