Advanced Portable Car Camcorder

[seanlister1]

Hey guys,

Just bought this little dashcam for my first car as I had a minor accident and as I'm a young driver the insurance treat me like a criminal. I am just wondering if anyone out there who owns this cam has sussed out a way of getting it to automatically power on with the car as well as turn off when the engine has been turned off etc.

Thanks in advance
Sean

[cbmotorsport]

Is it powered off the 12v socket?

If so and it's not turning off and on with the ignition, your 12v socket may have a permanent feed.

[Krikkit]

cbmotorsport said:

Is it powered off the 12v socket?

If so and it's not turning off and on with the ignition, your 12v socket may have a permanent feed.

A decent dashcam should handle that - most have a parking mode which reduces consumption while still being semi-active.

[vikingaero]

99% of dashcams auto power on with the ignition. Check the settings menu of the device first.

[seanlister1]

I've been trawling through the settings, I think my 12v has a constant feed, any ways of fixing that?

[kmpowell]

seanlister1 said:

I think my 12v has a constant feed, any ways of fixing that?

Wire it up so it doesn't.

[seanlister1]

kmpowell said:

Wire it up so it doesn't.

Nothing like stating the obvious, how do I do that on an 06 polo?

[gizlaroc]

Buy one of these...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/112293162050?chn=ps...

Wire it into a 12v switched fuse (normally side of the dash on VAG cars) and plug your dashcam into that socket.