Garmin Dash Cam 55 1440p GPS Camera with Voice Control, Black/Brown

Having acquired a Garmin satnav recently which has been absolutely fantastic so far, I naturally wanted to go for a Garmin dashcam to add to my car. I was impressed by the specs and features on the Dash Cam 55 model but having read through a lot of the negative reviews, I was almost put off but my previous experience of Garmin products overcame my initial fears.I wont go into too much detail about all the different features of this model which have already been well documented by other reviewers, only to say that the model I received has been running very well so far. Although the Dash Cam 55 does run warm which is normal according to the manual, I haven't experienced any of the overheating problems which others have. I presume this has been resolved by a firmware update which I initially installed. The speed camera database has also been installed several times without any problems.What I like most about this model is the brilliant small design, clear screen with easy to follow menus and mounting option where the camera just pulls off its magnetic mount without any fuss. There is plenty of cable to wire it in too and installation doesn't take too long.The quality of the 1440p video is very impressive in all lighting conditions and very good at night also. The footage is viewable on Garmins dash cam player for Windows or Mac which allows you to download the whole journey utilising gps data, the downloadable Virb app for smartphones or or you can access individual 1 min video files from the saved and unsaved folders and view them on any compatible video player such as Windows own player.I have to say that all the added features have all worked very well so far including the voice recognition. Maybe I have just been lucky with the model I received or Garmin have managed to sort out all the issues with this model. I will let you decide. All I can say from personal experience so far is that this is a very impressive dash cam which does everything it says on the tin. If anything changes, I will of course add to my review.

This is my second dashcam. I have a DDPai in our other car which produces good quality HD video and sound. I also have a Snooper speed camera detector in that car too. When I was looking for another dashcam, the Garmin caught my eye. The price was okay (not cheap, but not too expensive), it has a screen and it has a built-in speed camera detector (as well as other warnings). I also own several other fitness Garmin devices and have been happy with them.It comes with a generous length micro-USB to 9V car adapter and a swivel mount that uses a magnetic connector to mount to the screen. Installing it was a 10 minute job and the camera is pretty small, so doesn't stand out too much in your windscreen. Make sure you mount it where you can see the screen if you want to see the warning messages.The video quality is very good and I like the speed camera warnings. They warn you of cameras on the other side of the road, which is a little bit annoying, but overall you get plenty of warning when approaching a camera. You also get warnings if it thinks you're about to rear-end a car, drift out of your motorway lane or are still standing at traffic lights when the car in front has moved. It doesn't always get those right, but they're useful features that you can switch off if you don't like them.So overall, it's a nice compact camera with good video and sound plus some useful additional features. If my DDpai or Snooper packs up in the other car, I'd replace them with this single solution.

I am initially very pleased with the Dashcam 55, good points, its discrete, small screen mount, video quality etc are excellent. what it provides is as good as advertised. the screen mount is really good with a strong magnet, no concerns with it falling off the screen, things to note! If you want parking mode, get the correct Garmin kit hard wire kit, otherwise potential flat batteries, i found that a certain large motor spares chain do them for £20, a pity that Garmin do not offer a bundle deal when buying the kit, depending on install you may need two piggy back fuse adaptors if tapping directly in to the fuse box, as a permanent positive and a switched positive is required to operate it when driving and when parked, and that is my preferred install , as opposed to the supplied the cigarette charging plug as it is a tad on the large size, when i first used it and it got in the way so got biffed within 24 hours !! as for mounting on the screen, select carefully, as the rear view/bulkhead on my car is a little invasive (Volvo XC) i tried to install it so that the visor did not clout the camera every time, the settings are simple, but after a week i go a tad hacked off with the lane warning on country lanes, and the speed warning ping every time i hit 61 mph or 31 mph , you get the picture!! so they will be disabled, that said the lane warning is excellent. would i bay again? absolutely! Finally the 5 voice instructions are good, if you want to instruct the device to save the video, but the rest are not of much use IMO, i also now know which pesky cat climbs over my car at night, as i have several pictures of its arse recorded on the parking mode!!!!!!

elle est vraiment super, après 2 ans pour le moment nikel ! en plus on voit bien les plaques des voitures et les individus sont reconnaissables....avec indication GPS et heures précises....bref du AAA+++

Ich bin Pendlerin und fahre 5 Tage die Woche eine Strecke von 107 km und wieder zurück. Das Verkehrsaufkommen wird immer mehr und leider meiner Meinung nach auch rücksichtsloser. Seit einigen Jahren verwende ich die Garmin Dashcam 20. Mit dieser bin ich sehr zufrieden, wollte aber mal was neues. Ich habe viele Tests gelesen und wollte erst die „kleinste Dashcam“ auf dem Markt kaufen. Habe mich dann aber doch für die Garmin 55 entschieden und bereue es absolut nicht. Überzeugt hat mich die Kopplung via App mit dem Handy und der Spurhalteassistent. Auch das lebenslange, kostenlose Update von Blitzern ist ein Kaufgrund. Die Kamera macht gestochen scharfe Bilder sowohl bei Tag als auch bei Nacht. Kennzeichen lassen sich selbst auf der nebenliegenden Fahrbahn gut ablesen, auch bei schneller Fahrt. Da konnte die 20 nie so gut überzeugen. Alle Assistenten die die Kamera mitbringt machen einen zuverlässigen Job. Die Kamera ist wirklich kleiner geworden. Somit ist sie unauffälliger. An Stempel von Geschwindigkeit und Ort hatte ich mich eh schon gewöhnt. Einziges Manko ist der Klebepunkt. Dadurch kann ich sie leider nicht mit in die Dienstwagen nehmen. Ein zusätzlicher Saugnapf wäre hier echt gut gewesen. Der Kleber klebt übrigens richtig stark. Ein Polizist bestätigte mir übrigens vor ein paar Wochen die ausdrückliche Erlaubnis der Nutzung dieser Kameras. Die Aufnahmen haben rechtlich Gewicht und dienen als Beweis. Nicht nur bei Unfall sondern auch bei Nötigung, Beleidigung ect. Nur veröffentlichen darf man sie nicht bzw. die Kennzeichen nicht. Ich bin mit der Garmin 55 voll und ganz zufrieden.Zusatz 08.2018: Garmin 55 ging plötzlich nicht mehr an. Keine Reaktion. Danke Amazon für die reibungslose Erstattung. Ich werde sie mir wieder kaufen. Warum? Weil ich dieses Jahr das Pech hatte drei unverschuldete Unfälle zu haben bei denen diese Kamera alles aufgezeichnet hat. In zwei Fällen wurde gelogen das sich die Balken bogen. Nur durch Einreichen der Aufnahmen konnte ich in beiden Fällen meine Unschuld belegen. Die Aufnahmen waren gestochen scharf (auch bei Dunkelheit) so das wichtige Details erkennbar waren.

Excelente Cámara. Calidad de imagen y excelente acabado. Tamaño mínimo. Vale cada uno de los euros que cuesta.En contra de otras opiniones, solo comentar que a día de hoy los menús están totalmente en castellano así como el control por voz. Los radares son gratuitos ya que viene con una suscripción de por vida incluida.A parte de la calidad de imagen y sonido, las funciones de asistencia a la conducción como la alerta de salida de carril, la alerta de colisión y la alerta de avance de vehículos funcionan a la perfección.Lo primero que hay que realizar una vez recibido el producto es conectarlo a un ordenador por Garmin Express para ponerlo al día actualizando el firmware y para añadirle los radares actualizados. A partir de ahí con la app móvil GARMIN VIRB se pueden realizar todas las actualizaciones menos los radares que deberán realizarse por PC periódicamente.

la confezione contiene: Garmin Dash Cam 55 Staffa magnetica di sostegno per parabrezza2 dischi magnetici da posizionare sul parabrezza (1 è di scorta) Cavo di alimentazione accendisigari Disco adesivo di ricambio Scheda microSD™ da 8GB classe 10 Guida rapidaParticolarità di questa camera sono le dimensioni ed il peso5,5 cm di larghezza per circa 4 di altezza e 3 di spessore 60 g di peso e l'aggancio magnetico la rendono assolutamente portabile quando lascerete la vostra auto in sostainstallata in condizioni di marcia risulterà praticamente invisibile grazie anche al (finalmente) lunghissimo oltre 4m cavo di alimentazione che potrà essere installato in maniera praticamente fissa usufruendo dei profili di cruscotto e parabrezzaI due dischi magnetici adesivi consentono anche l'installazione su 2 autoquesto modello si caratterizza per definizione di ripresa 1440p possibilità di collegamento wificomandi vocali batteria interna agli ioni di lithio con autonomia di circa 30 min dichiarati (25 min verificati) che consentono di utilizzarla anche fuori dall'auto dispositivo di rilevamento degli urti che garantisce il salvataggio automatico delle immagini e impedisce l'eventuale sovrascrittura allarme di collisione mediante il rilevamento automatico della distanza dal veicolo che ci precede allarme di invasione corsia opposta allarme superamento limiti di velocità e presenza autovelox (aggiornamento autovelox gratuito a vita) funzione GO che ti avvisa quando il veicolo che hai davanti inizia a muoversi possibilità di interfacciamento con lo smartphone per la condivisione rapida di foto e videoDevo dire che rispetto alla Dashcam 35 Garmin ha fatto un passo notevole però continua a essere carente il programma di visuaizzazione che garmin mette a disposizione e che deve essere scaricato dal link indicatoun'altra cosa che non mi piace è la modalità di aggiornamento del database degli autovelox difficile da trovare sul sito che però non ha più limitazioni sul numero di aggiornamentiho scelto questo garmin perchè ho voluto privilegiare la qualità del sistema gps (molto preciso) di un marchio leader e in questo caso anche le dimensioni veramente piccole ed il dispositivo di fissaggio che cosente di rimuovere e posizionate la cam in pochi secondiil campo visivo è direi intorno a 155° per cui non copre 180° (è disponibile il modello 65W decisamente più caro e.con risoluzione 1080p) potrebbero quindi rimanere scoperti i lati del veicolo e non essere registrati eventuali urti laterali per esempi agli incrociho provato la cam in condizioni di luce notturna e diurna e le riprese sono state sempre leggibili senza vistosi abbagliamenti o marcate zone di ombra, complice il tempo di questo fine aprile 2017 ho provato anche alcune riprese su strada innevata rimanendo anche in questo caso soddisfattoho notato che la cam tende a scaldarsi un po durante l'uso; sul sito garmin assicurano che il riscaldamento è normale in ogni caso non mi ha dato problemi anche in questa estate torrida e nei lunghi viaggicomunque consiglio è di non lasciarla per lunghi periodi esposta al sole (il solo colore nero fà si che si riscaldi più facilmente)Giusto per informazione vi segnalo che questo articolo è acquistabile sullo store Garmin a 199,99 € comprese spese di spedizione (05/04/18)

Has a bunch of additional features (e.g. proximity alerts) that I don't really need. All I was after was a dash cam that would record what happened if there was an accident, and this seems to be great for that. Good quality picture and easy to use.