This was so helpful. There are many sources to describe features and functions, but I haven't seen any that take a user all the way through the process, from soup to nuts, to illustrate what the entire user experience is like, including *retrieving and viewing* the videos. Didn't know about the voice-activated controls. That was new to me.
I use this as a rear dash cam and use the 67W as the front dash cam. You can pair up to 4 Garmin dash cams wirelessly, which was a big reason I chose these.
@@xZeroOffical. Yes, and no: Each camera connects to your phone individually through Bluetooth (which I think can be a bit of a drain on your phone; My phone would periodically get a little warmer than I’d like), and then you add the cameras to the app through wifi (🤔🤷 I think. I can’t remember), which enables you see what the camera sees from your phone, and you can adjust the view and tweak settings etc all from one ☝️ app. It’s pretty slick, but also, the range is only about 10ft before you have connection issues, so if you have a large crossover like I do, you’re gonna have to live with the amber warnings that sometimes pop up. Otherwise it works pretty good 👍
This is an easy to use, affordable unit for sure! I love mine! Bought for all our cross country vacations we do. I'd recommend the polarized filter too. If you have a powered (diming, map lights, homelink) rear view mirror, you can get an adapter and plug your camera in to that. Then you don't have to run that long power cable. Great video!
You can also have the Garmin Mini2 powered when parked by connecting it to your OBDII port (using their proprietary connector) or by hardwiring it. It can be set to always on, never on, 12 hours or 24 hours, I think.
So, it doesn’t record continuously? What if there was an incident in between the gaps and you forget to save it right then as you may be startled by the accident. Will you be out of luck?
The parking mode/sentry mode feature requires a different power cable that has regular power from the ignition AND constant power direct from the battery. Then you can activate parking mode so the camera is off when your ignition is off but will auto-arm and record if it detects anything bumping your vehicle. The sensitivity is adjustable so it doesn't record due to strong gusts of wind or trucks rumbling by. It's a great camera.
I bought one a couple years ago and it’s been working great. I tucked my behind the rear view mirror as I don’t want to see any of the LEDs when driving at night. Thanks for your review. Cheers.
I recently bought and installed one in my Tacoma. Used a Dongar Technologies dongle to power it via my auto dimming mirror. Easy installation and virtually hidden.
One min only video and the saved ones go to a different folder make it hard to extract if an incident isn’t in the short range it expected for before after points (happens more than you think ) One with adjustable pre and post incident record times would be very useful as well and standard rolling footage length adjustment would be useful
... running 2 cameras, does the app create separate vaults for each? Also, will the cameras run w/o SD cards--like will they save videos to the 24hr temp vault, then delete/overwrite daily?
Hello! I hope you can help! Should I save a video physically/with voice if I see an accident or other strange things? Or can I just drive (it automatically saves video for 24 hours???) and then via the app/computer look through this trip and save/cut the video myself, in which something happens?
I was glad to see your video. Your the frst person i've seen run the cable down along the windeshield down tha A pillar cover. Every other install ive seen on youtube they keep running along the top of the A pillar posibly blocking the air bag. I am going to try your way .
One thing no one mentions is that attaching anything to your windshield that is not factory installed is illegal in some states. You can be ticketed for this. Alabama is one and I did find more have this limitation. I've rarely possibly never heard this in dashcam review. Just driving through a state with the driving law could get you a ticket just as driving into VA with a radar detector can get you a ticket if caught. It's always if caught and the PO notices it.
Maybe I just got a PoS one but I couldn’t reconnect it via Bluetooth so i tried to reset as the apps says but holding the save button for over a minute and still nothing happens. It’s not popping up in my list of Bluetooth devices at all and I can’t get it to do anything.
Thank you very much for this wonderful presentation and explanation. Can you help me with how to make the live broadcast (Live View) continuous from starting the car until it stops?
Garmin have 'parking mode cable' available for this camera. I have one and it works perfectly. Camera automatically turns on when movement is detected.
I currently owe a VAVA dash cam and it has served me well for more than 8 years. It’s time to upgrade and the features on the mini look great and at an even better price. One question. Does it have a time stamp and does it give an approximate speed when traveling
Installed the mini 2 front and rear. After 2 years both stopped working just a few days past the 2 year warranty. I had a near miss so I checked the recorded videos, all were grainy and has either greenish/pink image. I've read a discussion having similar issue, they suggested to pry it open and tighten the T5 screws that fastens the camera lens. So I did and to my surprise it was working for a short while but when I installed it back to my car the problem reoccured. It has a small footprint but not having a screen means you can't have a quick look if it's still properly recording. The Garmin Drive app is rubbish when you try to connect it with your phone and generally doesn't work when Apple Carplay is connected. 2 mini's and 2 years later, dead.
So I bought new dashcams for about a grand. Should I expect much because it’s expensive? Some cheap ones can last 3-5 years and Garmin is a big name so it’s a shame. Mini 2 has the capacitor instead of the lithium ion battery so it should last longer. I don’t drive that much and car is always parked in a garage away from extreme heat or cold. Non-durable materials= planned obsolescence.
Great review of this car camera. I think they hit the sweet spot of pricing & features. Lacking here & on most is that it’s only forward looking. Most photos you wished you had was getting hit on the side or rear!
Yup. That happened to me. See the comment right above yours, that says you can pair up to 4 Garmin dash cams. That should give you complete coverage. The downside for me is that video is 1080p. If the video isn't crystal clear (i.e., you can't read license plates) it doesn't matter how much coverage you have.
Your review is really good. But when you showed the clip of the car with its bumper about to fall off, it didn’t look like you could read the license plate. Am I wrong? That’s the most important thing for me. Being able to read license plate numbers from the video. The cam otherwise looks cool.
Excellent in depth review. I've watched some reviews for this cam but no one ever tested or mentioned the the voice control feature. You've sold me a dashcam ;-)
Great video, thank you! I see this was a year ago and a couple things may have changed with the Mini 2. You showed the set up and then SD card insertion as the last step. 2024 - mini 2 won't even pair with a device unless the SD card is in place and formatted. I thought mine was defective until I got with Garmin support. Also, the power cable is not able to be inserted two ways - it only goes in one way now with the cord facing up. Not great if you want to have it hang down - with the short cord - as it pulls on it which suspect over time will be an issue with that port. Lastly, you have to decide when driving - if you want the App active and usable, or, you want your phone on CarPlay/Auto. If while in the car with the camera a five, you'll need to disable CarPlay/Auto in order to view anything in the app. Reasoning per Garmin is 'phone' can only connect to one wifi (Mini 2 has its own wifi). Kinda makes sense, but is a bit of a pain. Not sure why it can't connect via bluetooth but that's above my pay grade.
I’m looking for a dash cam I don’t need to connect to the car’s electronics. A rechargeable one with a battery that lasts at least 2 hours. Where can I find one? I’ve looked around and some do seem to have built in batteries, but this is never a feature described in detail on the website or in reviews, so makes it difficult.
I wanted to love this cam and just couldnt it has an issue where it does not always power on . I want to just turn key and go but there are times this will not power up and its no matter how its wired up ... its a shame everything was perfect ... The app works the video quality was great too.
For low cost you can get various pry tools off the Bay. Note. 1) Plastic pry tools only, 2)Do this on a warm day or heated garage. 3) I commondered mama's blow drier to warm the plastic panels prior to install. 🤓
No live cam display or how it works? I have one of these and the live cam doesn't work. It's connected to my phones Bluetooth and it won't show live feed at all?
I own 3 GPS Garmins. Think I will wait for a mid-priced 'Starvis 2' dash cam with no internal battery (Garmin or Thinkware; when ??). Garmin website /newsroom announced the Mini 2 dash cam in June 2021. My Chevy's cigarette lighter and two 12-volt ports are all hot all the time; so couldn't leave dash cam USB charger in 12v port as shown in video.
Great video, thanks! Would definitely consider this. Is the resolution/frame rate clear enough to identity license plates while driving during the day/night?
Thanks for an excellent review. Also, great tip to use battery pack vs having to hardwire to record video when parked, thus allowing easier transfer to another vehicle when needed. Awaiting mine to arrive now so thanks again!
Thank you for this video. There are a few things that I experienced that most may not, I don't have unlimited data. I could not pair to the camera until I turned on my data and location button. Maybe others leave all those settings on, I don't. I too bought my cameras at Best Buy. I wonder if my wife's car cameras can be seen while she's driving if her data is on?
Hello Bret, when try to see video by taking sd memory card out the garmin. In my phone I could see one minute clips only. It does have all recording but for one minute long. Do you have any any idea how I can see whole vedio for one session drive?
The whole clip is there but it only plays a short bit. If you look, there are markers for 'start' and 'end' points of the clip. You can drag these to where you want the video to begin and end.
I'd like to avoid a semi-permanent mount. Has anyone figured out a way to mount it using a suction cup or something similar that makes installing and uninstalling the camera easy? I'm going on a trip to Asia and I want to take it with me when I'm driving there. For that reason, I don't want to mount it on my car and then have to remove it from my windshield, etc.... Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
@@florisjanssens9392 Thanks, I'll look for it but I ordered something from Amazon since my trip to Japan is soon; once I try to attach it, I'll provide a link and my thoughts on how well it works. If it works well, I'll feel better about attaching it to my own car since I would prefer something that doesn't require putting something sticky on the windshield. Thanks again.
It would work unless the car is off then it will not record. But it will record everything happening inside while driving. If you need it to record without being on you could plug it into a battery bank that the car charges and depending on how long you drive it could keep it always going.
Great camera. I have mine hardwired via obdii. I can view it live via wifi when my car is close enough to my house. My only wish is that you can review all videos when connected to wifi
I solved that with an EE 4G LTE MiFi Alcatel EE70VB Mini 2 Portable WiFi, I don't know if that would work where you are. I've only just installed my and learning how to use it.
Yes it does but you need the Garmin 'parking mode cable' which has an additional constant power supply direct from the battery to turn the camera on when parking mode is activated by movement.
Your gradient background is so cool😍 may you make a video to explain your studio setting? The Vault is not so clear to me: when you show your gallery 9:40, it’s because you payed a Vault subscription?
It does not need to have constant wifi to operate. Everything is stored on the SD card and then when it is connected to Wifi you can use the app to download the data or have it backup to the cloud.
I have just bought a second hand garmin mini 2 , the problem is it won’t let me set it up because the previous owner has already set up a account with it ,is there any way around this
You can perform a reset on the device using the Garmin Drive app on your phone or the Garmin Express app on your computer. If it fails to connect at any stage you may have to manually put the camera into 'connecting mode' by pressing and holding the big button until leds flash blue. I recently had an issue with mine and had to reset it this way.
Great camera. I have mine hardwired via obdii. I can view it live via wifi when my 4runner is close enough to my house. My only wish is that you can review all videos when connected to wifi
I have 2 mini 2s and a thinkware f200 pro. I ise the mini 2s on the sides and the thinkware for front and back. Both systems use a 12 volt car charger and im lucky i have one front and back. The minis plug in back as the charger allows both to run at the same time. I use a lithium phosphate power station to run all the cameras when parked so parking mode isnt active and the cameras catch everything. And my vehicle battery is not touched at all. And o can use a solar panel to keep the station going later. But these cameras use low power so a 10000 mah powerbank can run them for awhile.
$10/mo for dash cam cloud? Yeah, no thanks! I saw the $99 price tag, Garmin name, and tiny form factor but I’m quickly finding that this is not the camera I want.
Why do you need it? My major complaint is that there is no detail in the footage. And by the way, you can activate the GPS data from the app if you really need that info.
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This was so helpful. There are many sources to describe features and functions, but I haven't seen any that take a user all the way through the process, from soup to nuts, to illustrate what the entire user experience is like, including *retrieving and viewing* the videos. Didn't know about the voice-activated controls. That was new to me.
I use this as a rear dash cam and use the 67W as the front dash cam. You can pair up to 4 Garmin dash cams wirelessly, which was a big reason I chose these.
That is actually really good to know. Thanks for sharing. :)
Amazing piece of information. Does this setup works like one camera with multiple modules?
@@xZeroOffical. Yes, and no: Each camera connects to your phone individually through Bluetooth (which I think can be a bit of a drain on your phone; My phone would periodically get a little warmer than I’d like), and then you add the cameras to the app through wifi (🤔🤷 I think. I can’t remember), which enables you see what the camera sees from your phone, and you can adjust the view and tweak settings etc all from one ☝️ app. It’s pretty slick, but also, the range is only about 10ft before you have connection issues, so if you have a large crossover like I do, you’re gonna have to live with the amber warnings that sometimes pop up. Otherwise it works pretty good 👍
This is an easy to use, affordable unit for sure! I love mine! Bought for all our cross country vacations we do. I'd recommend the polarized filter too. If you have a powered (diming, map lights, homelink) rear view mirror, you can get an adapter and plug your camera in to that. Then you don't have to run that long power cable. Great video!
Hey I have a powered view mirror 2024 jeep grand Cherokee. Do you mind helping me which adapter do I need to buy?
@@jrdnLC I have no idea what jeeps use, since I'd never own one. Your best bet is to see what plug your mirror has (if it does) and go from there.
You can also have the Garmin Mini2 powered when parked by connecting it to your OBDII port (using their proprietary connector) or by hardwiring it. It can be set to always on, never on, 12 hours or 24 hours, I think.
So, it doesn’t record continuously? What if there was an incident in between the gaps and you forget to save it right then as you may be startled by the accident. Will you be out of luck?
The parking mode/sentry mode feature requires a different power cable that has regular power from the ignition AND constant power direct from the battery. Then you can activate parking mode so the camera is off when your ignition is off but will auto-arm and record if it detects anything bumping your vehicle. The sensitivity is adjustable so it doesn't record due to strong gusts of wind or trucks rumbling by. It's a great camera.
Great to know. I assume anything that uses direct power from the battery will wear out the battery sooner than usual. Yes?
It doesn't use any power unless the camera is triggered. Then it records a clip and returns to sleep mode.
@@kombat6555 Thanks!
Simply use Garmin's OBDII connector to power your Mini2 and you can do what he's suggesting here.
Is this via the OBD port? If so, what setting to you select on the OBD connector, 24hr?
I bought one a couple years ago and it’s been working great. I tucked my behind the rear view mirror as I don’t want to see any of the LEDs when driving at night. Thanks for your review. Cheers.
I recently bought and installed one in my Tacoma. Used a Dongar Technologies dongle to power it via my auto dimming mirror. Easy installation and virtually hidden.
I literally just did the same thing to my tacoma. I was missing out lol
Didn’t the garmin software block the power?
I just added it to my Tacoma using the Dongar adapter, Works great
One min only video and the saved ones go to a different folder make it hard to extract if an incident isn’t in the short range it expected for before after points (happens more than you think )
One with adjustable pre and post incident record times would be very useful as well and standard rolling footage length adjustment would be useful
can 2 minis be used in the same car, like a 2-ch setup? windshield and back window? or will you only be allowed to run 1 mini?
What is the power source you showed at the end of the video. You make no mention of make/model.
Thank you for the explanation, I'm definitely buying it as my first dash cam
if you have audio off, will camera still recognize 'ok garmin record video' command?
I love the details, features, and effort you put in your videos! Will definitely be buying one :D
If i carry a powerbank with me, can I plug the camera for it to record while parking?
thanks, especially like the using a portable power pack to run the camera when parked without any car wiring.
i was looking for this comment.. thanks
... running 2 cameras, does the app create separate vaults for each? Also, will the cameras run w/o SD cards--like will they save videos to the 24hr temp vault, then delete/overwrite daily?
Hello! I hope you can help!
Should I save a video physically/with voice if I see an accident or other strange things?
Or can I just drive (it automatically saves video for 24 hours???) and then via the app/computer look through this trip and save/cut the video myself, in which something happens?
I was glad to see your video. Your the frst person i've seen run the cable down along the windeshield down tha A pillar cover. Every other install ive seen on youtube they keep running along the top of the A pillar posibly blocking the air bag. I am going to try your way .
Can you just use the microSD or do you have to have wifi
Removing the mount from a tinted front windshield will probably pull the film away with it probably. I'd feel better with a suction cup option
I ordered one of these based on this review, seeing real footage helps so much.
That's my goal! I'm glad it was helpful for you.
Can you see the plates number? You can't see details unless it is very close. Streets' names are also unreadable.
One thing no one mentions is that attaching anything to your windshield that is not factory installed is illegal in some states. You can be ticketed for this. Alabama is one and I did find more have this limitation. I've rarely possibly never heard this in dashcam review. Just driving through a state with the driving law could get you a ticket just as driving into VA with a radar detector can get you a ticket if caught. It's always if caught and the PO notices it.
Can you use this in extreme heat? I'm in cali so weather been in lower 100s
Maybe I just got a PoS one but I couldn’t reconnect it via Bluetooth so i tried to reset as the apps says but holding the save button for over a minute and still nothing happens. It’s not popping up in my list of Bluetooth devices at all and I can’t get it to do anything.
Does it save an impact automatically? Is the clip saved in a protected space on the SD card?
Yes, there is a sensor on board the device and the impact force is adjustable. Default is medium. 🤓
Thank you very much for this wonderful presentation and explanation.
Can you help me with how to make the live broadcast (Live View) continuous from starting the car until it stops?
is it works without wi fi or blutooth in parking mode ? just connect to the battery power ? what cable kit it needed for parking mode ?
Garmin have 'parking mode cable' available for this camera. I have one and it works perfectly. Camera automatically turns on when movement is detected.
Do you have a link to the longer cord you bought to hide the wire?
Where do u set to Continuesly record ?! I only have 3 sec clips
I currently owe a VAVA dash cam and it has served me well for more than 8 years. It’s time to upgrade and the features on the mini look great and at an even better price.
One question. Does it have a time stamp and does it give an approximate speed when traveling
Installed the mini 2 front and rear. After 2 years both stopped working just a few days past the 2 year warranty. I had a near miss so I checked the recorded videos, all were grainy and has either greenish/pink image. I've read a discussion having similar issue, they suggested to pry it open and tighten the T5 screws that fastens the camera lens. So I did and to my surprise it was working for a short while but when I installed it back to my car the problem reoccured. It has a small footprint but not having a screen means you can't have a quick look if it's still properly recording. The Garmin Drive app is rubbish when you try to connect it with your phone and generally doesn't work when Apple Carplay is connected. 2 mini's and 2 years later, dead.
2 years is roughly how long dash cams last. you cant expect much for a 150$ product.
So I bought new dashcams for about a grand. Should I expect much because it’s expensive? Some cheap ones can last 3-5 years and Garmin is a big name so it’s a shame. Mini 2 has the capacitor instead of the lithium ion battery so it should last longer. I don’t drive that much and car is always parked in a garage away from extreme heat or cold. Non-durable materials= planned obsolescence.
@@jl8655 1000$ dash cam should last 4 years or more Thats a premium price so it should be excellent quality
I think if you have an outlet in the center console or glovebox, it is always powered.
Great review of this car camera. I think they hit the sweet spot of pricing & features. Lacking here & on most is that it’s only forward looking. Most photos you wished you had was getting hit on the side or rear!
Yup. That happened to me. See the comment right above yours, that says you can pair up to 4 Garmin dash cams. That should give you complete coverage. The downside for me is that video is 1080p. If the video isn't crystal clear (i.e., you can't read license plates) it doesn't matter how much coverage you have.
Your review is really good. But when you showed the clip of the car with its bumper about to fall off, it didn’t look like you could read the license plate.
Am I wrong? That’s the most important thing for me. Being able to read license plate numbers from the video.
The cam otherwise looks cool.
Excellent in depth review. I've watched some reviews for this cam but no one ever tested or mentioned the the voice control feature. You've sold me a dashcam ;-)
Can you use it as a parking camera (seeing live video from the back of the car on your iPhone) ?
Great video, thank you! I see this was a year ago and a couple things may have changed with the Mini 2. You showed the set up and then SD card insertion as the last step. 2024 - mini 2 won't even pair with a device unless the SD card is in place and formatted. I thought mine was defective until I got with Garmin support. Also, the power cable is not able to be inserted two ways - it only goes in one way now with the cord facing up. Not great if you want to have it hang down - with the short cord - as it pulls on it which suspect over time will be an issue with that port. Lastly, you have to decide when driving - if you want the App active and usable, or, you want your phone on CarPlay/Auto. If while in the car with the camera a five, you'll need to disable CarPlay/Auto in order to view anything in the app. Reasoning per Garmin is 'phone' can only connect to one wifi (Mini 2 has its own wifi). Kinda makes sense, but is a bit of a pain. Not sure why it can't connect via bluetooth but that's above my pay grade.
I’m looking for a dash cam I don’t need to connect to the car’s electronics. A rechargeable one with a battery that lasts at least 2 hours. Where can I find one? I’ve looked around and some do seem to have built in batteries, but this is never a feature described in detail on the website or in reviews, so makes it difficult.
I've had this camera for over 2 years now and I had no idea it did all this. Thanks.
Based on your great video, I’ve purchased two of them. Thanks
Can I use the same drive account for 3 Mini 2s? The will all be in different cars.
I wanted to love this cam and just couldnt it has an issue where it does not always power on . I want to just turn key and go but there are times this will not power up and its no matter how its wired up ... its a shame everything was perfect ... The app works the video quality was great too.
yes this is true
Could you please show how you hid the cord with tools?
For low cost you can get various pry tools off the Bay. Note. 1) Plastic pry tools only, 2)Do this on a warm day or heated garage. 3) I commondered mama's blow drier to warm the plastic panels prior to install. 🤓
i just wanted to know if you can recognize the plate numbers. but didnt find it anywhere on the video
What app do you recommend to see o my smartphone? Thanks
No live cam display or how it works? I have one of these and the live cam doesn't work. It's connected to my phones Bluetooth and it won't show live feed at all?
Great video! Super helpful! If I wanted a rear camera would you recommend getting another one of these for that use?
Yep! Then you can have them both show in the same app.
Thank you for sharing this informative video.
Does it pick up license plates?
I own 3 GPS Garmins. Think I will wait for a mid-priced 'Starvis 2' dash cam with no internal battery (Garmin or Thinkware; when ??). Garmin website /newsroom announced the Mini 2 dash cam in June 2021. My Chevy's cigarette lighter and two 12-volt ports are all hot all the time; so couldn't leave dash cam USB charger in 12v port as shown in video.
How can i record everything as i can not do it
You have any footage of how it is in the night time?
Way you bring this garmin to home , you can't from car connecting phone apps and dowland video ?
Can you see the video as your driving in real time ? On your cell phone ?
If it's linked using your phone or car Hotspot.
Great video, thanks! Would definitely consider this.
Is the resolution/frame rate clear enough to identity license plates while driving during the day/night?
Sketch. Imho. Verbally read the plate number into audio just in case. 🤔
Very nice review. Does this cam have time lapse feature? Should I get a polarized lense for it? Thank you.
So based on your video I purchase one! When you had it powered on inside, did you notice the camera getting really hot to the touch? Thanks
im in the need for a dashcam.. i have a small sports convertible, so i need a small camera
This is an excellent option for that.
Does it show the number plates of other vehicles clearly?
The date on my recording screen is backwards ex:may 8, 2024 would say 08/05/2024 can i change that?
you mean it's the correct format... DD/MM/YYYY
It needs wifi when driving? Or just to view the vault... im kinda confused on this.
Just to view the vault. When the car is on you will be able to connect to it right from your phone.
Thanks for an excellent review. Also, great tip to use battery pack vs having to hardwire to record video when parked, thus allowing easier transfer to another vehicle when needed. Awaiting mine to arrive now so thanks again!
Thank you for this video. There are a few things that I experienced that most may not, I don't have unlimited data. I could not pair to the camera until I turned on my data and location button. Maybe others leave all those settings on, I don't. I too bought my cameras at Best Buy. I wonder if my wife's car cameras can be seen while she's driving if her data is on?
which Dash Cam do you recommend for Front and Rear recording
Hello Bret, when try to see video by taking sd memory card out the garmin. In my phone I could see one minute clips only. It does have all recording but for one minute long. Do you have any any idea how I can see whole vedio for one session drive?
The whole clip is there but it only plays a short bit. If you look, there are markers for 'start' and 'end' points of the clip. You can drag these to where you want the video to begin and end.
what does the other end of the cable connect to ??
Do you play back recorded video thru the Drive app on your phone?
Yes, or you can put the Micro SD on your computer to view it.
@@TechWithBrett But when I do that, all I see are a bunch of short 20-second clips, and have to open each one. Am I doing something wrong?
Hey you sound so gud! When your little voice goes UP at the end of every sentence.
I'd like to avoid a semi-permanent mount. Has anyone figured out a way to mount it using a suction cup or something similar that makes installing and uninstalling the camera easy? I'm going on a trip to Asia and I want to take it with me when I'm driving there. For that reason, I don't want to mount it on my car and then have to remove it from my windshield, etc.... Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I saw a video of someone that had such a mount from Garmin itself. So you should be able to find it on their website.
@@florisjanssens9392 Thanks, I'll look for it but I ordered something from Amazon since my trip to Japan is soon; once I try to attach it, I'll provide a link and my thoughts on how well it works. If it works well, I'll feel better about attaching it to my own car since I would prefer something that doesn't require putting something sticky on the windshield. Thanks again.
@seizethedayandlive how did it work and do u have a link? Also not a fan of sticky mounts
So should the light on it be green or red for it to be working as you're driving around
On mine it’s red
I'd like to use this for inside card security camera, in other words, have the camera facing the interior. Is that possible?
It would work unless the car is off then it will not record. But it will record everything happening inside while driving. If you need it to record without being on you could plug it into a battery bank that the car charges and depending on how long you drive it could keep it always going.
I have two of these units, they’re really great for their size. I wonder if Mini 3 will ever get developed as I will be a definite buyer again!
Imho. A Mini size form factor with higher video resolution. 🤔
Awesome review. I’m sold. Thanks.
Does it need wifi to connect with phone?
Great camera. I have mine hardwired via obdii. I can view it live via wifi when my car is close enough to my house.
My only wish is that you can review all videos when connected to wifi
I solved that with an EE 4G LTE MiFi Alcatel EE70VB Mini 2 Portable WiFi, I don't know if that would work where you are. I've only just installed my and learning how to use it.
Is a subscription required for this and do you have to give Garmin your information for subscription?
So if my car doesn’t have WiFi basically I can’t use it??
Hi, does the camera have a motion sensor when in parking mode to record only when there is movement?
No it only operates when its connected to a power source
Yes it does but you need the Garmin 'parking mode cable' which has an additional constant power supply direct from the battery to turn the camera on when parking mode is activated by movement.
Your gradient background is so cool😍 may you make a video to explain your studio setting?
The Vault is not so clear to me: when you show your gallery 9:40, it’s because you payed a Vault subscription?
Does it have to have WiFi at all times? I’m trying to buy 3 for my trucks.
It does not need to have constant wifi to operate. Everything is stored on the SD card and then when it is connected to Wifi you can use the app to download the data or have it backup to the cloud.
Is the storage on the SD for 24 hours too? Or just the app? Thanks.
Thanks for review!
Is it true that this cam does not have speed registrator?
There is no where that I have seen that it would record your speed.
Yes unlike the manual yours is right last 10 seconds next 20 can miss a lot and no way to change it
I have just bought a second hand garmin mini 2 , the problem is it won’t let me set it up because the previous owner has already set up a account with it ,is there any way around this
You can perform a reset on the device using the Garmin Drive app on your phone or the Garmin Express app on your computer. If it fails to connect at any stage you may have to manually put the camera into 'connecting mode' by pressing and holding the big button until leds flash blue. I recently had an issue with mine and had to reset it this way.
down load the garmin drive app from where?
The Google Play store or Apple App store.
Great, detailed information! Thank you Brett!
What tablet did you have
Great camera. I have mine hardwired via obdii. I can view it live via wifi when my 4runner is close enough to my house.
My only wish is that you can review all videos when connected to wifi
I have 2 mini 2s and a thinkware f200 pro. I ise the mini 2s on the sides and the thinkware for front and back. Both systems use a 12 volt car charger and im lucky i have one front and back. The minis plug in back as the charger allows both to run at the same time. I use a lithium phosphate power station to run all the cameras when parked so parking mode isnt active and the cameras catch everything. And my vehicle battery is not touched at all. And o can use a solar panel to keep the station going later. But these cameras use low power so a 10000 mah powerbank can run them for awhile.
At 12:00, what device are you viewing the saved videos on? Oh, and a Vault subscription is now $9.99/mo.
$10/mo for dash cam cloud? Yeah, no thanks! I saw the $99 price tag, Garmin name, and tiny form factor but I’m quickly finding that this is not the camera I want.
I just bought one and my only complaint is that it doesn't have GPS location and speed like the larger Dash Cam series.
Why do you need it? My major complaint is that there is no detail in the footage. And by the way, you can activate the GPS data from the app if you really need that info.
Hi! In your experiense, this prodcut captures the number plates good? :)
Imho. Not well. Get into the habit of speaking the plate number for audio retention. 🤔
Does it make a beep sound after you turn on the car?
No, the LED just turns on. I think I was able to turn it off if it did that.
Do a follow up video with all the beeps that the camera makes, what do they mean?
Are there any more benefits to using a 256gb SD?
Just being able to save a longer history.
Could I run this wireless? To run 12/24 hrs a day
If you had a big enough battery pack. There is no internal battery.
What kind of space aged car do you have?
It's a 2018-2024 5th Gen Honda Odyssey.
fantastic runthrough on operation of garmin2 mini, helped a bunch.
Is this on your phone?
It was helpful, thanks!!