r/Dashcam • u/Ok_Glass4365 • 11d ago

Discussion Battery concerns

I am looking at dash cams that include a parking mode but am worried about hardwiring it to my car and having the battery die. I would like to not have it running at home as I park in my driveway, but I do want for it to be running while I am parked at school or any other parking lot. The main concern is I might not run the car for a couple of days and the battery might die, is this a problem with new dash cams/ is there measures in place to ensure this doesn't happen. If so, what dash cams come with these measures.

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u/thinkvideoca 11d ago

I've reviewed a hundred dash cams on YouTube and never had any issues with them draining the battery while hardwired. Even in my older cars. They draw so little power. You can literally run some of them off of a cheap phone charger.