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Customer Review
Taco Hammer
4.0
This dash cam works best with an IGN-3 module if you have Engine Start/Stop TechReviewed in the United States on March 5, 2022
I am thoroughly impressed with this dash cam. I have 2, 1 in each of my vehicles, using the hardwire kit and GPS mount. The camera would be better if there were some form of Wi-Fi connectivity so you could view and save clips via the internet though. I did run into wiring issues to make use of the parking mode feature with one of my vehicles. Vantrue customer support was very helpful in troubleshooting and identifying the issue though.It turns out that if you have a newer vehicle that has Auto Engine Start/Stop Technology you need to install an IGN-3 module and cut brown loop wire in order for parking mode and power to be applied continuously and correctly. I ran into issues where the dash cam would lose power depending on how the auto start/stop interacted with the electrical equipment in my vehicle otherwise. This was in a 2021 Lincoln Nautilus Black Label, so definitely newer tech. Unfortunately, Vantrue does not provide this recommendation for their product and does not offer an alternative but so far it has worked perfectly after having it installed.One of the 3 IGN-3 wires is ran to the car battery, one to the push-button ignition fuse, and 1 to an always on fuse. This allows all features of the cam to work flawlessly. If you don't cut the brown loop wire the IGN-3 only provides 10 seconds of capacitor power during an engine shut off. With the wire cut it provides 140 seconds (2min 20 sec) which is more than enough to cover most city driving and stop lights.I would definitely recommend this setup for anyone that's in the market for a 3-channel dash cam set up because this system records front exterior, interior, and rear exterior of the vehicle with interior audio, battery saver tech, and parking mode so that even when not driving you're covered.
