Dash cam parking mode

[leehinde]

I bought a Momento dash cam. (Don’t; a few days in and so far I’m unimpressed.) It has a parking mode. I asked the installer to wire it to something that would go completely off when the car was off and they didn’t. I’m wondering how much I have to worry about this vis-à-vis the 12 volt battery.

Edit: So far it's woken up frequently to record darkness in my garage in the middle of the night. Unclear on what triggered it.

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[flapjake314]

my understanding is some of the fuses are always on whereas some turn off after [15] minutes, probably did the wrong one?

 

[geeklifer]

I'd fully expect to wake up one morning to a bricked car from a dead battery.

 

[leehinde]

I'd fully expect to wake up one morning to a bricked car from a dead battery.

That's my expectation as well but I've seen posts here from folks who have dash cams with parking mode and I was hoping to glean something from their experience.

 

[geeklifer]

That's my expectation as well but I've seen posts here from folks who have dash cams with parking mode and I was hoping to glean something from their experience.

If it keeps waking up in the middle of the night, I'd definitely be worried.

 

[leehinde]

Solution found. The documentation only showed three varying degrees of 'parking mode.' But when I actually looked at it in the app (what a thought.) there's an 'off' option. Done and dusted, I hope.

 

[dimaj]

I haven't connected my parking mode yet (just don't have any energy to do it right now), but in my previous car, I had a parking camera for years without any issues.

The way it works is:
* you connect to an "always-on" fuse, like someone mentioned
* the parking-mode wire has a special circuit on it that monitors your battery voltage. If voltage drops below a certain level, parking-mode is disabled to avoid fully draining your battery. Here's an example wiring kit (https://www.amazon.com/Pruveeo-Hardwire-Protection-Installation-Mini-USB/dp/B0765683WG)

Why are you unimpressed with your dash cam? if you're willing to get a different one, I really like FitCamX. It looks like stock on the car and hardly visible: https://fitcamx.com/collections/for-ford-lincoln/products/fitcamx-dash-cam-for-ford-mustang-mach-e

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