Hey Manuel! Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes you can connect it to an external battery for parking mode. I myself have the fuse kit that cost around 30 dollars which uses the cars battery to stay powered and in parking mode while the vehicle is off. The benefit with this module is that the camera will know when the vehicle is turned off and automatically go into parking mode. I’ve let my car sit for over a week and the camera was still recording so the battery will last you plenty long. And what’s great is it won’t drain your car battery. Let’s say you leave it for weeks and weeks, the fuse kit monitors the battery voltage and will automatically shut off if it gets below a certain voltage. That way your car battery isn’t dead when you go to start it. In parking mode it will detect motion not just bumps. Or you can set it to only detect bumps with the G sensor. And yes when it detects motion both cameras record. Hope this helps! 😁

When you wired the dash cam in fusebox can you open the app anytime? Even though you far from your car or you have to be at least 6ft far from your car? I just installed my vantrue e2 and im still figuring out the device.

Glad you enjoyed it 😁

Glad you enjoyed! I use my OBD port quite often and the fuse kit has the module that will turn off automatically so it doesn’t drain my battery. It all comes down to personal preference. For me it looks cleaner having all the wiring tucked away.

Thank you for the feedback! I will definitely keep that in mind for a possible future video. Is there anything in particular you are wondering about?

Thanks for watching!

I can keep that in mind for the future but those are all adjustable in the settings! You can adjust how sensitive the impact detection is and when triggered it will record for several minutes.

@@budgetconsumer Yeah I understand how it works. I just wanted to know whether you had tested it all and if it's overly sensitive when parked on the side of the road or in car parks etc and is constantly triggering and draining the battery?

If the camera senses movement very far away it won’t trigger the recording. Only when movement is close to the vehicle will it start recording. Personally I would use the motion detection over impact detection. If someone slams their door into your car it might not jolt the vehicle enough to trigger recording. With motion detection you’ll have a lot more files but that’s good just on the off chance something does happen. Always good to be prepared. As I show in the video there is a tiny module that will turn off the camera when the battery drops below a certain point. Since recording the video I have had my car sit for over a week on the side of the road with a lot of movement and when I went to start my car it started up fine no problem. This camera is definitely the most efficient as far as power consumption.

@@budgetconsumer Thanks for the information. When you had the car parked up for over a week, how long did parking mode actually keep recording for during that period, before the cut off point was reached to save the battery from fully discharging?

I had recordings for every motion detected up until I started the car again. Of course the SD card was pretty full. When I walked up to it after a week and a half to test the camera it detected my motion and started recording. Battery voltage was still good

I didn’t see a need to include that since it’s pretty straight forward. The list of commands is in the manual and on their website. There is no action word to initiate the voice commands. You just need to loudly and clearly say the command. You should be able to adjust the microphone settings if you’re having issues

Unfortunately yes you will have to redo all the settings

@@budgetconsumer thanks for reply. Is updating a regular thing? Can you go without updating or will it force you.

You don’t have to update unless you want to. If the current version you’re on is working then stick with it. And you can always check the website to see if they add new features in an update!

Look at the video. I compare side by side

You should be able to use the hardwire kit with anything that has the USB C port

The Vantrue E3 has a cabin camera too. It’s on the back of the main camera

That’s right! Hopefully I will be able to show you that in the future

Definitely safe to use, there’s a module that turns the dashcam off if the battery goes too low. I’ve used it without any issues!

You sure can, you would have to use an SD card initially but you can transfer it to your phone and then delete it from the SD all within the app

It’s been going strong. Incredibly reliable. I actually upgraded the the Vantrue E3. With the interior camera. Working on another review soon.

@@budgetconsumer Thank you for the feedback, I just finished watching and it looks like everything I was looking for. Great video!

I show it in the video. It does a good job.

That would be possible. I suggest looking at the new camera they offer with a cabin view camera

Not all cars 12v car socket is always hot. Mine is an Audi so the sockets aren’t powered unless the car is on

That’s true I have 1 in the front on my van out of them all that’s powered so I probably am lucky to have that now a days

Yes it does! It looks much better with the wiring tucked away

It looks liked Vantrue updated there hardwiring kit. It should still work the exact same way. If you end up getting it let me know how it works.

Unfortunately there isn’t one that I know of. I have mine spooled up in the back. Otherwise you can tuck it away in a trim piece

I have my rear one in the back of my Audi and haven’t had any issues!

Can you elaborate on that? I’ve tested this dash cam further after this video. Do you have a specific question?

@@budgetconsumer How far can the motion detector detect movement? Will all cameras detect motion or just the main camera?

@Velocity0428 All cameras detect motion, I would say anything within 50 feet or so will trigger recording and I believe there’s an adjustment for the sensitivity. It will pick up anyone coming near your car or any cars driving by

@@budgetconsumer All cameras?? Wow, thanks! This just might be the dashcam I'm looking for. Thanks.

@Velocity0428 this is definitely my favorite dashcam. I recently upgrade to the VantrueCam E3 and that has the interior camera as well. Check it out!

It detects both

Hey Ronald. So in order for parking mode to work you need to have the camera hardwired into the fuses. This is how the camera knows when your vehicle is running or turned off. When the vehicle is turned off the battery voltage will drop to about 12.6 volts compared to around 14.6 when running (since the alternator is charging the battery it’s higher) Once the vehicle is turned off parking mode will automatically engage after 5 minutes of not detecting any motion. You’ll see this indicated by the parking mode icon appearing on the screen. Let me know if you have any more questions with this!

@@budgetconsumer it is hard wired and I don’t see anything on the display

@@budgetconsumer I do have a hardwired and I’m not seeing any kind of display showing that there’s any kind of power to it am I supposed to see some sort of display even though the car off thank you

Does the camera run while the car is off?

@@budgetconsumer no the camera turns off when I turn the car off

There is a dedicated audio button on the bottom. It should be labeled and you’ll see the icon change when you click it

It will record for days. I believe somewhere above 50 hrs it will do according to VanTrue. And that’s if non stop footage. You won’t be driving that long so it will only take 5 min clips with motion detection. 512gb is the way to go. And if you go that route I would get the high endurance SD card