I think this is the best review what I saw on the entire KZread. Is just the most honest one, calm and you are not payed to promote useless features. Congrats!!

Dashcam is good idea for everyone. I got one after hit and run. 1 year later a driver pulled out in front of me. She told her insurance I was speeding and ran a stop sign. Footage cleared that up quickly.

I have the same camera and agree with everything you said. I leave the audio on all the time. If see a car who’s plate number I feel should be noted, I simply say it out loud and the camera records my voice. If I need it later, I just listen to the file at that point. Nice review.

@gareth4903

Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea... You are clever.

@JP1050x

Жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea. I also like to use mine to record audio of my young kids saying cute things. I say, “kids singing”, then say “Ok Garmin, save video.” I also like saving video clips from fun road trips of interesting locations.

Just had an accident 49 days ago on HWY 401. Both OPP and insurance claims adjuster asked me "Do you have dash cams?" And until... now. I see, how a dash cam very important is. After a week of searching and comparing a whole bunch of them on Google and KZread. This is the best of the best reviews for Garmin Mini 2 and I will place an order soon. Thanks a bunch! 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

One reason to use a larger SD card (from the Garmin support page on maximising SD card life): "Use a memory card with a higher storage capacity. Higher-capacity memory cards are overwritten less frequently and will usually last longer". Thanks for the useful review.

@AC-tn1cy

Жыл бұрын

I was told the larger ones usually cause problems because they hold too much

Because of this review I pulled the trigger. Garmin should hire you and send you all their stuff for free. Look at all the people your review reached. I'm sure there will be more purchases because of you. Thank you

Excellent and useful review of the Garmin Mini 2. Thanks so much!

This is one of the best reviews of anything I’ve ever seen. Many thanks!

@tim8971

4 ай бұрын

I agree!

Regarding the many video files on the SD card, Garmin says on their support site that the intention is to manage the video files via their phone app and not via PC. The app will consolidate all of the individual files into one drive's worth of video for in-app editing and trimming. It works well and it's much easier to pinpoint the specific date/time as needed.

@2kewl4uu

6 ай бұрын

Are you able to delete videos thru the app?

@easymemesniper

6 ай бұрын

yes@@2kewl4uu

You are a NATURAL. This video is so exceptional ..... Stephan Spielberg should offer you a job. ;-)

Thanks. Great review. Watching 2 years later.

Great review! I love how you took your time before reviewing the product. You answered pretty much every question and concern I had! Thanks for the concise, well thought out video!

Thank you for posting this very good review .

Excellent review ! Could not have asked for more. Everything is covered here !

I installed my Garmin dash cam mini 2 today using the Dongar mirror adapter. What a great product they make. I had zero desire to pick apart my 2 week old F-150 to hide wires and thanks to you, I ordered up the mirror adapter and Dash cam. Perfect simple set up and a 5 minute install. Highly recommend! THANK YOU!

The way you explain everything is super amazing

Thanks for taking the time to make this video, Gord. My son, who lives in VA, was in a fender-bender a year ago, and bought a dash cam right after that. The guy who hit him claimed he ran the light. My son claimed the opposite. You don't need a dash cam until you do! Sorry about your truck...Cheers!

@GPOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

I hope its helpful Michael. That's why I finally decided I needed one. Same thing happened to my daughter last year - very dishonest person tried to twist the facts. Luckily, the policeman saw right through him but I was shocked that this man was so dishonest. Cheers!

Good evening GP, as always mon ami you did AN OUTSTANDING FULL REVIEW and field time proven Sir 🧐👍👌 All your evaluations points are very important and full of informative key points 👌👍🧐 I'm So Sorry for your side field trip damaging your truck 😢 Very well done Sir Cheers 🧐👍👌🍻

@GPOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

LOL. Thanks Dave- it was a sad day for sure. But could have been worse. :)) Have a good one and all the best!

Thanks for sharing with us Gord, looks like that outfit can be a big help to have installed. You all stay safe up there and keep having fun. Fred.

Thank you for this honest and to the point review, so many fluff reviews on KZread, this was just what I needed

Great review, Gord! Very informative! That’s an impressive dash cam with a LOT of features for the size. It even recorded your encounter with the tree in super cold temperatures. Thanks for sharing!

Great informative review, points clearly made and explained without a lot of crap and repeating. Nice one.

Thanks for the comprehensive review, GP. You covered all the points that are important to an average user.

@GPOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Have a good weekend Ian!

Glad this was on. Just saw the first review. Thanks, very helpfull

Thanks much for this review I have a Garmin watch and a GPS portable Garmin unit. However, with all the cameras out there I was not certain which way to go. I have ordered the Mini 2 on the faith of my previous positive experence with Garmin products and you have just made happy I did. I will have to look at nthe installation cable you quickly show in this video and get one to simplify the installation. SOLD!

Excellent review! Thank You

Hello there GP!! Nice review and you have made some pretty good points about this dash cam after having used it for 6 months. You talk about options that we could use every day and that sure is a help for a potential buyer. Thanks for this and take care!!!

@GPOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Grampie!

Great review, thanks! I’ve found that the Mini2 interferes with the Apple CarPlay, thus causing the transfer of data/live view difficult. Here’s a solution. Disable the CarPlay, you will see dramatic improvement.

@GPOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike!

Best review I've seen so far on the Garmin mini -2. Thanks for the review.

Thanks for the great review. Was very clear, concise and informative. Just purchased this set up for my 2020 Tacoma. Now I have a very good idea of what to expect in the real world.

Very nice and honest review . Thank you for sharing with us !! Del

Another interesting and thorough review.

I bought two Garmin Mini 2’s. One of them stopped beeping, and Garmin sent me a new one within the 1yr warranty. Quality product with great support. I like using a 128GB card, in order to have a large window of time to grab videos. You don’t need a computer to grab an incident. The Garmin smart phone app works well enough to grab videos without needing a computer.

Good job, Gordon. Very informative.

Great review, very informative thank you 😊

Thanks GP that was a great detailed video!!

thx- brilliant review

Another good, honest review GP, thanks.

I wish my vehicle was able to use a Dongar device. Thanks for posting this long-term review video! Very helpful!

Great review! Thank you for taking the time to explain every feature. I am planning to get it for the same reason, just in case, and I am glad you tested in summer and winter as well. My truck sleeps outdoors as well and I am in Ontario, so I will experience hot summer days and specially cold winter days. Once again, thank you for making this video!

@GPOutdoors

11 ай бұрын

Cheers!

I never knew I needed to know so much about something I know nothing about !! It sounds like its a pretty hardy recorder. The one feature I think that is freakishly amazing is the automatic incident function after a shock to the camera !! Awesome video and an awesome review GP.

Another great in-depth honest product review. I think Garmin makes a good product and you can be confident that the customer service will be there if needed also although I do agree that there app could be improved some. Thanks for the long term follow up review of this dash cam.

Thanks Gord ...... was waiting for this review. Well done and very informative. Made up my mind in the positive.

@GPOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Hi John. I am very happy with it. Cheers!

This was extremely helpful! I've been combing through the dash cam market for quite a while now.

Nice review. Thank you.

So, I was looking up reviews for dash cams (esp the garmin mini 2, for my basic needs) and guess who appeared on my feed. I'm so glad to see your channel is doing well! All the best to you and your family, and I wish you continued success! brentj (great review, BTW)

Thanks for the video 👏🏻

Great video! Went over everything I wanted to know.

You are to the point and very interesting! Thank you very much.

Great review!

Great review GP. Nice product

GP great content. Never considered an item like this. You have sparked my curiosity. Have fun be safe.

Great review - I learned a lot

Excellent review!

I am watching your video on my smart TV at the moment and want to thank you for the information, as I was thinking about buying a dash cam. I have been watching your videos for at least the last two years and I enjoy the scenery at your cottage area. I know you have a home in the City too and often wondered if you are retired? I often wonder where you get all the time taking care of your properties, plus the fact of taking care of your family with the covid virus. I hope you and your family are well and healthy again. Thanks for the videos. Don from Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

@GPOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning and thanks very much Don. Yes indeed. Lots of time and I try to keep busy. Thanks for watching and for the comments this morning!

Great, comprehensive review Gord...well done!

@GPOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris!

Thanks! Cheers!

Just placed my order this morning for the Mini2. Excellent review, sir. Thank you!

Thank you so much I'm definitely going to put in my order today

Great review...very helpful

Excellent video sir!! Thanks so much for sharing!

Absolutely amazing review sir. Very informative. Thank you

Wow.... Very pleasant. Off to buy. Thanks a bunch.

Awesome review. Thanks

Bought one the day you posted the first video in the same config you suggested and its worked exactly as you say and I love it, best cam I have ever owned! Thanks GP!

@GPOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Todd! Me too!

Nicely, presented video!!

Very helpful and informative

Excellent real world review thank you. Best review of the Garmin Mini 2 i’ve seen 👍

Good review of the dash cam very good picture quality thanks for sharing take care

Great review and content, thanks!

G'day Gordon, Thanks for your review of the Garman Mini 2 Dashcam. I think that having the ability to plug into the mirror power was probably it's best feature. I don't cherish the thought of running wires under window-trim to get to a power source. I also don't like loose wires going to a 22vdc socket. Thanks again. Vernon = Arizona, USA

Looks like a great product!

excellent, thank you

Great review 👍

Nice review Gord. I think I would like one of these in my truck. Ya had my interest when you installed it. Thanks for the excellent details 👍

@GPOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Todd!

Great review on this Gord. Was very impressed with the image quality. If I get another I think it will be a Garmin with the dongle. Worth the money for the clean hook up. Thanks for sharing this.

Thanks for the very good review 👍

Very great review I learned more about my new camera thank you!

Just thought I'd mention a reason for why recording cabin audio can be very useful. Obviously as you mentioned, licence plates can be hard to see in the footage, but our own eyes are going to be able to see at a much higher resolution than that camera. When an incident has happened or is occurring, read the plate out loud. Then their registration has been captured through your dash cam's audio. Also, sometimes when in road rage situations you might want various words on record (threats and such).

Very informative, thank you matey

Great review. Thank you for sharing. From the Great White North

Thanks!

Fantastic video. Thank you sir.

Thanks for the follow up GP!

@GPOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

You bet!

Gr8 review thank you

Bought this dash cam a few days ago and I’m returning. The product is well built and very small which is good. Easy to install and connect. The only reason I’m returning it is because 1080p just doesn’t cut it. The moment you zoom, all detail is lost. You can’t even read the plates of a car right in front of you.

@GPOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning - thanks for the feedback X. Good info for folks to consider. Cheers!

@Greencars44

2 жыл бұрын

You can always leave the audio on and say the plate out loud so you can hear it later.

@xmalcom650

2 жыл бұрын

@@Greencars44 I bough the newly released 2k viofo dashcam mini. Works as well as the Garmin but with higher quality video. Also it has 5ghz Wi-Fi. This is a big deal for file transfers to your phone.

@Greencars44

2 жыл бұрын

@@xmalcom650 oh nice! I was actually deciding which ones to get, thanks.

Thanks, great review, I believe I will purchase this item.

Great review……… Spot on what you need to know……

TY Well done!!

Thx. greetings from Holland.

An excellent review of the dash cam

Thank you. I will use this on my motorcycle.

Great review. Love the tip of the smaller sd card

Nice video, I wasn't considering this camera but decided to buy one after watching your review.

Great review well explain 👍

Thank you for your review, it was very interesting. Greetings from Rome

Nice review! Love the footage going to your cabin! I'm close to Florida so totally different climate. Appreciate you sharing how it's preformed. I just got two Garmin Mini 2 dash cams, for front and rear, and installed both and set them up on the app in about 15 minutes. I was planning to get the Dongar rear view connector but the supplied power cord was so thin and easy to hide in 2021 Tundra that I'll just keep that. Both cams work great on the app. It shows the second cam with same drop down menu below the first, and even on live view can toggle between the two. That's why I got these because there is no cord between the cams, as they are both integrated on the app. There is also option for screen in screen export so the back cam is up in the corner of the front cam pic, but it didn't fully export via the Wifi on a larger file. As you mentioned the wifi transfer to the phone takes a long time. I'll need to play around with the edit trim function in the app to make the file smaller, if I need to export more than a saved video to a phone. As you mentioned it may be handy to be able to export the file on scene to a cop if there is an accident, otherwise just download from sd card. I did get a 128gb Samsung Pro Endurance that was one of approved cards on Garmin's website for this cam. I hope it's not too big, but on card they are all saved in 1 min files so hoping it won't be an issue. Also regarding half of it not connected. May want to do a firmware update also on the app. I got the same notice and it said to go to blue tooth settings on the phone and tap on Mini 2, there are two blue tooth connections for each cam, and just tap on the one disconnected to reconnect it. This only happened once for me after firmware update. Really appreciate your honesty about the lens filter. At least I know you aren't being sponsored by foreign manufacturers. It was also easy to preview video files on the camera via the phone without having to transfer to phone. It says preview was lower quality than transfer but that would be easy way to check and make sure the recording is working from time to time, or need to show a cop that someone ran a red light, before trying to transfer the file. He could verify it was the same video and allow you to send a file to him later. Thanks again! A lot of people having some issues but they might be using the wrong memory card. Down here it can get over 100 and 140 inside a car. I have a sun shade for windshield so hopefully heat won't be an issue.

Nice review

Thanks for a great follow-up video. I will use an 8gb micro sd card for now based upon your comments. I thought more memory was better but take your point that a video, if needed, will probably be pulled off the device within 24 hours and the rest of the files will never even be viewed. Thanks again.

I'm planning to get this as a right side view monitor via my spare phone live viewing. Just to make my right turns more easy and confident.