Nextbase Series 2 Dash Cam rear Hardwire Kit- 5m Cable for Nextbase Dashcams 122, 222, 322GW, 422GW, 522GW, 622GW Hard Wiring Kit mini USB adapter

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Once you’ve confirmed the length, we can start with placing the suction cup on the windscreen, ideally just behind the rearview mirror on the passenger side. The Hard Wire Kit will allow the camera to draw nominal current from the car's battery, preventing the cam's battery from being drained. The Hard Wire Kit has an in-built voltage cut off which protects the car's battery from being drained below 11.2V. We'd recommend using a Permanent Live fuse with Parking Mode enabled. This voltage cut off is not currently adjustable from 11.2V. We have shown that there are equal pros and cons for each method of installation. Whether it is better to hard wire or plug in to a cigarette lighter is really down to personal preference and how the dash cam will be used.

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Used a SanDisk SDXC UHS-1 128 gb, Class 10 card but it won’t record unless I disconnect the rear window dash cam. My first impressions are very positive. I will soon add some road footage, both day and night, for you too see the levels of recording. The Nextbase 522GW is a Series 2 Dash Cam that boasts an advanced image sensor and various software enhancements compared to its predecessor, the 422GW. To learn how to use the 522GW, we will first cover the installation process. The dash cam can be installed in two ways: Nextbase seriously need to fix this as many users are suffering the same issue! Some have even lost vital footage due to their dash cam freezing and no longer recording their journey. G Sensor / File Protection (In the event of an impact the device will automatically 'protect' the recording, stopping the file from being over-written).I don't know if the NB HWK is adjustable or how it's done but I'd look into that. Some HWK's aren't adjustable and are set too low (11.8V is common, some are 11.6V or lower ) and there's some manufacturing tolerance so it may be ~0.1V or so lower than the setting. It could also be you've got a faulty HWK but they rarely fail in this manner. You need a voltmeter to diagnose this but you can look for an adjustment and set it to 12V or a bit higher and that may take care of things.

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They are also still using lipo batteries in their cameras which gives the cameras a typical 1 year lifespan when all the decent camera manufacturers have switched to super capacitors which last so long that nobody yet knows how many years! Does a dashcam drain your car battery? If a dashcam is hard wired to your battery, it will usually be connected so that it can continue drawing power when the car is off, this could drain your battery if the right pre-cautions are taken. However, any good hardwire kit will have a built-in voltage meter which cuts out when the battery reaches a critical point. An important and new feature is the use of Alexa to give you voice control over some of the actions.

This is the simplest way to get started with 522GW installation; simply follow a few simple steps and you’re done installing your dash cam. The GPS has been improved dramatically too - connecting now 10 times a second for faster and more accurate location finding. With the car new at Christmastime, the battery should be OK. Still, with modern cars there's not really an "off" as a some of the computers only have a 'sleep mode' and will draw a very very small amount of current when parked so starting it and letting it run awhile to charge every 2-4 weeks is a good idea. And HWK's also draw current like this, again a tiny amount but it's there. You can record audio - and I have to say the microphone is exceptional. Voices, music, and with windows open, passing vehicles are loud and clear with no distortion.

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Lead/Acid car batteries should really not be kept below 12V for any great length of time. New batteries can tolerate this longer than old ones but as a rule it is bad for the battery. Driven daily that new battery can probably tolerate 11.8V but with it drawn down to that level before the HWK cuts off and then left sitting a week it may be much lower when you try to start the car so better to use a setting of 12V or higher for the HWK. A Viofo HWK might also do better (if it's comopatible) but some of the current problems being found with Viofo cams might be HWK related so I won't recommend them anymore for any other than Viofo cams which need the extra power they provide. The 522GW features an IPS LCD touchscreen, which makes accessing the menus very easy. In these menus you can set all the usual things - video length, resolution, GPS on/off, G Sensor, Intelligent Parking mode, etc. Its around 35% smaller than its precursor (the 512GW) which makes for a more discrete install.

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This hardwire kit can be installed in minutes, there is a 5 metre power cable included so the wire can be hidden away. It is not only compatible with Nextbase dash cams, it is also compatible with other brands of dash cams.

Following the placement, we can proceed to the installation of a 4m power cable with a 12V power supply to the car cigarette lighter port.