Garmin Dash Cam™ X310, Compact 4k Ultra HD Touchscreen Dash Cam with a 140-degree Field of View, Built in Clarity™ Polarizer, Voice Controlled, GPS, 2.4” Display, Automatic Recording

I currently own a Garmin 57 dash cam and have been very happy with it and it goes between my personal and work vehicles. When Garmin released a 4K camera, I jumped at it. Now I have the 57 installed permanently in the work vehicle and the X310 in my personal vehicle. Garmin has the best phone app out there and it works flawlessly between the cameras. The X310 works just like the 57-menu system and supposedly it has even sharper video, although the video looks pretty much the same as the 57. I attribute this to the fact that I don't have a 4k monitor to view it on, just a regular 1080p monitor, so I'm not seeing any sharpness upgrade on my monitor. Aside from this the video is still great, colors, sharpness and all. I do like the added touchscreen making it much easier to navigate the menu, not that the button system of the 57 was hard. The x310 is a smaller footprint in thickness than the 57, the width and height, close to the same. I will admit it is a bit spendy, but it's totally worth it for the quality, the Garmin name behind it, and phone app. It's super small and fits right behind my rearview mirror so it's never a distraction. The voice commands are great, and they always work flawlessly. Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase. Nov 17, 2024 update. I recently caught an accident of a guy racing up beside me and then smashing head first into a car that was in the center turn lane. I wished I had a rear camera to see when the guy pulled out and raced up the center lane. So, I bought the Garmin Mini 3 to put in my back window. Was super simple, plugged adapter into to back 12v cigarette lighter port right by the back hatch, ran wire just up the side door seal and spiraled the wire(you wrap it around a dowel, heat the wire with a heat gun/hairdryer, let cool, take off and turn the wire wrap the opposite direction...you now a coiled wire) to allow the hatch to open an close without having wire hanging. Stuck to corner of back window, and connected to the Garmin app. Now they both work in unison and connect flawlessly every time via Wi-Fi. A caveat, if you ever need to download a video, you can do it with the Wi-Fi, it can be done, but it's a bit slow and cumbersome, ideally, taking out the card and putting in a computer is much better. If you have a mini usb phone, like the iPhone 14 or newer you can plug your phone right into the usb on the new Garmins and it’s super-fast, just like a computer. Now I have front and back videos. I'm very happy with the 4K video out the front and the 1080p out the back. Both videos are clear and sharp, very happy with the Garmin Mini 3.

What people want from a dashcam varies, so this cam may not be right for people with different needs. I wanted a cam that was inexpensive, reliable, can be ignored 99.99% of the time, included GPS (for time, location, and speed tagging of the video), has available options for clean and simple powering (check out Dongar for this), and records audio and video with the clarity I need. The X110 meets all those requirements, plus I have other Garmin devices, so I'm familiar with their products. What I don't need is resolution fine enough to read license plates (plenty of 4K cams struggle with this), I just need resolution good enough to document accidents and incidents. 4K would be nice, but isn't worth an additional $200 for me. If you need the license plate, you can call it out and have it recorded on audio. Night vision is good enough for my needs. While there are some drawbacks to the X110, there are either workarounds or they're not important to me. Video review and downloading is such an example, when using the Garmin Drive app, which is extremely slow and clunky. If I need to review a video, I just pop out the MicroSD (easily accessible from the bottom), and do it on my computer, editing with VLC of FFMPEG if necessary. Takes a fraction of the time compared to the app. I also don't need Garmin's very expensive Vault cloud storage ($99 yearly, $9.99 monthly). If you don't need a screen, the Mini 3 might be a cheaper option, but it lacks GPS (maybe useful as an additional cam for interior or back-facing video/audio). Additional features I like are the voice interface, (e.g. "OK, Garmin, record video" for non-accident incidents), mount options, and very tiny size. I appreciate the tiny size for if I'm pulled over by an LEO and I want audio documentation of the interaction without the LEO's awareness. This happens seamlessly with the X110 (just leave it running in Park, or remember after turning off your engine to put it in accessory mode to power the dashcam). My setup is the X110 ($150), Dongar power adapter ($35) from the mirror, ($10) 32GB V30 MicroSD card (I don't need days and days of recording), and the Garmin suction cup mount ($25) for easy placement and removal. About $220 total. Works for me. If you have different requirements, check out other options. RE: SD card size: The X110 uses 0.131 GB for 2 min of video (3.93 GB/hr). If on average, you drive 1.5 hr/day, and you want to have 3 days of rolling temporary video, plus 2 hr of space for saved videos (6.5 hr total), then you will need 6.5 * 3.93 = 25.5 GB of storage. So, a 32 GB card will be enough (it will actually give you about 8 hours in total). 64 GB = 16 hr (~2 weeks temp video), and 128GB = 32 hr (~4 weeks temp video). Adjust all figures for your needs. At least for me, 99.9%+ of my driving is incident-free boredom, even 3 days of temp video needed is a stretch. You could probably do fine with a 16 GB card. Update: Installed another X110 in our other car, using the Dongar power adapter. Even cleaner install second time round. I've installed thousands of kinds of electronic/computer devices, I have to say again, the initial setup for this cam is extremely clunky, with various connectivity issues, and a slow firmware update procedure. FWIW, if you get an X110, make sure to install Garmin Express on your PC to facilitate the firmware update. Go through the initial setup with your phone and the X110. After complete, switch the X110 off and remove the microSD. Using an adapter connect it to your PC. Garmin Express will recognize it and go through a short setup. You'll then see the banner telling you there's a firmware update. Click through and download the update, but don't try to install it. Exit Garmin Express, remove the microSD and reinstall it in the X110 and power up. Now, upon starting, the X110 will install the firmware update from the microSD, just wait until the install is done and the X110 has restarted.

I purchased this from Amazon a few days ago as well as the Constant Power Cable. So far, I'm loving it. I subscribed and connected it to LTE service through Garmin for $10 a month for 7 days of saved video. It's then connected to the OBDII port using the Constant Power Cable. Over three nights of testing, I've been able to remotely connect to the dash cam to view the live feed perfectly. At work, it successfully sent me a notification of an event and uploaded the event video to the cloud a minute later. This leads to the one downside. This dash cam does not have a rear camera which is really lame. Nothing occurred in the front view video so I assume that, being in a parking garage, the vibrations of a passing car set it off. If so, it's annoying that I didn't have a rear camera to see the event but I am happy with the fact that the camera is sensitive enough to pick that up. However, you can purchase one of their Mini cams for about $130 and route it into the Constant Power Cable as it has two USB ports on it. You will not get live parking mode alerts with that camera unless your vehicle is within range of your WiFi network. If you live in an apartment and park 50-80 yards from your building like me and want live parking mode alerts with your rear camera, you'll need a 2nd Dash Cam Live and a 2nd $10 a month subscription. I'll be doing one or the other but most likely just purchasing a 2nd Live cam to get the full power of the system. With competitors LTE cameras you're paying $600+ so you're really only paying maybe $100-200 more or even less considering how you power the device. I was set on getting a BlackVue LTE camera but the reviews of the app have been really bad - like unusable in some cases so I opted for the rock solid interface of the Garmin. The BlackVue ones start at $470, with a $11 a month LTE subscription but if you want the parking mode, you need to hardwire it to the battery (which I'd never want to do) or get one of their battery packs which are $160-$390. The power of this camera is that you have LTE service with parking mode alerts and video upload. If somebody were to try stealing your wheels in the middle of the night, you get an alert. If somebody breaks your window and steals stuff in your car, you'll get an alert as well as a video uploaded to the cloud in the case that they remove your SD card or steal the camera altogether. If somebody steals your car, and doesn't remove the camera, you have GPS tracking. If you need to check anything, you can turn on the Live View etc. Setup and installation was a breeze - took an hour including routing the cable through the rubber gaskets around the door and floor. There isn't much more to say right now other than a few things I learned through my chat with support and reading manuals: 1 - The Garmin knows to enter parking mode through the OBDII port diagnostics. 2 - When using parking mode, KEEP THE APP OPEN but in the background! Otherwise it doesn't send notifications. 3 - When in parking mode, it isn't constantly recording and draining power. If an event occurs (a vibrational incident), then the camera starts filming and records/uploads the event. 4 - The Constant Power Cable can be switched between operating for 10m, 24 hours or infinitely. I do really wish it had a 12 hour setting here to cover the night time/sleeping only. It's silly that there isn't a 12 hour option or one between 10m and 24 hours. 5 - The Constant Power Cable has battery voltage protection so it won't drain your battery to nothing. It will shut off after 10 minutes if it detects the battery is under 12v.

I once looked at Garmin as a leader of devices, not after this. Quick tip: Only download with the card outside of the camera, or it will take an hour for a minute long video on wireless with the app. Intermittently records; It has a mind of its own. It decided to not record for minutes. Doesn't have a 5 minute loop option, except 1-3 minutes if I remember? Yet records for longer. It takes much longer to automatically turn on when the car is on. I would say 12 seconds. If I was in a rush it still wouldn't be on. The wireless connection is extremely sensitive even when right next to it. I recall seeing more than half the screen in brown color when reviewing the live feed, randomly freezing or disconnecting entirely. The connection takes a very long time to do, holding the photo button and waiting, it takes a much longer time than other devices I have used (Instant vs. 20-30 seconds). Downloading a video, good luck doing that wirelessly. 1% to 2% in a minute for a 1 minute long video. I ended up cancelling that for sure. The app side video downloading area is a wreck. You are shown you can actively shorten the video into a section you download, but it decides for its self whether you can or not. You can't move the slider over to create a section until you retry several times. I recall there being little to no settings options. The blue and red lights were confusing, one minute both are on, the next just one light, the next one off the other blinking. You look online for what they mean and they have a helpful visual, but you're left guessing what it's doing because the blinks are a little close together to immediately know. I was confused because it said if it was blinking like it was it was saving.. I have had a Garmin Nuvi GPS since 2008 that still works. Battery lasts for a minute then dies, but overall the settings are pretty straightforward and things work. So what happened in those 17 years? It's like they went backwards. Unless this a scam product I just don't understand, Garmin. I ended up getting the Rove R2-4K, which is the same cost and it's not a piece of trash, it's great quality unlike this thing. Rove actually tried to give options.

PROs: - About the size of zippo lighter - Easy to install - Crisp video image - You can use the camera and download images and videos without needing to subscribe to the pay features CONs: - Constantly beeps (looking into settings to see if I can turn off notifications) - Video transfer through the app must be done via a bluetooth connection. However, my Apple Carplay is preventing this from happening. So now I have to disconnect the camera, bring it into the house and reconnect it to power to transfer videos. If you have a vault subscription, you can get the videos through the cloud, but I don't want to pay for another subscription. Overall, I think this is a great dash cam because of its size and features. "Ok Garmin" is very responsive and has worked flawlessly through a couple of test runs. When I was shopping for a dash cam, I only wanted a front facing cam. This was apparently the only one in its class with the amount of features and quality of video. I do not want/need a rear dash cam.

Terrific. It's replacing a very old (10+ years) dash cam, and I'm very pleased with this new one. Much sharper image, and (like my old dash cam) it also shows location (GPS coord.), time and vehicle speed recorded onto the image (instead of just a separate file). I also like that it accepts a 512 Gb memory card, and it seems to be able to store about (roughly) 40 hours of driving time. Only drawback (a slight one) is that, instead of 5-min segments of recordings, it does 1-min segments, so any trip involves looking at a 5 times greater number of individual video files.

The Garmin Dash Cam Mini 3 is incredibly small but packs a punch. It’s ultracompact, easy to install, and unobtrusive on your windshield, yet records crisp 1080p HD video with a wide 140 degree field of view. It’s perfect for keeping an eye on the road without getting in the way. Affordable, reliable, and super convenient small enough to forget it’s there, powerful enough to protect you when you need it most.

This is my first dashcam, and I'm quite pleased. It's well designed, unobtrusive, and does exactly one thing very well: recording driving footage. Installing the camera behind my rearview mirror was straightforward - just be warned, the adhesive pad is single-use. Cleanly routing the cable from the device to my 12V socket was the hardest part - I could mostly tuck it behind the trim, but some spots needed duct tape. After that, I just popped in a microSD, followed the instructions to format it, and it immediately started working. I explicitly chose *not* to use the app for privacy reasons, and all the core functionality (including voice commands) works just fine without it.