Dash cam battery drain with 24hr parking monitor ?

[boomish]

Is anyone using a dash cam that has 24hr parking monitor Successfully? I’ve bought a new Jansite 4k Mirror dashcam & hardware fitting kit, but after reading all the threads on dashcam fitting & ordered ATS fuse taps, I then started reading the fitting kit has a battery cut off voltage to not drain the battery, after that all the battery draining threads on the MG5, so now I’m paranoid that fitting a dashcam that’s going to draw current when the car is off it might not be great for the battery in the MG5.
I could just not bother connecting the continuous power part or an accessible switch in case we store the car, though you can turn this off in software, I like the idea of a switch.
Appreciate any advice.

 

[rjb1970]

I had this issue with my MG3, so now I plug it into the accessory socket. Dashcam powers itself off its own battery when the car is off.

 

[boomish]

In the end the Dashcam I got had the wrong orientation with the camera on the left hand side of the mirror, a bit useless for UK right hand drives I thought so returned it. Am looking into others ..

 

[gus]

I know I don't drive a 5 so apologies, but this is the one Thinkware F200 pro I got for the ZS, it allows you to set a time for it to run after switch off, it also monitors the battery voltage. it works for me and no problems after a year of use.

 

[kiwi]

My own humble ZS RHD solution, but not continuously powered:

ZS EV dash cam install

The USB socket in the rear view mirror mount assembly makes for a very convenient dash cam installation. This is a DDPAI mini 5 4K unit and the cable is a short USB-C to USB-A. Light rain this morning when I took the picture. This is my wife's new 2023 diamond red NZ market 'excite' base RHD...

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