[das boots]

Originally Posted by JDsX3

Here are the preliminary results https://insight.daumphotography.com/...as-field-test/

Thanks for your preliminary reviews. Lots of info to digest

[richardyc]

Originally Posted by avi66

Does using a cellular service notifications etc not deplete the batteries in parking mode ?

Thinking busy area like an airport car park and using parking mode radar.

Yes, of course, you should least get 30hrs out of a 7500mAh external battery, still a lot better than other brands. my old Blackvue lasted 16-20hrs in parking mode with the same battery. One good thing about the Solis Hotspot is that it has built-in battery and you can use it to recharge other devices. So it should use up all the power from the internal battery first then use the power from Powercell 8. We drive our X3 pretty much every day, it takes about an hour to recharge the powercell 8, so we should never run out of power, so far anyway. U3000 is not known for image quality, I buy it for the extended parking mode. To me it's more important to be able to capture something while my X3 is parked than to be able to capture all license plates while driving. It's all about priority and what's important to the buyer.

[Banafu]

Wolfbox g840s… just got it installed today.. front and rear view with parking detection. It’s my first dash cam ever

[antair]

Originally Posted by avi66

Your problem is parking mode with the BMW power management system. It detects the parasitic drain of the camera and starts to disable car functions and generate errors.

I have absolutely no issues with garmin mini powered from the rain sensor. It’s 1 camera though.

[kotsos4u]

Originally Posted by Banafu

Wolfbox g840s… just got it installed today.. front and rear view with parking detection. It’s my first dash cam ever

Where did you get power ? Can you please share some photos ? Did you get the hardwire kit and if so , can you please show the photos from the fuse box ?

[avi66]

Originally Posted by antair

I have absolutely no issues with garmin mini powered from the rain sensor. It’s 1 camera though.

Does the rain sensor provide a permanent live power feed for the dashcam parking mode when the car is off/locked ?

How long does the Garmin motion activated parking mode operate before reaching battery depletion cut off ?