“The Garmin Mini 3 only records at 1080p!”

59% of 22 verified owners recommend the Garmin Dash Cam Mini 3.
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“The Garmin Mini 3 only records at 1080p!”
“worked great but when I went to change to a shorter cord the Atlas USB-C plug pushed back into the housing”
“Simple and reliable”
“Poor form from Garmin there”
“my go to was the garmin mini 3, small enough to not notice, records footage, easy to hard power”
“It takes great video but its slow to connect to from your phone via wifi”
“I put a garmin mini 3 in my daughters car and one in my parents car. No issues that I know of”
“Its smaller than an Airpods case, and tucked up next to the mirror is barely noticeable”
“compact device that offers reliable performance without occupying much space”
“Its contrast is its biggest strength, with the onboard Clarity HDR working to make registration tags clear and readable. Even at night, against my own bright headlights, I could make out plates directly ahead. With oncoming traffic, I had a harder time discerning them”
“I have a Garmin Dash cam that I love. It's called the mini 3.”
“the smaller details that one would want to zoom in on, like license plates, are pretty limited in readability unless you get fairly close for the capture (within 25ft or so). There just isn't the pixel count to resolve these small features in a screenshot of the footage.”
“my wife's Garmin mini3 is so much better”
“the damn thing refuses to update through the app and Garmin Express doesn't recognise it”
“highly recommend the garmin mini3 camera”
“The video quality is ok, is just 1080p, you can see license plates in right conditions.”
“Both are very small and discrete”
“it does have a little noise when it starts up, but it's not annoying at all”
“Compared to the far pricier units installed permanently in our family vehicles, the image isn’t as crisp and clear from the Mini 3. That stated, both day and night footage is still clear enough to distinguish everything that is happening in the video, it’s just some license plates are harder to read.”
“So far so good”
“Small,non intrusive, easy to use. Has been very reliable for me for 15 months now. Video quality is only ok, but good enough for me as well”
“Phone seems to struggle to get live feed view.”
“the app and connectivity is really good. I can download a video from it, trimming a time period irrelevant of the clip length - it lets you select a time range and it will download and glue the videos together. Something I wish VIOFO had.”
“my wife’s car has a 3 in the front and 2 for the rear, both within a year but never had an issue with Garmin yet.”