10 car-ready cameras for peace of mind AVOID CASH-FOR-CRASH CAMS ON YOUR DAILY DRIVE.

[ SUPERGUIDE ] [ LEON POULTNEY ]

IT’S NEVER A bad idea to have a dash cam mounted in your car - you never know when you’ll need footage from your windshield.

Finding the best dash cam in 2018 can feel overwhelming; there are so many models out there, and many companies make more than one.

But, once you find the best dash cam for you, it can be one of the most crucial bits of tech you own, coming in handy in the event of an accident, or in case something really amazing happens on the road that helps you become YouTube famous.

We’ve sifted through some of the top dash cams to nail down the very best dash cameras for 2018. It’s important to point out that dash cams are much more than GoPros mounted on your car’s dashboard; these are car-ready cameras that perform some critical functions and can even help you save time and money that would be better spent going back into your vehicle.

Generally the best dash cams have similar technology to one another, and for the most part mount somewhere along a car’s front windscreen, or windshield. Of course, wherever you place your dash cam must not block your view of the road.

Dash cams record smaller snippets of footage, usually in increments of one to two minutes at a time. The cameras continually record over the oldest clip in order to keep the memory card from filling up as well.

And while older models typically required the user to manually save or tag the appropriate clip in the event of an accident, new G-Sensor-based incident detection technology has taken over, and now takes care of this automatically.

There are also dash cams that boast additional features that, just like any other technology, see the price increase.

These extra features can include multiple lenses for front- and rear-facing coverage, improved sensor and image quality (HD recording, for example), night vision, built-in Wi-Fi for easy file transfer and numerous parking modes.

These modes use a time-lapse feature as a surveillance function to capture details of those irksome car park prangs when you’re off running errands.

Keep reading to find out which rank among the best dash cams!