Does the dash cam consume power when parked?
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The parking monitoring function of a dash cam does not consume much power, as it is not continuously active 24/7. In most cases, the dash cam remains in standby mode. It only automatically turns on and enters recording mode when the vehicle's sensors detect vibrations caused by external impacts. After recording for no more than 15 seconds, it returns to sleep mode. Therefore, the parking monitoring feature does not significantly drain the battery. Additionally, under normal circumstances, parking monitoring requires the use of a voltage reduction cable, which includes low-voltage protection to ensure continuous parking monitoring without depleting the battery. Both time-lapse recording and parking monitoring can serve the purpose of vehicle surveillance, but comparatively, time-lapse recording consumes more power. Time-lapse recording is a photographic technique that compresses long recording times into shorter clips. The main principle is to convert lengthy videos into shorter, fast-motion clips, similar to the fast-forward playback function in movies, transforming a long video segment into a brief one. Parking monitoring only activates video recording when the vehicle's sensors detect vibrations, and after recording for no more than 15 minutes, it returns to sleep mode. When no vibrations are detected, it remains in standby mode. In other words, parking monitoring does not provide 24/7 surveillance, so it naturally does not consume as much power as continuous recording.
