How long can a 32GB dash cam record?
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A 32GB dash cam can record for four to five days. Nowadays, dash cams have become essential equipment for many car owners. Due to the frequent occurrence of "crash for cash" scams in many areas, many drivers have no choice but to install dash cams in their vehicles. In critical moments, the footage from a dash cam can serve as evidence for traffic police, helping to protect the legal rights of car owners. Generally, a 32GB dash cam meets daily needs. Dash cams record in a loop mode, where videos are stored in segments of fixed durations, such as 1 minute, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes. When the memory card is full, newly recorded videos will overwrite the oldest segments, which are the ones farthest from the current time. This mechanism ensures continuous recording without interruption due to insufficient storage space.
It depends on your dashcam settings. I also use a 32G card, which can record about four and a half hours at 1080P resolution. If you switch to 2K HD, the recording time is halved to just two hours. However, most dashcams now have loop recording, so it's definitely enough for daily commutes. The key is to buy a high-speed card - I once bought a cheap no-name card and ended up with failed emergency video saves. For long trips, I recommend keeping a 64G card handy. Last year during a road trip I switched cards and could record the Sichuan-Tibet route scenery without worrying about overwriting. By the way, parking surveillance mode consumes a lot of memory, so it's best to use a 128G card if you enable this feature.