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Would dash cam record people hitting their door into my car

And if someone scratched my car
It might record the impact but I would think unlikely to capture footage of them due to the position.
Reply 2
A dashcam normally points straight ahead…..how would it catch anything happening to your general bodywork?
there are different types (features?) of dashcams

Some only record while the engine running - so would need to be hard wired to car to help for this

Cameras either point forwards or backwards - so some people have 2 fitted, the angle of view is wide so you do see cars parking next to you, but they don't look sideways

Cameras usually automatically record events, based on noise or impact - so a door hitting the car may be recorded but its quite a low impact event

Assuming
(i) you have camera working while parked (it needs to be wired in to do so) and
(ii) the person driving in to the space next to you is recorded (so you see the reg number etc) and
(iii) the impact of the door triggers an event so you can see - or you review all the recorded footage yourself

then yes you would be able to "prove" who did it - but I don't know if the police or insurance would do anything
Original post by ChiefBrody
there are different types (features?) of dashcams

Some only record while the engine running - so would need to be hard wired to car to help for this

Cameras either point forwards or backwards - so some people have 2 fitted, the angle of view is wide so you do see cars parking next to you, but they don't look sideways

Cameras usually automatically record events, based on noise or impact - so a door hitting the car may be recorded but its quite a low impact event

Assuming
(i) you have camera working while parked (it needs to be wired in to do so) and
(ii) the person driving in to the space next to you is recorded (so you see the reg number etc) and
(iii) the impact of the door triggers an event so you can see - or you review all the recorded footage yourself

then yes you would be able to "prove" who did it - but I don't know if the police or insurance would do anything


I agree
Reply 5
Original post by harrybrown101
And if someone scratched my car


Are you saying this because you opened your door into someone else's car and don't want to get caught?

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