Dash Cams with Loop Recording: Settings and Storage

The camera records consecutive clips and reuses space by overwriting the oldest normal files once storage is full.

Use the manufacturer's default unless you have a reason to change it. Shorter clips are easier to transfer, while longer clips create fewer separate files.

There is no single duration. It depends on card capacity, bitrate, resolution, audio and how many channels record at once.

Impact detection or a manual save can protect a clip, but no system is infallible. Copy important footage as soon as possible and watch for a protected-file area becoming full.

A dash cam may capture events in its field of view, but recording and sharing obligations depend on local law and context. Do not handle the camera while driving.