Garmin DriveCam 76 Large Easy-to-Read 7 GPS car Navigator Built-in Dash Cam Automatic Incident Detection High-Resolution Birdseye Satellite

The media could not be loaded. I was annoyed that dodge expected me to pay an additional $600 to turn on the navigation system. I like the idea of having a good camera in a 200 mph car. My years of experience with garmin in my semi trucks already had me convinced. The frontal collision and lane departure warning functions both work. Those are improvements in computing power made more recently. Automatic incident recording is an absolutely invaluable tool. All data and video from three minutes prior to the crash are saved even if the device is destroyed it is likely that the video can be retrieved from the SIM card. Insurance companies get upset when expensive vehicles get wrecked or stolen. The video camera can be left running while you are parked to record anything going on around the car while you are out of sight. The front camera has nearly 180 degree coverage even near the car. It is high quality video that will stand up in court because it’s satellite linked and location and time identified. The camera can easily be removed post incident and will definitely record any incident and several minutes prior immediately into permanent memory until you erase. If the device is destroyed in a crash the information will still be there on the device. The garmin is easily removed from it’s factory windshield suction cup mount with a simple click. I have literally had suction cup mounts go over 100,000 miles in a bouncing dirty semi and never came off the windshield. It accepts voice commands just like a cars internal navigation system will. If you are a traveler who likes using their own navigation system the device is easily portable from vehicle to vehicle. Don’t forget it or you’ll cry. 😢 Read more

This is by far the best standalone GPS that I have bought. Bright screen, good quality cabling, surprisingly good battery life (30 minutes, at least, which is far better than any previous unit I owned), it's a much better product that my previous buys. The Garmin was more expensive, but I find it very good value. Unlike most standalone units that I have had in the past, this unit seamlessly updates both its software and its maps, and the maps seem to be updated frequently. This strong kind of compatibility makes this a unit that I can hope to keep for several years, which would exceed the useful lifetime that I have had with other standalone units. Read more

I've been a TomTom customer for at least 30 years so I was very disappointed with my inability to find new product on Amazon. Tried a generic brand mobile navigator which worked OK but got tired of searching for audio route directions via FM radio signal. I chose Garmin as a last resort because I've always been biased toward the brand due to my preference for TomTom. After purchase I was quite surprised with the variety of features it has and how user friendly it is. • This model is the first mobile navigator I've owned which features Bluetooth compatibility. I really enjoy not having to sacrifice listening to my music playlist or music app to hear route instructions. THEY PLAY SIMULTANEOUSLY via my Android! • This Garmin even remembers locations I visit around the same time daily and issues a text prompt on the screen upon startup should I choose to visit the location prompted. • I also like the ease of inserting stops along the route to my final destination. • I originally feared the 6 inch screen would be too small since the generic brand screen of my previous navigator was huge. I needn't had worried. The screen image is clear, offers needed map information without excess and audio guidance is precise. At first I couldn't understand why I heard no audio instruction at all. (I'm one of those people who reads instructions as a last resort.) Took me a week to discover the mute/unmute setting in one of the menus. The only thing about using this Garmin that annoyed me was the windshield mount. I quickly replaced it with a compatible dashboard mount. Otherwise I have nothing but praise for the Garmin Smartdrive 66. Highly recommended. Read more