# Do you use a Dash Cam and if so which type?

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**Created:** [October 30, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-dash-cam-and-if-so-which-type/1024432 "2025-10-30T19:37:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-dash-cam-and-if-so-which-type/1024432/9 "2025-10-30T21:45:11Z")

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This post is in a similar thread and contains a link to another similar thread. The OP might find some good info here.

> [@I don’t want wires running from my dash cam to my adapter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-want-wires-running-from-my-dash-cam-to-my-adapter/1020131/4):
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> Last post has it. Modern car rear view mirrors have power in their base. Tap in there, not some wire under the dash. Depending on your car you may not need an adaptor harness. We’re not quite to the point that car makers put a USB-C port up there, but we’re close. This thread from a few months ago has lots of modern info. OP might benefit from reading it:

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