But if you’re capable of affording cameras to cover your six as well as the open expanse before you, then you may as well go all in and invest in a dashcam system that shoots in high resolution and is also the world’s first dashcam to employ Sony’s Security Camera Image Sensor Technology (STARVIS) 2 technology. Now because collisions can come at you from behind as well as in front, I favour a dual cam set-up, although these are the – obviously – more expensive options. I’ve had to endure my fair share of near-scrapes with poor drivers over the years, and on many of those occasions I’d wished I had a dash cam on hand to record, but alas it’s only been of late that the tech has become both so widely available and, indeed, so affordable. There are dashcams available as individual front-facing units or in pairs to cover both front and back - and with ever-increasing numbers of clowns in cars around every corner, get yourself a dash cam to keep yourself covered. And if the best driver in existence thinks he needs one, you should too. Now, naturally, like most men my age, I am the best driver in existence, but even I see the benefit of an always-on, roving recorder documenting other drivers around me, just in case. Best travel cameras to upgrade your holiday snaps.Best rugged smartphones for 2023: Tough tech to tackle anything.Best folding phones of 2023: The top foldable smartphones tried and tested.Some are built with rechargeable batteries, many more plug into your vehicle via USB or using what we used to call the ‘cigarette lighter’, and some also have GPS to add even greater detail to incident info. Mini-marvels of car-camera technology that mount with a clear view of the tarmac, most begin to film the minute you start your engine and then record for the duration of the trip, saving footage to an internal memory or, more usually, an SD card. New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENT.

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