The Garmin NuviCam plopped onto my windshield with a satisfying clunk. The unit felt sturdy and secure as I attached the suction cup to the glass, and the 6-inch screen’s magnetic mount emphasized its impressive build quality.
Garmin’s newest product, a part of the brand’s Prestige Series, combines dash cams, GPS navigation, and driver assist functions into one, making it a sort of digital Swiss Army Knife for your car.
The Garmin NuviCam is an ambitious product that does everything it sets out to do, and does it well.
At its core, the NuviCam is a solid navigation unit with a bunch of extras tacked on. Its HD dash cam is always recording, and it saves footage automatically in the event of an accident. When traveling over 30 mph, the device’s camera can sense if you’re following too close to the vehicle in front of you, and it uses visual and audible warnings to get you to back off. If you exceed 40 mph, the NuviCam recognizes when you’re drifting out of lane. It can do it all.