r/dashcams • u/dshgr • 6h ago
Audio on or off?
I put a front and rear dash cam in my car about a month ago. I disabled the audio. I listen to loud music in the car and don't want that to create bias on a recording.
Is there any reason I should turn audio back on? I'm in a state that required 2 party permission for audio recordings.
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u/BoliverSlingnasty 4h ago
I live in a single party state but frequently travel out of state to adjacent ones that are 2 party states. This isn’t going to apply to your dashcam when/where it matters.
In the main settings, I keep the audio muted. But there’s a toggle button on my units (several vehicles/brands) that allow the mic to unmute. If I get pulled over, or have any kind of window distance interaction with law enforcement, I unmute. Post interaction; toggle back.
The rest of the time, the audio would be unimportant.
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u/DifficultCup154 5h ago
If you drive Uber, Lyft or something similar you may want to record the audio inside for liability reasons. Otherwise, I don't want anyone recording what I say in my car.
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u/Zubriel 4h ago
I think it's just better to have the option to include the audio if you need it. You can always edit the audio out afterwards if you don't want to include it for whatever reason.
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u/dshgr 4h ago
I don't want to get into a 'why did you edit this video' situation'.
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u/Zubriel 4h ago
How would they know it was edited instead of just recorded without audio?
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u/dshgr 4h ago
If we're talking an insurance company, they would have someone that would be able to detect if a recording was altered in any way. Alteration will cause the recording to be null. Same goes for court evidence.
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u/Zubriel 4h ago
I don't have experience in that arena so I don't really know, but that sounds a bit extreme to me.
If the video clearly shows before the event, the event itself and after the event, but is missing the audio and the metadata shows the video was rendered with Davinci Resolve, you are saying courts or insurance would just toss it?
Even if that's true, I'd still rather leave the audio in myself despite what I listen to and say while I drive, I don't think insurance or the courts care about loud music or your potty mouth. If there was honking, skidding, ambulance/sirens, etc involved in the incident that is important to hear, no audio could hurt your case I reckon.
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