The best mini dash cams 2024

The Garmin Dash Cam Mini is one of the smallest dash cams money can buy. At the expense of a display screen, GPS or 4K resolution quality, the Garmin Mini offers unparalleled inconspicuousness and discretion. Rather than having to remove your dash cam after every journey to deter potential thieves, the Garmin Mini is small enough that it could slip beneath a rearview mirror without anyone ever noticing.

Although small, this camera can still shoot 1080P HD video with a 140-degree wide-angle lens for great windscreen cover. It even includes a built-in G sensor to detect collisions then stores the footage in a separate folder accordingly.

Road Angel's step up in the range from popular the Halo Go is the Halo Drive. This 2K front-facing dash cam is pretty much the same compact size as the Go, but is a little more comprehensively-equipped.

Most notably, it has a slightly better video resolution of 1440p rather than 1080p. But it still has all the same features that made the Halo Go a popular item, including a winter mode, G-Sensor, motion detection, parking, and night mode all built-in to this compact little machine.

While the Halo Drive out-trumps it in a few areas, the Halo Go mini dash cam from Road Angel is still a sterling example of how small and how indiscreet dash cams can be. Like the Garmin model, this dash cam shoots with a 140° wide-angle lens in 1080P HD with a maximum aperture rating of f/1.8, only this example boasts a few more features.

Despite its relatively small profile and indiscreet presence, this dash cam can record audio, boasts a parking mode function, and includes night vision sensors for quality low-light footage. Impressive qualities, given that it's only 9cm long and only 3.2cm wide.

It may not be the smallest dash cam money can buy, but models such as this example from Ring Automotive are still very inconspicuous, just with a lot more to give. This Ring Automotive mini dash cam features a 2.4" LCD display, so you or your passenger can access video playback while on the go.

Like the Road Angel model, this dash cam has a G sensor so it can detect when a collision has taken place, as well as GPS tracking so that you can follow where you've been.

While it may be the baby of the Nextbase Dash Cam range, the 122 model is still packed with tricks and features to elevate your driving experience. It's only 8cm wide, 5cm tall and 82g, yet this camera can still film in 1080p HD video with night vision and a photo mode function.

It has a parking mode for rolling cover while stationary and automatically starts with your vehicle for added convenience. It even packs a 2" LCD screen – now on offer for under £60.

This mini dash cam from Vantrue also features a rear-facing display, though it's so small that you may have a hard time digesting its contents while on the move. Luckily, Vantrue includes a small remote control for users to take snapshots, lock the camera in an emergency or disable the microphone.

Alternatively, this camera can be operated via voice recognition and control, but we especially like this model for its 2.5K resolution, Sony CMOS sensors for night vision and wide 160 ° lens, especially given its very modest presence. It may be more expensive than the other cameras on this list, but this model packs the capabilities of a full-sized dash cam, only it's 1.5 inches wide.

One of the relative newcomers to the mini dash cam world is from 70mai. The Omni 360 comes with 128GB worth of storage, 1080p recording resolution, a 24-hour parking mode, and most notably, a 360-degree recording view.

Simply put, it swivels around if it detects motion when parked up, keeping an eye on the individual in question. It can record suspicious activity for 30 seconds, should it detect it.