Garmin Dash Cam 67W, 1440p and Extra-Wide 180-degree FOV, Monitor Your Vehicle While Away w/New Connected Features, Voice Control, Compact and Discreet, Includes Memory Card - 010-02505-05

Why it's worth it

A tiny 1440p dash cam with an extra-wide 180-degree lens that covers all three lanes ahead. It records incidents automatically with GPS, date and time, and it's small enough that your recipient will forget it's on the windshield.

A dash cam is the rare car gift that works without knowing anything about the car. It sticks to a windshield and runs off a 12-volt outlet. That's it. No make, model or year to research, no measuring, no returns because you guessed the trim level wrong. If your recipient has a car, this fits it.

The 180-degree lens is the practical difference here. Most cameras see about 140 degrees, which covers your lane and a bit of the shoulder. Garmin's specs put this one wide enough to catch all three front lanes at once, so the car that drifts in from two lanes over is on video. That's exactly the crash where nobody believes you.

From our review of 8 gifts for car enthusiasts

What we like

• +A dash cam is the rare car gift that works without knowing anything about the car
• +The 180-degree lens is the practical difference here
• +It's genuinely small — about the size of a key fob, and it weighs a couple of ounces
• +The extras earn their keep

What to know

• –The Garmin Drive app is the weak spot
• –It records in 1440p, not 4K
• –Voice control only speaks a handful of languages, English among them