The Garmin Dash Cam 67W is barely larger than a key fob, yet it captures a wide 180° view of the road in sharp 1440p and lets you control it with your voice. For most drivers it is the best value dash cam you can buy: discreet, capable and consistently cheaper than the 4K cameras. Here is why it earns that spot.
Garmin is best known for its sat-navs and fitness watches, and that engineering pedigree shows in the 67W. It is one of the smallest dash cams on the market, designed to vanish behind the rear-view mirror so it does not clutter your windscreen or advertise itself to thieves. But the headline is not the size; it is the value. The 67W pairs a genuinely useful feature set with a sharp, very wide sensor at a price that undercuts almost everything with comparable footage, which is exactly what makes it our best value choice.
| Model | Price | Resolution | Field of view | Connectivity | Rating | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ★ Top pick Garmin Dash Cam 67W | £242.90 | 1440p (2560 x 1440) | 180° | WiFi, GPS, voice control | ★ 4.5 | View → |
£242.90
1440p (2560 x 1440) · 180° · WiFi, GPS, voice control
The verdict from David Osei, motoring and in-car tech tester
Our best value choice. The Garmin Dash Cam 67W packs a sharp 1440p sensor and a very wide 180° lens into a camera barely larger than a key fob, so it tucks neatly behind the rear-view mirror and out of sight. Voice control and dependable software make it a fuss-free buy, and it consistently undercuts the 4K cameras while still capturing everything you need.
The ultra-wide lens catches cut-ins and side roads that a narrower camera would miss.
The 67W is the right camera if you want sharp footage and a discreet install without paying a 4K premium. It suits the driver who wants the camera to disappear, who values a wide field of view to catch incidents at junctions and side roads, and who likes the idea of flagging a clip hands-free with a voice command. The tiny body and magnetic mount make it the easiest camera here to fit and forget, and the 1440p footage is more than sharp enough for everyday evidence.
It is less suited to the driver who specifically wants 4K for reading distant plates, or who needs an on-camera touchscreen to review footage on the spot, since the 67W has only a small 2-inch screen and no touch. If maximum resolution is your priority, the Nextbase 622GW is the camera to choose. But for the best balance of footage, features and price, the Garmin is hard to beat.
The 67W's standout feature is its 180° field of view, far wider than the 140° on most cameras. This matters more than the spec sheet suggests. A wide lens captures vehicles cutting in from the side, incidents at junctions, and cyclists or pedestrians at the edge of the road that a narrower camera would simply crop out of shot. In real traffic, the difference between catching a side-swipe and missing it often comes down to exactly this. The trade-off is slightly more distortion at the very edges, but for evidence the extra coverage is well worth it.
At 1440p the 67W produces sharp, clean daytime footage with plates and details clearly legible at sensible distances. It sits a step below the 4K cameras for reading plates far ahead, but for the great majority of incidents, which happen close to your own car, it captures everything you need. At night it is solid: detail holds up under street lighting and you can identify vehicles and read close plates, though it is not a low-light specialist like the Thinkware U3000.
Voice control is genuinely useful, not a gimmick. You can save a clip, start or stop recording or take a still with a spoken command, which means you can flag an incident the moment it happens without taking your hands off the wheel or your eyes off the road. In our testing it works reliably even with road noise. The 67W also includes Garmin's driver-assist alerts, such as forward-collision and lane-departure warnings, which add a layer of safety on top of the recording.
The 67W is the easiest camera here to fit. The magnetic mount lets you position it behind the mirror in seconds and snap it off when you want to take it with you. The one caveat we would flag is that, in very hot weather, the adhesive mount can occasionally need re-seating, so it is worth fitting it carefully on a clean, warm screen. Otherwise, this is a fit-and-forget camera in the best sense.
The 67W's compromises are the flip side of its strengths. The tiny body means a small 2-inch screen and no touch control, so you set it up and review footage through the Garmin Drive app on your phone rather than on the camera itself. For most people that is fine, but if you prefer to scrub through clips on a proper touchscreen in the car, the Nextbase 622GW or 322GW will suit you better. None of this changes the core value: for sharp, wide footage in a camera that disappears, the Garmin remains the smart buy.
The 67W uses a 180-degree field of view, which is much wider than the 140 degrees on most cameras. That extra width matters: it captures vehicles cutting in from the side and incidents at junctions that a narrower lens would crop out of shot.
Yes. You can start and stop recording, save a clip or take a still with simple voice commands, which is handy when you want to flag an incident without taking your hands off the wheel. It works reliably in our testing, even with road noise.
It is solid rather than class-leading. Daytime 1440p footage is sharp, and at night it captures enough to identify vehicles and read plates at close range. For the very best low-light footage you would step up to a STARVIS 2 camera such as the Thinkware U3000.
The Garmin Dash Cam 67W is our best value pick because it gives you almost everything that matters, sharp footage, an exceptionally wide lens, voice control and a discreet install, for noticeably less than the 4K cameras. The 180° field of view alone makes it more useful than its spec sheet implies, catching incidents a narrower camera would miss. It is not the camera for you if you must have 4K or an on-camera touchscreen, but for the great majority of drivers it is the sensible, cost-effective choice. If you want the sharpest possible footage, step up to the Nextbase 622GW; if you want rear cover too, see the Viofo A129 Plus Duo. Read our buying guide to weigh up the rest.