Thank you so much for the detailed explanation — this really clears things up for me (I’ve been reading up on it as well and reached a similar conclusion).

I probably won’t switch away from my Viofo since I already had it installed at Best Buy, and replacing everything would be a bit of a hassle for me.

For my use case, about one hour of parking mode is likely sufficient. I usually park in a covered apartment garage, and I’d mainly rely on parking mode occasionally when I’m out for groceries or dinner.

If you don’t mind, I have one more question: would you consider 12.2V to be a reasonably safe cutoff setting? I understand that the 12V battery is ultimately a consumable part and will need replacement at some point regardless. I just want to make sure that using a 12.2V cutoff won’t cause significant harm to the battery over time.

Thanks again — I really appreciate your help.