Getting started
Start with MightyDash's lowest video quality and frame-rate options, test them on a normal drive, and scale up one setting at a time only when your iPhone has room for more detail or smoother motion.
Set up your first driveYour first drive
The defaults intentionally keep video workload low. A short test drive will tell you whether your mount, phone, climate, and storage leave enough headroom to increase one setting.
Mount it horizontally, clean the lens and windshield, and check the rear preview. Let the road fill the frame without the dashboard or mount blocking the view, and leave room for air to move around the phone.
Tap the gear on the Camera screen and confirm the rear camera, quality, frame rate, front camera, and retention period. MightyDash asks for camera access when it prepares the preview.
Check the Recording Health tile, then tap Start Recording. Keep MightyDash open, visible, and the iPhone unlocked. The health readout stays visible while recording. MightyDash stops recording if it moves to the background.
Let the last file finish saving, then open Recordingsto play, share, save to Photos, or delete a clip. Videos are saved in segments of about five minutes. Front and rear views are separate files, and nothing is saved to Photos automatically.
Choose your video
Your selection is a target. Camera formats vary by iPhone, so MightyDash may use the closest supported format. The Camera tile on the main screen shows what is actually configured.
Detail, file size, and processing load rise together.
Lowest workload · Default
MightyDash starts here to reduce processing, storage use, and heat on a first drive. It is also a strong choice for long trips, older or heat-prone iPhones, and warm conditions.
Tradeoff: Less fine detail
Balanced workload
Useful road detail without the storage and heat demands of 4K. Try it after 720p stays stable through a normal drive on your iPhone.
Tradeoff: Less cropping flexibility than 4K
Highest workload
More detail for cropping or editing, with much larger files and greater battery and thermal demands. Test it before relying on it for a long trip.
Tradeoff: Much more storage, power use, and heat
More frames make motion smoother and increase the workload.
Lowest workload · Default
The lightest standard frame-rate option in MightyDash and a good fit for continuous recording and the default two-camera setup.
Tradeoff: Less fluid motion than 30 or 60 fps
Balanced workload
Slightly smoother motion than 24 fps with a moderate increase in processing and data.
Tradeoff: More load and storage than 24 fps
Highest workload
Captures movement more frequently but creates larger files and a much heavier workload. Test 60 fps with the rear camera only first.
Tradeoff: Greatest frame-rate impact on heat and storage
Choose your cameras
Only lenses physically available on your iPhone appear in MightyDash. If Ultra Wide is unavailable, the app uses the available Wide camera.
Default · Context first
Captures more of nearby lanes, intersections, and the scene beside the car. Objects appear smaller, and low-light detail may be softer, especially near the edges.
Detail first
Keeps vehicles and road details larger in frame. It is often the better choice at night or when the road directly ahead matters more than side-to-side coverage.
Illustrative field-of-view comparison. The difference is exaggerated for clarity and is not an exact representation of MightyDash camera output.
More context
On supported iPhones, front recording is on by default. The fresh-install setup targets 720p at 24 fps for both rear and front, saving each view as a separate clip. Two cameras use more storage, power, and thermal headroom than rear-only recording.
For a selected 1080p setup, MightyDash first tries 1080p rear and 720p front. It may reduce both to 720p, or fall back to rear only and show a status message if simultaneous capture is unavailable or unsustainable.
Lower workload
The simplest way to reduce load. Use it for older phones, long trips, hot conditions, 4K, or 60 fps.
Plan for storage
Recordings stay inside MightyDash, are excluded from device backups, and are never uploaded to an account or cloud video service. They are copied to Photos only when you choose Save to Photos.
Storage depends on resolution, frame rate, camera count, drive time, and the formats and codecs available on your iPhone. After several normal drives, check the Storage tile and adjust retention from your actual usage.
Recording Health
The Recording Health tile gives you a clear read on how your current setup is handling the drive. Check it before you start; while recording, the same status stays visible beside the timer. If it worsens, wait until you are safely parked before changing settings.
The color and message change as device load builds, giving you time to choose lighter settings or let your iPhone cool.
Camera and device conditions are ready for recording.
Device load is building. Ease up if it continues to rise.
Performance is being reduced to help keep recording stable.
Recording may stop soon. Lower settings or let the iPhone cool.
Camera pressure is too high. Let the iPhone cool before recording.
Continuous camera use is demanding. Make changes only while parked, then test again in the same real-world conditions.
Fine-tune your setup
Change one setting, test it on a normal-length drive, then review the saved clips, phone heat, and storage use before increasing another.
A conservative first real-world test
720p · 24 fps · Ultra Wide · Rear + front* · 7 days
Long drives, warm days, or older phones
720p · 24 fps · Either lens · Rear only · 3–7 days
Keeping the road ahead larger in frame
1080p · 24 or 30 fps · Wide · Rear only · 7 days
Cropping and editing
4K · 24 or 30 fps · Wide · Rear only · 3–7 days
Fast movement and frame review
1080p · 60 fps · Wide · Rear only · 3–7 days
* Front recording is used only when simultaneous capture is supported and sustainable. Available lenses, formats, and sustainable combinations vary by device and conditions.
Troubleshooting
Open the issue that best matches what you are seeing.
Simultaneous front-and-rear capture requires a compatible iPhone and camera combination. MightyDash also falls back to the rear camera if the selected setup cannot run sustainably or if the phone is already too warm. Check the status message on the Camera screen.
The options are targets. MightyDash uses the closest format the iPhone can provide, and a 1080p two-camera setup may be reduced to 720p for stability. The Camera tile reports the formats actually configured.
Use Recording Health to see whether your current setup is still comfortable or needs less load. Once safely parked, move the iPhone out of direct sun, direct cool cabin air toward it, and turn off the front camera first, then lower the frame rate and resolution. If the status reaches At Risk or Unavailable, or iOS shows a temperature warning, stop and allow the phone to cool.
Shorten the retention period, reduce resolution, lower the frame rate, or use the rear camera only. Save important clips before they are automatically removed.
Turn on Use Overlay While Recording and Show Driving Speed, then allow location access. Speed appears only while the recording overlay is visible and a reliable location reading is available.
That is expected. Open a finished clip in Recordings and choose Save to Photos or Share before its retention period expires.
No. MightyDash stops recording when it moves to the background. Keep the app open and visible and the iPhone unlocked while recording.
The simple rule
