After reading through the wiki I decided to buy a Blacksys Ch100. But unfortunately I can't seem to locate them any more. Instead I found the successor, the ch200.

https://dashcamsaustralia.com.au/shop/dashcams/blacksys-ch200/

There's likely a myriad of differences, but the core one that got my attention was the function of the parking mode.

The ch100 has a parking mode that can be triggered by shock, which then starts a 30 second recording. You don't capture anything pre impact, but you get the immediate aftermath which would show perpetrator proximity and trajectory. It also seems to be very light on power whilst on standby with only the shock sensor being active.

The ch200 doesn't seem to have this feature, rather it has motion activation or continuous recording that is then saved if there is an impact and/or motion. Thus capturing and recording 10 seconds prior to a trigger, and then 20 seconds or so thereafter.

I would imagine the ch200's type of parking mode would use substantially more battery. If I park my car for an extended period of time, what type of drain on my car battery would I expect? I wouldn't want to disable the camera, especially if the car is an airport car park for a few days or weeks.

The car in question is a late model Toyota RAV4.

What's your experience with battery drain for the various types of parking modes?