Stand alone dashcam's are getting pretty good, the real good ones are in Europe, I have my eye on this one latelyThey have a cheaper version for around $8-900. I'm not real certain what the difference is other than one has laser "jammers" and the other one doesn't maybe... I don't know... didn't really study them to closely.
Yeah the integrated dash cam looks like it would be pretty cool.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenwood-DR...ding-GPS-3-Axis-G-Sensor-144-New/123713401474
that one allows you to hook it up and i think it has a motion sensor that will turn on automatic recording if someone walks by your vehicle, most of them only start recording if someone hits the vehicle (after you have parked)