[Tessa Lane]

Been using the DashOne Pro for a few days now and recording seems fine, but that 2.4 inch screen is pretty blinding when driving after dark. Am I missing a setting to turn the display off or dim it down? Didn’t see anything obvious in the menus.

[Alex Fisher]

I just put a small piece of electrical tape over the screen on mine. Not the prettiest fix but it kills the glare completely and I can still peel it back if I need to check something. Worked better than digging through the menus.

[Nina]

I had the same problem whenI first got mine. For me, it wasn’t so much about the glare on the windshield, it was more that the light made the whole cabin feel less dark and cozy on late night drives. I kept fumbling for a setting too, but I think the menu is just pretty basic on these.

What ended up working for me was just angling the whole unit slightly so the screen faces the windshield instead of me. The recording angle didn’t really change since the lens is separate, and it cut down the brightness a whole lot. I also keep the dash lights in my car dimmed pretty low anyway, so it didn’t bother me after that.

It would still be nice if they added a proper screen off option in a future update or something, but for now I just got used to tweaking the angle when it gets dark out.

[Kate 87]

Mine dims automatically after a bit, maybe yours has a screen timeout setting that got missed?

[Tom in NYC]

The screen brightness never really bothered me. I just set it and forget it while driving.

[Devvit]

I haven’t found a way to kill the screen completely on mine either. I just flip the mount so the screen faces the windshield at night. It blocks the view a little but honestly I’d rather have that than the glow bouncing off my side window.

[Pixel Pete]

Funny how they nailed the recording but missed that one simple thing.

[Emma40]

Mine never really bothered me enough to dig through the menus, but I do remember the screen staying lit the whole time I drove. I mostly just got used to having a little extra light in the cabin since I listen to audiobooks anyway. Maybe a firmware update changed something on the newer units?

[Mike Reynolds]

Honestly the screen is the last thing I care about with these cameras. As long as it records and doesn’t die on me, I’m good. Maybe I’m just used to brighter screens from my phone sat right next to it. Never understood the complaint about a little extra light in the cabin.

[Marcus Olsen]

I get where you’re coming from, but honestly the brightness has never been that big of a deal for me. I just angle the mount a bit differently when I’m driving at night and it cuts most of the glare. It’s a small screen, so it doesn’t take much to block it out.

[Jason Brown]

Mine is the same way, no display timeout that I could find. I ended up putting a small piece of electrical tape over the screen for night drives. Looks a bit rough but it does the job without blocking the lens.

[Khan]

The brightness never really bothered me. I guess I’m used to having a screen on in the car anyway from the radio and everything else.

[Julia Writes]

I usually just leave mine on but turn the screen brightness down in the settings before I start driving at night. Took me a minute to find it, but it helps a lot without having to cover anything up.

[Sara Williams]

I keep meaning to look into this myself because the screen is seriously bright on dark roads. I’ve been thinking about trying one of those little anti-glare screen protectors, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. Let me know if you figure out a menu trick, I’d love to avoid the tape route if possible.

[Liam Cross]

I guess I’m the odd one out here, but I actually kind of like having the screen lit up. It’s sort of a reassurance that the thing is still recording, you know? I do wish there was a quick way to drop the brightness without digging through menus, but I’ve just gotten used to it at this point.

[Tessa Lane]

Figured there was no fix for it. Good enough for me, thanks for the ideas.

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