Was thinking of getting a dash cam for the classic. Not really to record what's in front of me, but whats on the side of the road when cruising and cars are parked. Kind of want to video the scenery while driving instead of relying on a passenger to get pictures or no photos at all when alone. What features are good and what to stay away from? I am thinking a removable memory card to put into the computer to save it that way vs hooking it up via a cord to the computer. Would like the ability to remove it easily from the mount and have the passenger video out the side window if need be.

What options are out there that won't break the bank and are good?

For that purpose, I would lean towards a GoPro. They seem to have a better picture quality.

Better picture quality, and a wide angle view, but a fish eye lens that distorts reality.

Another vote for using a gopro. Plenty of mounting solution options and usually inexpensive for those. Regarding fish-eye, there is a setting to adjust the field of view to narrow to limit that. There are 4 steps from narrow to super wide.

Here's GoPro video from the top of my car

GoPro video

Cool vid!

Mike.

It's a difficult world to navigate. Here's a decent guide:

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-dash-cam/

Once you read their reviews, perhaps you can determine what type you want, like front? Front/back? Front/interior?

Then go from there. Read other review sites. Figure out which ones are better than others. There's plenty of rabbit holes to go down.