Once the car’s stationary, hit the share button and you can tweet, WhatsApp, Facebook or otherwise broadcast said picture via your social medium of choice, if you must. A broad 120° lens means the resultant snaps take in plenty of the car’s surroundings, with 2m pixels’ worth of zoom-ability and a GPS note of the exact location. To view the results you’ll need to download the corresponding app to your smartphone (Android or iPhone), and pair it to the camera – both tasks quick and easy. A click of a button mounted below the camera (a bit of a fumble to find while your driving) records a photo, and a longer press a video, up to 20sec long. Utilising the same forward-facing camera ahead of the interior mirror that the C3 uses for traffic sign recognition and lane departure warning, the system can store HD stills and videos on a 128Gb internal memory. Citroen is the first manufacturer to cut out the middleman and install one in its cars directly, fitting the new C3 with its ‘Connected-CAM’ system (standard on the top-spec Flair trim, an option on mid-grade Feel).

Insurers can now accept footage as evidence in claims, cam sales have thrived over Christmas, and social media is overflowing with windscreen-lensed mini movies.

Dash cam works with car off