A ilensi yekhamera yedeshibhodiuhlobo lwelensi yekhamera eyenzelwe ukusetshenziswa nekhamera yedeshibhodi noma "i-dashcam". Ilensi yekhamera yedeshibhodi ivame ukuba ne-engeli ebanzi, eyivumela ukuthi ithwebule insimu enkulu yokubuka kusuka kudeshibhodi noma efasiteleni lemoto. Lokhu kubalulekile ngoba ikhamera yedeshibhodi yenzelwe ukuqopha konke okwenzekayo ngenkathi ushayela, kufaka phakathi noma yiziphi izingozi, izehlakalo, noma ezinye izehlakalo ezingase zenzeke emgwaqweni. Ngokukhethekile, i-DVR yebhokisi elimnyama lemoto ingathwebula izithombe zezimo zomgwaqo, amaphethini omgwaqo, kanye nokuziphatha komshayeli, kufaka phakathi isivinini, ukusheshisa, kanye nokubhuleka. Le datha ingasetshenziswa ukunquma ukuthi ubani owayenephutha engozini, noma ukuhlonza imbangela yezinye izehlakalo emgwaqweni. Ngaphezu kokunikeza ubufakazi uma kwenzeka ingozi noma isigameko, i-DVR yebhokisi elimnyama lemoto ingasetshenziswa futhi ukuqapha nokuthuthukisa ukuziphatha kokushayela. Amanye amamodeli afaka izici ezifana nokulandelela i-GPS, ezingasetshenziswa ukulandelela indawo nesivinini semoto, kanye nokuxwayisa abashayeli ngokuziphatha kokushayela okuyingozi.
Ikhwalithi yelensi ye-dashcam ingahluka kuye ngomkhiqizi kanye nemodeli yekhamera. Amanye ama-dashcam asebenzisa amalensi ekhwalithi ephezulu aklanyelwe ukukhiqiza izithombe ezicacile nezibukhali ngisho nasezimweni zokukhanya okuphansi, kanti amanye angase asebenzise amalensi ekhwalithi ephansi akhiqiza izithombe ezifiphele noma ezihlanziwe.
Uma ufuna ikhamera yedeshibhodi, kubalulekile ukucabangela ikhwalithi yelensi lapho ukhetha. Funa ikhamera esebenzisa ilensi yekhwalithi ephezulu enombono obanzi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthwebula konke okwenzekayo ngenkathi usesendleleni.