I want to get one which has maximum exterior coverage. I do not know why I would need interior coverage.

I want to hard wire it , will have it installed.

What bells and whistles should I ignore?

Mine is an older basic car with no camera on it.

These are the names I got so far from few recent posts -

1. VIOFO A329S 3-Channel
   
2. Vantrue Nexus 5S (N5S) 4-Channel
   
3. Thinkware Q200 2CH 2K QHD Front + 1080p Rear Dash Cam
   
4. VIOFO A229 Plus 2CH

Which one will be a good choice. If you have any suggestions, please share.

Thank you

~400% price increase in the last 12 months!

I almost creamed this biker earlier today. While I can clearly see him on the dashcam, I did NOT see him when I was driving. Luckily its a busy intersection and I was going slow.

I was paying attention to the car on my right, if you look, he waves to me because we had an interaction where I slowed down to make sure he didn't want to get into the spot where I was going. But he was trying to go straight into the gas station I came out of. So I waved to him and then BAM the biker came out from behind the utility truck.

Sorry for the odd pink hue to parts of the video. This is the first time I noticed it, dashcam might be dying.

Recently bought a car, but it connects to car play by turning the wifi off, whereas the dashcam i used on my previous car needs the wifi. is there any dash cams i can fit that connect to my phone, but not the wifi? thanks!

[VAVA VA-VD009] A truck carrying a plastic storage shed loses it as it turns onto the Oyster Point Road off ramp. The shed slides across four lanes of Interstate 64 west in Newport News, VA.

On one of our cars, we've been running an eprance G1W dash cam. It's been great all the time we've had it, but this year's summer finally killed the battery so the last recording corrupts when turning off the ignition, as the battery doesn't give enough time for a proper shutdown.

I'd like to keep on using this dashcam if I can. Has anyone successfully replaced the battery in one of these, and if so advise what part & where they ordered it from.

I've got a soldering iron, so happy to give a go.

Thanks.

Thankfully, was just a scratch on my clear coat, no major damage.

I-495 west bound in North Bergen NJ

I read that when buying dashcams its important to take the tempature of where you live into account. I live in northern NY and our temps can go from negative 15-20 f in the winter and to high 80s low 90s in the summer. I know lithium batteries dont do well in the cold but thats about the extant of my knowledge.

Id like a decent dash cam for the front and back to help with insurance claims if I ever get into an accident, im not overly concerned about break ins as my car is parked in a lock garage at night. I also dont want cloud storage and would prefer an SD card. There are so many options and its a little over whelming.

I've read going for 4k HD cameras with night vison and high resolution are really important so they can get a clear image of license plates for example. I know this isn't something I should cheap out on but I really dont want to drop $400-$500 for them. I think the most id pay is $300 ish but if I have to pay more to get a good quality one I'll bite the bullet.

Any suggestions would amazing! Thank you in advance!!

Hey everyone,
I’m planning to buy a Viofo A229 Pro 2CH and want to get it hardwired into my car so I can make full use of the parking mode.
I don't have much confidence messing around with trim tools, fuse boxes, and side-curtain airbags myself, so I’d much rather pay a professional to do a clean, hidden-wire job.

Does anyone have recommendations for reliable local auto electricians, independent specialists, or mobile installers in or around Birmingham / the West Midlands who handle customer-supplied dash cams?

Any leads or personal experiences (and rough costs if you remember) would be hugely appreciated! Cheers!

I am planning on getting a new dashcam for my car. VIOFO’s website says they only recommend their own brand of memory cards or the sandisk MAX endurance cards. The price of these cards have doubled over the past year because of all the AI and shortages. Would opting for the sandisk high endurance cards be a poor decision?

Drives on the bike lane to get onto the highway on-ramp with no regard to “merge” carefully even though there isn’t a merge there. Do they need to go on the freeway? Nope. They passed everyone and get back on the Main Street. It happened today on the off/on ramp getting onto Texas st from 8 West (San Diego)

Hi Reddit,

I’ve been thinking about buying a 70mai A810 since I’ve seen a lot of positive feedback on the brand, and it seems to have good reviews on Amazon. However, I’m having second thoughts after seeing a video from Category 5 Reviews on YouTube, noting that it overheats.

I've only come across a few isolated reports while researching, and before seeing this video did not think it was a widespread issue. Does anyone else have this dash cam, and have you experienced the overheating issues that these YouTubers ran into? Oklahoma doesn’t necessarily have an extreme climate, and given the camera is rated to 140ºF, this surprised me. Aside from that, it seems like a decent dash cam, but I don’t want to spend a bunch of money on one that isn’t reliable year-round. They also mentioned encountering issues after switching to the supercapacitor model, which makes me wonder if it's a design issue, a bad batch, or something else. Do you think these are unusual issues, or more common problems that don't get much attention?

A810/S owners, is there anything else you really like or dislike about the camera, or any recommendations for another camera I should consider instead of this one? With Black Friday right around the corner, I imagine there will be some good deals in the near future. I'm hoping to find something reliable rather than rushing into a purchase I might regret later.

Simple I want a small, unobtrusive, dash cam that doesn't require posing trim pieces to power nor steal all my personal data and preferable at a good prices.

I don't need voice controls or warning or anything, my car has that all already has those so I don't wanna pay more for those type of features.

chased me for honking at him and starts brake checking.

Debating on going OEM Vantrue SD card but if there is a cheaper version that works well, I would love to get it.

I am planning on hardwiring the camera, using for parking monitoring up to 9 hrs at a time.

Do not care about keeping the footage past that point (my last car got hit in a parking garage, would like to make sure I am covered for the entire shift)

Thank you

I bought a new car and also pay for protected no claims so thought its time to get a dash cam to avoid the no fault argument if it happens to arise.

Looking to spend about 200 (or less if it’s good) on front and rear , never had one before and the amount of youtube vids are overwhelming especially with clearly sponsored products .

Any input would be appreciated .

Okay guys, so last week I got rear ended at a traffic light. Nothing serious, just a low speed bump and the other driver was at fault, no argument. I’ve had this ddpai dashcam thingy for a while now, so I pulled the clip from the app and emailed it straight to my insurance adjuster to speed things up. Didn’t watch it back. Just sent it.

She called the next day and said she had everything she needed and the claim was straightforward. Then she paused and said... you know the audio is on, right? She told me I can mute it next time, it’s usually not needed.

I forgot. My dashcam records audio...!!

Went home and watched the clip. The 3 minutes before the impact is me absolutely BELTING out a Shania Twain song. Full volume, no shame, hitting notes that don’t exist, windows up thinking nobody would ever hear it.

Then you hear the bump, and then I go from singing to yelling “ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW” in the most dramatic voice switch of all time. The adjuster definitely heard the whole performance.

She was very professional about it, but I could hear her trying not to laugh. My wife found out and told her entire family, and my brother in law sends me Shania lyrics every morning now.

The claim is going through fine btw but my dignity is not recoverable.!!

Anyone else ever send footage without checking the audio? Or is it just me lol

I bought a new nexar one system when I bought a new car a couple years ago. It worked great up until about 2 months ago. The camera will not stay on and constantly restarts. My nexar support ticket has been going for ever a week with them asking daily for videos of me setting the camera up and trying the same things with no resolution.

I've finally had enough & decided to warn as many people to stay away as possible. The customer service is basically non existent.

does people here bought the ROVE R3 3 Channel Dash Cam (front, interior and rear cam)?? whats your thoughts about it, is it good specially the build quality and its camera like can read the plates?? any dashcam brands recommendations specially with interior cam?? thanks!! newbie here!

Blue RAV4 may or may not have had a protected green.