Dash cam recommendations for 2021

BlackVue; That's what I've got in my truck!

 

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Rear...



Also, this is my 37,000th post!

 

Did you hard wire it? I just bought one waiting on it to come in.

 

Nice, thanks for the recommendation

 

Very nice, I saw that brand and it is on the table.

Good god man 37k?
that's a lot lol

 

So I'm going to give our roav cams one last shot before I buy new ones. I know it might be a horrible gamble but I was recommended the plug n play hard wire kit to help fix or issues. We currently run both cams off of a heavy duty usb external battery charger. I'm told this might be the reason for malfunction because of the dashcam options we want to use needs to be hard wired to the odbII or fuse box to know when your vehicle is parked or moving etc. An external battery just confuses it.

I'm 50/50 on this but the lady and I both agree, gambling on a couple of these $15 roav hardwire kits is worth a shot before dropping $500 on a couple of new cameras and possibly being stuck in the same situation.

(Plug n play: Camera to USB power wire to hardwired kit to ODBII)

This is what we got:



I'll update with my review after a couple days of use

 

Blueskysea B4K with hardwire kit. So far working great and image quality seems good. Used to have a Viofo A119 in another vehicle and the B4K so far is better in every way possible. Has option to add 2nd camera later on if you want for rearview but I have a camper shell so it's not a huge priority for me yet.

 

Very nice

 

Like @PennSilverTaco has, if you have the money, go with a BlackVue. My cousin runs that brand on his Black Series...
I on the otherhand went with the

$200 Rexing V1p Pro Dual 1080p Full HD Front and Rear 170° Wide Angle Wi-Fi Car Dash Cam with Built-in GPS Logger, Supercapacitor, 2.4" LCD Screen, G-Sensor, Loop Recording, Mobile App, Parking Monitor

Rexing V1p Pro. Hardwired to with an add-a-fuse.

 

Thinkware just launched the F200 PRO model.
It seems to have FHD video quality for both front and rear.
Also has an Ambarella CPU which is usually used in top-tier action cams.
So you don't have to worry about dash cam freezing or failing to record.

 

I picked up this one after the cmos sensor failed in my blackvue. I’m pretty happy with it so far. It doesn’t have tons of features but it’s really good performance and a great price. Time will tell how long it lasts but so far so good.

 

I'll check it out, thanks

 

Looks pretty decent. What do they mean by one channel vs two channel though? I'm not too up on the tech stuff

 

Channels is just referring to the number of cameras. 1ch = front, 2ch means front + rear

 

Here are some screen grabs from the VIOFO A129 pro in case anyone is wondering, 4k30fps and any quality settings maxed (I don't remember the specific settings anymore).

Day:


Night:

 

Man that picture is super clean. I also like the convenience rec button.

 

Is the camera able to make out the license plates at night? I can't see the plate numbers.

 

BlackVue

 

It depends, sometimes yes. It ultimately depends on the conditions. No camera will be able to pick out a license plate with your headlights directly shining on them. There is just too much glare and reflection going on. But if there is enough indirect light on the license plate and the camera has a good angle then you can read them pretty well. From what I’ve seen and coming from a much more expensive blackvue camera, this one is right up there with night quality as the high dollar cameras.

 

Yes glare and reflection from headlights definitely make it hard for dash cams to pick up license plates.
Automatic light exposure will help control the light exposure from headlights.
Even better if you have high-dynamic-range (HDR).
It will record a long shutter frame and short shutter frame video at the same time to optimize image quality.

Also take note high-end dash cams like Thinkware that have top class sensors - Sony Starvis will fair way better in night conditions.