Dashmellow
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You still only lose one channel, whereas with a 2 or 3 channel camera you lose all your recordings when you get a freeze.
Also, the A119 V3 gives you QHD video front and rear which most dual and triple cameras can't manage, and very few cameras can manage the video quality of the A119 V3 anyway.
Plus you don't need to install video cable front to rear, only need to find some local power front and rear.
All that you are really missing is the convenience of a single memory card with almost synchronised video files, Wi-Fi, and a Bluetooth remote lock button.
You do get a startup sound, so you know the camera is still working. It is only if it freezes during a journey that you lose a bit of video, and most faults are detected and issue an audio warning or shutdown sound to make you aware. As Dashmellow suggests, the A119 V3 is one of the most reliable dashcams available, and has less problems with difficult memory cards than most. If you want a reliable system then dual A119 V3 is a good choice.
This is a good post Nigel. It covers most of the salient points. I just want to explain one thing I slightly disagree with that you mentioned about synchronizing the front a rear camera if one uses a two camera approach .
All that you are really missing is the convenience of a single memory card with almost synchronised video files
I have both V3 cameras connected to the same power source and so they tend to boot up precisely at the same moment. All in all you end up with fairly well synchronized front and rear videos. It can indeed be a little off but a small incremental adjustment in post processing can make it precise or at least very close to precise if one needs to.