trankillity
New Member
G'day from Australia! Just got my first EV (Cupra Born) so want the added insurance of a quality dash cam. Have done a decent amount of research on the main options, but have some concerns about each one. Help me decide!
My needs:
My needs:
- 2 channels (don't need cabin).
- Good image quality on front and decent on rear.
- Good night vision (Sony STARVIS 2 sensor).
- Constant recording while driving.
- Configurable event detection for parking mode.
- Fast wake/event recording in parking mode.
- High temperature resistance or automatic overheat detection.
- Subtle/small size (have enough sensors and cameras already).
- Ability to disable parking mode based on GPS (don't need it at home).
- Prefer no screen.
- Ability to permanently mute all warnings.
- Thinkware U3000: Seems to be the best parking mode by far with very low power draw + radar-based detection. Unfortunately the low light performance/lack of HDR isn't great. Decent subtle form factor.
- VIOFO A229 Pro (or A139): Seems to have the best image quality out of all the high end options, just not the nicest/most subtle finish. Also apparently has overheating issues (likely a problem living in Australia).
- Vueroid D21 4K: Not a lot of reviews on this yet, but there's some previews around. Doesn't seem like as good image quality as the A229. Similar form factor to U3000.