I noticed that one of the big dashcam retailers (blackboxmycar) doesn't carry the WM1 anymore even though they wrote up a big review for it before (https://www.blackboxmycar.com/pages/viofo-wm1-1ch-2k-dash-cam-in-depth-review). And Viofo doesn't sell the WM1 on their amazon store anymore (it's only sold by a 3rd party seller). Viofo still does sell it on their own site for now (https://www.viofo.com/products/viof...i-gps-dashcam-with-sony-starvis-imx335-sensor).
Also, it seems Viofo hasn't released an updated firmware for the WM1 in over a year.
This all makes me think that the WM1 may be in the process of being discontinued. Maybe it's not selling well and Viofo doesn't want to invest anymore into it. Or has anyone heard of a WM2 in the works?
I was considering getting a WM1, but not sure now. In addition to the seemingly lack of investment by Viofo, a couple things I really dislike about the WM1 after looking more into it.
- Why is there a prominent white outward facing Viofo logo that makes the dashcam stand out? I thought Viofo was good at making discrete stealthy cameras that didn't draw unwanted attention. But this WM1 is an outlier with the white logo. They could have at least made the logo inward facing.
- Why did they provide an integrated 12V power adapter with cable instead of a 12V power adapter with separate cable like their other models? Now if their 12V power adapter is used, nothing else that's USB powered can plug into the 12V outlet (unlike if a 12V power adapter with multiple USB ports was provided).
Also, it seems Viofo hasn't released an updated firmware for the WM1 in over a year.
This all makes me think that the WM1 may be in the process of being discontinued. Maybe it's not selling well and Viofo doesn't want to invest anymore into it. Or has anyone heard of a WM2 in the works?
I was considering getting a WM1, but not sure now. In addition to the seemingly lack of investment by Viofo, a couple things I really dislike about the WM1 after looking more into it.
- Why is there a prominent white outward facing Viofo logo that makes the dashcam stand out? I thought Viofo was good at making discrete stealthy cameras that didn't draw unwanted attention. But this WM1 is an outlier with the white logo. They could have at least made the logo inward facing.
- Why did they provide an integrated 12V power adapter with cable instead of a 12V power adapter with separate cable like their other models? Now if their 12V power adapter is used, nothing else that's USB powered can plug into the 12V outlet (unlike if a 12V power adapter with multiple USB ports was provided).