k, I've been meaning to tackle this for a little while so I wanna do a little research to narrow down the list on which one(s) to review. My priority is backup camera functionality and RVM clarity since the main reason I want to do this is to give my mom a backup camera. She's already got a Thinkware U1000 2CH so while I'm interested in a reasonably good dashcam, for this specific use case it's somewhat secondary. I'm looking through some that are popular sellers online and/or have solid specs to see what the current lineup looks like.
Wolfbox G910: 10", advertised as 1296p front & 1080p rear, WDR, pedestrian detection for backup cam to visually highlight people, backup cam shows colored lines behind, external GPS, parking recording includes impact detection & timelapse. Front cam sensor is a GC2093 which is a 1080p sensor so I'm not expecting amazing quality or anything, especially at $120. The focus here is the AI pedestrian detection.
Nexigo D90 Gen2: 12", 4K front w/ Starvis IMX415, 1080p rear with Starvis IMX307, HDR, backup cam shows colored lines behind, external GPS, parking mode is timelapse only, $190 on Amazon. This RVM is physically larger, but they use Starvis sensors front and rear and it offers proper 4K up front so video quality should be better.
Wolfbox G840S: 12", advertised 4K front & 1080p rear, mentions Starvis sensor but models unlisted so I'm assuming it's a fake 4K version especially for the price, WDR and HDR, backup cam has reversing lines, parking mode is timelapse only, external GPS, $100. Not a fan of likely fake 4K nonsense.
Wolfbox G850: 12", advertised 4K front & 1080p rear, mentions Starvis sensor but models unlisted so I'm assuming it's a fake 4K version especially for the price, WDR only, backup cam has reversing lines, parking mode is timelapse only, external GPS, $130. Not a fan of likely fake 4K nonsense.
Wolfbox G900: 12", advertised 8MP 4K front and 3mp 2.5k rear,
@Agie mentioned they're using an IMX335 for the front which isn't an 8MP/4K sensor, a 3MP sensor for the rear doesn't provide 2.5K, backup cam has reversing lines, parking mode is timelapse, external GPS, $240.
Akaso DL12: 12", 2.5K front Sony Starvis IMX335 and 1080p rear, parking recording is impact detection, backup cam has reversing lines, voice control, external GPS, $100
AZDOME PG17: 12", 2.5K front Sony sensor and 1080p rear, WDR, backup cam has reversing lines, $100
Pelsee P10 Pro: 10", advertised 4K front and 1080p rear, HDR and WDR, backup cam has reversing lines, ADAS, Blind spot monitoring, external GPS, parking mode is timelapse, $90. Based on price, I'm guessing it's a fake 4K model.
Pelsee P12 Pro: Same specs as 10" model, but larger 12" display. Also adds impact detection for parking mode. $110.
I'm curious about things like the clarity of the RVM with the backup cam off, how well the backup cam works as a RVM cam, little things like ease of use of removing the memory card, etc.
Not sure yet about 10" vs 12".
Running through a few options (there's plenty more online of course), a lot of them are pretty similar specs-wise w/ 2K front and 1080p rear, probably lots use the IMX335 up front, there's reversing lines for the backup cam, really basic parking recording, and they're $100'ish.
There's some "specialty" ones like the Wolfbox G10 that tries to notify you of pedestrians behind you by highlighting them on screen which is nice. I'm not sure if there's any audio warnings though and its video quality is likely below average. The Pelsee adds some BSM detection which could be nice and hopefully is more useful than most ADAS features, and the Nexigo seems to prioritize video quality since it actually uses a 4K Starvis sensor up front.
Any other models I should take a look at or features/differences I should note?
