ParkingInAlley
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My apartment’s parking lot faces and alley. I recently accidentally left my car unlocked and had some items stolen from my trunk. Over three years, other neighbors have had their windows smashed in, or items riffled through if they are as absent minded as I was.
I am considering getting my first dash cam as an anti-prowl deterrent. I would like a Dual dash cam, with a decent parking mode to capture the period before motion is detected. From what I have seen, motion-detection seems unevenly developed. I was reading this best parking mode Dash-Cam list which includes the VIOFO A129 Pro. One of the listed features I liked was Buffered Parking Mode as a part of the motion detection feature to capture the 15s before the incident starts.
I have a few questions:
I am considering getting my first dash cam as an anti-prowl deterrent. I would like a Dual dash cam, with a decent parking mode to capture the period before motion is detected. From what I have seen, motion-detection seems unevenly developed. I was reading this best parking mode Dash-Cam list which includes the VIOFO A129 Pro. One of the listed features I liked was Buffered Parking Mode as a part of the motion detection feature to capture the 15s before the incident starts.
I have a few questions:
- Is the VIOFO A129 the best or a at least a good dash cam to solve my issue?
- Is the motion-detection functional in this model? I have heard there are two other Parking Modes: Timelapse and Bitrate. I believe I saw an older review that said the A129 did NOT include the buffer time? Not sure what to make of that, if maybe that was the non-pro version.
- How far (in feet or meters) does the WiFi connection reach if I wanted to cloud store the video? My apartment is some distance to my car and I am not sure what the signal strength is like over there.
- Is it necessary to do the cloud storage for car prowls? I have heard others say that you may just end up getting your dash cam stolen among other things, and relying on the SD means you are SOL.
- For an amateur, how easy is the Hardware Kit installation and routing the cable from dash to rear?