VIOFO Improvement Wishlist 2026

[Chuck McCoy]

1.) Maximum Reliability
2.) Maximum Image Quality
3.) Minimize Complexity
4.) Minimize Tech Support Inquiry
5.) Default Setting: HDR ON (all models)
6.) Default Setting: Bitrate Maximum

7.) Discontinue AUTO HDR TIMER
Auto HDR Timer results in 4 Second recording lapse during transition, (8 Seconds per day).
Any lapse in recording is unacceptable.
Now that HDR firmware tuning is “good enough” during daytime, HDR can be enabled all the time.
Here’s what the 4 Second recording lapse looks like, (occurs at 5:43PM)

8.) Reduce Bootup Time
Viofo A329S = 18.43 Seconds
Vueroid S1-4K = 0.17 Seconds

9.) Reduce LPID Power Consumption: 35mA to 1mA, (Vueroid & BlackVue)

10.) Add GPS Signal Strength (now that we have Geo-Fencing)

11.) Add Voice Notifications
a.) GPS CONNECTED
b.) GPS DISCONNECTED

12.) Add AVAILABLE RECORDING TIME under FREE SPACE ON CARD, (see photo #1)
Just like LCD Screen displays AVAILABLE RECORDING TIME in stand-by

13.) Add voice control Guard Phrase; “OK VIOFO” to prevent unwanted activation

14.) Optional Suction Mount for A119M Pro, (rental car & travel)
15.) 1TB Viofo Brand SD Card
16.) Upgrade D6000 CAR CHARGER with Low Voltage Cutoff Switch (12.4V / 12.2V / 12.0V / 11.8V / OFF)
17.) Include VIOFO Brand 64GB SD Card in box with every Dash Cam, (Thinkware, BlackVue, Rove, Rexing)
18.) Include HK6 Hardwire Cable in box with every Dash Cam
19.) Upgrade Mono Audio to 2-CH Front & Rear with Optional Bluetooth Microphone
20.) 6CH Box Unit, (front, telephoto, left, right, rear, interior)
21.) No Cloud, No ADAS, No AI, No H.265 (keep H.264 until 2036)
22.) What did I miss? Add below.
23.) Relax it's just a wish list.

@viofo
@VIOFO-Support
@VUEROiD
@Thinkware Dash Cam
@BlackVue-ISP_Support
@Jeff_Vantrue
@Oliver_70mai
@DDPAI_Official
@Redtiger
@WOLFBOX

 

[Dan-UK1415]

I agree with all, except 21.
I personally prefer and use remote view/access over LTE.
To clarify - there are 2 types of 'cloud' implementation;
1) cloud storage for LTE/OTA backup of lock files
2) remote access over LTE

I like to have the option for number 2 - remote access over LTE (external LTE module) - this allows for remote tracking of the vehicle using the device's GPS viewing it on a map, but also remote access to footage on the camera and remote firmware updates over LTE connection.
This allows for access and maintenance over LTE from anywhere in the world, rather than having to physically be with the camera or connected to a direct/local WiFi connection.

I have no need or use for cloud storage options.

 

[Chuck McCoy]

@Dan-UK1415
I hear you.
The whole reason Viofo has dominated the image quality game since 2019, (A129 Pro Duo), is because they're not bogged down with trying to implement Cloud / LTE.
Viofo has enough trouble / challenges trying to get existing functions / features to work properly.
Throwing cloud / LTE into the mix would be like juggling 10 chainsaws. lol
Reliability & Image Quality would be adversely affected.

You own a BlackVue right?
They've been doing cloud / LTE for over a decade, and it's still not perfected right?

If Viofo ever adopts cloud / LTE I will be devastated, and it will most likely be the exit of my dash cam hobby, and I'll be forced to go back to my other hobbies.
-Chuck

 

[Dan-UK1415]

I fully agree.
Viofo is easily the best dashcam for image quality - and it's that way for a reason.
The A329T is the best camera out there in my opinion - just based on image quality alone.

My comments are just based on an ideal scenario dashcam (which will never come).

BlackVue cloud/remote view has gone down hill over the years. When it was first implemented it was very good.
They then started to remove/pay wall elements so they could sell to fleet companies, and the final straw was moving to Fleeta which basically lost all support for average customer using BlackVue app - because GPS rarely shows on there and they've removed features. Using Fleeta app, the things that glitch on BlackVue app work fine on Fleeta - so the ability is there, just lost support for main customer app.

Doesn't need to be fancy, all singing and dancing - just the ability to have an LTE access option for remote connection - or even support for remote access over a mobile WiFi hotspot (as opposed to long winded customer created workarounds) - if an LTE module isn't viable.
Viofo half works in Station Mode, allowing knowledgeable people to create custom workarounds to get mobile WiFi remote connection working - but it's a feature I would ideally like out of the box.


What I mean, is that as long as the dashcam has any kind of connection - then you can connect to it via the app and it works exactly as it does currently with the app.
As opposed to only working in direct connect mode of station mode.

For example - I have home CCTV cameras, where I can connect to them via the app when at home - but the exact same app works exactly the same when I'm out of the house on a different, non-local connection.
So the software implementation isn't too much different - as opposed to what people call 'cloud' as you're not running off any cloud system, or having cloud storage options - you're still connecting direct, just not limiting the connection type to local only

 

[Chuck McCoy]

@Dan-UK1415
OK, how about this.
If Viofo ever decides to join the cloud / LTE market they should do it under a different brand name.
Just like Toyota has Lexus, Honda has Acura, Nissan has Infinity, etc.
That way if the cloud / LTE enable dash cams are complete failure when it comes to reliability / image quality, or just general functionality it will not tarnish the VIOFO brand name they've worked so hard since 2015 to be known as the leader of image quality.
I guess like how BlackVue recently launched that "low cost" brand SAFEY.

Do you remember the brand ZENFOX?
That dash cam did not do well, but it did not effect VIOFO's brand image, (ZENFOX is made by VIOFO).
They also had action cameras under the brand name GITUP.
I wish the GITUP F1 4K would make a comeback with all modern hardware & HDR tuning.

 

[DashcamDriversGermany]

Now that HDR firmware tuning is “good enough” during daytime, HDR can be enabled all the time.
Here’s what the 4 Second recording lapse looks like, (occurs at 5:43PM)

I can't agree on that one for most models. Using CPL-Filter and driving with HDR-On you will lose a majority of license plates in cloudy weather on country roads for most models because of too much motion blur for oncoming traffic.
And if not driving on highway this is the main road condition for most dashcam-users in europe. Light clouds might still work out. But if you have typical cloudy weather like october-march here in europe it is not working.

And if the HDR-Performance is optimized more in terms of daylight performance you will loose parts of the capturing ability at night.
For the A119M Pro I only looked at the initial firmware from November25
While in fact the dashcam clearly can outperforme Mini2 and E1 Pro in a comparison where HDR is set to ON at daytime for all models, there is a clear disadvantage at night and it drops back to performance levels like Vantrue S1 Pro (not max) and that's not good enough.
(some 70mai models perform similar in that regard by the way)
If you have several tempolimits like 80-90-100kph on country roads a dashcam should be able to have a chance to capture license plates at that speeds at night.
And the firmwares that are more optimized to the daytime-performance can't do that at night without telephoto-lens, especially if you don't have LED headlights.

I think you can not directly compare US-Road-Conditions to EU-Road-Conditions.



But apart from that. If the HDR-Performance at day would be good enough at daytime without comprimising night-performance I would agree. That should be the goal.
And for sure there are improvements compared to 2024/2025. But in my opinion it's still not good enough (yet?)

(I'll do an updates testing again across all brands in september incl. Vantrue, 70mai, Vueroid, FineVue, Blackvue, Wolfbox, DDPAI, Redtiger, Mio, Navitel e.g)

 

[Chuck McCoy]

@DashcamDriversGermany
Well of course I agree 100% of what you said.
But, I’m talking about choosing the lesser of the two evils.
HDR on all the time is going to benefit the “majority” of customers the “majority” of the time, (set it, and forget it).
Compared to not recording 8 Seconds per day.

Good news is coming soon for A119M Pro (V1.2 firmware).
So excited!!!
We get a bunch of improvements, including the most important one I’ve been complaining about since day one of release, (August 2025).

Have you tested Vueroid S1-4K with HDR + IPC enabled all the time?
It has the capability to automatically enable / disable IPC based on ambient lighting conditions, and it works really well.
And of course HDR during daytime works well too.

 

[jsmith]

@Dan-UK1415
OK, how about this.
If Viofo ever decides to join the cloud / LTE market they should do it under a different brand name.
Just like Toyota has Lexus, Honda has Acura, Nissan has Infinity, etc.
That way if the cloud / LTE enable dash cams are complete failure when it comes to reliability / image quality, or just general functionality it will not tarnish the VIOFO brand name they've worked so hard since 2015 to be known as the leader of image quality.
I guess like how BlackVue recently launched that "low cost" brand SAFEY.

Do you remember the brand ZENFOX?
That dash cam did not do well, but it did not effect VIOFO's brand image, (ZENFOX is made by VIOFO).
They also had action cameras under the brand name GITUP.
I wish the GITUP F1 4K would make a comeback with all modern hardware & HDR tuning.

@Jeff_Vantrue / Vantrue has implemented the cloud rather seamlessly with their product lineup. It hasn't been without some growing pain, but I am very happy with their overall cloud performance. Everything works reliably, meaning I can remote into my camera, and download videos without issue.

I think @VIOFO-Support @viofo could successfully pull off an LTE / Cloud module add on. I've got confidence in their abilities.

5.) Default Setting: HDR ON (all models)
7.) Discontinue AUTO HDR TIMER
Auto HDR Timer results in 4 Second recording lapse during transition, (8 Seconds per day).
Any lapse in recording is unacceptable.
Now that HDR firmware tuning is “good enough” during daytime, HDR can be enabled all the time.
Here’s what the 4 Second recording lapse looks like, (occurs at 5:43PM)

I disagree on HDR. I use Auto HDR timer, because HDR creates motion blur, and thus I leave it off in the daytime. There's very little need with proper lighting for a 3 image overlay to capture plates. Turning on and off HDR, due to switching modes, requires the video be paused, and then resume recording. I inquired about this on the A139 Pro and Viofo said the gap is unavoidable. I agree. There's simply no way to switch from Normal Recording to HDR without stopping the existing recording and then enabling HDR, before resuming recording.

I want to maximize my overall image quality during the day, and only utilize HDR when necessary.

20.) 6CH Box Unit, (front, telephoto, left, right, rear, interior)

This poses a quality issue. Adding more channels reduces the quality of each channel. Generally speaking, you're going to be stuck with 1080P on 5 of those 6 channels with the front camera being maybe 2K. Bandwidth limitations and heat issues are the deciding factor. You can create a box that is hidden from sunlight, but you still have to contend with a "Hot Car". These box setups haven't really caught on. I believe Blackvue tried this one at some point?

 

[DJ70]

@Dan-UK1415
I hear you.
The whole reason Viofo has dominated the image quality game since 2019, (A129 Pro Duo), is because they're not bogged down with trying to implement Cloud / LTE.
Viofo has enough trouble / challenges trying to get existing functions / features to work properly.
Throwing cloud / LTE into the mix would be like juggling 10 chainsaws. lol
Reliability & Image Quality would be adversely affected.

You own a BlackVue right?
They've been doing cloud / LTE for over a decade, and it's still not perfected right?

If Viofo ever adopts cloud / LTE I will be devastated, and it will most likely be the exit of my dash cam hobby, and I'll be forced to go back to my other hobbies.
-Chuck

The fact that BlackVue haven't perfected Cloud shouldn't be a reason for @viofo not to try to improve on it.

Having used BlackVue cloud, even with its faults, it's still a useful feature which Viofo lacks, ie remote monitoring.

IMO Station Mode, with its limitations, is of little use to many and Cloud would be a better option which I really hope @VIOFO-Support will take onboard.

 

[2Lazy2P]

@Jeff_Vantrue / Vantrue has implemented the cloud rather seamlessly with their product lineup. It hasn't been without some growing pain, but I am very happy with their overall cloud performance. Everything works reliably, meaning I can remote into my camera, and download videos without issue.

I think @VIOFO-Support @viofo could successfully pull off an LTE / Cloud module add on. I've got confidence in their abilities.



I disagree on HDR. I use Auto HDR timer, because HDR creates motion blur, and thus I leave it off in the daytime. There's very little need with proper lighting for a 3 image overlay to capture plates. Turning on and off HDR, due to switching modes, requires the video be paused, and then resume recording. I inquired about this on the A139 Pro and Viofo said the gap is unavoidable. I agree. There's simply no way to switch from Normal Recording to HDR without stopping the existing recording and then enabling HDR, before resuming recording.

I want to maximize my overall image quality during the day, and only utilize HDR when necessary.



This poses a quality issue. Adding more channels reduces the quality of each channel. Generally speaking, you're going to be stuck with 1080P on 5 of those 6 channels with the front camera being maybe 2K. Bandwidth limitations and heat issues are the deciding factor. You can create a box that is hidden from sunlight, but you still have to contend with a "Hot Car". These box setups haven't really caught on. I believe Blackvue tried this one at some point?

Perhaps Starvis 3 will allow more channels without lowering channel quality?

 

[Chuck McCoy]

USER MANUAL IMPROVEMENT REQUEST
@viofo @VIOFO-Support

We get this question almost once a month, (more frequent when firmware updates are released).

Customer said;
“I just updated to the latest firmware”
“The settings I previously configured on the dashcam were all reset”
“Is this normal, or should my previous settings have been saved?”

USER MANUAL IMPROVEMENT REQUEST
Would it be possible to add one sentence in all future user manuals in the firmware update section?
The sentence should indicate;
1.) After firmware update is complete, camera may automatically revert to Default Settings.
2.) If camera does not automatically revert to Default Settings, please perform manual factory reset / default settings.
3.) This will ensure proper operation with any new functions / features contained in firmware update.

 

[newdriver9]

8.) Reduce Bootup Time
Viofo A329S = 18.43 Seconds
Vueroid S1-4K = 0.17 Seconds

9.) Reduce LPID Power Consumption: 35mA to 1mA, (Vueroid & BlackVue)

10.) Add GPS Signal Strength (now that we have Geo-Fencing)

11.) Add Voice Notifications
a.) GPS CONNECTED
b.) GPS DISCONNECTED

@viofo @VIOFO-Support
Have any of these wishlist items, particularly #8 and #9, been at least acknowledged by Viofo as being worked on? Seems like any of these 4 could be implemented with firmware updates without having to modify any hardware. The fact that a competitor's new product is able to have these features shows it should be possible, especially for what's considered to be Viofo's flagship product. If these items haven't even been acknowledged, that is all the more disappointing on Viofo's part

 

[2Lazy2P]

I wish the rear and telephoto were easier to adjust in the mounted position. For me they are a bear to rotate. Change to a click-type mechanism or engineer it so you can pull it out to the side, rotate to the position you want, then push back into a locked position.

 

[Chuck McCoy]

I wish the rear and telephoto were easier to adjust in the mounted position. For me they are a bear to rotate. Change to a click-type mechanism

You are correct.
The previous “rounded” remote cameras from A229 & A139 series were much easier to adjust, (rotate).
However, when I was testing original A229 Duo (IMX335) 2022 the rear camera lost adjustment over time from road vibration.
Ever since then I’ve always put a piece of tape on remote cameras to prevent then from shifting after installation.
I think Viofo was aware of this, and that’s why they made A329S series remote cameras stiffer.
The click type mechanism is what they first used, (A129 series).
The problem with those is you can’t fine tune because of the clicks.
So I don’t know what to say, maybe fingers need to hit the gym 🤣

 

[2Lazy2P]

Reminds of if the old commercials…Let your fingers do the walking through the Yellow Pages. 🙂

Hope they look at a non-click option that keeps the cam in position while also making it easier to rotate as needed. I guess my old man fingers are just to big and arthritis doesn’t help either. 😆

 

[jsmith]

I wish the rear and telephoto were easier to adjust in the mounted position. For me they are a bear to rotate. Change to a click-type mechanism or engineer it so you can pull it out to the side, rotate to the position you want, then push back into a locked position.

Hard as hell to rotate, but you never have to worry about it moving, that's for sure!

 

[Chuck McCoy]

Reminds of if the old commercials…Let your fingers do the walking through the Yellow Pages. 🙂

Yellow Pages + Encyclopedia Britannica = Analog Google 🤣
Every time we got a new phone book I always checked for coupons for our local Pizza Parlors.

 

[2Lazy2P]

I remember getting the Sears Roebuck catalog back in the day. Thick as a telephone directory.