stephenjones
Active Member
I received the Wolf box G900 Pro rearview camera for review from the manufacturer. My kit came with one of the most complete accessory bundles designed for a full setup right out of the box. The contents feel premium and well thought out. Below is a review of what you get and how each component performs in real world usage.
Items Included: (your kit will vary depending on what you purchase)
Setting up the Wolf box G900 involves:
Mounting the mirror unit
Installing and connecting the rear camera
Adding the GPS antenna
Routing power and signal cables
Formatting the SD card
You can either mount the camera to the existing rearview with the rubber straps or use the center console base bracket. I originally did the base bracket install thinking it would be best, but my truck has a screen right in the middle and putting the bracket there just looked a bit tacky. Attaching it to the rearview, I had to shift it a bit to the left of my existing mirror to accommodate the lens bump on the G900 pro. Because the camera is larger than my rearview, I cant really notice it being off center from the inside. From the outside, you must be nitpicking to be able to see it, especially since I have a tinted front windshield. The CPL filter is also a no go for me on tinted windshield. It gets blurred on the recorded images.
Adding the rear camera and GPS was simple enough. Longest part of the install was just making the wires look clean and hidden. I do wish the GPS was built in to avoid one less cable and attachment to the main unit.
For power, it’s a typical 3 wire install or cigarette lighter connection. However, for parking mode you must use the hardwire kit. The menu for the parking mode is missing altogether when using the cigarette lighter connection. So, no parking mode with the cigarette lighter adaptor.
The menu system has a lot of options but is clean, modern, and easy to navigate, built around a large 12" touchscreen with big icons, swipe gestures, and simple categories. It’s one of the more intuitive interfaces among mirror‑style dashcams. One of the nicer features is the playback right on the screen instead of going to your phone or on a smaller dashcam screen. For someone who does not have a digital rear view camera, you will appreciate the wide field of view when viewing the rear cam. Extremely helpful for traffic, blind spots and or when towing.
Voice control is also neat with 12 voice commands. It seemed to detect my voice even with a little music on. You can say things like “lock the video”, “take picture”, “show front camera”, and “show rear camera” etc. This is so much more convenient instead of digging through menus or removing your focus from the road to find an icon. I found myself just using the commands while testing the camera to switch views and snap a few photos instead of touching the screen.
The Wolfbox G900 app is fast, simple, and generally reliable thanks to its 5.8GHz WiFi. I did not need to create an account to get the app paired to the camera. The camera does not have the ability to connect to a hotspot. I wish more dash cams included this. Anyway, downloading even large files was smooth and I had the ability to change quite a few settings. If im being honest, I barely used the app during testing since the camera itself has such a large screen with all the settings and icons on display. I guess if I really needed a specific recording I might connect it or just pop the sd card.
Image quality was very impressive. A lot of dash cams I tested don’t really play well with my setup. I have 80% tint on my front windshield and 5% on the rear. A lot of cams struggle to get clarity with this setup. Despite that, the front cam handled all this without issues. The back being darker was a bit blurred sometimes but that is not the camera at fault. Keep that in mind when viewing the footage.
Items Included: (your kit will vary depending on what you purchase)
- 12-inch IPS touchscreen Mirror Dashcam (4K UHD (3840×2160, 30fps) — Sony STARVIS 2 IMX678, 2.9 µm pixels) 130° field of view
- 512 GB Micro SD Card
- Anti-Glare Film
- CPL Filter
- 12V/24V cigarette lighter adaptor to USB C
- 2.5K Rear Camera - (2560×1440, 30fps) — Omnivision OS04J10 ) 150° field of view
- 20 ft. Rear Camera Cable
- 2 sets of Rubber mounting straps
- Cable Clips
- Trim Removal Tool
- Documentation
- GPS Antenna
- Hardwire Kit
- Center console base bracket
Setting up the Wolf box G900 involves:
Mounting the mirror unit
Installing and connecting the rear camera
Adding the GPS antenna
Routing power and signal cables
Formatting the SD card
You can either mount the camera to the existing rearview with the rubber straps or use the center console base bracket. I originally did the base bracket install thinking it would be best, but my truck has a screen right in the middle and putting the bracket there just looked a bit tacky. Attaching it to the rearview, I had to shift it a bit to the left of my existing mirror to accommodate the lens bump on the G900 pro. Because the camera is larger than my rearview, I cant really notice it being off center from the inside. From the outside, you must be nitpicking to be able to see it, especially since I have a tinted front windshield. The CPL filter is also a no go for me on tinted windshield. It gets blurred on the recorded images.
Adding the rear camera and GPS was simple enough. Longest part of the install was just making the wires look clean and hidden. I do wish the GPS was built in to avoid one less cable and attachment to the main unit.
For power, it’s a typical 3 wire install or cigarette lighter connection. However, for parking mode you must use the hardwire kit. The menu for the parking mode is missing altogether when using the cigarette lighter connection. So, no parking mode with the cigarette lighter adaptor.
The menu system has a lot of options but is clean, modern, and easy to navigate, built around a large 12" touchscreen with big icons, swipe gestures, and simple categories. It’s one of the more intuitive interfaces among mirror‑style dashcams. One of the nicer features is the playback right on the screen instead of going to your phone or on a smaller dashcam screen. For someone who does not have a digital rear view camera, you will appreciate the wide field of view when viewing the rear cam. Extremely helpful for traffic, blind spots and or when towing.
Voice control is also neat with 12 voice commands. It seemed to detect my voice even with a little music on. You can say things like “lock the video”, “take picture”, “show front camera”, and “show rear camera” etc. This is so much more convenient instead of digging through menus or removing your focus from the road to find an icon. I found myself just using the commands while testing the camera to switch views and snap a few photos instead of touching the screen.
The Wolfbox G900 app is fast, simple, and generally reliable thanks to its 5.8GHz WiFi. I did not need to create an account to get the app paired to the camera. The camera does not have the ability to connect to a hotspot. I wish more dash cams included this. Anyway, downloading even large files was smooth and I had the ability to change quite a few settings. If im being honest, I barely used the app during testing since the camera itself has such a large screen with all the settings and icons on display. I guess if I really needed a specific recording I might connect it or just pop the sd card.
Image quality was very impressive. A lot of dash cams I tested don’t really play well with my setup. I have 80% tint on my front windshield and 5% on the rear. A lot of cams struggle to get clarity with this setup. Despite that, the front cam handled all this without issues. The back being darker was a bit blurred sometimes but that is not the camera at fault. Keep that in mind when viewing the footage.
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