VANTRUE: High-end Dash Cam for Your Drive

5.0

The $1287 reason to get a good cameraReviewed in the United States on May 28, 2019

There is one simple reason to get a good camera for your car, that sooner or later you will need it and at that point you will be very happy you have this great camera. For me this occurred when I let a valet driver park my car. When I got back to the car, there was a scratch on it that didn't exist before. Of course the valet driver denied having caused it, but thanks for this camera I was able to prove that he caused it. Getting the scratch repaired ended up costing $1287 and the valet driver agreed to pay for the repair only after seeing the video from this camera clearly showing them causing the damage!Before buying this camera I was slightly concerned about paying so much for this camera, but I got to say that the video it records is much better than the $50 camera that it is replacing. The biggest difference between this camera and other cheaper alternatives is obvious when watching night driving videos. The cheaper camera will claim to have a night mode, but will have trouble reading the licence plate of a vehicle in front of you. With this camera I can clearly see the licence plate of the cars in front of me. For me it is the visibility at night that really sets this camera apart from other cameras. This camera has amazing night vision!Some tips:1. Update the firmware on the camera to the latest version, this fixes the reliability of the camera and improves the video quality! You can find the latest on the vantrue website.2. Remember to take off the sticker in front of the camera.3. Keep the audio recording turned on. This helped me prove an accident.4. The power cable is fairly long, this allows the cable to be hidden in the window molding. This makes for a much cleaner install.5. Remember to change the date format from DD/MM/YY to MM/DD/YY in the settings.In Summary: I am very glad to have purchased this camera and it has paid for itself with the first $1287 car scratch.