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Customer Review
J.Prime
5.0
Everything I want and need in a dash cam...Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2018
I've been looking for the right dash cam for a while now. As a tech geek, I really wanted one that would protect our brand new car, especially since it's a daily driver in the city. You've got to get a quality camera with a) High enough resolution to pick out a license plate and slow the footage in an accident b) full, wide coverage inside and out (this is really key for insurance claims if you're injured, to show your impact) and c) IR for proper night vision, as many accidents happen at night and it's useless if this isn't going to work then.Got this 3 weeks ago, and have used it every day (set it and forget it, the auto features are great. Turns on with a little chime so I know it's on when the car is, and it records everything in clips that auto-overwrite. I have a 32gb card which seems to get around a weeks worth of footage as we drive a lot, half hour commute to work and back plus lunches. Took a memorial day road trip around 600 miles plus camping, no problems whatsoever. I've been in a major accident before, where my car was totaled from a high-speed Tahoe hitting me at an intersection. He ran the red and a 3 year lawsuit ensued, and I wish I had the Vantrue back then! Worth every penny as I had two years of rehab I had to pay for out of pocket, along with waiting til the lawsuit ended for my insurance payout for my vehicle and medical. That's why I bought this... Setup was very easy with the Vantrue, I found that the perfect place for mounting is right under the rear view mirror. This way it's centered, the front camera gets the full view (even the lanes next to us) and the rear facing camera captures both driver and passenger. We wrapped the cord around the mirror to take up the tension so it goes straight down to the cigarette lighter, and we used an aftermarket Anker 3 port USB so we can hook up both our phones - though the charger that comes with it does feature an extra USB port so it's great as is. It is worth upgrading to the hard wire kit, especially for the parking feature so we plan to do this in the future.In terms of video quality, it has been great. Every video I've reviewed, from daylight to night have been good. I love that it gets the audio as well, and dates the video with a hard stamp – these are all the right features should you need this for the worst. The IR feature is so important, so you're able to get the details at night, and overall I have to say that I am very satisfied with my purchase. The only cons I can think of, would be that I kind of wish it came with a super long USB, so I could run the cord through the paneling in the car, but that wouldn't be ideal for anyone except if you run it the way I'm thinking, so they sell the hardwire kit which is exactly this. Other than that, the cover to get to the USB card is a little hard to open if you don't have fingernails (I'm a guy), but in 3 weeks I've taken the card out twice to review all the footage and make sure it was recording everything ok. It just overwrites like it's supposed to. If you enjoyed this review, please upvote!
