As an Amazon Associate, Automoblog earns from qualifying purchases<\/em><\/p>\nForward and rear-facing dash cam with good video quality<\/p>\n
Simple app makes it easy to set up and tune settings<\/p>\n
Features voice control, GPS, and parking mode<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Our Dash Cam Testing Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nTo test dash cams, we try to install and use each camera as a typical customer would. We open the package, inspect the components, and set up the dash cam according to the given directions. After installing a camera, we take it out for a test drive both during the day and at night. Footage is collected and scrutinized for clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each camera we test is given a rating (out of 10) for video clarity, usability, and features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Video Clarity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nOur video clarity rating is based on how well fine details can be made out when reviewing dash cam footage. To receive the highest scores in this category, a dash cam should capture enough detail that license plate details can be viewed on distant vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Few dash cams offer excellent nighttime clarity, but those that do score very well in this category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Usability<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nOur usability rating is based on how easy or difficult it is to set up and operate a dash camera. We consider the installation process as well as what it takes to operate the camera. Cameras that allow you to quickly and simply access footage score best in this category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We also give higher usability scores to cameras that allow you to fine-tune more of the device\u2019s settings such as loop recording duration, exposure settings, framerate, bitrate, and resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Features<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nOur features rating is based on the dash cam\u2019s functions beyond simply recording the road. This includes functions like parking sensors, GPS, and voice controls. Cameras that include not only the standard dash cam features but also uncommon useful extras score best in this category. Cameras also score well in this category if their standard features outshine the typical dash cam in performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Affiliate Disclosure:\u00a0As an Amazon Associate, Automoblog earns from qualifying purchases. Commissions from Amazon come at no additional cost to you when making a purchase through the links below. The A229 dash cam pictured here was sent to us by Viofo for this review. See our\u00a0Privacy Policy\u00a0to learn more. The Viofo A229 Plus is a dash cam with front and rear cameras that both operate at 2K resolution. It\u2019s priced a little on the higher side for a dash cam, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":174,"featured_media":453046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43035,43037],"tags":[203],"model":[],"acf":[],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.automoblog.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453045"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.automoblog.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.automoblog.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.automoblog.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.automoblog.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.automoblog.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.automoblog.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.automoblog.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.automoblog.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.automoblog.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453045"},{"taxonomy":"model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.automoblog.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/model?post=453045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}