Buying Guide for Top 10 Dash Camera Types For Your Road Trip

In 2017 and beyond, the best investment that you can make for your car is to buy a dash camera. What do they say that when you are on the road you have to assume that you alone are the sane person and all others are crazy? 

Well, that might be a good attitude for a motorist, but tell you what … no matter the precautions that you take, some other jock is always having a bad day and is liable to cause an accident. It is best to hope for the best, safest ride, but at the same time, be ready for the worst, with a good camera. Today, some car insurance providers also consider dashboard cam evidence in determining who was at fault for the accident.  

Here are 10 types of dash cameras to invest in:

1. WheelWitness HD Pro Dashboard Camera 

This is a good cam for the dashboard. It records clearly both in the daytime and in the night, thanks to the wide dynamic range enablement. It is sold with a free MicroSD card (16GB) and has a resolution of 2304 by 1296P. That is as high as they come.

It is very easy to set up too, actually tool-free. It comes with a couple of sticky mounts plus a suction cup. When you stick it to your dash, insert the MicroSD card and plug the contraption in the cigarette lighter and you are ready to start recording. With GPA enablement, continued recording such that it just picks up from where you left until the storage is full, there is no better camera to show where you were at what time of the day or night.

2. Yi Full HD Wide Angle Dash Cam 

This camera is a wonderful bit of technology as it is designed with G-sensor, which allows for emergency recordings. If there is an accident, it will record the moments leading to the accident and the moments immediately after the accident and save it.

It is also enabled with night vision, offering High Definition images at 1920 by 1080P. With a 165 full wide range cover, it removes all the blind spots recording to a width of up to three lanes!

This camera is made to work with a MicroSD card of 64GB, which is sold separately. You will have to buy it separately. The lens is a powerful 6G with infrared filter capability to give you the most awesome videos at night and during the day.

3. Rexing Wide Angle Dashboard Camera 

This dashboard cam is feature rich to give all the usability that you may need. It is a 170-degree wide range that has been built with a video sensor from Sony Exmor, wide dynamic range enablement to see as wide as 3 lanes and offers an incredible resolution of 1080P.

This camera stays concealed in the car, recording the happenings on the road discreetly. It is built to work with a MicroSD card of 128GB, but this one is sold separately.

Recording is in continuous loop one video after another until storage is full. After that, it starts to automatically delete the files from the oldest ones coming up. It is also enabled with a G-Sensor for detecting and recording auto accidents in real time.

4. PRUVEEO F5 Dashboard Camera

This dashboard cam comes with many features. It is Wi-Fi enabled. This means you can download its app on iOS or android and then access the files through your smartphone. Installation is tool-free and once in place on the dashboard, it will stay concealed.

The camera automatically starts to record as soon as you turn on the engine and stops as soon as you turn the engine off. It supports MicroSD card starting at 32GB.

Download all the video files to your smartphone when the card is full using the app, or just set the download to be in real time. Backed by a one-year warranty, you can buy with confidence.  

5. OldShark 170 Wide Angle DashCam

This DashCam packs features like wide-angle recording that can allow the camera to see up to three lanes. It has night vision enablement, has G-sensor technology for recording auto accidents.

Continuous loop recording ensures there are no gaps between the videos and night vision enablement and the high resolution of 1080P ensures that the DashCam performs wonderfully even in low lit conditions.

To make a good deal even better, the OldShark camera for car dashboard is sold with a 32GB MicroSD card. It has a 3-inch LCD screen from which you can watch the videos. This screen is scratch resistant.

6. Z-Edge Ultra Full HD Car Dash Camera B018YRBQSK

This dashboard camera is good although it misses features like Wi-Fi and GPS, it is because the manufacturer thinks these are not important. Wide field of view is assured with the 145-degree enablement. This is lower than most other dash cams offer by the way as they boast 165 to 170 degrees.

The package is sold with a high quality suction mount for installation on the dashboard. Once installed, it stays hidden. It also features a 3-inch screen from which you can watch the recorded videos. It is sold with a Kingston 32GB MicroSD card.

The inbuilt G-sensor technology can detect crashes and record the moments immediately before and after the crash. It is sold with a 30-day money back guarantee as well as 18-month warranty.

7. APEMAN 1080P 170 Wide Angle Camera

With a wide field of view – 170 degrees, this cam is your eye to the blind spots that you cannot possibly see. It is made with a high quality, professional 6G lens and has the G-sensor technology that is triggered by a crash.

With a resolution of 1080P, your images and videos will be crisp clear. During emergencies, there will be continuous loop recording, uninterrupted and showing all the moments before and after the accident.

This is not only a dash camera because it is a combination of front and rear cams. This ensures you do not miss any action from behind or in front of you. Collision files are auto locked so that they cannot be deleted and every file is date stamped and plate stamped. You will never miss the number plate of the car that misbehaved.

8. KDLINKS Full HD Front and Rear Dash Camera

The KDLINKS car DashCam is a combination of front and rear cams with the front one being a crisp 1080P resolution while the rear one is 720P. What makes this camera stand out from the pack is the wide field of view as both cameras combined can cover up to 290 degrees.

It is enabled with night mode to record high quality recordings in low light, has G-sensor for automatic and uninterrupted, lockable accident recordings, and it is sold with a warranty of 1 year.

It is sold with a 16GB micro SD card, and it stays hidden after mounting it on the dashboard.

9. Oxygentle Front and Rear Dashboard Camera

This dual lens DashCam comes with as many features as you may need to record crisp and clear images and videos during day and night. It has a wide-angle lens that can do a comfortable 170 degrees, a G-sensor that will lock accident recordings to make sure that they are recorded uninterrupted.

The rear camera records in 480P and has a coverage of 120 degrees, not too bad for a rear eye. Just make sure it is installed at the back window or above the number plates to assist you when parking the car. You will need to buy a microSD card of 8, 16 or 32 GB - sold separately.

10. AuKing Full HD 1080P Dash Cam 

This camera packs all the regular features like accident detection, loop recording without leaving gaps between videos, high resolution of 1920 by 1080P for the clearest images and videos, wide angle of coverage of 148 degrees and many more.

The DashCam is automatic and once installed, it will turn on and off as soon as you turn the engine on or off. This ensures you are covered anytime you start driving. The video format is avi and the photo format is JPEG.

It is compatible with a 32 GB micro SD card, which is bought separately. Installation is easy, camera stays out of view once installed. It has G-sensor technology for accident recordings.