REXING V1 - 4K Ultra HD Car Dash Cam 2 4 LCD Screen Wi-Fi 170 Wide Angle Dashboard

This was very easy to install. It comes with an adapter that uses the cigarette lighter plug. But that would leave a wire hanging down from the windshield. I don't think the power wire is long enough to run around the edge of the windshield, unless you had a very small car with a very small windshield. Instead I spent the extra money on this: Dash Camera Vehicle Hard Wire Kit - Mini USB Compatible with G1w / G1w-C / G1WH / GT680W / Mini 0801 / Mobius Action Spy Tec Camera and More | Car DVR Camera Recorder Dashboard Dashcam | Black Box Video Recorder | and this: Pico 0956PT 10 Amp ATM Mini Blade Fuse Add-A-Circuit Fuse Holder The hardwire kit will work with this camera. The Add-A-Circuit should be vehicle dependent...so be sure you get the one that matches the fuses in your car. The one I posted here should work a lot of cars, but you should double check. It's much easier than just jamming the power wire into the fuse box like I used to do. Anyway, with those parts the install was easy. The camera itself seems to work great. I haven't had to go back and use the footage yet...but I've checked the card a few times and it's recording fine. BTW, as other reviews mention, get the 32GB card max. The settings out of the box are fine...I didn't change much. But the manual is actually very good (nice surprise) and it's easy to change anything you want. I had been thinking of getting this for a while, but never pulled the trigger. I was riding in a car the other day and it was struck by a guy driving recklessly. Fortunatley it wasn't my car, and I wasn't driving (and no one was hurt), but I remember thinking that if there was a dash cam installed, the issue of who was at fault would be much more simple. I pulled the trigger that night, got the camera in 2 days, and was up and running a couple hours after that. Worth it for the peace of mind. **Update 4-18-16** I've been periodically checking the SD card and the recordings are sporadic. It will record for 5 min, then it stops and doesn't start a new recording. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. Also, the other day I saw someone driving crazy on the highway, I hit the red button to save the file, but when I got home, it wasn't saved. So, it only records sometimes...which is definitely NOT OK for something like this. The point is to have a recording when you need it. With this unit I have no confidence that it's recording. Maybe my unit went bad? At this point I would not buy again. **Update 7/9/17** I kept this unit going until I sold the car recently. Here is what I found over the past year. The type of SD card you use seems to matter. I don't recall what SD card I was using initially, but something about it was not compatible with the unit. I cheaper card seemed to work much better. The biggest issue is that cold temps prevented my unit from working. The unit won't turn on until the temp inside the car is warm enough. I don't know what the unit has inside for power (battery), but whatever it is, doesn't seem to work when it's cold. So the first 15-20 min of each drive is not captured until the unit warms up...in the winter only. Aside from that, it seemed to work OK. I'd still keep my 2 star rating. In my new vehicle, I'll look around a bit before installing this again. **Update 1/21/2020** Rexing has been contacting me about some of the negative issues I had with my unit and sent me a new unit to replace my old one. This unit is an updated version and seems to work better than my original unit did. No problems with the recordings or power like I had before. It's a good unit and I'd recommend it for sure. Form factor is the same as the previous version, which is good. Some units look big and clunky, like a go pro stuck on your dash. This fits nicely behind your rear view mirror and is not visible at all. Good unit. Read more

Rexing V1 with GPS attachment I base my purchases on what the product description says the product will do and how that meets my needs. My reviews are based on how well the product meets that product description and performance. (My tech and experience level: High) This is a good unit. In short, it does pretty much exactly what it says it will do. I bought the V1 and then added the GPS several days later after finding it had recent become available. PRODUCT PERFORMANCE INF0 The V-1 records in 4 modes, 1080P, 780P and two older VGA type formats I played with all four and all give very good video results. The two lower res versions are, of course, more pixelated and not as sharp, but still pretty good. In honesty, I couldn't tell much practical difference in the 1080 & 720 versions. Obviously, the 1080 was a bit sharper, but for signs, people, cars, the difference was minor. I am using the 720 setting now. If you have interest in how big the files are for 3 minute loops (MOV format): 1080P: 320 megs 720P: 185 megs Both of the VGA types: 115 megs Obviously, you will need to use some kind of file sharing or cloud service to share your recordings unless you use a video editor to cut and paste. The GPS seems to be a good unit. It comes with a cord long enough to allow positioning on the dash with a clear sky view. This is essential for any GPS reciever. Mine gets a position fix and lock in under 20 seconds from a cold (unpowered) start. This is in line with full blown GPS units. Based on tracking results (see below), the unit is accurate. I never had any dropout of lock except when inside structures (normal). SD card - It says the unit has a max of 32g cards, but the text on the Amazon sale page lists a 64g card that will work. I got the 64g and have had no trouble. No idea if others will work also. Firmware updates are simple - download on a PC from Rexing, put it on the micro SD card and plug the card into the unit. You will need the latest version from their site to use the GPS. Software - a small CD is included with the GPS. It contains an app that is a nifty image viewer/tracker. You get a movie viewer that will open the recordings, pull info off the embedded GPS data and display speed and other parameters. It also opens a window using Google Maps and displays the track contained in the file and the current position being viewed. I used the app on two Win10 PCs and had no issues installing or operating. Mounting - I would recommend getting some 3M removable mounting tape (it's similar to the mounting tape included with the unit, but you can get it off much more easily). I've experimented with a number of locations and still haven't decided which I like best, so it helps to have the removable tape. When you mount the unit, make sure you have clearance to move the unit enough to disengage it from the tab on the mount. SUMMARY I wanted a basic dash cam. I think this one is a bit more than that. It's not a full blown professional vehicle recorder, but it makes no pretense to be. When used with the GPS, it does everything I wanted to do. If this is what you want, I think it would be a good choice. Read more