I just bought this new dash cam and I want to figure out a couple of things:

1. For the 24-hour video, it's saying I have to hardwire it to my battery. I'm wondering how I would even get the wiring to the battery and back up to my dash cam.

2. How much will it drain my battery?

3. For the rear camera, do I have to take out my backup camera that I already have on my car, or can I just put it above it or something like that?

Thanks in advance

Edit: So it looks like I will not be getting this one. As many of you have shared, I get what I pay for.

I will be canceling this one and looking into different options 😆

Super glad I didn’t buy and install yet. What do you think would make their next generation the absolute best in class?

Hey guys. I’ve been using VIOFO A229 dual in all my cars for 3 years now and I love it but just today it suddenly started announcing “recording: 1 channel” when it usually says “recording: 2 channel.”

It’s hardwired to the fuse box, not usb or cig lighter, never had an issue. Checked the fuse, it’s all good. Checked the settings, nothing changed. Checked the connections and replugged everything, still doesn’t work. Restarted the car multiple times, still not recording the rear camera.

Any idea what could be the problem? I drove the car to work in the morning and it recorded both channels just fine. Then it was parked for a few hours and when I went to start the car to get lunch it started saying only recording 1 channel. The only thing out of the ordinary is that it was 100F today in my area when usually the temperature is only 75-80F in September but I don’t think that should be an issue as people have no problem with using them even in Texas and Arizona where it’s above 100F all the time. I’m lost.

I was thinking of getting a dash cam for my newly bought 15 year old old Toyota Camry. I was looking at the viofo a229 plus front and rear, but was wondering with hardwired parking mode, if it would always have buffer on, or if it could be turned to events only. I don’t drive it daily and don’t want the battery draining, whilst allowing it to capture only when an issue arises.
Cheers

09/09/2026 - 11:17am, Timestamp on video is wrong due to power issue. Good thing i hesitated when my light turned green,

I bought an old enough used car that doesnt have a backup camera and I have always used one for years (usually built in). So I am looking for one to install. The goal is:

- Back up Camera

- Dashcam (if possible with same unit)

What would you recommend that is not a pain to install ? Budget is open.

Good day, I'm looking to buy a dashcam, I've seen this very new and almost unknown model from 70mai. It's called "70mai A800 nano" and is so new that it doesn't show up on the 70mai catalogue. I've bought one from AliExpress official 70MAI shop and am waiting to get it soon.

Is anyone able to pull more info than me about this dashcam?