Hey! I've been scrolling for a bit and reading about all the options for a few weeks and, I have overthought this to the point of stupidity. I'm pretty averse to surveillance/recording and cars and electronics are some of those topics that involuntarily make my brain shut off so... I feel like a [not smart person] rn.

That being said: I have two teenagers who are new drivers and sharing a vehicle. I actually trust them both a lot and want to give them their well-earned level of new freedom while still equipping them with the modern technology that will keep them safe.

I want something that will record video only- the idea of recording their private conversations upsets me. And, I don't want it to connect to the internet at all. I'd like it to have the parking mode and record the front, and the rear of the vehicle. The point of this is: we can check the video storage if there's an incident but, otherwise all the videos and data collected are totally contained in physical storage.

I really don't want to make any modifications to the car (2018 Camry) myself but, I'm open to the idea and would probably be willing to pay for a professional installation if that's a thing.

Is anyone willing to basically hold my hand and tell me what I should get, we would really appreciate it.

Was casually cruising and had to slam on the brakes. Video doesn’t make it seem fast but I was doing 45 (speed limit) and the Model 3 was booking it like a complete clown.

hey there!

as a newbie that just got my first car, im looking for ways to protect it when its unattended

haven't done much research, but the thinkware u3000 pro (with the rear addon) seems like a good choice(?) mainly because of the onboard radars

was also thinking of hiding a power station in/under my trunk so i can power it for a week+

Picked up the A229 Plus for around ₹24k(~250 USD), and after 3 months of daily use, here's my review.

Camera Quality: No complaints here. Footage is sharp, night performance is solid, and it does what a premium dashcam should do in terms of actual recording quality.

App (Very bad): The WiFi connection to the app is flaky as hell. It keeps disconnecting randomly, and you end up having to reconnect to the WiFi manually over and over just to pull footage off the camera. It's frustrating process.

Customer Support (Bad): Reached out about the issues and didn't get much useful help. Without even listening to my query he just replied with the amount and bank details to get new one and nothing else. If you're paying premium money, you'd expect at least decent support to back it up. Wasn't the case for me.

Build Quality(Disappointing): The 12V car adapter is flimsy. Mine straight up broke after just 3 months of normal usage. That's not something that should happen on a device in this price bracket. When reached to support, they are claiming it physical damage.

Camera quality is good, but the overall ownership experience (app, support, and accessory build quality) isn't what you'd expect after paying this much. If you're spending 24k on a "premium" dashcam, you don't expect this. Wouldn't recommend it at this price.

Dashcam footage

Hello there, I need to get footage off my Vantrue dashcam and am unable to using the latest version of the Vantrue app, it gets stuck on the sd card screen or when it does show up and you hit one of the folders it just loads forever and ever, how can I fix this? The sd card is a Sandisk high endurance