I currently use a Spy Tec A118 (www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KZ0GKVS) that looks pretty good during the day but the nighttime quality is not that great. When I have the funds I'll be upgrading to the Street Guardian SG9965GC (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00U0OJMYG) as it's the same exact form factor as the A118 but has much better internals, which in turns results in better nighttime footage.

Here's a great detailed report of the SG9965GC: https://dashcamtalk.com/sg9665gc/. One of my friends just installed this dashcam and it's definitely worth the upgrade.

Just a warning. It's pricey. https://www.amazon.com/Street-Guardian-SG9665GC-microSD-Supercapacitor/dp/B00U0OJMYG

Check out the SG9665GC V3, it's right in your ballpark.

The Street Guardian SG9665GC is basically plug and play. Comes with a memory card too.

If you ever need to copy clips you just take the memory card out and use the card reader that comes with the cam.

The Viofo A119 is a very good dashcam that is enjoying a wave of popularity, especially because of the video image quality that it produces, but since you have set aside a little more for your budget, I would recommend you get the Street Guardian SG96655GC instead.

The SG9665GC has a world-wide reputation as one of the best dashcams available because of the stunning video image quality it produces thanks to the Novatek NT 96655 processor, the Sony Exmor IMX322 CMOS sensor, the 7 element metal body all glass lens and its superior build quality. The latest edition is Version 3 and is bundled with a 32GB memory card, OTG memory card reader, GPS and CPL.

This is a small, window-hugging dashcam that once installed, especially if you use the supplied 'cable hider' is a stealth installation dream, resulting in the SG9665GC looking like a OEM factory installed device that does not stand out.

You need not worry about whether or not you can use your 128GB memory card in this dashcam, it will take up to 256GB for many, many hours of recording. In addition, it has super capacitors inside rather that batteries and will be more reliable in climate extremes.

It is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Street-Guardian-SG9665GC-microSD-Supercapacitor/dp/B00U0OJMYG

I believe the high-quality, "name brand" version, by Street Guardian, is located here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U0OJMYG

In addition, the Street Guardian one uses supercapacitors instead of lithium ion batteries. If you live somewhere where it can ever get above 100F (or 140F in your car in the sunlight), you'll want the supercapacitor version, not the battery version.

Thanks.

Your ST looks really nice too btw. I peeped your history. Never liked the older ones, but the newer ones like yours and the RS. Sweet Jesus the RS haha.

My dashcam is the A118-C. Got mine off Gearbest here. Which is actually on sale for $50 right now. It's a great entry level dashcam. Only issue I have with it is lens warp. The housing around the lens is plastic and when heated warps slightly. Which causes some focus issues.

Some of my videos during the day on my youtube show this. It's the right hand side that suffers for me. Other than that, it's an amazing cam.

Some other great entry level cams are the G1W and the Mini 0805.

If you like the form factor of the A118, but want better recording quality and build (metal lens housing that eliminates warping). You can buy the Street Guardian SG9665GC. Though it is a little pricier at $200. Worth it though. Here is a comparison between my A118 and the SG9665GC.

I am actually thinking about upgrading to the Street Guardian for my front and move my A118-C to the rear.

Dashcamtalk (link with comparison) is a great forum to get info about cams. There are many more than what I listed. So browse around and research some before buying.

Hope this helps.

Just to give you some idea of what I am thinking thus far for changes. Your opinions are welcome btw.

Cheapest: G1W-C(B) ($50 USD) - Review

Best value: B1W ($54.99 USD) - Review

Discreet:

• A118C ($50-$70 USD) - Review
  
  
• A119 ($98 USD) - Review
  
  Versatile: Mobius ($80 USD) - Review
  
  Budget Dual Cam:
  
  
• BlackSys CH-100B 2CH ($200 USD) - Review
  
  
• Mini 0906 ($130 USD)
  
  Discrete Dual Cam:
  
  
• Thinkware F770 2CH ($300-420 USD)
  
  
• BlackSys Ch-200 2CH ($300 USD)
  
  
• BlackVue DR650S 2CH ($295-380 USD) - Lacks partitioned parking recording/normal recording. Some flaws, read Dashcamtalk on the DR650S/DR650GW. Has cloud feature.
  
  
• BlackVue DR750S 2CH - ($380-520 USD) Flag ship model. Partitioned parking recording/Normal recording/g sensor recording added. Improved video quality over DR650S. Improved Bit rate over DR650S. Has cloud feature.
  
  
• Thinkware F800 2CH - ($280-470 USD) Flag ship model. Partitioned parking recording/normal recording/g sensor recording. Has cloud feature.
  
  
• Thinkware F800 Pro 2CH - ($330-520 USD) Flag ship mode. More discreet than F800, and increased price. Has cloud feature.
  
  Night vision:
  
  
• Street Guardian SG9665GC ($209.95 USD)
  
  
• VIOFO A119S ($100-140 USD)
  
  
• A119 ($94.39 USD)
  
  Taxi/Uber Cam: Transcend DP520 ($195 USD)
  
  

I have this one. It's a bit on the expensive side, but the video quality is excellent.

But that being said, I've been spending too much time on r/roadcam and am starting to think I need one with a rear-camera too!

I have a Street Guardian SG9665GC v3 which sticks directly to the windshield. If you have a tinted strip at the top of your windshield then it's basically invisible.

It's powered by a standard USB cable, so I just tucked the cable into the headliner, then pulled the driver's side door seal and tucked the cable into the A-pillar. Ran the cable down to the fuse panel and plugged one of these 12v to 5v USB adapters into an add-a-circuit that has key-on-power.

As for the rear cam, I got a B40 camera (same form factor as the Street Guardian, with cheaper components inside) and ran a second usb cable tucked under along the edge of the carpet, up the C-pillar, across the rear headliner, and down to the back window.

its a dash cam I got installed for car insurance purposes.

If you are new and overwhelmed you should check out dashcamtalk.com and look at their recommended devices. I have the A118C ("C" means it has a capacitor rather than a battery - I wouldn't bother with battery ones as they have lifespan issues) as it is a lot less conspicuous. Recommendation depends on your budget, but my budget preference is the A118C, you can get it off foxoffer on eBay for a bit cheaper than amazon.ca. Other sellers may give you a different build which has some audio issues. All versions should be able to take the firmware updates that are listed on dashcamtalk.

• Source for a good ebay seller of the A118C (~$85)
  
• Amazon source for the A118C ($100)
  
  If you have a much higher budget and want/need better performance, especially at night, then you can go with the Street Guardian SG9665GC which has the same body style but a sony sensor, making it way better at night. Available on amazon here.
  

I got the Street Guardian SG9665GC for this very reason (among many others) as it has a supercapacitor and where I live temps outdoors reach 115F in the summer and I have not had any problems.

Dash Cam Here

Also has a polarizing filter.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00U0OJMYG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

comes with 32 gig card. lots of wire to property go around the windshield. Adhesive mounting bracket (suction cups fail out here in the heat, the 3M adhesive should hold up better)

The big plus is it runs off a capacitor and not a battery. Heat kills batteries and this model does without. It doesn't say the 140 degrees on the amazon page but it is in the manual. I bought an extra 3 years protection plan for ~10 bucks and never looked back.

I use this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00U0OJMYG/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Two important things to know: 1) If you use a different car adapter than the one included ( like if you want to power other things at the same time) you have to make sure you are supplying at least 2 amps. 2) It is supposed to be self erasing, but every couple of weeks it tells me the card is full, and I have to format it myself to start using it again.

Over all, I do recommend it.

This is what I use. It supports up to 256GB.

Here you go.

https://www.amazon.com/Street-Guardian-SGZC12RC-Performance-Supercapacitor/dp/B00TERYK5Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1480384888&sr=8-3&keywords=street+guardian

I have one of their all-in-one models and it is great:

https://www.amazon.com/Street-Guardian-SG9665GC-Supercapacitor-DashCam/dp/B00U0OJMYG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480384888&sr=8-1&keywords=street+guardian

It is quite small.

This is the model I got: https://www.amazon.com/Street-Guardian-SG9665GC-Android-Supercapacitor/dp/B00U0OJMYG

I got the 64 gig one with out the CPL.

I have a Street Guardian hard wired in my 2012 F150. Haven't needed it so far but I'm very satisfied.

http://www.amazon.com/Street-Guardian-SG9665GC-Camera-Edition/dp/B00U0OJMYG

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+1 on the dash cam. I use two Contour ROAM3 cameras. 1080P and wireless; when the battery on one dies I swap it out on the go. They have helped me out a few times when I've been in accidents that were not my fault.

I also just had a Street Guardian installed in my daughter's car.

I have the older model of the Street Guardian SG9665GC v3 2017 edition.

Buy the 12v to 5v adapter in the “frequently bought together” list. You will need the “add a circuit” too, but you need the micro blade one.

I have had to use my dash cam footage in a parking lot MVC (other party backed into me doing $5,500 in damage). It was really helpful to send the insurance company the footage.

This is the one I'm looking at getting soon. For anyone else here looking for a dashcam, make sure you get one with a supercapacitor instead of a battery. Batteries will fail in extreme heat (every summer) while supercapacitors will not.

I use this dashcam and I like it a lot - picture quality is pretty good even at night - and it's definitely the better of the two I've owned in the past few years. That said I don't actually know a whole lot about dashcams so someone else might be better recommending one.

Whatever dashcam you get, I'd recommend getting one of these and plugging it into a USB port instead of the standard car charger because the car charger continues to power it when the car is off, while the USB ports turn off with the car. Otherwise you'd have to unplug it every time you turn the car off or leave it running 24/7.

http://www.amazon.com/Street-Guardian-SG9665GC-Supercapacitor-DashCam/dp/B00U0OJMYG?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00

This one

I highly recommend the Street Guardian. And have it professionally installed by an automotive electronics garage. I used to just stick a dashcam onto my windshield using a suction cup but that gets incredibly annoying when you're in a rush. By having it hardwired directly into your vehicle, it just turns on and off with your ignition and the wires are hidden beneath the panels (assuming your garage is semi-competent).

https://www.amazon.com/Street-Guardian-SG9665GC-microSD-Supercapacitor/dp/B00U0OJMYG/ref=pd_sbs_107_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00U0OJMYG&pd_rd_r=MKQZKEJA415BT0QSTRQ1&pd_rd_w=zYlCY&pd_rd_wg=ztmUn&psc=1&refRID=MKQZKEJA415BT0QSTRQ1

I guess 180.00 now but I remember buying them at $249.99 each 2 years ago. It's up to you. I'm just a firm believer in you get what you pay for since I don't want them failing when I need the dash cam the most.

The A119 like others have said is pretty good too if you're not looking to spend too much.

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Best cam recommendations

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Cheapest: G1W-C(B) ($56 USD)

Best value: Xiaomi Yi Dashcam ($70 USD)

Discreet: A119 ($90 USD)

Versatile: Mobius ($75 USD)

Budget Dual Cam: BlackSys CF-100 ($95 USD)

Discrete Dual Cam: Blackvue DR650GW-2CH ($355 USD)

Night vision: Street Guardian SG9665GC ($209.95 USD)

Taxi/Uber Cam: Transcend DP520 ($195 USD)

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It's probably not a really popular item for thieves to target specifically, as it'd be hard to unload it or get much for it if you did; not really a lot of demand for used dash cams. There's always a chance some really desperate and not very bright junkie might be tempted by it, or someone who broke into your car looking for other valuables might swipe it as well, though.

I've a Street Guardian currently, and while they aren't readily available here, there are many cams with a similar small profile; you can mount it up behind your rear view mirror and it's much less visible from outside than some big dangly G1W-format cam unless you're looking closely.

That cam is glorious.
It says street guardian, is it this one?

The one I have is this one, which is $200 but there's a cheaper option with the same body style here. The cheaper one just doesn't perform as well at night because the sensor isn't quite as good, but it should be more than sufficient for most people.

This is the camera I am using. I actually bought it in person from Jon, who is the USA distributor of Street Guardian cameras (he lives in Carson city).

I used to have the Mini 0803, then the 0805, and now this. The mini 0805 wasn't a bad camera, it just had reliability issues and would randomly stop recording. I wanted something better, and the Street Guardian came highly recommended.

Since we have the same car, I can tell you more detail about where I ran the wires and where I mounted the camera, just send me a PM.

I have an A119. Good picture quality and a decent price. Street Gaurdian has some of the best night vision around. Blackvue is one of the most discrete.

Don't get the Rexing. It is a clone of the A118 and they bought their way to Amazon's best sellers. It is not a terrible cam, but the A119 is better, cheaper, and is not a knockoff with fake Amazon ratings.

Sorry for asking but have you tried to google it? Simple query to google "dash cam 256gb" return me a bunch of options, one of them is here: https://www.amazon.com/Street-Guardian-SG9665GC-microSD-Supercapacitor/dp/B00U0OJMYG

Si vives en el calor del desierto sonorense:

https://www.amazon.com/Street-Guardian-SG9665GC-Supercapacitor-DashCam/dp/B00U0OJMYG/


En el DF, hay una tienda de electronica en la plaza donde esta metro chilpancingo (segundo piso), venden cosas muy interesantes (as seen in tv) y baratas.

Appreciate the advise, just purchased the Street Guardian

Depends on budgets and needs:

High end: Black 2 channel
http://www.amazon.com/Blackvue-DR650GW-2CH-Built--Wi-Fi-Recorder/dp/B00MC56AXM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463874060&sr=8-1&keywords=blackvue+dash+cam

Mid range: Street guardian. Sony sensor is good in low light compared to cheaper modesl
http://www.amazon.com/Street-Guardian-SG9665GC-Supercapacitor-DashCam/dp/B00U0OJMYG/ref=lp_10150278011_1_1?srs=10150278011&ie=UTF8&qid=1463874182&sr=8-1

Low multiple cards: Mini 806 (i have 803). Easy to have multiple bases and just move between cars
http://www.amazon.com/Dashboard-Camera-SplashETech-Smallest-Recorder/dp/B00XKM5A96/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463874025&sr=8-1&keywords=mini+dash+cam

Mystery budget: aukey looks to have a 0803 rebadge for $60 worth a look
http://www.amazon.com/Rotatable-Camera-Recorder-Versatile-G-Sensor/dp/B01B2VO218/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1463874025&sr=8-2&keywords=mini+dash+cam

Discrete: Street guardian has this model that is hard to find but allows you to mount on dash and have a remote control mounted elsewhere.
https://streetguardian.info/products/digital-video-recorders/dash-cams/sgzc12rc-remote-lens-camera.html

Another option that costs more but will yield better video and is more discrete: Street Guardian SG9665GC v2 2016 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U0OJMYG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_0WrMxbBYSTX8A

I've had the v2 version of this for 2-1/2 years. The GPS never worked, but the picture and sound are really good. Got it after my previous vehicle was totaled by a red light runner. It's pretty innocuous and stays in the windshield summer and winter

Dash cam are awesome! It's not just for accidents, but it can be use to capture cool, wires, etc stuff you see driving. Also neat if you drive through the canyons, tracks and such.

I live in a very hot state, so battery dash cam doesn't not work for me, had to get the super capacitor dash cam. Very happy with product and the seller!

Street Guardian SG9665GC v3 2017 edition + 32GB microSD Card + CPL + USB/OTG Android Card Reader + GPS, Supercapacitor Sony Exmor IMX322 WDR CMOS Sensor DashCam 1080P 30FPS (Best Of - DashCamTalk) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U0OJMYG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_diBCybP8CG5KX