Nexar Beam GPS Dash Cam | HD Front Dash Cam | 2022 Model | 256 GB SD Card Included | Unlimited Cloud Storage | Parking Mode | WiFi

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You want emergency services on call: Thanks to what3words integration, the 622GW can pinpoint your location and instantly forward it to emergency services. Relatively compact for a dual-lens dash cam, the Vantrue N2 Pro records a detailed view of the road ahead and your vehicle’s interior. Designed with taxi drivers in mind, it forgoes many of the extras which your car is already likely to have, including speed camera alerts and collision warnings. There are myriad reasons why you should have a dash cam installed in your car, and not all of them revolve around fair play. Key specs – Max video recording resolution: 1440p, 30fps; Field of view: 180°; Display: 2in; Extra features: GPS, accelerometer, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, voice control, driving assists

With a large 3.5-inch touchscreen and icon-based interface, the Thinkware X1000 is simple to configure and there’s no need to rely on a smartphone partner app.Nexar’s Beam is diminutive, simple, and unobtrusive. Ignore the color treatment in the lens above—it’s not that color naturally. Although the Nexar Pro GPS has “Pro” in its name, don’t be fooled into thinking that this is a complicated or difficult to understand device. In fact, one of the key selling points of all of the Nexar dash cams is just how easy they are to set up and use. While older models typically required the user to manually save or tag the appropriate clip in the event of an accident, new G-Sensor-based incident detection technology has taken over, and now takes care of this automatically. Need an SD card? We’ve put together a short guide on SD cards to help you out. The best dash cam features to consider: Most dash cams need a microSD card to store footage, and while some will come with one bundled, they’re often on the small side. This can be a problem because when most dash cams run out of space they start saving new footage over the existing footage.

Note that the night captures have the orange-ish tinge featured by many sensors, but they still reveal quite a lot of detail. Headlight flare is minimal. Some of flare in the image above is due my less-than-stellar cleaning of my windshield. My bad. This is particularly the case for professional drivers. If you’re a taxi driver, for example, you should inform passengers that your vehicle is fitted with a dash cam, particularly if it’s recording audio. In the US, several states only permit sound recording with the permission of everyone in the vehicle. You can’t fit a dash cam centrally: With no sideways adjustment, the E1 needs to be mounted to the middle of your windshield, otherwise footage won’t be level.The camera records to the micro SD card, then transfers to the phone as time allows (it’s near-real-time), then gives you the opportunity to save them to the cloud. You can limit the Beam’s use of phone storage to 20-, 50-, or 80 percent of what’s available; once it hits that limit, it will overwrite previous videos. There’s also automatic upload triggered by the G-sensor, as with the Owl. It worked perfectly in my exclusive, proprietary bang-the-dash-cam-on-the-desk tests, and it didn’t trigger falsely while on the road. IDG We’ve done a lot of dash cam testing here at Parkers, fitting all manner of products to our own cars and using them every time we drive. We’ve been judging these dash cams based on several factors, namely price, performance, ease of installation and useful features. Each example listed here has been tested by a member of the team, so no matter if you want a fancy mirror dash cam or bog-standard unit, you’ll be able to buy safe in the knowledge that each one performs well enough to be recommendable. The best dash cams shortlist: Helpfully, both the display angle and camera lens are adjustable, so you can find the right position between road and driver. Full HD footage is shot in HDR at 30fps, delivering balanced exposure and enough detail to make number plates legible. That said, we found that video suffers from noticeable stabilization wobble. This distortion doesn’t reduce the detail, but footage is worse than from other Garmin dash cams.

You don’t want a hard-wired camera: The X1000 can work with a plug-in adapter, but hard-wiring is the better option, though you might need a pro to fit it. There are around 120,000 road traffic accidents in the UK in the average year – and that’s only the incidents reported. Rising cost pressures are pushing up the price of car insurance, while fraudsters are hitting motorists with crash for cash and brake-slamming scams. For all these reasons, it’s well worth investing in a dash cam. Having a video recording of an incident can help the police establish who’s at fault, or provide crucial evidence when it’s your word against another driver or a scammer. This can help protect your no-claims bonus and avoid any undeserved points on your licence. It pays to be prepared. Your vehicle has no infotainment system: With features like mapping and forward collision warnings, the DriveCam 76 is ideal for older vehicles without such systems as standard. Video created by the Nexar Pro is very good, and despite being limited to 1080p, most users should find it to be perfectly functional for what they need. You don’t like wires: Three cameras means a lot of wires to guide and hide. Cabling in the rear camera means removing the headliner or carpet.If you’re somebody who uses Android Auto / Apple CarPlay, it’s disappointing that it’s not compatible with using that system wirelessly. You can still use the camera in its automatic mode, but you miss out on the extra functionality that using it with a smartphone brings so it's a bit of a shame. Field of view – A good field of view is important as you won’t want to miss anything that may have occurred on the periphery of your camera’s range. We would recommend at least 120 degrees to cover the majority of your windscreen. You want built-in rear recording: There are rivals for a similar price with rear-view cameras as standard, but it's an optional add-on for the 622GW. Key specs – Max video recording resolution: 1080p, 30fps; Field of view: 140°; Display: 2in; Extra features: GPS, accelerometer, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, voice control Size – Again, most modern dash cams excel in this department, too. Having an inconspicuous dash cam is important as you don’t want it to obstruct your view while driving. Some are bigger than others, however, so if maintaining a clean windscreen is high up on your agenda, make sure to go for the smallest footprint possible.

Yes, absolutely. Some drivers might not like the idea of a camera constantly monitoring their vehicle, but some models of dash cam (like the Garmin Dash Cam Mini 2) are compact and subtle enough to almost disappear behind the central rear view mirror. In other words, once they are up and running you soon forget about them; they just sit there, quietly keeping an eye out, ready to save footage if you’re caught in an accident. If you want to continue to use CarPlay, the best solution seems to be to set it up and then from then on let the camera record automatically to the SD card, leaving your smartphone out of it. It’s not the most elegant solution, and hopefully one day there will be a way to use both at the same time. You want a simple solution: Nexar's app is home to a host of useful tools, but you’ll find better value elsewhere if you only want a basic cam for recording the road. It also uses image stabilisation to reduce the impact of vibrations for a smoother, clearer image. Throw in a new Extreme Weather Mode with defogging for misty and rainy days, and you won’t beat this dash cam for picture quality. You only need a simple setup: Its comprehensive feature list makes the Dual Dash Cam good value, but its skills will be overkill for many users.I was a bit worried about battery life on my phone with the Nexar app running. When connected to the dash cam and in use, the app’s obviously going to use some juice, so keep the phone charging if you’re on a long trip. The auxiliary power connector with dual USB ports that Nexar includes helps with that. That said, the drain wasn’t as significant as I was expecting, and the Nexar app didn’t seem to affect battery lifeat all when not in operation. Excellent with the phone