Car and Driver - CDC-646 Dash Cam - Gray

The quality of the camera is great and it is able to capture the entire front of the car 180 degrees, the G sensor is on point, it detects if the car is hit and starts recording and locks the recording meaning it won’t erase and you’ll be able to view the recording.. A huge con is the battery never seems to be charged? It has to be connected to power the whole time you drive or it dies and powers off, another con is the date and time has to be programmed every single day and I’ve had this device for a good 5 months... as far as the installation it was so easy! Just read your manual or else it won’t make sense and you wouldn’t know how to operate the device.. I haven’t seen the night vision in action so I’m not too sure how that is.. it states it has lane departure? But I’ve never seen it in action, I really don’t think it works? Because my car has lane departure, not a bad driver but it has alerted me a couple times and the device didn’t For $100 maybe it’s worth it but $180 is too pricey for the “features” it so call has.. overall I’d rather get a cheaper device, it’s not worth it... I would’ve returned it but too late and it does what it’s supposed to anyway

I was looking forward to using this dash cam but quickly realized that It just wasn't quite worth the price. I had left the cam plugged in and charging overnight as it has a built in battery, but in the morning the battery still showed that it had no charge and would flash the red battery indicator. The dash cam would also not turn off even when I purposefully held down the power button hoping it would stay off. I didn't think the display was worth the space it took up on the windshield especially since it was not a touch screen display. I ended up returning this dash cam and going with F800 Thinkware dash cam & rear cam (sold separately). I definitely DO NOT recommend anyone purchase this product it appears more work was put into the cool than its ability to operate properly. I'm disappointed in Car & Driver for selling such a product. (I like their Cup Holder Bluetooth FM Transmitter -Works Great)

The instruction booklet is printed so small that I can hardly read it. Camera is supposed to come on automaticaly, but only does it about 80% of the time... expensive for what you get and complicated. I still cannot figure out how to play it back or why I needed a big SD card when it only records 3 minutes. I was hoping I could record my road trip, but can't figure out how. Instructions suck...you need a magnify glass to even read them. Guess they saved 50 cents on paper that way. The lane changing alert beeps all the time, even if you don't change lanes. Had to turn this feature off...

I like the screen size and that you can see that it's recording... supposedly! However, today we witnessed an accident and clicked the button to save the video! When we got home we put the SD card into our computer and found nothing but a bunch of videos that we hadn't chosen to save from November 2018! It seems as though once the card was full, it simply stopped saving video! So, make sure you check your settings or this thing is worthless! Also, it needs a longer record option like 10 minutes per loop instead of 3 but obviously that wouldn't have mattered in our situation anyway!

This is a nice dash cam, but since I have Subaru Forester I had to order a rear view mirror mount since nothing can be suctioned to the dash or windshield. Installation went very smoothly at Best Buy. Camera is good and will accept up a 128 gb SD card. The negatives: Red light around camera is annoying and makes it obvious. Supposedly it is to prevent theft but I think it invites it. Pricey considering other dash cams, however I got this one because I had a credit at Best Buy that covered much of the cost and it took a big SD card. I also like the larger screen.

This camera is very impressive. The clarity is awesome day or night. It has very clear 1080p in all weather conditions. I did all the wiring myself. It's that simple. I do like the record feature when the car is parked but you only see what is in front if the car gets hit in a parking lot. It comes with a 8 gig memory card but I installed a 64 gig card. I turned off the lane departure feature and the close proximity feature. I already have these on my car.

I had replaced my thinkware F50 for this and so far so good. I haven’t really had it for that long to really give it 5 stars but again so far so good. I don’t really care so much for the LCD screen for any dash cam for that matter. The suction cup is cool because you can remove it and use it to any car unlike the F50 I had which left a little sticky mess on my windshield when I tried taking it off.

The dash cam is trash. The quality of the vide is very muddy. You cannot see the lincense plates in front of you. The camera turns off by itself. Also it says that it has motion detection and records when the car is off. These are lies. There is no feature even though the box and instructions say so. Save your money and get a garmin