Nextbase - 522GW Dash Cam - Black

I've had this and the optional rear cam set up in 18 tts for a couple weeks. Like the title states if you know what to expect when you get into it then this is a great option in my opinion. I did a ton of research and watched many video comparisons and after coming to reality with what can truly be captured by any of these units I settled on this for a few reasons. 4k is fairly useless until the processors used can actually capture license plates. Only in certain lighting can this or any style capture the writing on a license plate. The built in battery is enough for my daily commute and parking at work only needing to capture one event if/ when it happens and the g sensor is decent. The video playback is above par for both front and rear but the rear does suffer in my vehicle at night. My one complaint is for some reason the rear output via the overlay is mirrored but when i tap it to open the full screen view it corrects itself and the actual video playback from the card is correct. So not a huge issue. I waited a couple weeks to write this to make sure everything would hold up and so far I'm happy enough to recommend.

I have been researching on a quality dash cam for weeks now. I was set on getting a Thinkware Q800 PRO and when I went to buy it I saw the Nextbase line of cameras. I was intrigued by the features and after I left BestBuy I did some research on Nextbase. I finally decided to buy it and give it a try...here’s how it went. The application is one of my favorite parts of the camera user experience. You do a firmware update over the app as soon as you get. On the application you can configure camera settings, anything from managing storage and changing settings can be handled on both the camera and application. It hasn’t gotten past 105 degrees since I bought the camera and it gets very hot. We’ll have to see what happens at our higher 115 degree days. I also get a very shaky image because the mount has a space and it doesn’t sit fully flush to the windshield so any vibrations from the car idling cause a vary shaky image. My main gripe is that I’ve seen plenty of videos of the Q800 Pro from Thinkware where it can easily capture better license plate details while vehicles are moving at high speeds. The camera also gets a bad glare from the sun, noted that it does have a polarizing lens and it helps but again, the Thinkware videos I’ve seen don’t seem to have this issue. The glare doesn’t affect the bottom portion where the cars are seen driving but it’s still annoying. Night time videos are clear, but again I can’t capture too many license plate details. I haven’t use the Alexa feature, I think it’s gimmicky and prefer Google, lol. The SOS feature is something I think is very smart but again I haven’t used it, thankfully! Overall the image quality is good, the application is great and I think that saves this camera. I am going to pick up the Q800 PRO and see which I like best.

Love the quality of recording, setting up the dashcam was easy and touchscreen is very responsive. Only thing I hated is built-in battery power doesn’t last long (recommend wired power kit) and syncing to smartphone (iPhone) takes long and saving videos to download to smartphone is difficult at times. Hope updates fix the problem soon. But I would recommend this brand over the others.