Customers highly value the SC 201 dash cam's video quality, ease of use, and its front and rear cameras. Many appreciate the night vision capabilities and the relatively low price. However, some users experienced issues with the app's connectivity and reported concerns about the screen size and device reliability. A few also mentioned challenges with battery life and heat resistance in certain conditions.
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Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Video quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great dash cam
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Love this cam. Descent quality and easy to use. Nice compact size. Been extremely happy with it. I replaced another brand with this one and am very pleased.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Night vision
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great little camera with lots of features
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Super easy set up, with really great resolution. Love the infrared cabin night vision. Just learning the drive smart features, but can see how helpful they will be. Nice peace of mind with this plugged in and recording.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Video quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very easy to use dash camera
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I purchased this camera for added security when my family is on the road. Setup was simple and intuitive. Picture is great and the app is a breeze to use. I will probably get another mount for my other car.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Just about everything you need.
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This cobra dash cam is great for my truck I got ('20 Toyota Tacoma). There wasn't a need for a rear dash cam as I did not want to run a wire from the very rear to the dash cam and you can see the rear enough thru the rear glass with the cabin view camera.
Pros:
Has built-in gps as opposed to other rivals.
Dual-view
Driver assist and safety security features.
wi-fi accessible (you need to connect it to either a car with wi-fi or device with cellular via hotspot).
Motion Sensing
Parking mode (if you have it hardwired)
Has cloud storage if connected to the internet via wi-fi
Cons:
No native hardwire kit
only 1080p, wish it had options for 2k/4k
No big large colored fine print words for those that skip reading instructions.
16 GB micro sd card, while nice to have to start out with, it isn't the best (i recommend at least a 64 GB).
Other thoughts:
There is a misconception that you can access this from anywhere due to it having wi-fi for its real time view/parking mode, please read carefully, you NEED to connect it to A wi-fi in order to do that, the internet isn't going to magically appear by itself.
You can get a OBDII micro usb hardwire kit off amazon which has a parking mode feature or acc mode if you dont want to get the fuse hardwire kit to use the parking mode/motion sensing features.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Video quality
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Turns off occasionally
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good picture quality however the device turns off after a while and I have to unplug and replug the power connection into the cigarette lighter port kn my vehicle. The vehicle is a brand new 2024 Hyundai Tucson so I know it's not the port.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Cedar Electronics Team
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Thank you for choosing Cobra. Kindly check your Screen Saver setting and ensure that you are running the latest version of firmware. Should you require assistance, please contact us at 800-543-1608, option 3 on the menu.
Pros mentioned:
Video quality
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Dash cam
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Dash cam takes great video easy to navigate options. Would have liked to have a battery back up otherwise you need to have it connected to an always on cinnection
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Heat resistance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
My opinion
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Its great, ive still use it and it does amazingly well even when its hot out it still works :D PLUS whenever i need video or something happens to me its semd to my insurance and luv ones it even shows my speed and my location when needed :D
Only problem when its too hot it shuts down and u have to unplug it and then replug it to turn it on but 10/10 will buy again
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Cedar Electronics Team
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Thank you for the great review! Please ensure that your camera is running the latest version of firmware. Should you require assistance, please contact us at 800-543-1608.
Pros mentioned:
Video quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Dash Cam
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is my second dash cam and much better than I was expecting. Good price and so easy to install. Only issue with just about all dash cams, is that the suction on the windshield is constantly exposed to heat, and wears out pretty quick. The sticky suction on this cam was very short. So be aware of that. Otherwise, it takes great photos, very easy to operate, has come in very handy and a good deterrent for having your car stolen as it also has a inside-the-cabin camera which immediately records anyone in your vehicle the second the car is started. It also records conversations in the car but you can turn that off. Highly recommend.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Video quality
Cons mentioned:
Screen
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best in its price range.
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent 1080p videos quality, good dynamic range, only downside for me is that you cant turn off the screen, other than that is perfect.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Cedar Electronics Team
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Thank you for the great review! The SC 201 has a Screen Saver setting which allows you to set a duration after which the device’s display turns off with the camera still recording. For more information, you can find the full owners manual at cobra.com/manuals or feel free to contact us at 800-543-1608, option 3 on the menu.
Pros mentioned:
Video quality
Cons mentioned:
Reliability
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Essential features broken and unreliable hardware.
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
When it works, it's fine. The image is good, the night visibility is good, the speedometer and gps features all seems to work fine.
However, that's the exception, not the norm.
This unit will randomly power off and will need to be unplugged and plugged back in before it will operate. Additionally, it isn't capable of loop recording as advertised. It will run out of space and require formatting before functioning again.
I can't trust this unit will function appropriately when I desperately need it.
All, in all, do NOT buy this piece of garbage.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Night vision
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome and reassuring dash cam
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Awesome dash cam and easy to use and great to have reassurance in todays crazy world and good visibility at night - great features for the cobra dual view cam
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Video quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A must have
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great picture quality and definitely needed. Has parking mode so if something happens when your away. Very easy to use as well.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Video quality
Cons mentioned:
Heat resistance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent DashCam but beware of hot weather/direct
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great dash cam but can overheat at times due to the sunlight/hotter weather and will turn off
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Video quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great product
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Overall great product, clear video and audio with plenty of memory to record long drives, very user friendly.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Video quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very good 2 camera
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
You can shoot front and back. Just in case, we recommend purchasing it as it will serve as evidence in the event of an accident. The price is also very good and you won't lose out by buying it.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Video quality
Cons mentioned:
App
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good camera, slow app
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Camera is awesome! The app needs work it’s slow to load. Overall a great item very reliable
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Rear camera
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great dash cam
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Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My husband is an uber driver and absolutely loved this camera. It’s great protection for cabin and the front camera saved him from getting blamed for hitting someone when they actually him. Our insurance company was thankful for the video footage
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Cedar Electronics Team
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We are happy to hear this! Thank you so much for the fantastic review and for choosing Cobra. Drive safely and enjoy!
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Video quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Clear picture, inside and oursidd view of vehicle, mutliple settings for full use, love that it comes with a memory card already installed, easy to setup and use. I also like the downloadable app!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Rear camera
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Software useless, but great picture
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Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I love this camera because of the front and rear facing features. I also love the fact that I don't have to worry about a battery like the Rexing this replaced. The camera is heavy and the window mount would kept falling off especially when it got hot outside. I replaced that with an aftermarket rear view mirror mount. The software is useless and could not get it to show the video on my phone. Additionally, when turning on wifi on this camera to connect to the phone, my phone signal would not work. So can't use that feature. I turned off all of the driving aids, because they are useless and just annoying. Using a USBC to MicroSD adapter, I can just connect the card directly to my phone and watch what I want.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Video quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing dashcam
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Works great. Picture is excellent quality even at night. Easy to set.