I use a viofo a229. It has a front and rear camera. If you just need the front, the viofo a129 is solid.

 

Thank you will check out..

 

Second the above recommendation. I chose the Viofo T130 because it has 3 channels (front, rear, and interior) and also supports swiveiling the interior lens, but if you don't need all that then the A229 and A129 are both solid.

 

The a119 V3 if $$ is a concern. Its not the cheapest but not the most expensive but you are for sure getting your money's worth for sure. It has clear picture,catches numbers plates nicely and gps if thats your thing. Personally i dont need the gps or wifi features but i wanted something to record both durring the day and evening and the A119 V2 does just that.

Also to save a few more $$ the A119 V2 is a pretty good unit.

 

The A119 is a workhorse. I have been using a couple A119 in my cars since 2016 and still going strong. I got a A229 which retired a fully working A119. the other A119 is still going strong.

I've been meaning to gift the unused A119 to family members.

 

I just got the Garmin Mini 2. Super sleek and hides behind the mirror. Was able to route it through the mirror camera housing, all the way down to the obd2 port in 20-30mins

 

How did you take off the housing - with a prying tool?

 

I've had several VIOFO dashcams in multiple vehicles over the last ~5 years. I've been very pleased with them.

 

I will say the one thing I don't like about the Viofo cameras is their phone app kind of sucks, especially for downloading videos. It's easier to just remove the SD card and download them directly off of there.

 

I haven't had any problem. It's not the most convenient, but it seems to work fine for me.

 

I find it works for most basic functions like viewing the feed, adjusting settings, and starting/stopping recording. But I couldn't ever get it to download videos properly. They would show as downloaded but the video was corrupted or something. Worked fine when I pulled the video straight from the SD card. It could just be my phone, not sure.

 

I had several A119S V2 including one that moved from my Ridgeline to my Miata after I bought an A129 Pro Duo. I let the latter go when I sold the Ridgeline and didn't replace it because my Tesla has built-in dashcam functionality - the quality isn't as good as a dedicated dashcam, though. I picked up an A119 Mini 2 on Prime Day that I intended to intend to install in the Miata, but haven't got around to it yet.

 

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Check out the Dashcam subreddit.

If you go to community info you can see recommendations. Most of the viofo make the list but they have sections based on price.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dashcam?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=1

I will say, the best dashcam is an installed dashcam. Don't buy one and not install it otherwise it doesn't matter what you got.

 

Here's another resource I've found helpful - a dashcam forum that also has reviews.

DashCamTalk

Welcome to DashCamTalk. The world's largest and most comprehensive dash cam site with over 60,000 members and over 1/2 million posts.

dashcamtalk.com

 

My 2021 Pilot SE did not come with factory navigation. I have a Garmin Drive Assist 51 GPS. One reason I upgraded to it from my previous Garmin is that it has a dash camera. It takes very good quality video. Attached is a picture of the GPS on my dashboard.

 

I have several Mercylion Factory-Fitted dashcams and happy with all of them. Have caught many traffic incidences and been able to send the video file to those involved and/or law enforcement.
Whoever's dashcam you decide on, use with High Endurance microSD from either SanDisk or Samsung. They're built to take the repetitive writing that dashcams do, and buy the largest capacity card the cam can use or your wallet can afford.

 

VIOFO A139 PRO because of the sony starvis 2 sensor. It comes just as front or you can add inside, rear or both with it.

 

I have the Vantrue N4 in the Pilot and Traverse. The Traverse's fuses are all hot at all times so I had to use one of the voltage sensors to cut power if the battery drains beyond a certain point. I've been very happy with the performance and I used fuse taps so everything is "plug and play". Routing the rear camera from the rear window is a challenge but it was worth it.

Negative - The suction cup mount it comes with just did not like my Traverse windshield. No matter how many times I cleaned both and used the suction cup tricks on a hot day I'd come out and the camera is hanging by the wires. They offer a double sided tape mount (like the rear camera has) and it has been perfect. Suction cup is still up and hasn't budged on the Pilot in 2 years.

If I did it again - I specifically didn't get one with an app or phone connection because I really try to limit that type of stuff. But I think next time I'd go for that feature because we had at least one scenario with a driver following us where it would have been helpful to quickly give the police the license plate number.

I also liked this type of shape, small enough I can tuck it up high and behind the mirror so it doesn't obstruct my vision while driving.

 

I've been happy with Cobra dashcams. I have an SC400D in my Pilot and my wife has an SC200D in her Forester.

 

I am using this camera and I have not had any problems and the video quality is good.

https://a.co/d/gHwqKEX

 

I have wolfbox dashcam unit. It has front and rear cams, it can also be used as rearview mirror. I hope it substitutes for the lake of digital rearview mirror in pilot.

Anyone installed rear cam outside of the cabin? Please share if you have steps or YouTube videos to install rear cam near license plate or near top brake light. I couldn't find any videos specific to pilot.

 

I'm new to dashcams. Easy to install? What do you do with the wiring if you want the wiring hidden?

 

For the front dash cam its super easy in my opinion in terms of routing the wires. The camera cover can be popped off and the wire can be routed behind the cover, tucked into the headliner, tucked into the A pillar, tucked behind the weatherstripping coming down and passed to the fuse-box area where you can power the dash cam. I had some pictures in another post.

 

Thanks! Is it possible to have the dash cam hardwired rather than plugging it into the cigarette lighter? If so, I would go to an autoshop to do that?

 

Yes it is. A lot of them make hard wire kits. Just look up what ever model camera and hardwire and Google will usually show you some options. For example, this is the kit for my camera ....

DashCam Hardwire Kit

 

Yes.

There are also wiring harnesses that connect between the rearview mirror and vehicle that add power for dashcams.

I used one in my Miata - all plug-and-play with no need to run wires anywhere.

 

This is also something I was thinking of checking out. I know they make a small power cord for the mirror tap for the radar detector, but it was some type of back tap pin stab. I'm not a fan of that.

 

What I have is an "adapter harness" - you unplug the connector from the mirror then put this harness inline and it provides a USB port to get power from.

Compatibility Guide

Convert your mirror into a power source for your dash cam!

dongar.tech

 

What I have is an "adapter harness" - you unplug the connector from the mirror then put this harness inline and it provides a USB port to get power from.

See that would be best. If I can't find one, I'll just make one. I however have no idea what is inside the housing to the mirror in this pilot for power and connectors of course. Some day I'll get there

 

Some dash cam manufacturers also make a hardwire kit that you just plug into the OBD connector and hide the wires and that's it just plug and play. We had to do this for the BMW because the fuse block to get power is located in the rear of the car and the OBD connector is located under the dash on the drivers side.

 

I use the Garmin power adapter for the OBD port for my Garmin Mini 2. Works pretty good and has a timer to auto shut off power

 

If you guys want something that is OEM and uses the built in power supply in the car (ie no wires or outside wiring needed), then I recommend the FitCamx dash cams. It fits the plastic part on the rear view window and plugs right into the car power supply - looks totally seamless and is always on when the car is on.

Did a post on it here that you can read. I have this camera on all my cars and love the simplicity of it.

Link to the FitCamx on Amazon