Viofo A129 vs Viofo A229 Dash Cam | Safe Drive Solutions
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024
- Viofo A129 vs Viofo A229 Dash Cam
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A129 Pro 4K VS A229
Resolution
A129
Front 4K 8MP Sony Exmor R image sensor
3840 x 2160
Rear 1080P Sony Starvis image sensor
1920 x 1080
-Can change it to 60 frames per second
A229
Front 2K (1440P) 5MP Sony Starvis image sensor
2560 x 1440
Rear 2K (1440P) 5MP Sony STARVIS image sensor
2560 x 1440
Size of Video between 4k and 2K
Viewing angle
A129
Front 130 degree
Rear 140 degree
A229
Front 140 degree
Rear 160 degree
Dual Band Wi-Fi
2GHZ and 5GHZ
SD Card capacity
Viofo supports up to 256GB
GPS Built in for both
VIOFO-speed and location data of where video was recorded.
You can also select to turn off GPS speed for both Viofo in case you have a heavy foot.
Lens adjustments and polarized lens options
Parking Mode
A129 and A229
Auto Event Detection-Automatically record when detecting moving objects or impact while car is parked
Time Lapse- Video is recorded at a low frame per second from 1, 2, 3,5, or 10
Low bitrate recording - You can lower resolution to save space while recording
-You can change this through LCD screen or Wi-Fi app
Parking Mode Cable
Viofo - power ground ignition and you must use selector switch on cable to determine low battery protection. Which will be hidden under the dash
USB C and mini USB comparison
Cable Size
Show rear cable sizes
Video Length Recording
Viofo has flexible options of 1,2,3,5, 10
File List Organization
Viofo - All Files , Locked Files and Parking Files,
Emergency Recording -Automatically detect a sudden shake or collision, then lock the footage and protect them from being overwritten.
Size of dash cams
Front and rear
LCD Screen
A129 - 2.0” screen
A229 - 2.4” screen
Voice Recording
Both units have capability and you can turn it on or off.
Night Vision
Show the difference video comparison
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Dash Cam Resolution
01:21 The 4K Difference
02:06 Viewing Angle
02:39 Wi-Fi Settings
03:05 SD Card Capacity
03:30 GPS Antenna
04:24 Lens Adjustment / Polarized Lens
05:11 Parking Mode
06:02 Parking Mode Cable
06:52 Rear Cabling Size
07:48 Video Length Recording
08:26 File List Organization
08:52 Dash Cam Size
11:19 LCD Screen
11:36 Voice Recording
12:06 Video Comparison
14:01 Final Thoughts 
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I really “Like” your video! You gave a lot of Pros and Cons from an Installer’s vantage point! Much appreciated and please make more in depth videos like this from an objective stand point!
As a result of me making all these videos. Some products just did not make the cut and were removed from our store. Luckily the products that were removed were caught before we started selling them. I try and be as non-bias as I can be when showing the performance of these products. But it is also great to use for learning and educating ourselves. More videos to come
Just stumbled across this channel. Awesome job sir! Thank you for this.
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I bought the 229 and it is very nice. My old dash cam would cut the satellite radio signal out due to interference from the rear cam. Whereas the 229 has no such problem and the rear camera is great with it's smaller coax cable and smaller size. Very satisfied! Great review! Thanks!
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I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for the informative and well-crafted video about dash cameras that you created. Your efforts in explaining the various features and benefits of dash cameras were truly valuable and have helped me understand the benefits of using such a device.
Thank you for taking the time and energy to create such a helpful resource. It is greatly appreciated and has been a great benefit to me.
Your Welcome. Glad we helped
perfect explanation! thanks
Thanks for this very detailed compare!
Thanks
Thanks very much. After a lot of research I was about to pick up the A129. Based in the Uk and had no idea Viofo had released a new A229. Great review. Thanks again.
Your welcome
The 129 has higher front camera resolution. If someone backends you a low resolution camera will be sufficient as they will be so close. No point in having a wide angle lens if the camera resolution cannot read the number plate. You cant see the difference in resolution here as the uploader only uploaded it to youtube in 1080p! lol.
Great video and well Explained.
Thanks for the review but since your samples seem to have both been reduced to a pretty low bit rate youtube 1080p
they look much the same to me though varying quite a bit from frame to frame.
Better to upload (shorter?) sections of the original 4K and 2K files to see a difference.
Very informative Vlog “Tnx Sir..since I used VIOFO 129pro I can say its reliable dashcam the day and night recording is very clear and it’s easy to used.”
I own the a129 4k and went is hot here in texas the camara stop recording and kind of lock itself off, I have to disconnect it from the current to shut it down and restart the camara
Your videos really did help me with a ton of information and helped me decide on a dashcam.
I got a 129.
Apart from all the good things and short comings covered here, I felt a couple of things were missing and which were important for me.
I wanted to have a 4 side coverage. Since there are none such around (at least I could not find it), I decided to go for 2 dashcams with a dual (front & rear) cameras. So in all 4 different views from 2 different dashcams (front & rear twice). Here is where I ran into a couple of issues that were important for me.
1.I cannot connect 2 different Viofo Dashcams to my Viofo App on my mobile app simultaneously. This is the case even if both were Viofo Dashcams. I will have to decide which of the two I want to connect my mobile to. Alternatively, I will have to buy myself another mobile phone connection and then have both the Dashcam recordings in two separate mobiles.
2. The second is that I cannot connect a single A 129 to two different mobiles simultaneously. Say if I were to loose my mobile, my 2nd mobile would have all the recordings (even though the loss of my mobile would be bad, my recordings may just save the day).
Imaginary/ Hypothetical ? Not really.
I actually have this on a GPS tracker that I use. 2 different devices (like 2 different dashcams). Their mobile App can store (and therefore track) multiple devices to a single app. Additionally, I have this on 2 different mobiles (not sure if it can be added on more…did not need it on more). Not that I am in any way connected to it nor am I being sponsored to say so, but OneLap Go is one such (there could be more)….So I am speaking from the experience of using multiple trackers on a single mobile app and the use of tracking on different set of mobiles simultaneously.
My plan is to travel a lot across different regions that speak different languages and under different governments…hence…. So now I have to decide how I wish to go about the 2nd Dashcam to ensure 4 side coverage - any dashcam other than a Viofo or to live with 2 mobiles each capturing one set of dashcams.
Ps: I had planned the 2nd to be a A229...
You do not need to hook your phone up to the dash cam for it to record.all videos are recorded to the micro as card on the units.
@@SafeDriveSolutions Can't thank you enough for always responding ! Here is where I am coming from....there are many situations where the Traffic police has pulled you over. When on the mobile, it is easy to show it to the police - and there are people who have done so and the Traffic police, who may have missed something, understands on being shown the recording. I am yet to try out all the functions of my new A 129, but I am thinking that how would I show it to the police if it is on the SD card ? Do I need to always carry a data card reader, take out the Card and connect it to a display unit (mobile/laptop....) ? I would think plenty of time would go doing this.....by that time in all likelihood they may want a visit to be paid to the Police Station....Or maybe take out the A 129 and show them on the screen perhaps - but would the A129 work if disconnected from the power source ? I thought a mobile makes it quick and simple... .Like I mentioned, I am yet to try out all the functions and views/opinions/information will be very helpful. Thanks again.
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@@SafeDriveSolutions Can't Thank you enough!
@@KahanisGoldenBytes your welcome. share the channel 😀
doing research on viofo dashcams right now and this is the best video i've come across
Ultimate 4K Dash Cam Comparison 2024
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Nice content. Just subscribed 🎉
Thanks.
Amazing detailed video, Thank you !
I have a question concerning the A129 Pro, do you run the risk of draining the battery with parking mode on using the low bitrate recording, or does the hardware cable make sure you'll always have enough power to start the car ?
The hardwire cable job is to turn the dash camera off once dropping below a certain set voltage. I always recommend setting it for 12 volts or higher
@@SafeDriveSolutions Thank you
I had the A129 Pro Duo in my Frontier Crew Cab. Yes, the cable to the rear was FAT but its a truck, plenty of room. But the problem was... in the summer the adhesive would melt on the hot glass. And because its a truck the back window is slap vertical. The dang camera would slide down to the bottom sill, not be seeing anything, and leave a sticky mess on my glass. Now I have a '21 Mazda6 and the A229 rear camera is perched directly over the 3rd brake light. It is solidly in place and seeing everything all the time.
The miracle of 3m tape.
Thank you for your comment, I am on the fence, like you I have a new frontier and looking at the 129 dashcam, I live in the hottest place in the country, you have me rethinking my decision or at least delayed
Great video. decided for A229. Until there is new A229 Pro model out there. Maybe you can do DDPAI X5 Pro compare ?
Glad you enjoyed. 😀 I am sure I could test it if anyone sends me one. Got the new A139 Pro arriving anyday now
My exact thoughts, please compare Viofo 139 Pro, A229 Duo and DDPAI X5 Pro ... I did not know people were ever aware of the DDPAI X5 Pro rarely ever mentioned. The new DDPAI Z50 is a flop, worst than the Z40. Thanks!
are there different ways/methods to mount these cameras w/o sticking them directly to the glass (and in some cases window tint)? is positioning one-and-done or are they repositional after the initial install? I just have apprehensions about double-sided tape....
Only double sided tape is included. There is extra pieces of 2 sided tape in the box.
The footage from the 4k version appears to be ever so slightly better... sometimes. The bitrate is definitely holding it back. Probably a limitation of sdcard storage.
The big thing I noticed is low light conditions and if you look at certain street lights you will see how the image sensor reacts differently by having Sony STARVIS. But overall both very great units
This is the most 90s review video I've ever seen
I'm planning a NYC to LA drive, what's the best dashcam for scenics along the 3500 miles? I need to remove at rest stops, and hotels. 4K and glare reduction would be nice. Thanks.
Hello Billy, the best going dash cam right now for video quality is the Viofo A139 Pro.
Viofo A139 Pro 4K Dash Cam full review | Safe Drive Solutions
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Great review, thanks a lot! how about this camera, compared to xiaomi 770 mai 500a dual cam ?
No wonder nobody answered you try changing the flag 🤢
What a wonderful comparison ! Thank you. At the end when you do an actual driving comparison, could not make out any difference eg., the number plate of the car in front could not be read by either of the cameras...I would have thought the 4k would easily have captured that. Would that have to do with the settings ?
In all honesty I dont think I uploaded this in 4K to RUclips. I am pretty sure shortly after this I did start making sure to upload any 4K camera in 4K.
@@SafeDriveSolutions apologies for not being clear enough...from 13:03 onwards when you compare the 2 front view dashcams, the A129 is a 4k lens recording while the A229 a 2k...and around 13:57 or so, the car number does not get captured by the A129 dashcam even though it is using a 4k lens recording....not sure if I am clear this time....But thanks for the look in...
@@KahanisGoldenBytes So when I uploaded this video I did not have any 4K video editing software so it got uploaded at 1080P Resolution. So what you are seeing is downgraded quality of the performance. I have since gotten a better quality video editing software. So to put it in perspective the video is in 1080P. 1920 x 1080 = 2073600 total pixels. Had I put it out in 4K you would have this many pixels 3840 x 2160 = 8294400. 4 times the pixels. Which means I am showing you 1/4 the quality of what this camera is capable of. I realized it shortly after this video and have corrected it to make sure future videos have 4K recording. this video was recorded in 4k with A129 Pro ruclips.net/video/IHu8c2e0I-s/видео.html You will see license plates
@@SafeDriveSolutions Thanks much for explaining...and for the other link...can clearly see the license plates...
One question: I have the A129 Pro Duo. On the front dashcam, nighttime footage appears very greenish (like a greenish tint). Is that because of the software version (2.8)? Because to me it looks like I‘m the only one with that issue.
So just to clairfy. You are running softare version 2.8? and in night time footage it looks greenish? May i ask when you purchased your unit? Also does it have polarized lens on it? Is there a possibility that the original lens protector was not taken off front camera when originally installed? please let me know happy to help
True, but only a handful have the Green problem, firmware will not resolve it. Return to Viofo. But many people do have issues with the IR in cabin viewing Camera making people and objects appear purplish or tint of green at night. Sometimes you swear they have Red eyes.
@@richscott2483 this was already resolved. Viofo replaced the unit.
Hey i have the viofo a129 pro 4k duo dash cam hardwire to work parking mode . Every 2 days the "rec" record light starts flashing red , then it doesnt let me turn on the screen or anything i have to unplug it , and wait till it powers off then plug it back in . I got it replaced by viofo too . Ive tried different memory cards too . Why is it doing this ? Please any help would be great.
Dropping a video tomorrow with 8 steps to take if your dash camera is beeping from Viofo
can I use my old power magic pro with this for parking?
I would recommend using the Viofo hardwire cable. It is low cost as well. I do not hook them up any other way.
I recently purchased the A129 Plus Duo and was wondering how do I get it to turn on automatically when I start the car..My old Viofo A119 always did? And yes the power supply is hooked up to come on when the car starts so I'm thinking i missed a setting somewhere on this?
Do you have to push the power button manually every time you get in the vehicle?
@@SafeDriveSolutions yes sir...I tried turning on boot delay to 5 seconds no luck. i noticed when i turn off the car, wait a few seconds turn the key it will start up..but over night or even after a few hours I have to manually turn it on..🤷♂
@@watchluver Are you using hardwire cable or cigarette lighter cable? If using a hardwire cable what is your voltage set at?
what a difference 3 weeks makes, drove in langley this morning, mayhem with this snow
Yup lots of crazy ness. Got some good video driving around just for 30 minutes. Crazy icy
@@SafeDriveSolutions thanks for the videos, looking forward to more A139, thinking of getting for my parents, i drive a tesla so i wonder what the image comparison would be
@@lplt I have more videos loaded into RUclips and scheduled. I actually got the lavalier mic and am using the A139 to do VLOGGING now and the dash cam actually sounds pretty good. Upcoming video will be driving through Cassiar Tunnel in Vancouver in a very extreme test. It does not really get license plates but still the video quality is top notch. Driving through a tunnel with ground reflecting due to rain, lighting dimmed due to tunnel and well you can imagine but definitely best HDR I have ever seen.
@@SafeDriveSolutions hope you dont get stuck in that counterflow in the tunnel! looking forward to those videos
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I didn't see any video comparisons of the rear cameras; did I miss that?
That is correct I did not do the rear cameras.
I don't know why you would need a rear camera IF, you are only going to use the camera if you are in an accident. The front camera will show what color a street light is when going through an intersection. If you are in a accident from the side or rear, your front camera will show if you made any movements before the accident proving your innocents or wrongdoing.
lots of reasons for a rear camera. Backing out of a parking stall and someone sideswipes you. get hit from behind while parked, someone hits you from behind and drives off. and many more examples
The 256GB gives a total of what, ~20 hours total recording on the A229?
Front and rear will do approx 15 hours of recording on a 256gb.
Which one is better and last edition ?
Viofo A129Pro has been around a few years. The A229 is a newer model to the market. They are both great units. Really the choice is yours we made this video to provide the facts to allow clients to make the decision that works for them. I prefer the A229 due to bigger screen and Sony STARVIS front and rear.
How would the VIOFO A229 compare to the FineVu GX1000?
Not sure sounds like a question for Finevu dealer as I do not have one to test against it.
@@SafeDriveSolutions - Fair enough.
@@Bacnow i think in coming months I will start purchasing some competitors products and doing comparisons.
please compare Viofo 139 Pro, A229 Duo and DDPAI X5 Pro
I do not have access to DDPAI X5 Pro. If someone got me one I would test and see how it does.
Watching 2K and 4K videos on a review with a maximum of 1080p makes total sense…
I did not have the software to do better at this time. I realized it was a challenge and stepped up my game. I think this was one of the last videos before I went full 4K editing.
@@SafeDriveSolutions good that you thought about that, but man I’ve been recording in 4K since at least three years now.
Aside from that a great review though!👍🏻
@@Loknath009 yeah invested in a Mac Studio and then had some challenges with editing software. Either way it all got figured out.
When I was editing on my IMAC it would freeze up.
In terms of resolution on the front is the A129 better than the A229?
This is a very old video. There are newer models now. However the A129 pro which was used in this video is higher resolution than A229(now discontinued) been replaced with A229 Plus and A229 Pro
@@SafeDriveSolutions and which one is the best in terms of FPS A129 pro or a139 pro or a229 pro
Viofo A229 Pro
for twice the price it's really not worthed it. higher resolution is just a gimmick when the sensor size is still the same..
These camera systems are same price. You may be thinking of A139 Pro
Hi everybody. I have A129 duo plus, which is not 4k. BUT when I bought it, it had an old firmware, which actually had 4k 30 fps functionality. Then I updated the firmware and 4k disappeared. So I assume that even A129 duo plus can record in 4k, but they had to downgrade it in order to sell A129 pro. So 4K is just a firmware thing, it is gimmick.
So I am curious about this. So I had an Viofo A229 on my bench and I had an SD card I was floating between units. I put the SD card in and it said the A229 had 4K I was like what this is awesome. What I cam to notice was the A129 Pro SD card brought some of the date over to the A229. Once i formatted the SD card it all went away. But as I crolled down the screen you could see it even though the A229 was a 129Pro. My guess is that what happened but i do not know.
@@SafeDriveSolutions That's really strange. I had completely new SD card. And this function was in the settings menu where we can select different resolutions for the camera. 🤔. I even searched some russian forums, found out that everybody was complaining about removing 4k and suggested to stay with old firmware.
Tengo la viofo 119v3 excelente...quiero 229 dash
Awesome
If I want a better day time video quality, which one would be better?
If you want a better day time unit. Personally I would get the Viofo A129 Pro 4K just because of higher resolution.
@@SafeDriveSolutions Alright. Thank you so much for this video and replying. Will go with A129 👍
@@GulshanDhingra Your Welcome
In the resolution section you used an A129 pro... not a normal A129
That is correct.
I don't understand how can the 2k be sharper clearer than the 4k like you can read letters better when zoomed in on 2k
I think it is mainly due to the Sony STARVIS image sensor. the 4K unit does not have the STARVIS image sensor it is using exmor.
if buying only the front which do you recommend?
I have a thing for buying the newest tech. So for me I would buy Viofo A229. But like I say in the video either one is a great choice. But I like it for Sony Starvis lens which will work better in low light conditions.
@@SafeDriveSolutions i just found out about the a139 which has the Starvis-2. Probably going with that one. whats your opinion on that. Im going to buy a139 and blackvue dr970x and compare them, then return the one i dont want.
@@user-FTRU6GJ Viofo A139 Pro vs Blackvue DR970X vs Thinkware U1000 Dash Cam
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Why not low bitrate recording?
It is more of a personal preference. I always recommend motion detection (Auto event detection) or time lapse to my clients on most dash cams. If it is a Thinkware typically it is motion detection and energy saving mode. I prefer not to degrade video quality, otherwise why buy a high resolution camera. But it is just my opinion.
Why upload the video in 1080p? This way we can never see the real difference between the 1440p en 4k video.
Both these dash cams are basically discontinued or are about to be discontinued. This was when we did bot have proper editing software we do now though
@@SafeDriveSolutions Fair enough! What's the next line-up? I'm looking for a new dashcam but I keep coming back to the A129 Plus or Pro (duo versions), but leaning towards the Plus because the Pro seems to overheat. Or another brand?
Ultimate 4K Dash Cam Comparison 2024
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4K Dashcam at 1080p RUclips :)
Thats an old video. Game has been stepped up since then
Its all 1080p 😅 u need to upload at 4k 😢
This is very old video before we had proper video editing software.
Ultimate 4K Dash Cam Comparison 2024
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Algorithm.
no difference 😂I would say that 2.7k records better and is very sharp