4K Dashcam Shootout: Best Video Quality?
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- Which 4K dashcam has the best video quality? The Blackvue DR900S, Thinkware U1000, or Viofo A129 Pro?
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Asking if we find this helpful? Seriously???
EXTREMELY dude! Thanks for this excellent review!
That was super helpful! Many dashcam reviews are lacking, but the intense effort in editing and highlighting the plate captures was excellent!
I was thinking the same thing when watching the review.
Can you please tell us how did you make the zoom on the plate like that ??
I'm only a few minutes in, but this video is incredible -- love the license plate pop ups!
I bet you dident watch it
That's some legendary editing! Thank you for taking the time to do this
Thank you! I've been agonizing over choosing a cam, and had narrowed it to these three. The side by side by side comparison and showing all three views like you did made the choice much easier. Before you summarized, I had picked the Viofo based on quality and price, and was pleasantly surprised to hear you felt the same.
Thanks Vortex! I know the editing must have taken quite some time. This is the best way to compare dashcams! My A119 pro duo has been great !
Viofo a119 v3 do record good video at night and at the morning.is not 4k not even 8mp?
You are the VERY BEST at what you do! I have been waiting for you to do this for some time! You always show the capture of the license plates in real life driving, and youre vertical "side-by-side" comparisons are Sooooo Very Helpful! Every other reviewer needs to learn from you, though you will always be the first and you will always be the best!!!
Very helpful and confirm my purchase of the Viofo to supplement my DR900s for the front view. The Thinkware is just too expensive for a slight difference in quality. Overall, you’re right about the Blackvue, video quality lags for the price you’re paying for it. It might have better parking mode surveillance, but it’s definitely a trade off.
Nice comparison, thank you. For the A119V3, there will be new firmware to support real HDR, make a big difference for night performance. For the A129 PRO 4K version, we are testing a new sensor version, maybe video quality can be improved with new hardware.
Ah very cool on both accounts. Thanks for making such great dashcams!
You are the best reviewer of dashcams by far. This helped me make my decision to go with the Viofo A129 Pro Duo and I like it. Thanks.
Don’t know if you ever tried this but the thinkware can be changed from 4K to 2k. At 4K it’s 30 FPS. At 2k it’s at 60 FPS. The detail with motion would be enhanced.
2K @ 60 would be a better setting 👍
Wow, you really outdid yourself with the editing on this video. This is a really good picture quality review. Yes, the Viofo A129 Pro Duo does have good picture quality, and that’s what this video is all about.
It also has 3 software issues, and 2 hardware issues that I discovered during my short time with it.
I owned a Viofo A129 Pro Duo in Feb/Mar 2020 (firmware V1.1) for 21 days before it died. I have a full review on my channel, and 21 separate video clips showing all three resolutions (1080P@60fps, 2K@60 fps , 4K@30fps ), CPL Filter on/off, WDR on/off, day/night.
(2K@60fps, WDR off, CPL Filter off) was my favorite recording configuration.
The CPL Filter minimally reduced glare during day time, and made night time footage dark, and yellow.
I would not use one in the future. WDR was ineffective.
Software Issues:
1.) Incorrect Date Format On Text Overlay
2.) Incorrect Character Size On Text Overlay (1080P is the correct size, 2K shrinks text to ½ size, 4K shrinks it to ¼ size, illegible for my old eyes). Blackvue does not have this issue.
3.) Parking Mode & Buffered Recording issues, (goes into parking mode while driving, fails to go into parking mode when engine is off).
Hardware Issues:
1.) Unit Lock Up & Freeze when disconnecting, and reattaching to different GPS mount in a my second car.
2.) The internal speaker exploded, and lost all audio alerts, and button confirmation sounds.
I can only assume these issues are from a hurried R&D period, and less than stellar quality control in a rush to get this device on the market. I also say that because the rear camera is a 2 year old carry over from the standard A129.
If Viofo can fix these issues, and give it a proper rear camera (2K@60fps) it will be a solid choice.
And I will definitely buy one. I don’t have Blackvue & Thinkware money.
-Chuck
any update on your thoughts about the Viofo A129 Duo Pro? I think Im planning to buy this DashCam.
@@BattleWizard_1
Yo Joel,
RUclips never sent me a notification for this comment.
So this is the first time I'm seeing it.
Did you ever buy a Dash Cam?
-Chuck
I am in the market for a dash cam. The Blackvue and Thinkware according to my research is made in South Korea. I cannot find any information revealing what country the Viofo is made but after reading your comment, it wouldn't surprise me if it had "Made in China" on the box. A few minutes ago I asked Vortex Radar to disclose the country these are made in but I am leaning toward the Thinkware. I'll do without before I buy one made in China.
Great video. The Blackvue costs plenty for cloud storage from memory. I eventually went with the Viofo. Great unit at a very good price.
😱The license plate freezes were SUPERB......super helpful part of this video!
haha thanks! That's incredibly time-consuming, but hopefully helpful. :)
Outstanding 4k dashcam video review! Those extra miles editing and focusing on plates clarity is super helpful. Thank you for pointing out the bitrates differences. Amazing video. Big pp Vortex. Floor gang out aoohh aooohhhh
So my conclusion to this is: Good luck with the Blackvue, Viofo is best for capturing motion, and Thinkware is best for capturing images farther away, but only by a small margin compared to Viofo
Thinkware U1000 is my top choice, parking mode on the thinkware is leaps and bounds better than viofo and I personally believe parking mode is a must. Great comparison, love how you showed so many license plate comparisons.
Lol ok lil buddy keep tellin yourself that lmao
@@NoName-fo7mz Did you take to offense to my opinion?
@@integralcam lolllll broooo
@@NoName-fo7mz ya bro?
Glad I went with the Viofo A129 Pro Duo, I think it’s the best just because it’s half the price compared to the other 2 and arguably just as good of a performer.
One of the best dash cam comparison videos I've seen. You've really put a lot of effort into making this video. Good on you !
I have the Viofo A129 Pro Duo and love it so far. I was also looking at the U1000. It is a little more bulky...and of course twice the price.
A.R. Walker Still have the Viofo? How has it held up for you so far? I’m also debating between that and the U1000
The U1000 is $499 and the Viofo A129 Pro Duo is $249. I don't need cloud support since I watch all my videos on my PC. Good choice.
This was an excellent review. A dash cam review must have lots of license plate comparisons and this is something that is missing in most dash cam reviews. Your review is the best I've seen so far -well done! I have been looking at the three you shortlisted and I was really having trouble trying to decide based on quality and cost. The Viofo 4K is what I will finally settle with. Thank you so much for helping me to decide! I know this video was published in 2020 and two years on it's still valid 🙂
Very impressive work, thank you for taking the time to make the most helpful dash cam review video for me period. So many videos discuss features and numbers, none of that matters when the video output is terrible. I bought an expensive camera which was rated highly and the video output was sad at best.
Damn. Thank you! By far the best dash cam review on You Tube. Truly appreciate your time and effort putting this together. These cameras are a big $$ purchase for me.
Dude, you are a real contribution to human society. Love all your videos. Keep up the great work! Cheers from Germany
Great vid. The blackvue seems to have night exposure done correctly, the other two are difficult to watch with all the over-exposure. During daylight though, it seems easily the worst. If they could make the Viofo night mode more like the blackvue at night it would be the clear winner for just image quality. EDIT if you run the A129 Pro at EV -1 or -2 I think it might fix most of the over exposure issues based on a few other videos I watched. Which setting did you record on? Maybe the U1000 also has a similar exposure reduction setting. This all seems personal preference though.
This is great info thank you. I went back over this after hearing your opinion at the end...It’s a real tough call between thinkware and viofo haha 👍🏾
Yes, very very helpful video, Thank you. My verdict is the same. I noticed also with Thinkware is, its nice but look overly sharpened using some type of sharpening filter while Viofo is clear as well and naturally clear in general.
Awesome review! Helped me make my final cam choice. It really shows how much effort you put into this production, is by far the best edited dashcam review I have seen :)
Thanks for doing this as I’m looking to replace an older camera system. Keep up the great work!!
Looked at a bunch of best of cam videos
The Viofo A129 Pro (&Duo) seems to have some healthy respect with viewer comments and price range. This video proves it.
Viofo has an all round better balance for day/night contrasts.
After owning a blackvue dr900s-2 channel for 2 years, some times I do regret buying this top of the line dashcam because I don't utilize all of the capabilities. My advice is really focus on the features that you want besides video quality because the value for the money is where it counts.
Awesome review, awesome production quality. Best dashcam review on youtube by far. Amazing. Thank you
thx, I just bought a Viofo a129 pro
How is the Viofo going? Happy with it?
Thank you, you did save me time to test Thnkware U1000 almost one click way to put my order but after seen your test
This is what you want when you look for reviews
I just got the Viofo shown here for a couple of reasons. 1. I didn't want anything on the body or bright ring around the lens drawing people's attention to it. 2. Price. We'll see how long it lasts in the Chicago winters and summers.
Is it still working?
@@Alvan81 Still working as the day it was installed. Also, the dashcam in on 24/7.
@@JT-lq4yd Excellent, and Thanks for the reply.
That was an awesome video and I totally agree. I own a thinkware and very familiar with it. I was very impressed with this Viofo rear camera. The image is very crisp, still love my thinkware But definitely will be looking in to more of that Viofo A129 pro
Nice comparison, I have 2 Blackvues 900S-2CH and 650GW-2CH. Based on your videos, the Viofo does look pretty good, and it costs much less.
Great work on making such reviews over dashcam and radar detector. I enjoy to watch your pro reviews. Thank you!
Thank you for all your hard work on this video! I have the DR900s and at the time back in early 2019 it was the best dash cam on the market. Unfortunately for Blackvue the new tech in some of the newer dashcams makes a huge difference. Thanks for the video.
Do you like BlackVue? Thinking of getting one
Dang was hard to finally find a *useful* dash cam video. Thank you!
Love the thinkware but the viofo is a serious contender
Fantastic way you presented the comparison. I couldn’t imagine a better way. Well thought out my friend.
I do not know anything about dash cams. This was a great video and you speak really well.
I thought within the first minute or two that I had narrowed down my choice. Then, you posted those videos and, Oh God, I kept switching between the Viofo and the Thinkware over and over. But, this is what I wanted - a side by side comparison. I've been beating my brains out reading the specs and reading the Amazon reviews but this video comparison is what I want a dashcam for. I've got to see if anyone has reviewed the RedTiger as that was what I was almost ready to buy. Thanks for all your work and help.
00:00:13 Hey doc! 😎
lol 😄 If only we had enough road ahead to get to 88 mph... 😁
Thank you for the honest and quality review!
This is exactly the information I've been looking for all in one video.
Great review! I was just wondering, would it be better to record on 60fps at 2K since it records more frame. Especially when you’re driving and recording in motion. Just in case you need to get a license plate and zoom in frame by frame
What a master!! THANK YOU so much for this. Great great job ! Best review ever.
Thanks for another excellent quality review. I agree that the Viofo edges out the Thinkware in most situations for resolution. I did find the Thinkware image more pleasing to watch subjectively, but that is not the purpose of a dash cam. Viofo wins. Blackvue is past its prime and needs to update their hardware.
Best review I found on RUclips! compare exactly what I needed to see and know for choosing the dashcam. for me the Thinkware is the winner, licence plates are very important day or night (I didn't like the night view of the viofo) But, compared to price Viofo definitely the best choice, Thinkware not with almost twice as much. and I don't even want to talk about the Blackvue
The Viofo is definitely my favourite. It's on par with the bests here, but the price is unbeatable.
The Blackvue is a huge letdown. From the short clip at the start with the 5 cams compared, it wouldn't have been in my top 3 at all.
Another really great review! Thanks so much for sharing your extensive research as it is very much appreciated!
Perfect video, solved all my questions, I was especialy concerned about the bitrate
Thank you very much for the comparison! Viofo is actually good comparing their price.
Very well done! No bafflegab just cut to the chase! Thanks!
Thinkware U1000 is using some kind of artificial sharpening, but the Viofo is usually the winner here, on top of that it has the best lighting. Blackvue crushed both of them at night though, reduced glare and zero noise, impressed! I assume there is no perfect dashcam.
Thank you so much for this video, it's really helpful and it's what I was looking for !
Thank you for making this excellent comparison video. Helped me make my choice.
Great review and I appreciate your approach with the comparison of video quality. Very helpful.
excellent review! especially compared to the empty bla bla of most reviews! you showed what really counts!
Awesome, exactly what I wanted. Even at night vision I prefer the Vefeo because at one scene you'll see the sky shows Blue only on it. Many thanks mate!!
Glad it’s been helpful! 👍👍
Best video quality is one thing, reliability is another one... unfortunately there is a lot of reviews for these cams on amazon, that it stops working in 3-6 months, which is sad, considering how expensive are these.
V good & practical reviews. Amazing works involved in your research. Thank you much for sharing :)
Thanks!! These were the 3 I was struggling with. I just got the lightening deal on Amazon for the viofo. Perfect timing.
Perfect! Congrats! 👍
Great job I ordered the Viofo A129 Pro,,THANK YOU!
WOW! This was super helpful! So far Viofo lookin best. I just want a 4G link.
I'm here because I am torn between the DR900X (not S), the U1000, and the A129 Pro... I was about to purchase the A129 Pro before watching this video.. it's sitting in my cart on Amazon.. but I wanted to check one last thing.. I removed it from my cart, not because of this video, but because I read on the Viofo forums that they are removing the buffered parking mode!... why?! Ugh.. that's a huge + for me, and it's being taken away? Have you heard of this?
They removed it from the A129 Plus, not the regular A129 or A129 Pro.
I am curious why I can see the plate clear in Viofo normal video, but not the zoomed-in picture?
Well done. A lot of effort, but great work. Much appreciated
Thanks. Quite informative. Nice presentation. I will be getting one soon and this backs up the choice I already made
Thanks for taking the time to do these videos.
Couples things that wasn't mentioned in your video. The Viofo A129 pro is only 130 degree wide angle whereas Thinkware is 150 degrees. You notice the edges of Thinkware and Black Vue shows more than the Viofo.
The Back camera in the Viofo is only 1080p whereas Thinkware is 2K hence why you notice the quality is much clearer than Viofo. Of course there's a huge price difference between the two but if we're comparing viewing angle and quality it is quite noticeable
GREAT REVIEW!>>>and agree EXACTLY with your opinions, point for point!!! . WELL DONE comparison! Thank you so very much!!!
Worth mentioning is the VIOFO cables are quite thick , and may make average DIYers steer clear
That is important, sure. There’s a ton of other important differences in terms of features, price, and on and on. This video is literally just about video quality, nothing more. You’re right that there’s a bunch of other important differences too though. :)
You did a great review, and that was a lot of work. Thanks
Thank you SIR ! Just what I needed!
Great video :) somewhere down the line, I stopped noticing the license plates from blackvue :D LOL
Really great review! Thanks!
I just bought a new in box dr900s for much cheaper than you can get these other two. It might not be the best and a bit older. but it is (in my opinion) not ugly up on the windshield 😅
Where were you able to buy this discontinued model for less than the other two. I could always use a replacement spare. Thanks
@@dashcamjourney4599 I bought it on eBay. From a guy selling new old stock. I don't remember the seller off the top of my head but I'm super glad I picked it up!. I think I paid 250$, I'm sure if you like around eBay you could find some still New
I think the viofo is better with numbers thinkware was close but viofo just edge it out, good video very informative, I know which one I’m getting. Thanks 👍😃
Viofo is the clear winner here!
RUclips when I was looking around a year ago for - cams why wouldn't you let this video come up or were you playing games with your commercials
The very first dashcam I purchased was a Blackvue (dr650s-2ch if I'm not mistaken). I don't know if they sent me a faulty unit to begin with but I never really checked it to begin with, so I guess I'll never really know for sure. All I know is, I installed it in my car and it ended up killing my battery at least 3 times; despite having installed the "Power Magic Pro" -- which to my understanding -- was supposed to prevent the dashcam from sucking all the juice out of my battery in the first place. I don't know if it has anything to do with my infotainment system in my car, but it practically vampired the juice out of my battery more times than I should of put up with to begin with. Just recently, a couple of days ago actually, the front camera died all together; the image went pink first and then the feed died completely after. So I chucked it completely. As much as I hated the dashcam's unreliability, it was the phone "app" itself that left much to be desired. Couldn't use the darn thing without a bluetooth connection, and more than three quarters of my attempts to "log in" ended up timing out. To make matters worse, it had overheating issues during 80 degree weather and my SD cards kept corrupting. After a little bit of research, I decided to go with a VaVa dashcam. It's currently in transit so I'll have to wait and see what I get this time. Hopefully, I have a better run of things this time around.
Job very well done on your videos. Give 100% on your work. I'm going with thinktank.
Noice. Looking for an upgrade to the A119 on my Mustang. This video is quite timely 👍
Please look and compare the size & nature of the imaging chips (usuallly 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch, 1 inch, 1.25 inch) & the aperature of the lenses (f number). It is also worth comparing the recording format as some compression formats introduce more noise.
That’s too far down the rabbit hole of technical detail for most people, plus it’d be tough to find a way to keep all the other variables fixed while only varying one of those aspects.
Viofo is the clear winner!
This was sooo helpful. Thank you Sir
In my experience, the difference in the picture quality comes down as you said to the bitrate at which motion is captured, but most important is the CMOS Sensor MPix size it can capture (compare the blackvue mpix with viofo mpix). :) This is not advertised by most dashcam manufacturers.
Great work...! Thanks so much. Very helpful...
Thank you so much for putting so much work to make this video very helpful. So personally I’m going to choose the Thinkware U1000 and I also was wondering if you could recommend a 3 Chantal dash cam for semi trucks? There’s nothing I can find as good quality that can be mounted outside of a semi truck like in side mirrors or fenders that can handle different weather conditions. Because I travel across the country and looking for something that works well for heavy duty trucks. Thanks again for this great video.
30fps is generally not enough to capture details from objects in motion...such as passing vehicles. You would have gotten better results with the next lower resolution... with 60fps. Would love to see another video using 60fps with the lower resolution.
I agree. In my opinion, I think a good 2k 60fps dash cam is better than an average 4k 30fps camera.
I am going to buy the VIOFO A129 PLUS 2k dash cam instead of the Viofo 4k.
In addition, 4k dash cams often have overheating and shutdown problems, especially in the summer
You did a very good job!! Thank you!
Great video, I am looking at upgrading to a 4K dual camera setup and was looking at the Viofo, your video has answered a lot of the questions I had. Thank you! 👍🏻
solid connection and 60fps will improve the license plate catching
Great video. Now someone should put out a 1440p camera with ultra high bitrate. might help cut costs and increase image quality.
I REALLY need to upgrade my A129s lol.
Something like the A119 v3? :) ruclips.net/video/ZPBC64QFVrg/видео.html
@@VortexRadar WOW! I did NOT realize there was such a massive bitrate jumpin that camera.
I recently put an A129 Duo in the wifes car, I need to find a donor car for my "s", so I can pick up the V3
Hi,
first, you do soooooo incredible reviews... really like it.
Just want to point out that beyond quality, parking mode features etc.. you quite never talk about event recording features, especially regarding event triggered by user (trigger, saved period...)
particularly adding some test and comment in your review, will make them become awesome ;)
Thanks for all your excellent reviews!
Oh I cover parking mode extensively in other videos. This one is focused on video quality. Check out my other videos and reviews for more detail about marking mode options, testing, how to power a dashcam while parked, etc.
@@VortexRadar Hi... Oh yes I know and you make such a great job in detailing parking mode features and hardwiring accessories.
my point was regarding features related to videos saved manually. you know, pressing a button for instance .. this kind of emergency saving is quite never depicted (the way to do it (button, voice, proximity sensor, .... ) and the way the videos is saved (start = button pressed or X sec before or just tampering current one, video duration...etc..)
This is useful to save evidences as witness ;)
I want the viafo a129 because it checks off all the boxes, but the internet is plagued with comments of people having issues with it. Such a bummer.