Hey everyone,

I am looking to buy a dash cam soon and would like your opinion. I am currently look at the Blackvue DR590-2ch for it's parking mode feature. It's at a really good price point, but can only record in 1080p. Is it worth it to save up more money and get a 4k dash cam?

 

I have this one for almost two years and am happy with it


One of the things that I notice is when a vehicle behind me is tailgating too close and they see the rear camera they back off.

Telcoman

 

Sony optics with a 2.8um pixel size, looks like a pretty solid item with clear imaging on a chip manufactured by an industry leader.

EDIT: raw resolution is good and important but the PIXEL SIZE is equally important, I haven't looked up spec on any of the 4k sensors but I imagine the pixel size is substantially lower and they probably use 4k checkerboard. Typically what you will gain with the 4k units is higher FRAMERATE (single camera) which allows for a much smoother image at the cost of a shorter runtime file due to the extra storage requirements for, dual front/rear allows full 1080p on both cameras but you're going to pay a serious premium for anything higher than 30fps chips right now because that will be cutting edge new technology.

 

Owl seems to be popular dashcam or the vue cams

 

Found or still looking?

 

4K is mega over kill. 1080p is fine b

 

I'm still looking but I will probably start looking for a 1080p or maybe even a 1440p if I can find one. I hope to find one with 2ch and a parking mode.

 

Yea the price difference is very steep just for a 4k camera, I will start looking for a good 1080p or even 1440p.