BlackVue - DR590X-1CH

You'd get better advice from the nerds in the dashcam subreddits. But I have a blackvur and it's great. Typically Viofo is the one to get though.

An older Blackvue 590 in one vehicle, and a Memento M7 in the other.

I'm running a BlackVue DR590X 1ch with a hardwire kit in my VA. It has a nice small form factor that fits completely behind the mirror offset to the passenger side a bit.

The Blackvue DR590X is the usual go to for the least obtrusive. I have a knockoff version from Focuway but I would not recommend it unless you're really strapped for cash. 

Fitcam is very mediocre.  A blackvue is superior from a device/app/reliability standpoint.  I have mine installed and i can’t see it from the driver seat so I would say that is discrete.  

Older cam?  My previous blackvue died but it was in service for 7 years and was an older model with poor cooling.   My new one tells me when starts recording, changes mode, has an event or has a problem with the card - so if I don’t hear the prompts then I know something is off.  

Fitcam failed us on the wife’s car when she was in a wreck.  It’s loop recording stopped without any way for us to know.  I would not purchase another and their software and app suck compared to other options.  People like it because it installs easy but it is mediocre.   A Blackvue dr590 is way better and still easy to install especially since Ford gave us functioning spare fuse slots for both acc and batt+.  

For fleet we often do blackvue DR-series with a tamperproof case. That way, it can not be unplugged. Some options for LTE models for remote viewing capabilities. Pricing will vary depending on where you are.

BlackVue 100%, they are fantastic and look clean. Saved me with insurance when I was rear ended in my MK8 R-Line and I’ve now installed the same ones into my R, I would not recommend anything else.

All 3 of my household vehicles have BlackVue590X series. Excellent quality and would recommend. Hardwired them as well myself. They also come with cigarette lighter plug as well.

I got mine from Black Vue after reading up on them. I paid about $249. Promptly got rear ended a month later and it paid for itself. I knew nothing about dash cams but their site was informative

You don't want to hardwire it in because you like having wires everywhere? Or is it because you like to take up one of your outlets? Honestly running wires and tapping the fuse box is the clean easy way to do it. Blackvue DR-590 with front and rear camera and park mode installed on mine in about 20 minutes in the driveway, barely one banana job, and has worked great for the last two years.