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522GW Front & Rear Dash Cam Bundle

Nextbase 522GW Front & Rear Dash Cam Bundle

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Sentiment score64% positive
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Last updated: Apr 28, 2026

Reddit Reviews

Reddit Iconashyjay
6 months ago

I had a Nextbase 522GW at launch, very mediocre, and it's even climbed in price in the 6 years since it was released.

Reddit Icon-bc-18
8 months ago

I have a Nexbase 522 something or other with the front and back attachment .. POS gets super hot even in cooler weather, sometimes just doesn’t record / save and connection to the app is pretty poor .. would not recommend.

Reddit IconBig_Yeash
11 months ago

Nextbase 522, front and rear camera (both internal to the vehicle, window-stuck). App-based recovery and archival of footage, ripped from the removable SSD on the camera. Good camera quality front and rear, acceptable night quality. Legible number plates and intuitive to setup and use. Buy it from Halfords (£200?) and pay them £50 to install it for you with a hardwire kit so it runs off your battery. pro-tip: the adhesive pads are terrible and will let go (usually in summer, you get 12 months use out of them easy) but Halfords know this, and my local Halfords will just give me replacement pads for free. YMMV

Reddit Iconcolmulhall
10 months ago

I will say that I have a Nextbase 522GW (with the nextbase memory card) and it often randomly stops recording and needs resetting. Recorded forage is great but it’s too unreliable

Reddit IconCrescentex
5 months ago

I use the Nextbase 522GW. The software isn’t great - it’s usually quicker for me to plug the SD card into my laptop to access footage. But it does the job!

Reddit Icondonster222
4 months ago

Yes but i think 60fps drops the picture quality does it not? I’m sure i ended up having to go slower FPS but that gave a better resolution image. Counter intuitive but the best i could get from that cam. It’s in my wife’s car now and after trying a Chinese brand I’ve gone back to Nextbase and have the 522GW with rear cam. Very happy with it.

Reddit Icongraison
15 days ago

The viofo a119 v3 is pretty popular. I have an nextbase 522 that's also decent.

Reddit IconHullIsNotThatBad
6 months ago

I've had the Nextbase 522GW for about 5years. Not the cheapeast but the image quality is top notch and it hasn't missed a beat since I installed it. I also installed the optional rear-view camera, which I would also reccommend. I installed it myself. The worst job by far was threading the cable through the headlining and rear hatch for the rear camera.

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