Thinkware - U1000 Plus
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Last updated: Jan 21, 2026 Scoring
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"I live in a 2700 square foot cookie-cutter tract house. First floor is laminate with an office that has carpet. Then there’s the stairs which leads to 5 carpeted bedrooms, two tile bathrooms, a laundry room, and a walk-in carpeted closet. I can get all of that done one charge."
"I'm almost certainly gonna go with the A329. I just learned that the 70mai A810 uses a battery and not a capacitor. Batteries are terrible for dash cams due to how hot the inside of a car gets in the summer here."
"I've used it in May and January, perfection in every season."
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"Yes my crash was at night and rear camera which is only 2K had what I consider perfect night vision. I could clearly see her facial expressions as she plowed into the back of my car."
"I have U3000 and night vision is great. ... I was rear ended 3 days after install at night and footage shows every expression on the ladies face as she slammed into me."
"the parking surveillance feature has unbelievable sensitivity."
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"Nice crisp clear 4K especially if you keep your streams and upload them to YT later."
"the obs bot does fuxking amazing with almost no lights ... it also don't do that grainy look from light gain / auto exposure so it looks super clean with just 1 lamp in the corner of the room"
"the image will be that much sharper if your face cam is ever full screen if you’re running the webcam at 4k"
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"Yeah I covered mine with black tape."
"the unit has some lights that stay on (even in “off” mode), which can be annoying in a dark bedroom."
"Only con with the 5500-2 for a bedroom setting is the bright air quality indicator light."
Thinkware from Canada, get dual channel aka front and rear. They have nice features like battery voltage cut down to save your car battery or parking/driving recording when hardwired.
r/drivingUK • Dashcam ->They are but worth it in my opinion, especially the extra features they come with, like the battery voltage monitor I mention earlier
r/drivingUK • Dashcam ->I second this. They did a great job - picked up a Thinkware front and rear dash cam set.
r/Dallas • Recs for dashcam install? ->I tapped mine into the power above the mirror. Different Hyundai, but same concept.
r/Hyundai • Dash Cam Inquiry ->Thinkware brand. I don't know the model offhand, but it's a front and rear unit and works very well.
r/Hyundai • Dash Cam Inquiry ->For the most part, dashcams have the same internals, so do your research. I'm sure there's newer videos, but I remember LTT did a roundup pointing this out a while ago. A few years ago I ended up getting a Thinkwear "brand" front and rear.
r/Frugal • Thinking about getting a dashcam worth it? ->I just installed Thinkware u1000 pro and I'm happy with it. It's $300 but 4K quality and does a really good job with reading the plates.
r/ecoboostmustang • Dashcam Recommendations? ->Go to r/dashcams and/or blackboxmycar.com. That is where I went. I bought my own and took it to a local shop for the install. Make sure to check with the shop that they will install something else if you don't buy from them. I am running a Thinkware 4k front and 2k rear dual channel set up. I did have to buy a little mounting bracket off of Amazon to mount the rear camera, but there are plenty of options. Mine just had some small screws to help secure it. I am loving it so far and I hope to only need it to record drives though some amazing locations and not have to worry about a wreck again.
r/4Runner • Looking for Dashcam recommendations ->I just had installed a Powercell 8 to power my Thinkware U1000 two channel dash cam. The external battery takes the load off of the 12V.
r/MachE • Dash Cam ->I have been running a thinkware front and back combo for over 5 years now with no issues. It even saved me in court once after an idiot crashed into me and lied about it.
r/CarTalkUK • Dashcams ->Had a Thinkware front and back setup for 5+ years now with no issues. I recommend them.
r/drivingUK • What dashcam would you get? ->I have a Thinkware u1000, which is a 4K. Has speed and GPS as well. I’ve had Garmin models in the past. My Thinkware plugs into my usb and shuts off with the car.
r/MazdaCX30 • Dash cam for Mazda CX-30 GX ->I got the front & back camera Thinkware dashcam from Best Buy and I'm happy with it so far.
r/Dashcam • I need recommendations... ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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