No more than $100 is going to be hard. Bump it up to $150 and you'll have good options.
I've been using the VIOFO A119 V3 for almost three years and it's been a solid purchase.
It's around $110 but you need to buy an SD card for maybe $20 to $30 dollars.
Optional add ons are a polarizer lens to reduce flare and an installation kit if you want to power it with your fuse box instead of with your USB port.
Some videos I took with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOf2zGbXrrY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLXfS6yZLco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwFO2hcxYEo
I’m using A119m now, only single channel but works for me. The size is also small enough to mostly hide behind the mirror. The one I got by accident is A119-v3, but despite the name suggests it is gen3 model, it is actually older with old sensors and no phone connection at all.
[Linus did a pretty good video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AnyhHl3_tE&t=783s) on this. I ended up buying a Viofo A119 V3 based on the info in it.
6 years and 4 years in Arizona heat for my A119 V3 and A129 Pro Duo, respectively. Still going strong.
OP, [this post convinced me to get a VanTrue S1 Pro](https://www.reddit.com/r/dashcams/comments/1luh6dy/vantrue_s1_pro_max_is_the_probably_the_nicest_cam/), which is a dual 4k system. Only had it for about 4 months but I will say the app is way better than any other dashcam I’ve used.
While the A119 V3 is certainly a good dashcam and a good recommendation, it's completely incorrect to say that "they all" (?) pretty much use the same sensor.
There is far more to any camera than the sensor and it's firmware. The lens, ISP, storage speed, and even cooling can allow two *identical* sensors to perform completely differently in different cameras - and that before we get to the fact that there's a huge range of lenses, sensors, ISP, etc on the market.
If you just want to prove that an incident actually happened, they a lower end camera is fine, but if you want to pick out a reg plate at night, the difference between a high and low end camera is clear.
Personally, I would recommend a hardwired Viofo too, as the parking mode options are very good.
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