A119 V3

I have a VIOFO a119 v3 with a super capacitor that has lasted three years in Phoenix

It was the a119v3 and it is still in use by a guy I gave it to. And the video quality looks better to me than the much newer Rove I'm using now.

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

[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.

Raise the budget to 130 and get a VIOFO a119v3. Getting the clear license plate is the key and Viofo is pretty good to capture the night vision.

Viofo makes very good dash-cams available on Amzn, they’re highly ranked in reviews, not cheap units. I have three A229 2K dual cameras and A129 Pro 4K dual on a total of 4 cars. The A129 pro got stolen by tow truck driver when it was headed to the mechanic. If you’re DIY installing the rear camera can take a little bit of work threading the long cable, but lots of YouTube video step by steps. Viofo also has front-only A119 V3 cameras, those are easy to install you simply push the cable into the headliner and down the A pillar, around the back of the glove box to your 12V power source. There’s also a short power cable you can buy that tape power from the power home-link rear view mirror.

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.