VIOFO - A229 Plus 3CH

I love this brand. I have yet to see anyone else with such good quality. I have the 129, 229 and the recent 329 version in my truck. No issues at all. Money well spent.

Yes, but I’d recommend a dashcam with higher resolution than 1080p. Preferably 2.5K* or 4K. I like Viofo.

Whatever you pick, I’d recommend against a camera that dangles off a mount unless it’s very small. I tried a Thinkware Q200 but I had to take it off immediately bc the Tacoma windshield is so small, it distracted my view no matter where I tried mounting it. I got a Viofo A229 instead and like another commenter, I mounted it in the black dot area of the windshield next to the mirror and I hardly notice it.

I changed mine for a Viofo A229 plus (F+R) this year, and it's a big improvement over my last one (which was a NextBase). It's been a lot more reliable (not randomly restarting, no need to constantly format to fix errors), and the quality is really good. OP if you're not worried about price and go for a Viofo, definitely go for the Pro models as while the 1440p is adequate at the higher bitrate setting, it's not as crisp as some footage I've seen from the pros. That said, the A229 plus is still the best dash cam I've ever owned. Overall, the firmware is good, the 3 wire hardwire kit is excellent and the app is handy for getting single files off via WiFi, though it takes a minute or so for a 3 minute clip.

Been looking into this as well. I like my Viofo A229 in my Mustang, and will eventually buy one for the new CX-50 but with the preferred trim the hard wiring seems to be the hardest part with no sunroof or frameless mirror. Would love to know if others have done it and whether they went into the engine bay through the firewall or tapped in somewhere else

We had a FitCamX hardwired in our 24 Ioniq 5 and it would not loop record. I had 2 very close calls the FitCamX completely missed. FitCamX could not resolve why my camera would not work, and after 1 month of trying, I yanked it out and replaced it with a Viofo A229 that has been flawless. I have ours setup for recording when parked, a function the FitCamX failed at as well. A lot of people report good experience with FitCamX but that wasn't my use case. When we were troubleshooting the FitCamX, it had a Beta testing vibe to the process. FitCamX will relentlessly work with you to their credit and when I returned the camera to them, they fully refunded me without any prodding.

I had a hardwired FitCamX, and it would not loop record. I ended up replacing it with a hardwired VIOFO A229, which has been flawless. I had two near-miss incidents, the FitCamX missed, and after several attempts to fix the issue with FitCamX, I gave up on it. A dashcam is for peace of mind, and I could trust that the device would work when needed. If you get the FitCamX, thoroughly test and periodically confirm that it is doing loop recordings. FitCamX as a company is reputable and well-intended. They refunded me the full amount without any prodding. We needed our camera to be hardwired because we want to record when the car is parked; this is a feature the FitCamX does not support.

My thought as well. The SD card must be the higher-quality Extreme or Industrial use. You may experience irratic behaviors that are unexplainable in some cases. The lower quality SD cards can be more exposed to vibration while writing to the card. The speed on the higher quality are much faster, ~190 Mbs per second enabling writing your video clips to the SD less read/write errors or video loss. The lower quality SD card writes about ~100Mbs per second also half the speed of the higher end. I have owned Viofo for at least ten years and have not been disappointed. The continue to add features or benefits to their product mix. I have undated the firmware to the latest version. Like any technology updating your firmware that is recommended by the OEM is key to any satisfaction. The A229 and 329 dash cams have very fast video and snapshot photos or parking mode. THIS would probably explain your to slow message when it reads the card or formats the card it sees a low speed transfer or read/write. Anyways, Best dash cam I have used.

Did you run the hardwire kit into the engine bay fuse box? I started to install an A229, but since all the interior fuses are always hot, I couldn't use those for fear of draining the battery. And the odb2 kit I tried to use was too short for the purpose. Running the line into the engine bay was more than I was comfortable with at the time, but seems the only option.

I have a Viofo A229 Plus. Love it. It’s pretty much set and forget once you get it set up. I installed myself and just power it through the cigarette lighter. I don’t care about parking mode. Get a big SD card. Pretty much no downside apart from the initial price and the install taking some time. To me it’s a no-brainer if you can afford one. The peace of mind alone makes it worth it, IMO. My wife disagrees, and doesn’t see the value of it and was in fact quite angry when I bought it. To be clear, the cam I have is in my car, which is not our Odyssey. So I can’t help you with installing in the Odyssey. Maybe one of these days my wife will let me get one for her Ody.

They’re great but not too long ago I encounter an issue with the screen blurred with the date text and they gave me a firmware update that seems to fix it.