VIOFO - A229 Pro 1CH
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"The picture quality day or night is fantastic."
"their software updates eventually corrected all the issues we noticed. The video quality viofo offers is the benchmark in the dash cam industry that other manufacturers try to achieve in our opinion."
"The A229Pro is already leaps ahead of the vantrue and blackvue when it comes to video quality."
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"Yeah they are specifically better in the heat than other cameras because they use a super capacitor instead of a battery to do the final writing to the SD card when the power gets cut by your car. ... Batteries tend to have issues in extreme heat/cold"
"I have Viofo A229Pro for 2 years and a half. No issue so far."
"I live in hot humid climates and use a Viofo A229 Pro"
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"Hardwired into the fusebox, runs about 10 minutes after turning the car off ... it’s been great."
"While the camera was in parking mode, we were able to capture footage of one of my coworker's cars being stolen."
"Connects from the dadhcam’s power cable to the engine noise speaker cable and uses its power directly. ... Allows the dashcam to stay on when parked and it comes with a switch to prevent draining your battery completely. ... Super useful"
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"install was relatively easy ... longest part was maneuvering the A pillar but once I got the wiring past the A pillar it was really easy to run straight back along the headliner."
"Very easy install too."
"his plug and play harness made installation so easy."
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"it has a rear cam too and I've had multiple incidents of getting rear ended while stopped."
"The picture quality day or night is fantastic."
"If someone calls the police on you and it's their word against yours, you might lose in court. And not just traffic court. You can be charged criminally ( depending on that person's "story" ). If that happens, it will be months of stress, thousands on a lawyer and you still might lose. No license to get to and from work, thousands in fines, sued civilly, and angry for 10 years with much higher insurance premiums. ... Whenever there's an incident, save the recording on your PC incase someone tries to blame you etc."
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"The app is hit or miss with connectivity, you can plug in a pc direct to the camera for downloads, or just pull the card and pop it into a computer to pull files."
"The app is not great but works."
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"The A229 Pro supports a maximum 512GB microSD card, which limits storage capacity. ... I strongly recommend connecting it to a hard drive; otherwise, it’s only useful while driving, not when parked."
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"It does NOT handle the Florida heat at all. ... Constant shutdowns while driving and parked have rendered it absolutely useless. ... Viofo's solution? Kick it down to 1080 / 2k and hope works. It did not. ... The camera is seriously flawed."
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"It does NOT handle the Florida heat at all. ... Constant shutdowns while driving and parked have rendered it absolutely useless. ... Viofo's solution? Kick it down to 1080 / 2k and hope works. It did not. ... The camera is seriously flawed."
"I don't trust them anymore with their built in capacitors that died."
"No dashcam is "very" reliable, which is why I run 2. 2 out the front and 2 out the back."
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"PLEASE don’t remind me of the struggle getting that damn wire through the rubber boot!"
"However IMO, I would avoid doing that because what if you're in an accident and it obstructs the airbags. I try and make it as clean as possible but there is still the risk. ... As for running along the pillar, I only have a problem further down closer to the glovebox because I don't want to pull out the plastic too much as it might damage it. ... Same with routing it all the way back to the rear window."
"The only thing to watch out for is the side pillar—you’ll need very long needle-nose pliers to reach the clips. ... Another issue I encountered was installing the rear camera; I used a plug washer and drilled a hole for the cable to ensure a discreet installation."
Nice try u/hachielectronics we know you have alt accounts. (Love the a229 with the hardwire kit btw)
r/GR86 • Dash cams ->Also love my V229 Pro. :)
r/Dashcam • First time buying a dashcam and seriously overwhelmed. Which one fits my requirements the best? ->Surprised that the dealer didn't try to sell you the Lexus branded/affiliated one I live in hot humid climates and use a Viofo A229 Pro, great quality and features
r/Lexus • Best dashcam solution for the 2023 RX 350 ->With NextBase youre paying a massive premium on the guise of it being a “British” brand… VIOFO A229 Pro. Ridiculous quality and you’ve got the option of forward facing, inside facing and rear facing. It’s got a parking mode too and voice commands. It’s the brand that’s generally most recommended on dash cam forums and r/dashcam last I check
r/CarTalkUK • Dash/rear window cam(s) recommendations ->I use the VIOFO A229 Pro with the rear camera. I even have it hardwired so that parking mode is available
r/GolfGTI • Mk8 GTI dashcams ->Using a Viofo A229 pro for both my vehicles, 4k at front, 2k at the back. Good night footage as well. You can check with u/viofouae for inquiry.
r/DubaiPetrolHeads • Best affordable DashCam Recommendations pls ->if you download the viofo app, you turn on the wifi in the dashcam and connect your phone to that wifi network and then open the viofo app. you can then playback videos directly off the dashcam or download the video to your phone. it works pretty well for me, I just had to rtfm to figure out how to turn the wifi on the first time.
r/buildapcsales • [Camera] GoPro - HERO11 Black Mini - $139.99 or $119.99 w/ Best Buy Membership ->yeah I originally had 2.4ghz wifi selected on my a229 pro and it was really slow. switching it to 5ghz made it a lot faster, I can scrub though the video playback without much buffering which supprised me. It is still pretty slow to download a copy to my phone though.
r/buildapcsales • [Camera] GoPro - HERO11 Black Mini - $139.99 or $119.99 w/ Best Buy Membership ->I have absolutely no idea why it failed. It wasn't baking in the sun, didn't fall, nothing of more. It just stopped turning on. I tried another power cable for it and still wouldn't turn on or anything. When I complained they offered a refund, not a replacement or repair so I never heard back what was wrong with it. I've had a viofo a229 since then and it's much better, no issues at all.
r/dashcams • Survey: how long has your dashcam lasted? ->It does. I've got the a229 pro which came with the 4k for the front and a rear cam that's 1080p if I recall
r/dashcams • Survey: how long has your dashcam lasted? ->Whatever you do get, look into tapping into the rearview mirror power. Eliminatees having to run a wire to a power source so far away. https://dongar.tech/products/10pin-type-b-lexus-toyota I currently run the A229 pro with wifi to phone to quick access when the car is on. No subscription is required and can handle 3 channels (front, rear, and interior).
r/WRX • Dash cam? ->It's great thus far, and I've read that it has a lot of positive reviews. It's super easy install for front an rear cameras, too.
r/WRX • Dash cam? ->They're pretty well hidden and out of the way for me. You can see the front one is hidden behind the rearview mirror and doesn't interfere with Eyesight cameras. The rear is so small it doesn't block the way either. https://preview.redd.it/c5iguy5u4qcf1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26e545b05d271ea466f9bf7d2d2e1c8878a374d2
r/WRX • Dash cam? ->My current fav is Viofo A229 Pro. It offers fantastic 4K video quality with HDR, both front and rear, and the Sony Starvis 2 sensors make nighttime footage incredibly clear. Setup is a breeze, and it doesn't require an app or account, which I appreciate for simplicity.
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