I’m very pleased with the product. Came in fast and as expected. The description is bang on. I didn’t rate night vision cause I have not driven at night yet.
Over all, I am pleased with the Vantrue N1 Pro Mini 1080P Dash Cam and its advertised functions. I especially like it's tiny size. It took a bit of experimenting to get the various settings that worked best for my satisfaction and requirements. I would imagine that in the near future there will be a blue tooth camera that eliminates the long power cable. On some vehicles one can hide all the wires; however, on my car, a 2019 Hyundai Kona, I can tuck about 60% of the power cord out of site. The rest is rolled up and sits on the console. The clarity is great with one feature that is not as advertised (below). Overall, I am satisfied with the little desk cam.The cons: There are only two items that caused me to give the camera a 4-5 was the supposed being able to read a licence plate number. If the my vehicle is parked and vehicle is driving by, the numbers on the licence plate is blurred. This goes for road signs when traveling more than 30 Mph/50 Kmh as well . The camera's night vision with street lighting is far better than my past Garmin; however. When traveling at night on a highway, the camera losses my five rating. I doubt if even a $500.00 desk cam would be able to give night vision that would be acceptable.
The product came well packaged!! It's nice and small and when mounted hardly noticeable!Works as advertised. This is my second one - for the other vehicle.
I'm a trucker and I have it on all the time. I bought a 128GB card with it and it seems to be sufficient. The video quality is excellent as is the night video. As per the review I read which convinced me to get this... I wish the time was embedded from the GPS and not user set. (this has legal issues).. I also wish some of the documentation was better explained.. I had to experiment with the G setting to figure out where to set it. Because of the roads I drive I seem to end up with files in the PROTECTED folder a lot and have to clear it out periodically.
This dash cam is very easy to use. Just put memory card and plug in. Smallest dash cam I've seen. I love the size, not in the way of driving. The quality of video is very good. Definitely recommend. The kids enjoy watching the screen as i drive.
After I got a camera for my wife I choose this one for my truck. Easy to istall and easy operation. Good night vision too.Love this dash camera works great.I recommend this.
It's my first dash cam and i don't regret it.It's really small, so it's not blocking the viewThe setup is easy to doIt would be nice if you could easily add a polarize filter in front of the camera, because in my car the dash is reflecting on the windshield. I use polarize sunglasses so i don't normally see it, but the camera do see it. I did some tests with a polarize filter and it's working fine, i just need to find a way to fix that filter on the camera.
This is a great dash cam! The image quality is really great considering the size of the camera. What I like the most is that you don't need to worry for the camera to start recording and stop recording because it is done automatically when you start the engine of the car and when you turn it off. The thing I don't like is that it makes a lot of clips because the longuest clip you can make is 5 minutes long so it works in a loop and start a new clip every time, but it is really not a deal breaker.
Upd:Smooth design, high quality out build, great picture quality (see attachment.)Cons: After 5 months some kind of glue started to appear on a screen (see attached video), warranty policy require to ship it back on your expenses which make it not reasonable.Overall: Not Recommended.
This is a good value for money dashcam. Picture quality is certainly better than other cameras using the same Sony sensor. I guess it's because of the built-in processor that enhances the quality. But the picture quality falls below par when sun is falling on the front of the car and during night. Yes, it's not as bad as some of the cameras out here as number plates are visible head-on during low-light but over sharpening of nighttime videos makes them grainy. The other minus point is the suction mount which certainly does work well. Mine kept falling down everyday until I used some double sided tape.That way the mount for the Chortau camera was the best. The final pic you can see the size difference between N1 and Chortau.
Arrived just as expected. It came packaged neatly and instructions were easy to read and follow. I bought the hardware kit also to get parking mode enabled.
Purchased this dashcam after returning apex cam dashcam.I didnot like the video quality of apex cam so took the decision to purchase vantrue. A lot of people recommended me Ventrue so purchased one. I am very happy with the video quality of the dashcam. It comes with a very good quality mout. The camera is really small and of good quality. Anyone who is considering to guy a dashcam within 50$-100$ range should purchase this dashcam.
I've purchased many of these dash cams and unfortunately one has already stopped working in the first 2 months since getting it. Very disappointed in this product.
This dash cam ticks all of the boxes for me. I wanted something that was reliable and took good quality clear videos in cash there was ever a situation where I needed to use the videos as proof for something.Thankfully this camera does just that, it has an excellent 160 degree viewing angle and is able to record in 1080P combined with a 30 FPS recording speed the result is a crystal clear video that is easy to watch on the largest of screen.The camera also has loop recording, collision detection and if you ever wanted to do a cool time lapse video of a scenic drive well that option is there too.Overall a great camera that is well put together and well worth the price.
A dash cam is needed protection these days. It is the baleful eye of truth. This one is satisfyingly tiny, producing very little intrusion into the driver's field of view — although there is some; on my car it could not be mounted high enough to be fully hidden behind the rear view mirror, because the GPS mount pokes upward when it's rotated to secure the suction cup. You have to leave room for that below the windshield header, so the camera ends up slightly lower than the mirror. If you're short like me you see it, but only just.Yet seeing a bit of the camera is a small compromise of neatness in exchange for the security of having this thing on guard in case you ever have to prove who did what, what color the light was, etc. It produces amazingly clear, crisp videos with a very good full-width view. The GPS mount, which is just $30 extra, is essential, I'd say – with the GPS option, video clips display the vehicle speed, to help police evaluate any eye-witless accounts of whatever transpired, should the need arise.Note: The supplied power cable is just 10 feet long. That's plenty if you're going to run it along the header, down behind the A-pillar, under the dash and then have it emerge from under there and stay in view plugged into a front-facing 12 volt socket. But I wanted the wire to just vanish completely, so I kept it running out of sight past the shotgun seat and into the centre console compartment, where there's another 12V socket. For that, 10 feet was just exactly enough in my car. For some vehicles a pathway like that might require a longer cable, so it's a good idea to measure your planned cable path before ordering one of these gizmos. Other than that, no worries at all. Setup is intuitive and the documentation is pretty clear, despite some odd language caused by inexpert translation from the original Chinese. I cannot speak to the device's long-term durability, but it seems solid and hefty, and I found no fault with it right out of the box.
Whenever the car goes over bumps, the dash cam falls off. I adjust the camera a certain angle but it doesn’t stay either. The camera doesn’t record when parked.
Just got it - looks great so far.But is there a confusion in the manual - taking picture/recording event?4.5. Event recording - ... when the camera is recording, press the Mode Button....4.8. Capture a picture - When the camera is recording videos, press the Mode button to take a photo in 2 million pexels.So how to take a pic and/or to lock an important footage? Should be different operations, right? Described as identical.UPD: The customer service responded promptly, kudos to them: yes, same button makes photo and preserves the footage at once. So all is great. What I else noticed, the cam too often records a footage as a event - a key icon appears and it preserves a footage. I guess, indeed, the G-Sensor is too sensitive. I have switched it to LOW, will see how it works.
As card is a 128 and the instructions say 64 fb max how do you format a 128 fb card ,After running this camera I'm very unimpressed it automatically goes into lock mode and today it won't stay on it keeps shutting down
I was looking for a dash camera and I have to say that i'm really impressed with this camera so far. The camera works great and it is easy to use. The menus are easy to navigate and offer a lot of options. The video quality is superb. You plug it in and it starts to record automatically. The camera comes with a 12v cable that plugs into the lighter cable and it even has a USB port on it which is pretty convenient. Overall for the price I am really satisfied.
If you want a camera that works good for recording night and day, this is it.ConsIt stops recording when memory card full. Even tho it's to start recording over old files,You have to push the reset button to get it restart itself and then format the card, each time the card is full.The battery life is just broken. It cant even hold the current date,You have to set the date everytime the battery dies.If you can get past these cons then the camera is for you
I decided to buy this camera after my friend got in car accident. I can honestly say the Vanture N1 pro mini dash cam is a superior product. It takes tiny space in car, without distracting my driving. Installation over the front rear view mirror is simple and quick. Quality of camera is great and it gives wide-angle while it captures the other license plates. This camera provides 24h parking monitor and collison detection.All the necesary parts come in the pacakage, with all wiring instructions. You can adjust the settings as per your requirments on recordings. It provides endless recording and G-sensor, which can detect the collison or any happening. The best part is that it comes with optional GPS which helps in tracking the location.Vanture N1 pro mini dash cam has been excellent product so far. I would recommend this product to anyone who is looking for dash cam. It is the best pirchase.
This is a little but great quality dash cam at a very affordable price. As soon as you plug it into your cigarette lighter and start your engine it stays on automatically. The suction cup on the holder stays securely on your windshield as well. I tried it both in hot temperatures and rainy cooler days. The quality of the video is excellent. I would highly recommend this dash cam as it will provide evidence in case of an accident. This dash cam easily competes with the higher priced models out there. After using one you will not want to drive without it.
I bought the camera because there is a lot of accidents and insurance fraud going on in my area. The picture quality is great. It was raining cats and dogs in my neighborhood today and I still got really good quality pictures of my surroundings. A small camera that is not obstructing my view, it works well. It is also easy to operate, even for a tech dummy like me.
Easy to install product and extremely easy to configure. Night vision is incredible and picture is sharp and clear. Definatly worth the price. Came with two cables length and type. The motion detection work great and sound is clear. I'll buy a second one for the truck for sure. The 256gb memory card limit instead of the usual 64/128gb is a bonus
I bought this dashcam a couple of days ago and got the chance to use it during night and day.It's a good dashcam in it's price point. You can read the plates number during day and also decent during night. The HDR capabilities are quite OK.Being black it's not that visible to the people being discreet.Also it's quiet and I haven't had any issues with it in terms of loosing any records. The motion sensor is very prompt and helpful,
I've been wanting to get a dashcam for a while. The vantrue N1 Pro mini was a great value dascam to get since it is inexpensive and has most of the features that the brand names have. The actual dashcam is tiny and easily fits behind the rear view mirror (see photo from an under angle). It came in a nice package and was very easy to set up with a cord long enough to put along the trim of the car and route so that you are able to hide the cable almost entirely. My only gripe is that it is hard to read license plates unless it's perfect conditions but this was to be expected from a camera at the budget price.Pros:-Tiny form factor is non intrusive/distracting-Price point is low-Easy to set up-Has features such as looping and a screen timeout-Power cable is longer than 99% of people will need-Mount has excellent suctionCons:-Video Clarity is not ideal but I did not deduct from the star rating given the price point of the product i.e. it was to be expected-2 different USB connectors
This dash cam is quite small, so it won't block your fulield of view when mounted on windshield. Recorded footage is good and I can easily read license plates of cars in front of me. Also, I'm using a genuine SanDisk SD card (64GB), and I do not have any problems with it, despite mentioned in their product description not to use it.Only thing I would've liked is to have charger with built in USB port on the top.
It comes two long cable and a suction holder. No memory card included. Packaging is great gives a premium feel. Picture quality is really great. It has motion sensor which work really smooth. Night vision is also another awesome feature. Overall a complete satisfactory product.
I got this for my dad for Christmas and it's garbage. It will start recording in the truck but randomly with just stop recording after a little bit. Pretty disappointed wasting my money and time trying to figure out why it was stopping.
I got this dash camera for my wife. I didn’t want anything too cheap and this price point seemed to fit the bill.During installation the only issue I had was getting the suction cup to stick. I think my wife’s windshield was too moist, after I cleaned it, there were no issues 'sucking' unto the windshield and remaining in-tact without falling off. Just remember to clean you windshield a bit prior to installing.I grabbed a few photos from it and it performed fairly well in different weather conditions. In daytime you can read majority of license plates, during heavy rainfall you must be fairly close to a vehicle to see their plate and during night-time/fog you can see objects very well but won’t be able to read any plates.I’m using a 16GB Class 10 card, and so far it seems to do the job, as it records video without any hiccups. We are happy.
A good little dash cam, however after a couple of months a problem with the battery not holding charge,contacted vantrue support and they replaced the camera.
Very pleased, easy-to-use, great videos, decent price, night vision is good, I just have to find out how to adjust the camera so the street lights aren't so blurry
great product for the price! Has many different features that are well explained in the manual. Wiring will be too short if your 12 volt plug-in is in your center console (it was for me anyways) but will be perfect if it's below/around your stereo.battery lasts about an hour without a power source.
I have a compact suv and the cable that came with the package does not reach the power socket on the car. This is at best suited for very small cars. Definitely not for small suv or trucks. Waste of money
I was looking for a dashcam and this one hits all the right boxes. Small and unintrusive, great resolution, good clear colour with very good contrast. Has protected mode and G sensor. Excellent FOV. Takes a micro SD up to 256gigs but have a 32 gig card which is good enough. The suction cup works fine. The small fiddly card takes a firm push to get it into the slot though not a big deal. I think this is the best bang-for-your-buck dashcam available.
I was looking for a dashcam and this one hits all the right boxes. Small and unintrusive, great resolution, good clear colour with very good contrast. Has protected mode and G sensor. Excellent FOV. Takes a micro SD up to 256gigs but have a 32 gig card which is good enough. The suction cup works fine. The small fiddly card takes a firm push to get it into the slot though not a big deal. I think this is the best bang-for-your-buck dashcam available.
I've purchased this dash cam yesterday and quickly mounted it onto my windshield to test it out. Although the evening to follow was quite foggy and rainy, the dash cam was still as clear as day, I was able to clearly make out plate numbers, and the makes of vehicles. I was initially debating between a few dash cams, but I am glad I chose this one
I purchased this about 6 months ago on sale, and I'm very glad I did. This is the first dash cam I've owned, so I don't have anything to compare this to, but I was in a minor crash recently and this captured the whole incident without a hitch. It happened during the day in good weather, so it was optimal conditions for capturing video, and I'm able to read the license plate of the other vehicle even though it was coming in at an angle. It's not perfectly crisp, but I can clearly distinguish what the characters on the plate are, which I think is as much detail as I'll ever need.
While this camera has very good image quality and is nice and small, do NOT assume the date is always correct. Unfortunately, when I needed to retrieve important files, the camera did not automatically protect the files and also, the date was wrong. The loop recording should have atleast recorded the last 5 hours but because the date got reset, the files were lost. Be wary of this camera and if you do own this camera, check the date atleast once a week to make sure that the most recent files are properly being timestamped, because if it is not, the newest files will get overwritten. The camera kept deleting the most recent 8 files, as the date reset to Jan 1, 2018 when it should've been 2019.
I like "time lapse" feature. Use 256Gb samsung micro ssd memory and setup for surveillance.Recording and saving 1 frame/Sec videos for almost 40 days. AWESOME!
This is a pretty good camera for its price. Very good picture quality. Only issue is that the suction holding the camera comes off every now & then especially in extreme temperatures!
It’s small which is great however it also makes the screen small at this size. I found it a little finicky to set up but not so bad that I wouldn’t recommend it. I bought the GPS mount so by the time you have paid for both I feel there are likely better options in that price point considering you have to purchase 2 items to get speed and GPS locations. Only got it yesterday and have used it on a trip today. I accidentally set it to time lapse however the images are put together to make a video rather than loads of pictures. It worked well. Will be testing it’s video recording tomorrow on video. Looked at the video on my laptop and I would say the video was pretty good. All in all it is just about worth the money even though it feels cheap.
Surprised to find how small this dash cam, but with good quality. Easy hook up and connected in seconds. Picture quality is excellent. Being is so small, it hardly takes up any space to block your focus. Tried for a couple of days and have worked really well. Good product, worked as described.
I am disappointed not because of camera itself but the wire that came with camera has wrong pin, camera it self has mini port to connect and wire accessory they shipped is old thick pin, which doesn't support the camera. What a shame !!! Such a careless mistake and customer disappointment. This is the reason I will return the camera
N1 Pro - What a great camera. I recently witnessed an accident and my camera was facing the intersection. The police were so impressed with the quality, the noted the name and model.
look at this picture in a small well lit parking lot... no cars are moving and STILL I CANT READ THE LICENCE PLATE!DO NOT BUY IF YOU WANT TO READ LICENCE PLATE!no mater how much i zoom or clear it up its not going to show the plates.So i just reviewed all my videos from the camera and its graney meaning it looks like 720p NOT 1080p, you can clearly see the cars but fine detail like licence plates you can NOT SEE.this camera is cheap in price for someone who wants to get one for there safety but DO NOT EXPECT great quality, its cheap for a reason and that's all.Also you need a gps mount to get the speed and location shown below on the pictures, it is not includedim very harsh with this review because I'm a consumer like you and i don't want to waste money, i hope this review helps you.
This is a very good small and compact HD dash camera, the small screen helps saving battery, I tested it without USB powered, it recorded for 30 minutes.one of the good option is that you can disable the microphone for your personal privacy.the small screen is also good that it does not distract you.I like the wide angle lense that captures almost what you see from your car's windshield.it records very good even at night but I could not find the night vision option. I wished it could come with additional micro sd cart, so I didn't have to spend more money for micro sd card, it maybe internal memory would add value.with so many things happening on the road and neighborhood, it a good idea to have a device like this, summer is on the way so it also helps capturing the beautiful views of the trips.
I like everything about this dash cam. It was delivered within 2 days, and I used it for the first time yesterday.Two things, I need to figure out is why it plays on fast forward when I view from my laptop. I tried to view in slow mode (turtle), but it still played in fast forward. Probably just one setting away from figuring this out. Maybe it is the Transcend High Endurance 32GB Class 10 SD card I am using in it.Also, maybe there is a trick to removing the camera from the mount but I couldn't after it is on. I was hoping to remove the camera easily when I parked it for a long time, instead it leaves me with removing the whole mount with camera. Not a show stopper. I will contact Vantrue if I can't figure this out. They seem really receptive to assisting.Packaging is great! Manual is an easy read, it stays suctioned to the windshield. I ensured to clean the windshield prior to mounting the dash cam to it.Overall, excellent dash cam and though only one day using it, I have no doubt it will be good to have on the dash.
This is definitely smallest dashcam I've seen. The build quality is really nice and it has it's own propietary connector that attachs to the holder/suction cup. Extremely easy to install, video quality is good and still testing it with a 32GB SDCard. I've hard wired the camera to my fuse box and it starts to rerecord automatically when the car turns on. The camera turn off automatically once the car is turned off.So far I have not experienced any issues with this camera. It would be nice if the GPS unit was included in the package.
The Vantrue N1 dash cam seems to be excellent quality. It takes very clear video during the day and good quality video at night. It comes with everything you need. You can get an optional gps mount as well as a direct wiring kit. I had mine installed direct. I had a problem with the connection on the windshield mount but Vantrue were quick to ship me a new one. The service was excellent. I recommend this company.
I was noticing that vantrue makes a lot of dash cams so i decided to trust this company since i assumed they have experience with this product. i was right to trust them. the dash cam i got is of great build and functionallity is easy. manual is great and easy to intrepret, but the use of the dash cam is pretty self explanatory. it does everything that they advertise and delivers with excellence on all features.
Best budget dash cam you can get from Vantrue, vdo and the pic quality is amazing what you pay for , really happy with the product so far will update again after using it for six months
This product has excellent picture quality both daytime and nighttime. All the features are great like loop recording, g sensor etcBut the worst part is its adhesive holder. The suction cup is poor and fell down a 100 times; many times during driving and at other times hurting the co passenger.If your dash cam falls down suddenly during, it really jeopardizes safety. They have to do better on the suction cup.
Vantrue N1 pro stopped charging and recording after car being parked outside for 1 hour.Temperature was -15.Camera is useless now.Good product until it was parked outside for 1 hour.Also hard to attach to dash mount
i almost got into an accident and when i got home i was looking at footage the camera never recorded it, an hour drive and it only recorded 15 mins in total of it, i checked previous days and it never records the full drive, im not sure why but i thought that was its job also alot of 10 sec recorded videos while driving im not sure why, overall quality is good but reliability not so much im very disappointed
Very user friendly. Mounts easily behind the rear view mirror. Nice wide angle view. I like the sound recording so I can read plate numbers in case they aren't in focus.Now when you tell your friends about that ten point buck you nearly hit, you can prove it. LOL
I was kind of skeptical at first on how a small dash cam can offer good HD quality videos but after having used the dash cam for about 1 month, I find this N1 pro mini dash cam to outperform its competition. I even bought the hardwire kit because I wanted to rest assured that my car will be safe at all times. I highly recommend this dash cam because of its quality and performance both day and night.EDIT: they asked me to write a 5 star review right after receiving this product to get a free GPS mount. I’ve purchased this back in 2018 and I can tell you this was an okay camera for the first year. After 1st year, the date keeps resetting to Jan. 1 2000, because the internal battery is junk and dies after expanding in the summer heat. Also the parking mode with this camera starting acting up and would stay on for longer periods of time even when there’s no motion. I had to turn that mode off a while back to save my cars battery. Now it’s completely dead and doesn’t even turn on. Will not be buying vantrue again. Bought a new dashcam with capacitors so this doesn’t happen again. If u want a camera that will last for 1 year and have to replace it after this is the one lol. Vantrue is garbage
Very user friendly. Great quality. Excellent images. Most important is that it’s backed up with an amazing customer support.I also purchased the N2 pro dual lens
USB cable was more than long enough to wrap around side of windshield and under carpet to USB port. Setup was quick. Just format the SD CARD using the camera instead of your PC.
Product impression: It does not look cheap. It’s well built and the outside feels like rubberized. I left it in a car through very hot summer and still no issue.
Very good resolution: See the photos. Both interior and exterior resolutions are good. Interior of my car is black leather and the person is wearing dark blue jacket but the camera still shows a good image. I redacted the face but details are pretty good. Vehicle license plate numbers can be read on 1080P (outside)/1080P(inside). The menu also offers a higher resolution but then it does not offer dual camera views.
Easy setup: Good suction cup/holder is very steady and not shaky. Well built, plug and play as the factory setting is already good for most users. Menu and buttons are simple and easy to understand. Good user interface.
Excellent/responsive customer: Customer support by email is very responsive and genuinely interested in resolving a customer’s concerns and issues. It generally takes 1 or 2 days to response but they do get back to you. They also don’t hesitate to offer exchange a defective dash cam under warranty after trouble shootings.
Optional GPS: Quick fix GPS antenna and enables speed of a vehicle stamps on video files.
Suggestion: Use good quality micro SD cards made for frequent write/delete like SanDisk High Endurance Video Monitoring. Check once in a while to make sure the files are not corrupted. Reformat every 1 or 2 weeks. Keep one extra SD card as backup. Throw away and get a new one if SD cards keep corrupted or turns on/off the dash cam. Also, always use OEM cable and charger. Connect USB directly to the dash cam rather than through the holder or GPS antenna if you are having any power issue. Update firmware only if necessary so that you know if the dash cam experiences some issues you can spot the issue.