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Which Dash Cams Brand Wins?
We compared 11 dash cams options head to head. Viofo came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video. Shoppers cross-shopping fitcamx, fitcamx dash cam, garmin dash cam and garmin dash camera land here for the head to head that settles it.
Winner
Viofo
Price shown in test: $114
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Runner-up
Red Tiger
Price shown in test: $100 with coupon
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The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Scroll sideways to see all measurements. Products are listed in the order they finished.
| Product | License plate readability facing into sunset, static distances | Road sign readability at 35 mph | Intersection readability facing into sunset | Night vision readability at stepped distances | Digital light box and gas price sign readability | Overall 1st to 11th place ranking, average finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Viofo 1440p front only dash cam$114 | came out on top, readable at 30 ft, best possible exposure rating of one | performed just about as good as the 4K cameras, part of the top group rated two | performed the best along with the Red Tiger, rating of 1.5 | came out on top with the best possible rating of one | came out on top with the best possible rating of one, readable even from a couple hundred feet away | 1st place, average finish of 1.3, described as running circles around the competition |
| 2Red Tiger$100 with coupon | tied for second place at 20 ft along with Cool Crazy, Rove, and Wolfbox, best possible exposure rating of one | performed well, part of the group rated two | performed the best along with the Viofo, rating of 1.5 | tied for second place with the Wolfbox, rating of 1.5 | unreadable in this specific test despite performing better than Cool Crazy in most other categories | 2nd place, average finish of 2.2, described as a terrific camera |
| 3Cool Crazy$90 | tied for second place at 20 ft, readable to 25 ft though grainy | did the best job along with the Wolfbox | performed well along with the Wolfbox, rating of two | outperformed all previous brands tested up to that point | performed almost as well as the Viofo, rating of 1.5 | 3rd place, average finish of 2.7 |
| 4Wolfbox i07, three channel dash cam$114 with coupon | tied for second place at 20 ft | did the best job along with the Cool Crazy, edged out the Viofo in a direct comparison | performed well along with the Cool Crazy, rating of two | tied for second place with the Red Tiger, rating of 1.5, described as one of the best performing cameras in the showdown so far | not tested | not tested |
| 5Rove R2$100 | tied for second place at 20 ft, offered the sharpest image up to that point in the test | performed well, part of the group rated two | not tested | not tested | finished in third place with a rating of two, readable though not as sharp as the Cool Crazy | not tested |
| 6Arifayz K600, dual channel dash cam$65 | offered the sharpest image of the brands tested up to that point, readable to 20 ft | performed better than the previous cheaper brands despite a grainy image | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 7Miden S7$40 | looked too dark or underexposed, about as grainy as the cheaper cameras, readable to 15 ft | performed better than the E-Yegor in a direct comparison | road signs were unreadable, struggled with the sunset | struggled with daytime and sunset performance but performed a little better at night | not tested | not tested |
| 8E-Yegor S60$45 | light exposure seemed about right, but grainy at distance like the other cameras | struggled, only one of two road signs readable | struggled significantly, road signs unreadable | street sign unreadable at every stopping point | not tested | not tested |
| 9Ovaman$30 | performed a little better than the V300, license plate unreadable past 20 ft | not tested | not tested | performed a little better than the earlier cheaper brands at reading a license plate but struggled with most other tests | not tested | not tested |
| 10Pruveo$120 with coupon | underexposed and noticeably less sharp than the Viofo, unreadable at 20 ft | road signs did not look nearly as sharp as the previous five brands tested | street signs and the highway sign both unreadable | at a big disadvantage with only a 1080p main camera, image only became clear at the fifth and sixth stopping points | lighted box unreadable, digital display difficult to read | not tested |
| 11V300$22 | unreadable past 15 ft, no display on the camera itself for aiming | unable to read the road sign while driving, only one of two signs readable after stopping and zooming in | unable to provide a clear image of the road signs near the stop sign | could not read the street sign until the closest stopping point, and even then it was very grainy | could not read the sign name or the gas price on the digital display | not tested |
How it was tested
- license plate readability facing into the sunset at increasing static distances
- road sign readability while driving past at 35 mph
- intersection readability facing into the sunset
- night vision readability of a street sign at stepped distances
- digital light box and gas price sign readability
- overall 1st to 11th place performance ranking with average finish score
“And the VIFO pretty much ran circles around the competition and had an average finish of 1.3... If I can only choose one dash cam, I'd definitely go with the VIOFO.”