VIOFO VS1 Mini Dash Cam, 1440P/2K HDR Dashcam, STARVIS 2 Sensor, Free 32GB SD Card, 5GHz Wi-Fi Voice Control Car Dash Camera with GPS, Night Vision 2.0, 24H Parking Mode, Support 512GB Max

For this review, I'm using the VIOFO VS1 Mini Dash Cam strictly as a home security cam. I also own the Viofo A229 Pro two-channel dashcam for my personal vehicle use which I'm happy with.I found I can use this small VIOFO VS1 Mini Dash Cam to reliably record an area outside my front door using Auto Event Detection i.e. parking mode. I bought this little dashcam specifically to fit in a small, concealed space inside my front door. It's secured, hidden, yet accessible to activate wifi when I need to monitor live view or review video clips. I found wifi signal range to phone to be ~15-20'. Dashcam includes an 11 1/2' long USB-A to USB-C detachable cable to cigarette adapter. I'm using my own 15' USB cable attached to my own USB-A adapter plugged into wall outlet. Overall, I found it works great for my unique application.Using the app, I configured it to parking mode with high sensitivity. With power coming from AC, it's always on and records only when motion is detected. Pre-buffered images are saved so video and audio are captured before, during and after it's triggered. The images are stored on included SD card. I configured wifi inside the camera to 5ghz for fastest connection. Wifi is turned on after long pressing button ~8 seconds. Once SSID is detected on Android, Viofo connects to Android by pressing OK after initial setup. The short clips saved on the card are easily viewed and downloaded if needed. App requires back navigation and refreshing video list each time after viewing a video, but it's a minor annoying extra step. Wifi automatically turns off when not connected.I like the available customization of functions, it's stealth design and versatile voice control commands which adds additional convenience. Obviously my application is not a typical use case as it's always plugged in and powered on in parking mode. Having used this for over a month, I've had no issues. It's in parking mode 24/7 powered by an AC plug and 15' long cable. It's been reliably recording every motion detected event just as I hoped. Product info is very detailed and accurate on Amazon as well as Viofo website, which gave me confidence I knew what I was getting.Auto event detect in parking mode is reliable. Video and sound recording are clear. The Viofo app allows quick access to check live view, adjust setup functions, scroll through and view saved clips, download clips to phone, or delete what you don't want saved on card. It's all fairly intuitive. Overall dashcam design is very high quality. While not a 'dashcam' review per se, I hope my alternative application as a front door security cam helps someone researching this dashcam.

Hello, After a year long study/research on which dash camera to buy I finally decided on Viofo as they constantly float to the top when it comes to various reviews. Save the work reading, I've done ALLLLLLLLLLL the research. I purchased both a VS1 MINI DASH CAM (as well as an A119 mini 2) 3 of each actually. (My car, dads, moms). . I have driven 5000 miles since on a long road trip and have every minute of it captured in high quality video that really looks clear even on my big 70 inch tv.The video looks good at night, looks good during the day. I use a 256GB memory card from viofo (or San disk, samsung).(I recommend high endurance versions as they will be recorded to all the time you're driving).I've captured 2 deer close calls and 2 car accidents already in only a couple weeks. A ladder flying off a truck.Get the hardwire kit, it's very easy to install (youtube your car for fuse panel help)... mine comes on after a 10 second delay and says its recording. I've set it to record for 30 minutes after parking too. On and off all automatically.The app for my phone works well. The voice features are great and handy. If I need to review file i can use app but I typically just stick memory card into my computer and that works best for me.Anyways, I think you'll be very happy with the Viofo cameras. This one in particular is very small, does its job well and more then enough resolution for what dash cameras are about. The image quality is legit.The camera is legit. Though viofo makes cameras that do front and back, I choose to purchase 2 individual units for my car. One independant for front and one for rear. Just wanted to manage and wire them separately

I was looking at a lot of different dash cams and found this one. Small, unobtrusive and simple to install and use. It doesn't have a screen but you shouldn't be looking at a screen anyway while driving. I already had a power cord from my OBD port for an older dash cam so all I needed was a mini-b to usb c adapter. The reason for the 4 stars is that neither the manual nor the videos say you have to disconnect carplay first (or the android equivalent) before connecting your phone to the dash cam's wifi (at first my carplay was fighting with the viofo wifi) . The phone can't handle both at once. The dash cam is recording constantly but to view the videos you have to disconnect carplay then connect to the Viofo wifi on the app. I need carplay while driving (trailer app, google maps etc while towing) so I have to wait until I'm stopped to view the videos. Makes sense though from a safety perspective. By the way tech support is very helpful over the chat function and they got me through the WiFi issues.

I ordered this dash cam because my old one failed. It is well worth the money. The video quality seems to be quite good, and greatly exceeds that of my old dash cams. It is easy to figure out and use, and the voice controls work well assuming you can remember the commands (I only remember the WiFi and lock video commands). I find the method in which you update the firmware to be a little annoying, I'd prefer to just update through the app, but I instead have to load the update on the SD card and have it installed that way. Otherwise, I have no real gripes so far.