2024 Dashcams UNDER £200! Top 5 REVIEWED!

Here's the Top 5 most popular Dashcam's in the UK but which one is best? I review 5 of them & test their image quality day and night and pick a winner that I'm going to use in my daily car!

📷 *DASHCAM LINKS* 📷
*ORSKEY Dash Cam*

*Nextbase 122HD*

*Nextbase 522GW*

*Garmin Dash Cam 67*

*BlackVue DR590X-1CH*

*Sandisk 64GB or 128GB Extreme microSDXC card*

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro & What I'm looking for
2:11 Unboxing ORSKEY
2:53 Unboxing Nextbase 122HD
3:17 Unboxing Nextbase 522GW
4:03 Unboxing Garmin Dash Cam 67
4:49 Unboxing BlackVue DR590X-1CH
6:56 Video Quality
9:06 Ease of Use
15:15 Installation
19:20 Summary

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[npoleary]

📷 *DASHCAM LINKS* 📷
*ORSKEY Dash Cam*

*Nextbase 122HD*

*Nextbase 522GW*

*Garmin Dash Cam 67*

*BlackVue DR590X-1CH*

*Sandisk 64GB or 128GB Extreme microSDXC card*

These are Amazon Affiliate links meaning that if a purchase is made, I may receive a small commission but this do not affect my recommendation by any means.

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[besottedferrarista]

Another great video Nick!
I have 2 x dashcams both BlackVue DR900S 2Ch (front & rear cameras) in 4K. I also purchased BlackVue back-up batteries for each one. This allows you to have the cameras running while the car is parked without drawing down power from your cars start battery - no fun coming back to a flat start battery!You get about 24 hours recording in park mode with the back-up battery getting recharged only when you start the car again. I have one in my 458 & the other in my CLE & had them both professionally installed. My experience using them has been great with no issues at all & the 4K giving great resolution.
I prefer being able to transfer the video footage to my phone via Bluetooth rather than taking the card out to do this. Also, I like the no screen design so that the camera can be tucked up behind the rear view mirror & completely out of my line of sight.
But that’s just my personal preference. At the end of the day any dashcam you choose is better than the one you don’t when someone runs into you!
Cheers Steve

[Stefan.Voinea]

Nextbase 522GW owner here. I have this since 2019. I was very happy with it when I got it, but now due to high heat isn’t working properly. If you want this to last more than that, keep it out of direct sunlight. I know 5 years might be a lot for a dashcam, but my 25£ other dashcam (crosstour) still works perfectly fine since 2017

[johndavies]

I've got the Nextbase 512GW. Had it over 5 years now. It just works. 👍👍 Tucked the wire into the windscreen A pillar mount ( front side ), running it down under the passenger seat to the rear centre power socket.

[courtneyblackwood]

I upgraded from the Garmin 67W and Mini2 to BlackVue 970XLTE, I absolutely love the BlackVue.

[jameson]

Hi Nick - well done for taking on the minefield of Dashcam. I’ve had a BlackVue DR750 - 2 CH (I.e front & rear) since 2018 (in my C class). It failed me in 2023, but I sent it to their U.K. office (who sent it to the S Korea office). They replaced the camera sensor -all for £50 and 3w downtime. Great service. Just had it professionally fitted to my Cla sb and working great

[petercarlin]

I purchased Fitcamx for my GLE. Front was super easy plug & play but the rear is a bit tricky routing the cable. Highly recommended and great picture quality.
Have a look.

[stewartworoch]

I have the Nextbase 622 in my A class. Just a word of advice. If you install the camera too high up the windscreen, you can fall just out of the wiper arc, which totally messes up the image if it happens to be raining. Also, Nextbase like to recommend using their (expensive) SD cards, but mine works perfectly well with a Sandisk 256gb card.

[samiajones]

Thank you Nick, this is a useful video.

[bowman]

That was excellent video Nick, thinking of getting one myself so very handy to compare them

[yorkiepudd]

The major drawback with Nextbase is they incorporate a battery which can fail quite quickly and that is the end of the dashcam.

Viofo etc are better (IMO) as they use a capacitor so are unlikely to fail.

I have just purchased a 70Mai - with 4g connectivity and a rear cam for less than £150 - i will let you know how it goes.

[HSOH]

The integrated FITCAMX 4K front dashcam I installed in my 2022 Porsche Cayenne 14 months ago continues to work well. It replaced the bottom of the rain sensor housing, looks OEM and comes with a "Y" harness for powering it from the rain sensor. It turns on and off with the ignition. The version I bought doesn't have a parking mode but there are versions that do - those are powered from the vehicle fuse box. There is an optional rear camera which I didn't get. There isn't a screen but there are supporting IOS and Android phone apps for downloading and viewing videos and making setting changes. Downloading 4K videos to my phone over the FITCAMX built in WiFi is slow so I pull the 128GB microSD card I use in it when I want to download more than one or two videos. There are FITCAMX versions for many recent vehicle models including the Mercedes A Class. The only drawback I've identified is that it cannot put coordinates and vehicle speed on the video image - only date and time.

[colinnicol]

I have the same car as yourself and fitted the next base 552. I also have the rear camera mounted at the rear window. What I like about the next base is all the accessories, spare parts etc are available in a well known shop as well as the hard wired accessories, ie fused interface. The problem with many cameras is that they are all made in china and when they go wrong you’re knackered

[JettaRedIII]

My favorite is the Vantrue E1 2.7K WiFi Mini Dash Cam, Voice Control Front Car Dash Camera with GPS & Speed, Super Night Vision, Wireless Controller & App, 24 Hours Parking Mode, Buffered Motion Detection, Support 512GB Max. It also uses a supercapacitor for extreme heat protection (versus battery powered). I also got it because of its compact size so it would be unobtrusive on my windshield. Right now, at around $100 USD, it's a very good purchase. You can add a polarized lens filter and a hardwire power kit (needed for auto recording when the car gets bumped in a parking lot). I have one in each of my cars. The E1 is forward-facing only, but there is a model with a rear-facing camera.

[billm]

Great video Nick, I’m looking at a new dash cam myself the video was a great help thank you.

[swfc_clips]

Hi Nick, perfect timing, I am just looking for a dashcam for my new 2024 A35 so I was curious on your opinion. I was also looking at the 522GW, seems like the best price/performance.

You said that you're wiring yours in to the 12V or USB in the centre console? Can you close the sliding cover when the 12V is plugged in - at least up to a small gap for the cable to come out? I really like the clean look when its closed, but I feel like it won't be possible when the 12V is plugged in?

I did some research into hard wiring also but it seems like a real faff on the A class as the fuse box is under the passenger seat.

Anyway thanks for the video and reviews

[michaelarcher]

Good video, I have had a nextbase 522gw for a couple of years and would not drive without it. I also have the rearview camera attachment. Well worth the money.
Only issue is it's very pickie over which sd card you use.

[venomtailOG]

The Garmin speed trap and red traffic lights camera warnings are a mixed bag, in the positive direction for me. Really useful for going on trips to any place for the first time to know of red light camerad and speed changes. I remember going to Wales after new 20mph limits. Google and Waze had yet to update but my camera was warning me im doing 30 in a new 20 with a speed camera in front if me while sat nav said it was still 30.

[StevenMurray-mtom]

Hi Nick

Great review on all those Dashcams…I used to have one in my old AMG CLA 35 because it had the augmented navigation system which was superb but in my new car I don’t have that … so I might think of installing one . 👍

[tonyhey]

Hi Nick, I’ve used different ones in the past, but eventually I went for a Nextbase 622, really good value camera.