Vantrue N5 4 Channel WiFi 360° All Sides Dash Cam, STARVIS 2, IR Night Vision, 2.7K+1080P*3 Front Rear Inside Dashcam, Voice Control, GPS, 24 Hours Buffered Parking Mode Dash Camera, Support 512GB Max

The media could not be loaded. TLDWTR: (Too Long Don’t Want To Read): This is a great 4 channel dash cam system. It came well packaged, has high build quality, fantastic image grade, comes from a reputable company, and has a well-built application backing it.Full Review:My Vantrue N5 arrived amazingly quickly and safely packaged. Once I removed it from the shipping materials, I was presented with a smartly packaged camera and the components to make it work.Laying out everything on my kitchen table, I found there to be the following included:- 1 Front camera (with front interior cabin camera)- 1 Rear camera (with rear interior cabin camera)- 1 GPS mount (for the front camera)- 1 USB C 12v adapter (with additional USB A plug for phone charging)- 1 USB C to USB A data cable (for connecting your camera to your computer)- 1 20 ft USB C cable (for power and signal between the rear and front cameras)- 2 Electrostatic sheets (for between your windows and the 3M adhesive of the cameras)- 2 Primer wipes (for prepping the windows)- 2 Protected by Vantrue stickers- Some additional 3M adhesive (should you opt to relocate your cameras or remote)- 1 Plastic prybar/removal tool- 1 Microfiber cloth (for wiping off fingerprints)- 1 Comprehensive manual*You must supply a MicroSD card to complete this setup and a hardwiring kit if you want your system wired to something other than the 12v adapter in your vehicle.The night before my installation, I updated the camera's firmware from the comfort of my kitchen table. I hooked a USB C cable up to a portable battery and installed the Vantrue application on my phone while the camera powered up. With the power on and the app installed, I could start the camera’s configuration. You’ll be prompted to select a language, timezone, and other basic options from the camera at the initial power-on using the buttons on the bottom edge. After turning on the built-in WiFi (2.4 or 5ghz), you can move to your phone for the more advanced configuration.As I selected the camera in the application, it prompted me that there was a firmware update for my new camera and that it could download and install them for me (both front and rear camera units had firmware updates). This process was quick and worked flawlessly. I was ready to dig into the application once the camera had completed the installation and restarted. The application gives you the ability to synchronize the time on your camera from your phone (an excellent quality of life improvement), select resolutions and frame rates for the cameras, disable cameras you might not want to use, configure the information that will or won’t be overlaid on the bottom edge of your recordings (date/time, license plate #, GPS coordinates, speed, and branding), as well as a multitude of other options. With these options set, I was ready to do the installation the next day in my vehicle.I got to the installation on my 2018 F-150 in the afternoon. It took about an hour to get everything installed and all the cables tucked away. As advice for anyone attempting this install, be sure to use those included electrostatic sheets between your windows and the camera’s 3M adhesive. Removing that adhesive a couple of years later is a tough job.I mounted the front camera on the passenger side of my vehicle, up behind my rearview mirror, over just far enough that the front internal cabin-facing camera could see everyone but me, the driver. This location also keeps the camera out of my regular line of sight while driving. The power for this camera comes from an adapter between my rearview mirror and the power feed into it. This camera is bigger than others I have seen due to the addition of the cabin camera.I then ran the USB C cable for the rear camera up and around my windshield, tucked up into the header, and down the passenger side A-pillar (after removing the cover to ensure I didn’t get tangled up with the side curtain airbags). From there, it ran along the door trim sill plate until coming back up along the rear passenger pillar and tucked in behind the soundproofing material on the back of the truck cabin. Coming into the installation, I figured the 20ft of USB C cable would be too much; by this point, I started to get nervous about the length of cable I had left. Luckily, I had just enough, about 8 inches in surplus. Plan when you are choosing your path for cable routing!I mounted the rear camera above the center seatbelt reel on my backseat so that it was out of the way of my sliding rear window (which opens to the passenger side on the Gen13 F-150s). With this location, I could keep it mostly centered on the truck and capture the tailgate of my vehicle and most of the bed and surrounding areas off to the sides. Additionally, thanks to the flexibility of the camera and the application for managing it, I could flip the image since my rear camera is technically upside down.I could start using my new cameras with all the configurations set from the night before. Overall, I am blown away by the quality of the images coming from the front camera. The image sensor is a marked improvement over other cameras I have seen and used in the past. The rear and both cabin cameras are limited to 1080p, so they aren’t the most powerful but should be sufficient for most people’s needs.The application allows real-time viewing of the cameras, cycling between fullscreen views of each camera, and pulling videos and images to your phone for use elsewhere. In its current version, the application works well, finds my camera each time, and moves content quickly. The ability to support multiple cameras (should you have a second car with a Vantrue camera installed) is a great bonus.I've included a sample of the footage from both the front and rear cameras (sorry, not the inside since the kids wanted to ride along).I am exceedingly happy with this purchase and would strongly recommend this product.

I bought this dashcam because of its 360 degree coverage. When I unboxed this N5 dashcam, I was impressed by the build quality, a lot of improvements were made since the very first N2. The product feels very premium. The quality you get is worth the price tag on this product.Using the USB C cable that came with this dashcam (see attached picture), I was able to check all the features first to make sure everything is working fine before I installed it in my car. Installing this dashcam was very easy, I didn’t have to use any tool as I just ran the cables through the crevices of the side and roof panels of the car. I used the Vantrue OBD adapter for this N5 dashcam so that I don’t have to tap on the fuse box to utilize the parking mode. My setup worked out perfectly, I set the OBD cable adapter to turn off when voltage goes below 12 volts to prevent discharging the battery. Parking mode on the N5 works fine overnight, but sometimes it misses a few events since my battery voltage goes below 12 volts, so I need to adjust the threshold lower. One thing I love the most about this dashcam is the 5GHz option in Wifi. This option makes transferring videos and images from the dashcam to smartphone very quick and smooth.The information that can be optionally embedded on the captured video are also very useful. Information such as date and time, speed, GPS coordinates, and your own license plate can be included in the video so that it can be used later in case of an event.The video quality from this dashcam is very impressive. Attached to this review is the very first video (pardon my dirty tinted rear windshield) that I downloaded while testing out this dashcam. I didn’t attach the inside sample videos for privacy reasons, but with all 4 cameras, I can say that it does overlap with each other to capture all the surroundings in a 360 degree fashion. Images from this dashcam is clear enough to see license plates in case of an event. The mobile app for this dashcam is also well made, I was able to configure everything using the app instead of the menu in the camera, which is very convenient.Overall, I’m impressed how much Vantrue has improved over the years. This N5 dashcam is high quality, easy to use, and produces high quality videos. Highly recommended.

This dash cam is pretty incredible. After a few months of testing, I have been quite impressed with the performance and functionality. For the price, it's a great value that offers you full coverage surveillance of the both the front/back of your car, plus the interior. Surveillance while parked was a key feature I was looking for and this dash cam does this very well, with an option to record video every time motion is detected while the car is parked/off. This is made possible by an optional power cable with a built-in circuit breaker that delivers power to the dash cam while ensuring the car battery doesn't drain all the way. The micro-SD card makes it easy to view and save footage from the dash cam to your computer, or you can connect to the dash cam directly using the mobile app via Wi-Fi and view/save whatever recordings you need. The overall installation was quick and seamless, though it may take some time for you to route the cables properly throughout your car if you car about making them hidden. The adhesive that attaches the camera to your windshield has performed really well so far during my use of the dash cam, and both the front and back cameras remain attached to the windshields even when I drive over bumps. Overall, I am very impressed with this dash cam and feel like it is a great value for the cost. If you're looking for a full surveillance dash cam that also does recording while your car is parked and turned off, then I highly recommend trying this model or other models from Vantrue depending on your specific needs.