I think a problem with the dash camera market is it is very over saturated. There are tons of brands pushing their sub-par cameras and there is little brand recognition. I look at dash cameras the same way I look at any security cameras. Crimes are always being committed and they're caught on security cameras, but because the camera records in less than 480p you can't always make out much more than the fact that a figure committed a crime. I think BlackVue and the DR750S-2CH needs to be associated with dash cameras much like a Valentine ONE or an Escort MAX 360 is with radar detectors.

On Windows or Mac OS BlackVue offers the BlackVue Viewer. The BlackVue Viewer is extremely easy to use. I have dealt with a few track video applications which are not easy to use as the BlackVue Viewer is. The Viewer reminds me of the simplicity of Windows Movie Maker, but its simplicity isn't an indicator of quality. The viewer offers a log of all of the files on your SD card. When choosing and watching a video, you get detailed information such as driving speed, coordinates, date and time, as well as a little Google Map showing where at the point in the video you were on the road.

When I received the BlackVue, I knew it was not going to have a screen and I honestly did not know if it was a feature I wanted or not, but after using it for about a month, I can say dash cameras do not need screens. The front camera needs to point forward and the back camera needs to point backward. I understand that you may think you need to get the right view, but a screen for a one-time installation is pointless and convolutes your already busy passenger area. You may have an in car dash screen if you have a newer car for navigation and entertainment as well as possible radar detectors, adding screens you do not need. If you are still worried about pointing it to the right spot, the camera mount has grooved teeth that the camera slides into and locks with a button, but allows vertical up or down adjustment. I installed the BlackVue in my daily driven 2012 BMW E92 M3.

My commute to the office always seems to be when the sun is lowest in the sky, both in the morning and night, daylight savings time or not. I was worried that the dash camera that it would be recording glared video while driving into the sun with, making it difficult to make anything out from the footage. That was not the case. I am clearly able to see driving in the sun as well as driving in the shadows of bridges and tunnels without losing view on the video. I think that is where the Sony STARVIS sensors help out.

BlackVue not only helps you record things on your commute. They offer the BlackVue Power Magic Pro which is a device that helps limit battery drain allowing for the dash camera to record footage while parked.

Regarding the applications you get with the BlackVue-ecosystem, I find I do not use the phone application at all. I downloaded and used it to test of course, but I prefer just using the Windows application to view and export video. I must just be old school, if you like applications supplementing your hardware you will like the BlackVue application, it just is not for me. I am a pull the SD card out and look at it on the computer kind of guy, but luckily BlackVue has me covered on that front.

Price is always a concern with good hardware, but you pay the cost for the best. There are plenty of dub $100 dash cameras, but I am sure they will show you that a car was in front of you. Good luck for determining anything else. I kid, but you see the point, in most cases, quality levels go down with price. A BlackVue DR750S-2CH is going to run you just south of $400.

Regarding things I did not like, I would have preferred some sort of suction cup or rear view mirror mount. Instead it comes with some kind of adhesive gel to adhere the camera mount to your glass. I drive multiple vehicles and would prefer the ability to relocate the camera easily, but if you drive one car it would be no worry for you. I think my biggest gripe with the BlackVue is that having it, appears to make my car a magnet to having crazy stuff happen in front of me while driving.