My previous Dash-cam quit working, so I have recently purchased two new Dash-cams with GPS, for evaluation purposes. I am on the road 300-400 miles daily and for liability purpose, need a dash-cam that can accurately capture license plate numbers of moving vehicles, in the event of an incident. I first bought the new VAVA model, which cost $99, including GPS. Recording at 1080p 60fps, it records video at a bitrate of about 17mbps. I thought the video was Good, but not as good as the several Mobius Action Cams that I have been using as secondary cams. Mobius does not have a GPS option, which I need, but the video detail is excellent, and always captures the license plates!



Not overly impressed with the VAVA, I then ordered this Street Guardian SGGCX2PRO model, at $199, including GPS.

One would think that at twice the price, you would get substantially better video quality. And even though the video recording bitrate for 1080p @60fps is higher; about 20mbps, the viewable video quality is only marginally better. And as you can see in the two captures, just barely better! Certainly not worth twice the price.



4/6/2019 .. update: dropping my rating to one-star. I just spent the last 1-1/2 hours attempting to update the firmware from v 1.17 to v 1.20, with No Luck! Followed the directions exactly, trying 3 different cards (all of them worked in the cam). No at all happy with the video quality which to me, is paramount.



4/8/2019 ..update: I was informed by an associate of Street Guardian that I should adjust my video recording from 1080p60fps, to 1080p30fps for better results, and that they are currently working on a "firmware upgrade" that should improve 60fps recording. -- Nevermind the fact that this camera is advertised to record 1080p @ 60fps! Which it does, but not with impressive results.. which kind of defeats the purpose. Why sell the product under shaky pretenses?



I will no doubt return this cam, and keep the $99 VAVA model which performs quite nicely for the price.



4/7/2019 ...update: Firmware issue resolved. Turns out that this is a Pro+ model, even though is not listed as such. It just does not include the optional rear camera. So, I had downloaded the wrong firmware update! When you check your current firmware version in the cam menu, write down the entire description. If it has a + in it, then it is the + Model. Also, to update: unplug the GPS and Power cables from the cam, insert the memory card with the .bin file only, and then plug the power back in... only then will it update.