Reddit Reddit reviews AUTO-VOX A118C Dash Cam Car Dashboard Camera with Sony Exmor Sensor Capacitor Edition Full 1080P HD video No Internal Battery 170 Super wide angle 6G Lens with G-sensor WDR Night Mode Loop Recording

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AUTO-VOX A118C Dash Cam Car Dashboard Camera with Sony Exmor Sensor Capacitor Edition Full 1080P HD video No Internal Battery 170 Super wide angle 6G Lens with G-sensor WDR Night Mode Loop Recording
GENUINE A118C Dash Cam: Featuring a high resolution sensor (Sony Exmor Sensor ), it provides crystal clear images in the day and at night, providing you with the evidence you need should you ever have an accident.STREET GUARDIAN: Sensitive G-sensor is able to auto lock the file while the impact drops on the vehicle. Superior 170 viewing angle gives the recording a panoramic quality that encompasses both sides of the road and its surroundings.EXTREME TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE: It uses a super capacitor instead of a lithium battery, which offers safe operation over a wide temperature range(-4°F—140°F), whereas lithium batteries can be unsafe at high temperaturesEXTREMELY SIMPLE OPERATION: Recording starts as soon as the vehicle is started and stops when it is stopped. Note: operation requires a Micro SD card. 32 GB card class 10 is recommended.EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE: AUTO-VOX is totally confident in this A118C dash cam with Sony sensor and backs them with a 12-month worry-free warranty. All emails will be replied within 24hours.
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21 Reddit comments about AUTO-VOX A118C Dash Cam Car Dashboard Camera with Sony Exmor Sensor Capacitor Edition Full 1080P HD video No Internal Battery 170 Super wide angle 6G Lens with G-sensor WDR Night Mode Loop Recording:

u/funvill · 33 pointsr/vancouver

I have both of these dashcams.

u/Stingray88 · 18 pointsr/LosAngeles

I used to recommend E-Prance Mini 0803 or 0805 but it looks like they're not making them anymore. They're great little guys that you could hide behind the mirror and they were available under $100. These days if you're trying to spend under $100 I'd say trying this one.

Some other general rules for dash cams that you should follow:

  • Make sure that it has motion detection so that it saves/locks clips when you get into an accident or whatever.

  • Make sure that it has a capacitor instead of a battery. A parked car in Los Angeles summer heat will get extremely hot and destroy a lithium ion battery. Meanwhile a capacitor will work fine. Dashcams with capacitors are generally made to withstand heat better than those without, they're made with this use case basically.

  • If they don't have internal memory, make sure to get a high endurance memory card made for security purposes like this. A regular memory card will be dead within a year... All flash NAND has a certain number of writes before it's effectively useless, and stand SD cards can't withstand the constant writes of a dash cam.
u/JellyfishSammich · 15 pointsr/personalfinance

Hey, I got a dash-cam a couple of months ago and I had the same concern. I ended up getting this one because of its minimalist but functional design.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UUQD9L6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Its a capacitor style dashcam, so no worry of battery problems due to overheating (say if you live in a hot climate during summer) but the tradeoff is that it can't be set to record when you are gone.

u/sadistic_angel · 6 pointsr/legaladvice

I got this one and have been liking it. No problems with it yet and I can have it record 24/7 without having any battery issues.

u/MkOwEb · 4 pointsr/toronto

May I ask what made you buy that specific model? Just wondering because I just bought my first dash-cam (waiting for Amazon to deliver), and I hope I got a good one.

There's so many out there that I didn't know which to get, so I settled on the Auto-Vox simply due to number and rate of reviews.

u/Desmocratic · 3 pointsr/CCW

I use a dash cam with audio, I have installed this in both my car and my wife's. I am not sure if it will help in every situation, especially with a criminal who knows how to manipulate the system but it's at least one more tool in the good guys tool chest.

u/brzcory · 3 pointsr/subaru

A118C. Got it for x-mas. Comes with great reviews, and I love it so far! It's on the sidebar of /r/dashcam along with some other options, depending on what features you're looking for.

Not as nice as another person's GoPro though, but that's because the GoPro is a $500 camera, and the A118 is $70.

Here's the GoPro footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZfH6DHnGjw

u/Eldarlore · 3 pointsr/Calgary

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00UUQD9L6/

It's mid range for pricing & features but easy to setup / use.

u/tinselsnips · 3 pointsr/Winnipeg

I have an A118C; stuck it behind the review mirror next to the remote starter receiver, and it just looks like part of the mirror, if you even notice it at all.

u/DrCoolHands · 3 pointsr/Winnipeg

I just replaced the G1W in my wife's car with a A118/B40 capacitor. $100 shipped from Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/AUTO-VOX-Dashboard-Capacitor-Internal-Recording/dp/B00UUQD9L6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1467903549&sr=8-3&keywords=A118

I was not a fan of the G1W, it looks awful, hangs really low and blinds the driver at night since the screen turns on at power-up and you can't tuck it behind the mirror with the giant suction cup mount.

I installed the A118 last night, so we'll see how it goes.

https://dashcamtalk.com/b40-a118/
http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2014/10/26/the-a118-b40-wedge-dashcam-review.html

u/PieAndBacon · 2 pointsr/Dashcam

thx for the reply, from what i've been reading thats what a lot of people sugges for this price range is there any difference between this and this

u/DaddyPigSmokeJuice · 2 pointsr/northernireland

Yeah, it's this one here. It's a few years old so there's probably better alternatives out now but it does the job

u/proteanpeer · 2 pointsr/washingtondc

AUTO-VOX A118C Dash Cam. Nothing fancy. It was affordable and gets the job done.

u/random12356622 · 2 pointsr/Dashcam

> For uploading online I was looking for some kind of cloud storage in case the car is stolen. Not really immensely important but would be nice if it's available.

BlackVue DR650S has the cloud feature (Paid feature like a cell phone service plan), where you can most likely do this. - I am not 100% familiar with this service. Also it has G sensor activation(s) notifications to cell phone (text) (free service).

Attempted hit and run thwarted by this feature. <- Related reddit discussion)

> When you say "not really movable to other vehicles" do you mean that it cannot ever be removed after being installed, or just that you can't easily move it between vehicles? I'm looking to buy a different car in the (near) future so if I can't remove it I'll wait until I get the new car.

It is connected via an adhesive pad, double sided pads serves the same function, and can be bought online or local office supply store. You can remove this with a scraper (like RMV stickers off your wind shield) or with a piece of string method (not sure how this works.)

> in case the car is stolen.

If you are worried about the dash cam being stolen, you could super glue it to the windshield. (Removable still but much more labor intensive.) Heat gun to the wind shield will remove it eventually. Video of how do do this

> As for the A119, does it come with a rear camera? If not, is there a separate rear camera that can be bought to go with it?

A119 is a 1 Channel system, and can not support a 2nd camera. You could however purchase 2x A119, or 1x A119 and a A118C + 2x Hardwire kits (£9.99 - £10.39)


  • A118C ($50 USD) Good video quality, better build quality, but bad park mode. - Not Automatically enabled/disabled, Not Buffered recording, is low power while in use, does not have built in low voltage detection/battery protection separate hardwire kit with this feature required, is discreet enough not to draw extra attention.

    UK purchase points - (£49.99 Amazon UK) (£39.82 Ebay listings UK )

    2x A119 would be twice as much to setup and maintain, (formatting every 30-45 days ect) but it would do the job.

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    I heavily favor Excellent parking mode dash cameras. I am not impressed with the cheap hardwire kit options. The more expensive hardwire kit options, like the Power Magic Pro (£26.00), or Vico Power-Plus Battery Discharge Prevention (BDP) Device ($60 USD) (could not find UK listing,) or MultiSafer (unfamiliar with this specific device) ($35 USD) (could not find UK listing,) make other options more attractive. (Aka make Excellent parking mode dash cams better options.)
u/VladStark · 2 pointsr/Dashcam

I would not get one that cheap with some of the reviews indicating it stopped working so quickly. Below is a link to what I've been using for almost a year (purchased last June), in Texas where it is about as hot as Florida. It has worked great for me so far and it keeps the date & settings saved even if I don't use my car for a few days (losing the date and settings was a problem with other capacitor based cameras I'd used). It is less expensive than the Guardian brand models, night footage might not be as good as those but it is adequate for me. I feel this one was a good deal. But there are plenty of good cameras out there.

http://www.amazon.com/AUTO-VOX-Dashboard-Capacitor-Internal-Recording/dp/B00UUQD9L6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

EDIT: So, while that above link is what I am using in one of my cars and I've been happy with it so far, there are also other options such as this one just under 100 bucks that seem to have overall better reviews and more reviews. So, this might be even better, but I have no experience with it: http://www.amazon.com/Rexing-Dashboard-Recorder-G-Sensor-Recording/dp/B00X528FNE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_sims?ie=UTF8

u/Foxbatt · 1 pointr/Dashcam

Since 2016 - it was this one - out of production now but it's newer A119 versions are available. It's been parked in the Phoenix sun for about a year now and where I moved from before was quite toasty too.

I also use a Roav in my jeep
higher quality video but it has a battery - I do keep that car garaged and out of the sun.

u/clinen11 · 1 pointr/cars

Is this the model you went with? I see several on Amazon but it seems there's half a dozen "A118C" with minor differences and all of the lower priced ones have about 3 stars. This one seemed to rank a bit better and have more info
https://www.amazon.com/AUTO-VOX-Dashboard-Capacitor-Internal-Recording/dp/B00UUQD9L6/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1502665119&sr=8-8&keywords=A118C+dash+cam

u/durple · 1 pointr/mazda3

In case you don't want to do what is often suggested here (wire into the fuse box), maybe I have something for you.

I got this for my 2017 hatch. The cord it came with was long enough. With camera mounted just to the passenger side of rear view mirror, the cord runs along top of windshield to the passenger door frame, tucked along the trim down the front of the door frame to the bottom, under the passenger seat, and into the center console. It really only has maybe a few inches of slack, it's actually quite ideal length. The only spot it's really visible is where it crosses from the upper corner of the windshield to the door frame. There's a seam in the interior there so I'm sure it could be hidden but I didn't want to start taking pieces of my interior off in order to get the cord behind without causing damage (I mean, at that point you may as well go the fusebox route).

u/teotwawkiaiff · 1 pointr/Dashcam

I have an A118C & like it. Good picture & fits all requirements you listed.
EDIT: Although, the rear cam is of lower quality come to think of it.
I may spend 29 bucks on amazon for a replacement= hd cam for the rear

u/dtorg29 · 1 pointr/saskatoon

Here is the link It is nice and sleek, not too noticeable in the vehicle. Great Quality!!!

Edited* You can also purchase a hard wiring kit, I wired mine into my mirror.

u/watchthenlearn · 1 pointr/Atlanta

I'm pretty sure this is it. I like how I can hide it behind my mirror. The quality is decent, and it has a battery that allows the camera to continue to record for a certain amount of time after the engine is shut off.

Most of the time I forget it's there until something fun happens on the road. Have had it for over a year and the peace of mind is worth way more than the cost of the camera.

Edit: Looks like for $15 more you can get one of a similar format that is more favorably reviewed. Rexing.