DDPAI Dash Cam 1296P, WiFi Dash Camera for Cars, Dash cam Front with App, Car Camera with Night Vision, 140° Wide Angle WDR, 24 Hours Parking Mode, G-Sensor, Loop Recording, Mini Pro

I’m a dash cam addict. I lost count of how many of different dash cams that I bought. Some returned and some I kept. Emergency Capturing: The annoying part in most of the dash cams is the difficulty in recording an emergency video. I use dash cams in my three cars that I drive to record clips of the idiotic scenes that occur in front of me. I upload them to youtube or share them. In addition, I use them to protect me from false accusations! Most of the dash cams have dedicated emergency button that is NOT easy to reach and operate, especially if the dash cam is installed to the right side of the windshield, which is my preferred spot. I like the dash cam to be hidden of my sight, yet operable at the same time. Some dash cams offer the emergency button function as an app in the phone. Seriously, who has the time to start an app and then capture the emergency video? Others have voice command functions to capture the emergency videos. Again, it is not 100% dependable since the voice recognition is a hit or miss. Unlike Alexa or Google Home voice recognition which is amazing… This camera solves the problem by providing a dedicated wireless button that can be installed anywhere in the car. The down side here is that the camera records up to 30 seconds “15 seconds before pressing the button, and 15 sec after pressing it” of video as an emergency clip. It could be enough for you, but wish if it was at least 60 seconds. By the way, my ex-dash cam that I was using is Philips adr810. It has a dedicated emergency button in the cigarette lighter plug. Nice !! But switching due to the higher quality video in the DDPAI cam and the ease of transferring video clips via WiFi. WiFi: Love the smart WiFi connection in this dash cam. It cleverly connects to your phone on demand. Transferring the video clips is so easy. I don’t need to take out the SD card in order to transfer the files, as I used to do in my previous dash cams. If I record three video clips in a trip, it takes the phone 30 seconds to download the clips. Quality: The video quality is amazing, and I heard they are releasing mini3 model which has even higher quality. I’m not sure of the price of the mini3 yet, so can’t decide if I’m going to upgrade. My wish list: 1- I wish if the camera can be removed easily after installing it, such as using a magnetic connection instead of just having the holder integrated into the camera, where the older is attached with a 3M tape to the windshield. 2- More advanced options to increase the recording time “at least 60 seconds”. 3- The camera holder needs to be in the middle of the camera to avoid any tilting after installation. I did not notice any tilting in the video, but it seems the camera is a little bit tilted to the left since the holder only supports the right side of the camera. I do love how the camera is only allowed to go up and down, without going left and right since you don’t need the camera to move freely during driving, plus the camera already has wide angles so your left and right are always covered. In summary, this is the best dash cam in the market as of today. It is underrated and not very well known and I don’t see a lot of reviews about it, but I love it alllooottt.

This is a great little camera packed with some fantastic features for it price. I have tried many other similar priced cameras but nothing compares. Please note there is no battery so this camera will only run when the car is unless you purchase the hard wire kit at an additional cost. However even with the extra kit it’s still a great camera. For me I live in Arizona and it gets hot, so having no battery is best. Batteries degrade in excessive heat. This camera uses capacitors in place of batteries. The snapshot button is a great little tool. Locate it in a easy to access location and you can press it while on the go to capture the moment and/or 10 seconds before and after of video too. This is great for capturing moments directly to your phone without having to go back and find it. The WiFi mode is useful and works well. The software/app seems to be improving over time. The image quality seems great, crisp, and clear. The quality is definitely there for the price of the camera. Overall you will be very happy with this camera and it’s features compared to other similar prices cameras.

I am happy with this camera especially after reading the reviews. For the price, it's a great deal. Installing was very easy and using the app on my phone was also very simple. The ONLY negative is that the stick-on button that came with the camera for taking pictures while driving does NOT work. Other buyers have also mentioned this issue but I can live with it. For now, all I care about is that I have a camera in my car Update Mar/10/2022. I have figured out how to get the remote snapshot button to work. I am still happy with my purchase. Definitely amazed at the clarity of the videos of the camera. I am happy that I did NOT waste money on more expensive cameras. I will probably buy another one later this year again.

I have tried several cams out there. I have always wanted a dual though. I keep trying but I always come back to Ddpai. It is the easiest to install and always works. My old ddpai finally gave out and I ordered this one. I love the new software add ons for this and video is clear and not choppy on playback. There is no annoying screen to deal with and is a set it and forget it dash cam. The only thing I do not like is the audio voice that say "hello ddpai" when you turn it on. You can turn that off, but then you wont know if your camera is connection or coming on right away. I wish it just a small notification or ding when it comes on. Other than that, Ddpai is my favorite since 2016.

I really like this dashcam. It is small and very simple to install and use. The video quality is excellent both during daylight and night driving. It is simple to transfer videos to your mobile device with a direct wifi connection or pc with a USB. You can also monitor the live video the camera is seeing in the mobile app. The camera holds a lot of video and divides it up easily so you can search for the part you need. I highly recommend the install kit as it adds a accessory and constant power cable and in-line fuses so you can hardwire the camera to the vehicle and is will come on and off with the key and allows monitoring of the vehicle when it is parked. For $100 is is a bargain.

I was initially impressed with this dash cam as it had all the features I was looking for, and it took up less real estate than some of its competitors. The build quality is good, but it is nothing to brag about. Many claim the body and mount to be made of aluminum or some kind of exotic metal, but I can assure you all, it is nothing more than plastic. The image and video quality is good, and what you would expect from a dash cam at this price point. I wish the field of view was a tad bit wider, but it is acceptable. Low light performance is marginal, and could be better in comparison to other dash cams I have used of similar spec and caliber. The app (IOS version) was not as intuitive as I hoped it would be, and I found the transfer rates to be on the slow side. The start-up indicator that they call the “start song” is rather annoying! Every time the unit initializes it says “Hello (ding) (ding) pie”, which is absurdly stupid. Thankfully you can shut that option off within the settings menu, and for the record, if you couldn’t – it would hands down be a deal breaker for me. Setup and installation was relatively easy, but almost immediately I noticed I was plagued with some issues. For starters, the unit was not recording any audio. No sound in live mode, or in any of the downloaded video clips, and yes the sound option was toggled on. I also could not get the unit to go into parking mode. No matter how and which way I tried wiring it up, including trying different fuse locations and orientations, no such parking mode option appeared in the (IOS) app. Shutting the ignition off and locking the vehicle, I waited 15, 20, and upwards and over 30+ minutes, but the unit would never go into parking mode. I even tried connecting a USB charger directly to the unit (through the included charging cable), as instructed to do so by the seller, but that didn’t seem to work either. Convinced the unit and or the hardwire kit was defective, I exchanged the two for a new set. When the replacements came in, I was happy to see the audio (sound) was now working on the cam, but to my dismay I was still experiencing the same issues with the hardwire kit in getting the unit to go into parking mode. From what I can research, when you connect the unit through the included cigarette lighter adapter and USB plug, no such parking mode option is available through the app, but when you connect the unit via the optional hardwire kit, a parking mode option should come up in the settings menu. I’ve seen screen shots of this, but no such option has ever appeared on my phone, which by the way is an iPhone X. I double and triple checked that the app version was the latest and so was the firmware on the unit itself. I also went over the electrical and fuse connection to ensure that the red ACC wire was connected to a switched 12V power source and that the yellow VCC wire was connected to a constant 12V power supply, which they are. Naturally I also ensured the black wire was properly grounded, and double checked everything with a volt meter. I even locked the car and waited inside for over 10min to verify the power outputs or lack of did not change, as they can with certain fuse locations and in some cars. I also tried switching around as well as combining the ACC and VCC wires in hopes that maybe it was a labeling mistake, but those combinations didn’t work either. The unit would turn on and off (in relation to the ignition) and work as a normal dash cam, but it would never go into parking mode regardless of what I tried. So I’m quite perplexed as to what exactly is going on, and displeased to say the least. Two separate dash cams, and two separate hardwire kits, and still much of the same issues. Perhaps DDPai has a bad batch of equipment they’re unaware of, or some sort of glitch within the firmware or app that needs to be remedied. I know some might say (2 dash cams, and 2 hardwire kits) it has to be an installation error, and I would accept that, if it wasn’t so simple! I’ve rewired engine harnesses consisting of dozens of connections with less frustration and aggravation. Even if I knew nothing about automotive 12V systems, this is still a no brainer! I’m actually quite embarrassed on the amount of time I spent in trying to get this dash cam to work properly, but I’m happy to see (from various related forums) I’m not the only one. If the parking mode option is not important to you, and you want a compact, decent performing dash cam, then this might work for you. For all others, look for something else as this will cause you to go grey in trying to get it to work properly. Oh and in regards to their customer service, it took a day or two to get a reply back (longer through the weekends) for each time I had a question or issue, which is fine (considering they’re in China), but on our last communication, I was informed they would be shipping me out another new dash cam and hardwire kit to try. 10 days later, I’ve yet to receive anything. I will update this review if anything does happen to appear on my doorstep, and it actually works like it is advertised.

Pros: installation is easy. Camera is removable (unlike previous models). Camera is small and subtle with no branding printed on it. Camera quality is good. Cons: The app is garbage. DDPai really cheaper out and must have hired their nephew who took one computer science class to make the app. It's near impossible to connect to the camera. You essentially have to disable your phone by turning off mobile data and connecting to the camera's wifi. Even then it won't connect (see the photos I attached). This camera does not come with a removable memory card but instead has memory built in. The problem with this is you can ONLY download the videos through the app. You cannot connect it to a computer. This would be fine if the app worked but I don't think DDPai's nephew has finished his college classes since the app is still garbage years later. Before you think I may have done something wrong or am not using the app right, I did all the OTA updates, disabled mobile data, connected via wifi, and still cannot connect, making it useless. What's the point of having a dashcam if I can't access the videos?

This is a fantastic product from the packaging to the installation instructions to the operation/picture quality! I was very impressed with the packaging, which was very nicely done. I always feel that quality packaging tends to indicate a quality product, and this has not disappointed me at all. Insallation was a breeze - I prefer to hard-wire the system, so I also purchased the ddpai 3.5mm Jack Hard Wire + Fuse kit (also sold on Amazon) which made the job very simple. Once installed, it easily linked with my smartphone, and I was on the road in no time. I particularly enjoy the low profile of this camera. It is barely noticeable from outside the vehicle, and completely unobtrusive from inside, as I have it mounted behind the rear-view mirror. I highly recommend this dash camera for quality, utility, and the low-profile design.

La camara es genial, desde el empaque notas que es un gran producto. El empaque es similar al de un celular de gama alta, la camara es de buenos plasticos, incluye un cargador de auto con 2 puertos USB, uno de 2.1 amperes y otro de 1 amper. La camara funciona con ambos asi que puedes dejar el de 2.1 libre para el celular. Incluye un cable micro USB con angulo de 90 grados bastante largo, de como 2 o 3 metros que es mas que suficiente para instalar la camara en el parabrisas y correr el cable al rededor del cielo del auto, por los pilares del parabrisas, debajo del tablero y todo oculto sin que se vea y aun sobra como 1 metro. El cable con angulo te permite colocar mejor la camara y no se nota nada. Incluye pegamento 3m de verdad (no de esas imitaciones baratas) y mi camara incluia 2 piezas, una pegada a la camara y otra aparte. En mi primer intento de instalacion y por apresurarme pegue algo inclinada la camara y a pesar de hacerlo en en sol (para facilitar el pegar/despegar la camara), me costo mucho trabajo despegar la camara y tuve que usar el otro pegamento que incluia. Te aseguro que no se va a despegar pase lo que pase y eso da mucha seguridad. En cuanto a la calidad de la imagen, es genial, en el dia se ven perfectamente las placas del taxista gandalla que se mete o del microbusero abusivo. En la noche afecta un poco el material reflejante de las placas pero en general la imagen se ve muy bien aun en la noche con solo los cuartos encendidos (solo fue para pruebas). Es importante mencionar que a pesar de tener angulo amplio tiene un lente especial que casi no distorsiona la imagen (no se ve como ojo de pez). Tiene un control con un boton super practico, lo puedes pegar a alguna parte del auto o dejar suelto y cuando lo presionas toma una foto instantanea y ademas genera un clip que contiene 5 segundos antes de que tomaras la foto y 5 segundos despues, que ademas puedes configurar con la app hasta 15 segundos antes y 15 despues, lo cual es simplemente genial. Es parecido a la foto animada del Galaxy S8 pero la duracion es configurable y guarda ambos, la foto y el clip de video. Hay que descargar una app de la Android PlayStore o del Apple AppStore. La aplicacion es sencilla de usar, y en cuanto te conectas y le das mostrar imagen en vivo, empieza a descargar via Wifi directo las fotos/clips que elegiste con el control. Es simplemente genial. Con la aplicacion puedes ver en tiempo real lo que ve la camara, configurar si graba audio o no, la calidad de la imagen, la duracion de los clips de video que tomas con el control, configurar la respuesta de voz (si, la camara te habla O.O ), configurar volumen de audio, volver a sincronizar el control, mostrar o no la fecha/hora, configurar el sensor G (para en caso de accidente) y agregar multiples camaras DDPai, ademas de que tiene una plataforma social para compartir videos y ver videos de todo el mundo de gente que los toma con camaras DDPai. La app si requiere un telefono poderoso para mostrar en tiempo real, de otra forma la imagen se ve defasada y lenta (lo probe con una tableta china) pero con mi Xperia Z5 compact, un Galaxy S4 y una tableta Xperia Z3 funciona muy bien. Con la tableta china si pude descargar fotos, clips y mover la configuracion, lo unico que no jala bien es el video en tiempo real (culpa de la tableta lenta y chafa). Con una tarjeta de 64gb la app muestra la app que graba hasta 13 horas de video, pero la camara soporta hasta tarjetas de 128gb, con eso tendran una idea de cuanto graba a 2K, si graba a 2560x1440 a 30 cuadros x seg y las fotos tambien son de esa resolucion. A 1080P la camara graba 16 horas a 30 cuadros segun recuerdo, pero la verdad recomiendo la aprovechen a 2K (1440p para los puristas). La camara es pequeña y discreta, si dejas conectado el cable, se enciende solo cuando el auto este encendido (y te saluda O.O) y se apaga cuando apagas el auto. Pero se puede configurar con la app para que tome pequeños cortos cada ciertas horas y se apague (esa funcion la tengo apagada para ahorrar bateria del auto). En resumen, comprenla, no se van a arrepentir. No hay otra camara que ofrezca tanto x ese precio y tenga gran calidad de imagen. Chequense la foto y el video que subo, la foto la tome cuando pasa la camioneta roja a la izquierda, el video toma 10 seg antes y 10 despues de cuando tome la foto. Consideren que la calidad del video y foto pueden estar comprimidos por amazon, porque de verdad se ven super claros

Great product and it arrived quickly but the power cable is not long enough for a SUV (Nissan Patrol) so it's a bit disappointing that it's not as tidy as it could be.

Excelente gadget, buen precio y calidad del producto.

No me ha fallado, ni siquiera el conector del mechero carga mi teléfono bastante bien, pero los 32 GB son insuficientes y no se puede agregar mas. Los 32 son relativos, menos el sistema quedan como 28

Excelente cámara muy buena resolución, sólo que en parking lot se quedaba grabando y tenía ese detalle, lo tuve que regresar ya que no funcionó conforme a las instrucciones.