KAWA Dash Cam Front 1296P, Mini 2K Dashcam for Cars with APP, Voice Control, WiFi with WDR Night Vision, Loop Recording, 145°Wide, 24H Parking Monitoring, G-sensor for Cars, D5

It works well and is easy to set up would recommend but it has 1small issue the way it sticks to the window is once you stick it there is no way to move it.

This is the third KAWA dashcam that I have used (D6x2 and this D5). We all know about the need for a some evidence to help in bumps and scrapes, having a permanent dashcam that can be installed in a much less obtrusive point on the dash is desired. It can also be removed from its mount.This cam is wrong handed for the UK, when fitted in the shaded area of the screen behind the mirror, to hide the mount and part of the camera body, it must "see" out of the LHS side. Ideally, a RHS mounting camera would be better, but this will still work as the wide angle view is not so effected by being mounted 30cm to the left.Sticking the camera to the screen is very easy, provided some care is taken to site it in the path of the wiper blades. Best to site it whilst the cam is live and by watching the live feed on your phone.There's an important aspect of dash cam operation that is worth considering. The video is encoded and compressed in real time, the compression will take longer if the scene is changing significantly compared to when driving down a nice straight road. This causes delays in encoding/recording frames and is seen in playback as jerky movement. This effect is more when higher resolutions are required and when low quality/low speed SD cards are used. For this reason, I chose the 1080P resolution as a good starting point, but if you are aware of the effect/cause, you can tune it to your taste. This cam is one of the least affected by this problem that I have tried.The wire installation is always the thing that is a pain. It's not for everyone, I wire mine to the mirror/light pod, but not all cars have the right power supply there.In operation it is fine. I found the voice control a bit of a joke. I can say "take a photo" and it will oblige, but I can't get it recognise any other voice command, the most useful being "start emergency recording" or variations (many) of that phrase. Interestingly, there is no mention of voice control that I could find in the supplied manual, so am clueless to what it should respond to. I thought of sending it back, but I didn't want to talk to it anyway. If I need to lock a recording (so it is not overwritten), I can just tap the camera, the shock will set it off in the same way that a collision/bump/pothole will (if enabled).Overall, it provides a good quality video onto an SD card, once set up there is no need to use your phone again. The card can be removed and the contents viewed/deleted on a PC. If voice control is important, maybe the next model up will be better for you. For dashcams in particular, a good quality high speed SD card is necessary. Buy a high spec, major manufacturer's card from a trusted source.

Good quality, easy installation, value for money, good functionality and visibility, picture quality is good

Bought this back in MarchJust had it fitted ( hard wired into car)Got power supply ( checked on other items) but no power in the dash camVery disappointed …cost to purchase cost to installNow I have to do it all again …very frustrating

Works really well with the app automatically starts when engine started and can be voice controlled to snap pictures of idiot drivers etc, I cha ged the sensitivity setting to low as on default e ery bump in the road activated collision setting to save a locked video since changing it works perfectly.

The dashcam itself is richly featured (many of which I've not tried and are kind of superfluous in a modern car). Fitting and setting up is easy enough. The actual camera is small and unobtrusive - you can hide it behind your mirror next to the rain sensors etc. The cabling though is obtrusive - you need to thread it around the car to a cigarette lighter socket. This is a deal breaker for me, I don't like cables trailing everywhere.The camera itself works well, good clear picture, easy set up and pairing.If you can live with the cables then it is a decent value, decent quality dash cam.

Value for money, easy installation

Good quality audio and video, easy to instal, compact size that does not obstruct your view, the recording can be watched using an app or from sd card using laptop etc.