I have the U1000 still, not ready to upgrade yet hehe But the Radar Power Saving Mode is an absolute monster of a feature for me. I have a Cellink battery for the dash cam, as I often leave my car parked for extended period of times at airports. The camera captures everything during the time period I am away, and easily lasts up to 2.5 weeks. I previously had a Viofo A129, which lasted ~18 hrs on the same battery. Shame that more Dash cams don't offer this feature!
Awesome review! You covered exactly what I wanted to see - power draw comparisons and parking mode options. The u3000 looks pretty nice but I missed their introductory sale now it's gone up in price by several hundred. Too expensive given how well the a139 pro performs for the price.
Color tones are more vibrate and natural with Thinkware U3000 however, Viofo A139 Pro captures the details rather well. Nighttime, A139 Pro wins hands down utilizing HDR and the U3000 Super Night Vision 4.0 is horendously bad. For Parking Mode the U3000 seems to have better capabilities and nice App features. If you already have the U1000, my suggestion is do not upgrade to the U3000. As for front camera Video quality the A139 Pro is the best. Thanks Ben, for another terrific dash cam comparison. You do spend much time in editing your videos and they constantly look good.
I have had the U3000 fitted for over 1 month & can say that it is awful at night, it's grainy & not pin sharp. It fails to even pick up road sign names at low speed. Daytime is equally bad as on occasion can fail to catch plates due to over exposure. ( Have the polarised lens on ). Had it professionally installed ( hardwired ) & have changed every setting to see if quality improves, which it hasn't. Will be having it taken out & replaced with the Viofo A139.
Thinkware's radar parking mode is the way of life (of your car battery). I hope thinkware will make it available in EU, they are missing European technical assessment (ETA) for U3000. Fingers crossed!!!
Thanks. Video quality trumps parking features for me. Where I live I'm not leaving a £250 camera in full view, it'll cost me the camera and a window. The Viofo 139 pro does what a camera should do, it takes great pictures.
@@SafeDriveSolutions sure. I think it captures both well. For my needs the a139 pro is sufficient but I do like the features of the u3000, especially the cloud, voice notifications, WiFi updates. If they were the same price I might go with the u3000. The output on both is exceptional. The other thing to consider is customer service. VIOFO staff have language barriers so email is a head scratcher and quite frustrating. Question, with UA-cam 4k it’s still compressed compared to the actual raw file, right?
@@hi-filuggage13 i always upload it in full 4k. As long as you have a great cellular or watch on a 4k tv it should be great. My old videos about 9 months ago i would downgrade to 1080
Excellent comparison, the parking mode is what interests me the most and the battery consumption. I should buy the Thinkware, but the fact that it only has two cameras (I'm interested in capturing the sides) and the price difference make me lean toward the Viofo. My car has a 45Ah battery, according to my calculations it should work well 24/48 hours without dropping below 12v, is this correct? I didn't find many comments online about this. I did find some complaints about it overheating and the Wi-Fi could break, which makes it useless. Some recommended changing or putting heat dissipating pads inside, do you know anything about this? One more thing, the Viofo A139 consumes less than the Viofo A139 pro? Thank you so much!
It will not last 24/48 hours and if it does it will be a few days of that and then nothing due to low battery protection kicking in all the time as your battery has been depleted. Too many manufacturers mislead people. Never heard anything about heat dissipating pads. We do not sell normal a139 so not sire of current draw difference. If you want long parking mode you need a battery pack and you need to drive minimum 45 minutes per day to charge it
When it comes to dash cameras I'm a bit paranoid about hardwiring it, can you do a video on safety? I'm afraid it will not only drain the battery but could cause a fire.
@@SafeDriveSolutions yes exactly. Both hardwire and battery method seem risky. Both can set car on fire and insurance companies could say that because of my modifications they can't cover the damages.
I really want a dashcam with the quality of the a139 pro but with the cloud capabilities of blackvue cloud, not for video transfer or viewing but mostly for the live tracking feature as my car has taken the interest of thieves
Keep in mind when using the cloud camera it always seems as though the video quality uploaded to the cloud is lower quality. If you need cloud you should should look at a blackvue with built in sim card for best results.. Also a powercell would be strongly recommended
i have the a139 pro, im on fence on HDR on or off, I feel like it sort of degrades the quality but not sure and which is best for to read plates better especially at night.
Yo New York, Please forgive me for butting in to this comment thread. I just got done testing the A119 Mini 2, and comparing it to the A139 Pro for the past six weeks. I uploaded my final UA-cam review this morning. Long story short; The A139 Pro currently has the best DAYTIME image quality on the market, (however during NIGHT TIME & LOW LIGHT situations no so much). I found the Mini 2 delivered better overall NIGHT TIME & LOW LIGHT performance than the A139 Pro. You can see the obvious differences in my my low light & HDR testing in the beginning of my UA-cam review video. But, of course no one wants to hear the $112 Mini 2 with 2K resolution is better than the $230 A139 Pro with 4K resolution. Well, when lighting conditions get poor like at night the 4K resolution is not only meaningless, but it becomes a hindrance to image quality. I found the A139 Pro in bad lighting conditions with HDR On to produce a blurry, ghosting effect. At first I thought the camera was out of focus, but I’ve check it several times in daytime footage and there are no focus issues. So if night time driving, with license plate capture is your priority you may want to look into getting an A119 Mini 2. Oh yeah, as a general rule of thumb HDR is for night time only, (during the day turn it off). But of course film your own test footage and compare it side by side with your own eyeballs. -Chuck
@@SafeDriveSolutionsThank you for the video, always helpful. Question: for the thinkware U3000 to get impact notifications it was to be hard wired or the obd cable is enough? Thaks.
@@kalita210 there is a difference in how they perform. Hardwire if wired correctly will go into parking mode in approx 30 seconds after ignition is turned off. OBD2 cable will put dash cam into parking mode approx 3-5 minutes after you turn the ignition off because it is waiting for computer to go to sleep.
I need one of these but don’t know which one I should get. My old lady works at the hospital and people keep backing into the vehicle all the time she works night shift, so which one of these would be the best one to purchase at this point the cost of the camera doesn’t matter the cost of the damages that have been done surpass anyone of the prices of the camera
Where does the vantrue N4 pro fit in with these? I’ve got the A139 pro in my wife’s car and am turning in my leased Tesla this week and will be looking for a good front/rear cam for my next car. From what I’ve seen the N4 Pro looks especially really good at night
Thanks for an informative review! Doesn't the Viofo have an impact detection-only (G sensor) parking mode, or does that only work together with the motion (video) detection mode? If it has a separate impact detection-only mode, how quick is it to wake up and start recording, and how large is the current draw?
good job brother i already bought a dr970x and i eant to use it i a mercedes c class which is the fuse box located in the rear , how can i install it ?
amazing ， give me soooooo lots of idea to choose them ,and your video quality is very good ,thanks a lot!!and is this product stable ？？i am afraid of falling down.
I wish the thinkware u3000 had a 3 channel option. I’d like to record police interactions if I get pulled over. Does the thinkware u3000 at least record audio of the interior of the car? I can live with recording audio of the interior of my car. But I really want the thinkware u3000 because of the parking mode options. Want to protect my car at all times when it’s parked and unattended when I’m out and about.
Good video! I use the VIO FO 139 PRO video recorder. I am satisfied with the quality of the video. tell us about the new firmware. What has been changed? what has been improved in the new firmware? thank you!!
Which one would do better in a hot climate? I live in south Louisiana where it gets pretty hot. I saw the U3000 has overheating protection, which is nice, but what about the A139?
We have not heard any challenges with A139 Pro overheating yet. However the Thinkware U3000 does come with heat blocking film in the box. So if I had a choice on proven track record I would pick U3000.
I actually have not had any of those responses related to heat at all. But I think this video will answer most of your questions with Viofo as a whole. . This video explains a lot of the challenges that happen. ua-cam.com/video/7Y6RcwIkf2Y/v-deo.html
Great question. I have never tried that. Not sure if it will adjust that much. I would have to try. Is it mainly because you want a 4K front and a 4K back?
Hi, I have just seen this video. I am interested enough to ask you if you would do a comparison with these same two dashcam systems with both adjusted to record in 2K at 60fps as they have the capability to do. I ask this as my belief is that recording at the faster nitrate of 60fps in 2K, will provide a sharper definition of number plates and other identifying features or signpainting etc on another vehicle, over the 4K at 30fps. What is your understanding on this idea, and have you attempted this on any of the numerous dashcam setups you have reviewed?
I had to read an article regarding this. I have never tested DAB interference or radio interference. Not even sure how to test such a thing. The only time in last 3 years of doing dash cameras that I have ever had a client tell me about radio loss was on AM reception and it was only twice.
Hey mate, Appreciate your videos. I live in Aus and generally is warmer. Have seen a few reports of over heating and shutting down. Have you had any issues etc? The VioFo is ⅓ of the think ware here plus the better image quality so hoping I can just get one of those! Thanks
I have never heard of Lingdu. Looking at specs it does not look like it would keep up with A139 Pro. No HDR or STARVIS2. At least from what I see. Which specific one they have several
@@SafeDriveSolutions I just got mine from Amazon. I used a vantrue OBD to USB C cord to hardwire the dashcam 24/hr parking and it works. This one has 5k at 25fps. I’ll find out later how it turns out.
Hi SDS. Having rear window tint, will it affect the video quality on a Viofo A139 pro duo? Second question, will dashcams affect cars radio signal strength? Third final question, having dashcam hardwired, and choosing the LOW BATTERY PROTECTION mode. Will it automatically shut-off, every time. Or has any customer experienced failure to kick in?
Can you see out the tint? If you can see out of it then it will be fine. You may have challenges late at night if there is no light anywhere. I have only seen twice where for some reason the AM radio was affected but it was only affected for added static on AM Radio. I t was minor and 90% of people would never even notice it. Keep in mind we have installed over a 1000 dash cameras. With any product there is defects. To tell you that low battery protection has worked eveytime for every product on the market. I could not tell you that for sure. From the products we sell at Safe Drive Solutions. I have yet to see one of the products we represent fail where low battery protection did not work. Want to understand low battery protection better? ua-cam.com/video/celVt6-1j3k/v-deo.html
I drive a Honda Civic mk X and have hard wired the Viofo A139 pro Dual camera set up and have had to jump start my car where previously I had no issues. The battery protection is set to 12.6 V. It is possible that the battery is weak but quite a coincidence so I'll be only using that mode when out and about rather than every day. I was just about to get my multimeter out so thank you for sharing your findings, I'm certain you will have done a better job of measuring than me.
Well Thinkware has best parking mode. Has a few features that Viofo does not offer. Red light and speed camera info, radar parking mode, energy saving mode, cloud, and a few others
I recently got thinkware u3000 set to 4k, it can't read the license plate numbers on the side, I hope to resolve this by setting qhd 60 fps Greetings from Italy
Hi , have you had a problem with the u3000 to connect with thinkware connected. I can't connect my u3000. CHECK THE CERTIFICATION NUMBER AND TRY AGAIN.
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I have a element 2. First one melted. This new one has the latest fw update. It now shuts off during the day due to temperature. Parking mode is now broken. Do these behave similar?
Sorry to hear about your experience with the Element 2. I have heard about some other Viofo units having that problems in prior generations. But none of the products that I have carried have had those challenges that I have seen yet.Have not heard that about these 2 models yet. Viofo A139 Pro has been out 7 months now. Thinkware U3000 just came out. However Thinkware prior models have not had issues that I have seen with that.
Vantrue e2? Mine is having issues as well. They told me to try replacing the memory card and even sent me another one but it randomly shuts down lately and restarts. I’m on the latest firmware where they adjusted the thermal shut down settings which I think is causing said issues. I also have this attached to a powercell 8 and was looking at that being the culprit, possibly a bad hardwire connection or dropping voltage. It’s hard to tell. I’m about ready to buy another dashcam brand simply to try ruling out if it’s the powercell 8 or element 2.
@Kal-el23 grab a small 8 inch usb fan and aim at the camera while parked during day..... Only way I was able to resolve this is by leaving a fan running inside aimed at camera. The fan I have has 3 settings. Always leave it on max. Fan utilizes almost double battery p/h than dual camera but has restored parking mode for me.
Could you be more specific on what you have seen. I think most dash cams have heat challenges which is why Thinkware has introduced heat blocking film.
We do not compare price as price changes. Also we have viewers from all over the world so to say it sells for This much USD or Canadian may confuse some of the audience.
Nice comparison, video quality wise 139pro takes it. I just came to the conclusion after some fireworks giving me alerts this past hour how bad night verison 4.0 is. It's pretty lazy to have to update the dashcam from your computer that seems like some old school or some unknow name company would do that not a well know one. Also saw on BlackboxMyCar review on the 139pro you dont get voice notifications for parking mode . Overall i still would take the u3000 it's features really helps but it needs improvement
@@SafeDriveSolutions the live view is black. And playback fails to load. I returned the item back to Amazon. What 4k dashcam you recommend with a decent app that works.
So in a nutshell, let's pretend it Korea gave you a lump of sh*t and China gave you a lump of gold. You will take the sh*t? Just because it came from Korea? Lol
I have the U1000 still, not ready to upgrade yet hehe
But the Radar Power Saving Mode is an absolute monster of a feature for me. I have a Cellink battery for the dash cam, as I often leave my car parked for extended period of times at airports. The camera captures everything during the time period I am away, and easily lasts up to 2.5 weeks. I previously had a Viofo A129, which lasted ~18 hrs on the same battery. Shame that more Dash cams don't offer this feature!
You can add radar module to front camera
Appreciate your time and energy, great job. Thank you.
Awesome review! You covered exactly what I wanted to see - power draw comparisons and parking mode options. The u3000 looks pretty nice but I missed their introductory sale now it's gone up in price by several hundred. Too expensive given how well the a139 pro performs for the price.
Thanks
Color tones are more vibrate and natural with Thinkware U3000 however, Viofo A139 Pro captures the details rather well. Nighttime, A139 Pro wins hands down utilizing HDR and the U3000 Super Night Vision 4.0 is horendously bad. For Parking Mode the U3000 seems to have better capabilities and nice App features. If you already have the U1000, my suggestion is do not upgrade to the U3000. As for front camera Video quality the A139 Pro is the best. Thanks Ben, for another terrific dash cam comparison. You do spend much time in editing your videos and they constantly look good.
Your Welcome
I have had the U3000 fitted for over 1 month & can say that it is awful at night, it's grainy & not pin sharp. It fails to even pick up road sign names at low speed. Daytime is equally bad as on occasion can fail to catch plates due to over exposure. ( Have the polarised lens on ). Had it professionally installed ( hardwired ) & have changed every setting to see if quality improves, which it hasn't. Will be having it taken out & replaced with the Viofo A139.
Hello typically it works well during the day. Is it possible that it is a bad unit or is it possible they left film on lens when they installed it?
Thinkware's radar parking mode is the way of life (of your car battery). I hope thinkware will make it available in EU, they are missing European technical assessment (ETA) for U3000. Fingers crossed!!!
Excellent work Ben.
14:17 Thinkware should change the name of their "Super Night Vision 4.0" to;
Super Night Vision 4.NOPE!
Lmao.
-Chuck
4. Nope. I will make the recommendation 🤣🤣
Thanks. Video quality trumps parking features for me. Where I live I'm not leaving a £250 camera in full view, it'll cost me the camera and a window. The Viofo 139 pro does what a camera should do, it takes great pictures.
Brilliant comparisions! Have you got a polarised lens filter fitted on either device for the comparison videos? Notice a darker shade on the a139..
No we do not
Yes! Been waiting for this. I have the a139 pro. It’s a really solid cam.
I still feel like I could have done more in this episode. But I was trying to keep it short and focus on the features most people are concerned about.
@@SafeDriveSolutions sure. I think it captures both well. For my needs the a139 pro is sufficient but I do like the features of the u3000, especially the cloud, voice notifications, WiFi updates. If they were the same price I might go with the u3000. The output on both is exceptional. The other thing to consider is customer service. VIOFO staff have language barriers so email is a head scratcher and quite frustrating. Question, with UA-cam 4k it’s still compressed compared to the actual raw file, right?
@@hi-filuggage13 i always upload it in full 4k. As long as you have a great cellular or watch on a 4k tv it should be great. My old videos about 9 months ago i would downgrade to 1080
@@SafeDriveSolutions you’re saying UA-cam doesn’t compress the 4k, even if you upload in full 4k?
you can select and change the 4K video to 1080P on your settings for how you view videos.
Excellent comparison, the parking mode is what interests me the most and the battery consumption. I should buy the Thinkware, but the fact that it only has two cameras (I'm interested in capturing the sides) and the price difference make me lean toward the Viofo. My car has a 45Ah battery, according to my calculations it should work well 24/48 hours without dropping below 12v, is this correct? I didn't find many comments online about this. I did find some complaints about it overheating and the Wi-Fi could break, which makes it useless. Some recommended changing or putting heat dissipating pads inside, do you know anything about this? One more thing, the Viofo A139 consumes less than the Viofo A139 pro? Thank you so much!
It will not last 24/48 hours and if it does it will be a few days of that and then nothing due to low battery protection kicking in all the time as your battery has been depleted. Too many manufacturers mislead people.
Never heard anything about heat dissipating pads.
We do not sell normal a139 so not sire of current draw difference.
If you want long parking mode you need a battery pack and you need to drive minimum 45 minutes per day to charge it
Tough one, thanks alot for the comparison
Thinkware night vision was terrible
Very ice video! I think it's the best review channel for dash cameras.
I have a question
Does viofo have radar parking mode on the rear camera?
No it does not
@@SafeDriveSolutions Thanks. And good luck with your chanel
When it comes to dash cameras I'm a bit paranoid about hardwiring it, can you do a video on safety? I'm afraid it will not only drain the battery but could cause a fire.
I am working on a few videos currently. It sounds like the main concern you have here is installation safety.
@@SafeDriveSolutions yes exactly. Both hardwire and battery method seem risky. Both can set car on fire and insurance companies could say that because of my modifications they can't cover the damages.
@@Indygoflow1 Dash Cam Low Battery Protection
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I really want a dashcam with the quality of the a139 pro but with the cloud capabilities of blackvue cloud, not for video transfer or viewing but mostly for the live tracking feature as my car has taken the interest of thieves
Keep in mind when using the cloud camera it always seems as though the video quality uploaded to the cloud is lower quality. If you need cloud you should should look at a blackvue with built in sim card for best results.. Also a powercell would be strongly recommended
i have the a139 pro, im on fence on HDR on or off, I feel like it sort of degrades the quality but not sure and which is best for to read plates better especially at night.
HDR at night 100%. HDR for tunnels 100%.
Yo New York,
Please forgive me for butting in to this comment thread.
I just got done testing the A119 Mini 2, and comparing it to the A139 Pro for the past six weeks.
I uploaded my final UA-cam review this morning.
Long story short;
The A139 Pro currently has the best DAYTIME image quality on the market, (however during NIGHT TIME & LOW LIGHT situations no so much).
I found the Mini 2 delivered better overall NIGHT TIME & LOW LIGHT performance than the A139 Pro. You can see the obvious differences in my my low light & HDR testing in the beginning of my UA-cam review video.
But, of course no one wants to hear the $112 Mini 2 with 2K resolution is better than the $230 A139 Pro with 4K resolution.
Well, when lighting conditions get poor like at night the 4K resolution is not only meaningless, but it becomes a hindrance to image quality. I found the A139 Pro in bad lighting conditions with HDR On to produce a blurry, ghosting effect. At first I thought the camera was out of focus, but I’ve check it several times in daytime footage and there are no focus issues.
So if night time driving, with license plate capture is your priority you may want to look into getting an A119 Mini 2.
Oh yeah, as a general rule of thumb HDR is for night time only, (during the day turn it off). But of course film your own test footage and compare it side by side with your own eyeballs.
-Chuck
@@PanzerPlatform yes and im also wondering of all dashcam which reads license plates best, day and night
Just a quick reminder - you can chose HDR ON/OFF/AUTO and chose the time range in AUTO mode (Viofo A139 Pro)
@@danpan6420 true
This is like a Tyson vs Holyfield heavyweight fight. Lets Go !!!
Viofo A139 Pro bit Thinkware ear??? 😇
@@SafeDriveSolutionsThank you for the video, always helpful. Question: for the thinkware U3000 to get impact notifications it was to be hard wired or the obd cable is enough? Thaks.
@@kalita210 obd2 cable and hardwire cable both work for parking mode.
@@SafeDriveSolutionsHow to know in what escenario use one or another? Thanks
@@kalita210 there is a difference in how they perform. Hardwire if wired correctly will go into parking mode in approx 30 seconds after ignition is turned off. OBD2 cable will put dash cam into parking mode approx 3-5 minutes after you turn the ignition off because it is waiting for computer to go to sleep.
I need one of these but don’t know which one I should get. My old lady works at the hospital and people keep backing into the vehicle all the time she works night shift, so which one of these would be the best one to purchase at this point the cost of the camera doesn’t matter the cost of the damages that have been done surpass anyone of the prices of the camera
U3000 for parking mode
Great review…very comprehensive 👍🏾
Much appreciated!
so the battery protection...
shouldn't it be better to have maximum so that you leave more juice in the battery?
you can definitely set the low battery protection higher
Where does the vantrue N4 pro fit in with these? I’ve got the A139 pro in my wife’s car and am turning in my leased Tesla this week and will be looking for a good front/rear cam for my next car.
From what I’ve seen the N4 Pro looks especially really good at night
Ultimate 4k Dash Cam Comparison
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Thanks for an informative review! Doesn't the Viofo have an impact detection-only (G sensor) parking mode, or does that only work together with the motion (video) detection mode?
If it has a separate impact detection-only mode, how quick is it to wake up and start recording, and how large is the current draw?
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good job brother
i already bought a dr970x and i eant to use it i a mercedes c class which is the fuse box located in the rear , how can i install it ?
Excellent review Thanks !
amazing ， give me soooooo lots of idea to choose them ,and your video quality is very good ,thanks a lot!!and is this product stable ？？i am afraid of falling down.
Not sure what you are asking. I think you are asking how they mount. All dash cams we offer and test mount with 3m tape
@@SafeDriveSolutions yes , that's my meaning ,thanks!!!!and i will check your website ,thanks
Great video. Subscribe. Just video like this is what I search for. Many thanks from Sweden.
I wish the thinkware u3000 had a 3 channel option. I’d like to record police interactions if I get pulled over. Does the thinkware u3000 at least record audio of the interior of the car? I can live with recording audio of the interior of my car. But I really want the thinkware u3000 because of the parking mode options. Want to protect my car at all times when it’s parked and unattended when I’m out and about.
Yes it records audio
Good video! I use the VIO FO 139 PRO video recorder. I am satisfied with the quality of the video. tell us about the new firmware. What has been changed? what has been improved in the new firmware? thank you!!
I only noticed stability in A139 pro firmware. Last update was almost 6.5 months ago now.
Which one would do better in a hot climate? I live in south Louisiana where it gets pretty hot. I saw the U3000 has overheating protection, which is nice, but what about the A139?
We have not heard any challenges with A139 Pro overheating yet. However the Thinkware U3000 does come with heat blocking film in the box. So if I had a choice on proven track record I would pick U3000.
Which one does the best in direct heat. My current dashcam DR900x plus it seems like is always on low power mode due to the sun.
I would assume U3000 would do best. 1 it has heat blocking film, 2. Historically Thinkware has done better in high heat
Hello, I have read in many user comments that the a139 pro 2ch device gives an error in the heat. What do you say about this situation?
I actually have not had any of those responses related to heat at all. But I think this video will answer most of your questions with Viofo as a whole. . This video explains a lot of the challenges that happen. ua-cam.com/video/7Y6RcwIkf2Y/v-deo.html
Would it be possible to buy 2 thinkware u3000's and put 1 for the front and 1 for the rear? Will there be issues if the back glass is flat? Thanks.
Great question. I have never tried that. Not sure if it will adjust that much. I would have to try. Is it mainly because you want a 4K front and a 4K back?
Hi, I have just seen this video. I am interested enough to ask you if you would do a comparison with these same two dashcam systems with both adjusted to record in 2K at 60fps as they have the capability to do.
I ask this as my belief is that recording at the faster nitrate of 60fps in 2K, will provide a sharper definition of number plates and other identifying features or signpainting etc on another vehicle, over the 4K at 30fps.
What is your understanding on this idea, and have you attempted this on any of the numerous dashcam setups you have reviewed?
I will see what I can do. All production is currently on Vantrue N4 Pro vs Viofo A139 Pro
How do these units perform regarding the rear camera and DAB interference/loss of signal?
I had to read an article regarding this. I have never tested DAB interference or radio interference. Not even sure how to test such a thing. The only time in last 3 years of doing dash cameras that I have ever had a client tell me about radio loss was on AM reception and it was only twice.
Ok - thank you for that.@@SafeDriveSolutions
Hey mate, Appreciate your videos. I live in Aus and generally is warmer. Have seen a few reports of over heating and shutting down. Have you had any issues etc? The VioFo is ⅓ of the think ware here plus the better image quality so hoping I can just get one of those! Thanks
I have only seen dash camera freeze in high heat when using auto event detection. low bitrate and time lapse seemed to be fine in high heat.
@@SafeDriveSolutions awesome! Think I might go the Viofo and use low bit rate! Thanks heaps
@@-boska Keep in. mind we are not in texas or Florida. So I have not heard from them
@@SafeDriveSolutions maybe I should try and see how they are going for people in those areas using the low bit rate before then
Could you a dashcam comparison with the A139 pro vs LINGDU 5k dashcam?
I have never heard of Lingdu. Looking at specs it does not look like it would keep up with A139 Pro. No HDR or STARVIS2. At least from what I see. Which specific one they have several
@@SafeDriveSolutions I just got mine from Amazon. I used a vantrue OBD to USB C cord to hardwire the dashcam 24/hr parking and it works. This one has 5k at 25fps. I’ll find out later how it turns out.
@@jza_23 Let me know
@@SafeDriveSolutions not good in 5k 25fps or 4k 30fps. License plates are hard to read in both modes.
Hi SDS.
Having rear window tint, will it affect the video quality on a Viofo A139 pro duo?
Second question, will dashcams affect cars radio signal strength?
Third final question, having dashcam hardwired, and choosing the LOW BATTERY PROTECTION mode. Will it automatically shut-off, every time. Or has any customer experienced failure to kick in?
Can you see out the tint? If you can see out of it then it will be fine. You may have challenges late at night if there is no light anywhere. I have only seen twice where for some reason the AM radio was affected but it was only affected for added static on AM Radio. I t was minor and 90% of people would never even notice it. Keep in mind we have installed over a 1000 dash cameras. With any product there is defects. To tell you that low battery protection has worked eveytime for every product on the market. I could not tell you that for sure. From the products we sell at Safe Drive Solutions. I have yet to see one of the products we represent fail where low battery protection did not work. Want to understand low battery protection better? ua-cam.com/video/celVt6-1j3k/v-deo.html
I drive a Honda Civic mk X and have hard wired the Viofo A139 pro Dual camera set up and have had to jump start my car where previously I had no issues. The battery protection is set to 12.6 V. It is possible that the battery is weak but quite a coincidence so I'll be only using that mode when out and about rather than every day. I was just about to get my multimeter out so thank you for sharing your findings, I'm certain you will have done a better job of measuring than me.
@@LeDoucheBouche always verify your connections if battery is dieing. You never know could always be a bad parking mode cable.
viofo so much better and quater of the price of u3000. don't understand why people still compare.
Well Thinkware has best parking mode. Has a few features that Viofo does not offer. Red light and speed camera info, radar parking mode, energy saving mode, cloud, and a few others
The thinkware is like £400 whereas the viofo A139pro is £189 for £379 I can get two viofos 4k front and 4k back both to run separately of course
I recently got thinkware u3000 set to 4k, it can't read the license plate numbers on the side, I hope to resolve this by setting qhd 60 fps
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License plate numbers on side? When people are passing?
Thanks for help, people ok car moving problem@@SafeDriveSolutions
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Hi , have you had a problem with the u3000 to connect with thinkware connected. I can't connect my u3000. CHECK THE CERTIFICATION NUMBER AND TRY AGAIN.
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Hi , I done all , but still the same problems
@@ahyuentommy122 I just did it with my iphone by using the mac address which is the second option.
I have a element 2. First one melted. This new one has the latest fw update. It now shuts off during the day due to temperature. Parking mode is now broken. Do these behave similar?
Sorry to hear about your experience with the Element 2. I have heard about some other Viofo units having that problems in prior generations. But none of the products that I have carried have had those challenges that I have seen yet.Have not heard that about these 2 models yet. Viofo A139 Pro has been out 7 months now. Thinkware U3000 just came out. However Thinkware prior models have not had issues that I have seen with that.
@@SafeDriveSolutions thanks for the video. I might grab the a139 to test in this heat.
Vantrue e2? Mine is having issues as well. They told me to try replacing the memory card and even sent me another one but it randomly shuts down lately and restarts. I’m on the latest firmware where they adjusted the thermal shut down settings which I think is causing said issues. I also have this attached to a powercell 8 and was looking at that being the culprit, possibly a bad hardwire connection or dropping voltage. It’s hard to tell. I’m about ready to buy another dashcam brand simply to try ruling out if it’s the powercell 8 or element 2.
@Kal-el23 grab a small 8 inch usb fan and aim at the camera while parked during day.....
Only way I was able to resolve this is by leaving a fan running inside aimed at camera. The fan I have has 3 settings. Always leave it on max. Fan utilizes almost double battery p/h than dual camera but has restored parking mode for me.
@@cjceeez9897 uh yeah I don't think I'm going to do that lol.
Heard that new Viofo has overheating problems.
Could you be more specific on what you have seen. I think most dash cams have heat challenges which is why Thinkware has introduced heat blocking film.
Very nice review!
Thanks
Does the Viofo A139 Pro 3ch 4k has motion detection?
Yes it does. However I would recommend using Low bitrate recording or time lapse
@@SafeDriveSolutions Thank you,I was also looking at Thinkware U 3000,if I don't get the Viofo will definitely get the Thinkware U 3000
@@eliezervalentin1611 if you want motion detection I would lean towards Thinkware U3000 radar mode for sure
@@SafeDriveSolutions yes I will definitely go for the Thinkware,Thank you 👍
One more question,to use the cloud and remotely live view do I need a subscription and what do I have to do in order to use the cloud
Can you compare the price also. It seems U3000 is too costly
We do not compare price as price changes. Also we have viewers from all over the world so to say it sells for This much USD or Canadian may confuse some of the audience.
A139 pro
Viofo A139 pro or Viofo A229 pro?
Viofo A229 Pro 4k Dash Cam Review | Safe Drive Solutions
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@@SafeDriveSolutions Which one is better overall?
no parking mode support w battery packs?
battery pack video coming soon
What does that mean? He reviewed two dashcams so which one are you referring to?
Недостаток обоих видеорегистраторов матрица IMX 678 с низкой светочувствительностью, SNR1s 0.29
У STARVIS 2 есть свои плюсы и минусы. По мере выхода обновлений прошивки эти камеры также будут улучшаться.
can the u3000 film a 4 hour trip non stop?
No it will only film in 1 minute video lengths. You would have sew them together in a video software
Nice comparison, video quality wise 139pro takes it. I just came to the conclusion after some fireworks giving me alerts this past hour how bad night verison 4.0 is. It's pretty lazy to have to update the dashcam from your computer that seems like some old school or some unknow name company would do that not a well know one. Also saw on BlackboxMyCar review on the 139pro you dont get voice notifications for parking mode . Overall i still would take the u3000 it's features really helps but it needs improvement
There will be a voice notification when the camera enters parking mode if you have not turned off the voice notification in the settings.
viofo runs really high bitrates, they chew up sd cards
viofo > thinkware in IQ and app.
The viofo app just plain sucks!
What challenges are you having out of curiosity? Most people have challenges with live view
@@SafeDriveSolutions the live view is black. And playback fails to load. I returned the item back to Amazon. What 4k dashcam you recommend with a decent app that works.
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I think I'm gonna go with the thinkware, viofo is a Chinese owned company whereas the thinkware is a Korean owned company.
I think either unit is a great choice.
So in a nutshell, let's pretend it Korea gave you a lump of sh*t and China gave you a lump of gold. You will take the sh*t? Just because it came from Korea? Lol