Best Dashcam Yet VanTrue R2
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I bought the van true R 2, today, set it up, and played with it. I think it's a very nice camera, it really feels well built, and everything worked just fine on it, right out of the box. The suction cup that fits to the camera, is a real nice touch. Thanks for showing it to us. I like it.
+Mr. Thomas You're welcome Mr. Thomas! Thanks for subscribing and clicking like- I REALLY appreciate it! I'm glad you like it!
I just ordered a Vantrue R2 largely because this review; it was the deciding factor between several options. Thank you for making such a well done video review.
I've had the R2 for several months now, I love it. Video quality is fantastic.
I just purchased this for 99 bucks on sale and I love it. What a great cam, so easy to use! Great quality as well.
Nice review as always. Thanks. After getting hit by a hit and run driver I think I'll get one of these.
bought one of these on your reccomendation, and love it.
Great review. In a couple of days I will get mine through Amazon. Im excited.. Thanks for the video info.
Thanks have been looking all day for a good dash cam think I,ll get one
You're gettin real good at this, Brian!
Excellent info on a really cool product. I want one!
Was that a flash pic of Spanky at the beginning?? (hi Spanky!! 👋🏼 Busy supermom, I know).
Thanks Brian. Family doing well?? Cheers
you were born to review stuff!!! Thanks for the awesome review!
Thanks for the video. Looks like my next Dashcam choice has been made.
Great video and answered all my questions bar one. I wanted to know if there was any specific software I needed to edit this on a Mac?
Keep up the great reviews. 😄😄😄
Nice vid bro. You put a lot of detail into it. You might want to consider looking into the Lukas dash cams. I had a China made one an Eprance. It failed me when I actually had a little fender bender. After that I did a lot of research and found Lukas to be a very good choice for a dependable dash cam. And it's made in Korea. I now have the Lukas 7950 dual dvr and it works great in my 3/4 ton diesel.
Hey Brian great video! I never really thought of getting a dash cam till watching your video. I think I will buy one for the wife's SUV first! Thanks Again!
+Evan Epp You're welcome!
Great review, brother! Thanks for the info!
Hey man, been following you for some time. As a woman in the rideshare industry I've been looking for something dual. However I'm getting to the point where purchasing 2 good ones may benefit better than a single thus one looks nice!
I'm using the Garmin dash camera and seems to work well. I do like how slimmer this is though.
Nice job, Brian.
I have a question the video i recorded plays fine on the camera but not through the usb when connected to either of my 2 laptops. Even when i use the sd card still will not play this is very odd.
thank you..great job...
Great review. Will buy one.
Had a dash cam Cobra but after 10 days it stopped Looping the Video.
Support wanted me to buy a new Memory Card to replace the one that came with the Cobra!
+Mike Cowell Try formatting your card. I think there is a setting for that in the camera settings. Had to do this on my dash cam of a different model and it fixed my problem.
Great review! One major problem - the temperatures in a vehicle are extreme. I would not leave this in a vehicle at all, even when going into a fast food restaurant.
+lassit lassit1 Too late. The R1 I did a review on as well as a couple other cameras I've used have been fine. I've had them in 125°F for extended periods (3 days parked in the open) and they've been fine. I'm not saying it's manufacturer approved or even smart- it's not, but it works.
Great review! Thanks!
everytime you touched the mount i was hoping you would show if it swivels or not!? lol does it?
"It does not plug into the HDMI port" Hahaha! Bless you!
I notice you were messing around with the menu while the camera wasn't plugged in. Is it possible to record without being plugged in? I'm thinking that resolution would be PERFECT for some sweet panoramic mountain shots!
+Brad Nimbus You can, but the battery won't last long. It's only 500 mah.
just to find out is there any car camera is installed at CORDLESS & without need to connect with wire. thank you
I'm a noob for cameras. This looks like a really awesome purchase The last one from a week or so ago didn't do the same in my I want one trigger
Would be cool to see you show an actual receding of showing how far away or whatever you can read a plate
+Jason Curry Ya!
plz clarify, does it record only a few seconds before and after an incident if u have no sd card in it?? and several hours if u do???
Do most dash cams (including this one) delete old files once it fills up the memory card or does it just stop saving new data?
can add a mini av camera for the back of the car and make this in to a dual camera?
Carrying case- for when not in car? A separate jack for a reverse or rearview camera would be nice.
my r2 winshield mount falls off after few days in the sun, any aftermarket mount to prevent this?
van true R2 dash cam can this product be purchased in australia shipping costs and is warranty ok here also extended warranty
This looks fantastic, if it's reliable over the LS300W I have been using (which can take several resets to get it to boot up). Think I'll get a couple :)
+Adam Smith (Hell Fire) So far it's been very impressive even under rage monster button pushing by yours truly. I did crash the R1- this one won't crash when I try.
so I'm trying to figure out just how big is that camera. In your ape hands it seems like its pretty big but at the end its about half of a rear view mirror size.
Does this camera have a port on it to connect an auxiliary microphone into?
Does the save button also save 10 seconds prior to hitting the button?
Just a general dash cam question. Recently bought a cam but my wife has been taking it out especially when it is hot. I don't think it will hurt things but my wife thinks the heat will damage them. Does she have any merit or am I correct in thinking it won't hurt things.
Does your unit save the time/date after you set it? Mine does not. Sucks
When i plug in to my laptop the red power light goes on as it turns on but does not start recording.
How's its low light performance at night? Any problems with blooming under bright oncoming headlights?
Doesn't beat the convenience of a rearview dash cam. No need to mount anything to your windshield, adds features to your camera as well as having another camera for the back.
is the only Still picture option the narrow and tall pictures. (look distorted.)
It would be nice if the still (snap) pictures were as wide (same size) as the action video.
Or is the only option to video then clip a wide picture?
I read you can take snap shots while video is running in the 1920x1080P@30fps (I wIll check this out.)
I get a lot of jiggle in my picture. I have a newer Jeep Rubicon and the picture from this cam is very jigglie. I have had a Smartcam in it for about 3 years and the picture from it is rock solid, even off roading. So, is there a setting on the R2 for video stabilization setting. please help, or I will have to send this thing back.
Do you think this will work on a Jeep Wrangler windshield?
nice camera but how do i add the GPS? and do I really need it?
Brian, what resolution did you use for the video samples you included? Your camera is set to 1920x1080 HDR, but you sort of hint that you might have used 1280x720.
does it have wifi and does the wifi work directly with thumbnails and all?
Can you do a review of the BlackVue DR650S-2CH?
Great vid, I own a R2 but my only problem is when i used for parking mode. Since it comes with a 500mah built in battery, I bought a 10,000 mah battery so when is in parking mode it has enough battery power but when it sense movement it records for 10 seconds after that it shuts off then starts recording again when there's no movement at all, there's vids from 2 minutes up to 5 minutes. Any idea why it records when its not supposed to. thanks
I would like to get set up with 2 cameras; one forward, one facing the rear. It's been a few months since you posted this video. Do you still recommend this product? I've seen multiple sites and youtube vids where there seems to be a lack of continuity on recommendations. Thanks.
Great video Brian! I just ordered $750 worth of these dashcams and memory cards using your Amazon link for everyone on my Christmas list. I hope that helps you and thank you for helping me decide what to get for everyone. On a side note I have a real crap tacular dash cam with poor resolution, poor to no sound and feature software written by monkeys. Almost useless but it films front and back at the same time with two cameras so that is handy, plus I can pivot the cameras if I get pulled over so that one camera will film me an the officer.
i bought a vantrue r2 based on this review and i agree it is a brilliant camera , however , mine only lasted a week , after that it stopped recording and i couldn't get it to record after that , tried different memorty car reseting it , nothing worked so i sent it back and now use a nextbase 512 gw
How many hours can you fit on 64 gig card at the highest quality?
hey buddy is this dash cam good towards Riders behind me in the night
Brian, which resolution have you found to be the best with this camera?
do you have a recommendation for a 2 channel dash cam?
It's very good indeed, but I don't see that much of an advantage to the R1 Pro which is also very good already.
MSRP? What you paid? Places to buy? Good job.
Even though it has an overwrite feature, because it has an event feature with enough events I suspect that it will eventually fill up if left unmanaged? How often do you need to offload or delete event files?
It'll save over old footage automatically once you run out of space. Or you can hook it up to your computer and manually save and delete stuff
I am using the recommended sd card the 64 with high speed ect.
I run a predecessor model to this camera, I've been using it constantly since Christmas 2013. Everything appears to be the same - screen display, button placement/function, tones - everything except the styling of the camera itself, which looks to be a bit more slick. Feature-wise, it's virtually the exact same camera. HOWEVER, mine DOES has GPS built into the suction mount. And yes, battery life sucks. At this point I'm lucky to record a full minute before the battery drains and the camera shuts itself off.
The only true downside to mine was the manual. It only came in Russian and Chinese - no English - and despite my best efforts I was unable to find one online. I instead had to learn all the features of the camera by playing around with it, but that's not such a bad thing. Thankfully the menus in the camera are in English, though the default was Russian, so I had to look up the Russian words язык (Language) and английский (English)... thank you Google.
Thanks for the review, glad I stumbled into it at random today.
Oh, and hello from Oregon!
+Idiot Drivers of the Pacific Northwest Hello!
Great video, but it would have been good to see what the recording of a night would be like on the road.
Great review brother, keep up all the great vids, Cheers The Dizz
+udizzy1969 Thanks Dizz! Thanks for subscribing and clicking that thumbs up too!
does it support a rear camera?
How is audio recording as in talking while driving.
That blinking red led seems really bright. I wonder how it will irritated when driving in total darkness.
Well -> Black tape.
This is a nice unit, but it is too large for my tastes. You can get the same Ambrella chip and features in a much smaller package in the Mini 0806.
how is it so far?
Great video and all, but I but expected some night video examples...
Any night video, I drive a lot at night and most cams I see are horrible at night can you make a night time video ?
i like it has mini usb. it's a bit annoying that thinkware and nextbase for example use proprietary cables meaning if ive got one of their cameras and it is hardwired and spoils and i want to replace it with a different brand...well, i'm screwed. Annoying
How about a follow-up with some night driving.
For the parking mode, does the dash cam need 12v constant? Or is the battery enough for parking mode to function properly? Been wanting to get one of these mostly for this function but my car is older and not sure if the cigarette lighter will provide 12v while the car is off. Thanks!
+FranklyIDC Push in your lighter with the key off. If it pops out hot...
Any video of night driving
There are other sellers on Amazon that have this model for about $100.
actually, everyone wants to see night shooting quality, not the case quality. this is the time when all major accidents is happening. the rating of night shooting quality is, did You can see plate number of car driving in front of you [normal distance]
+realdamageboy Thanks for asking. I know I've got a clip at 9:00. This one rocks @ night over my other ones. You wouldn't expect that with 1 LED, but the lens (like a camera flash type) makes all the difference it seems.
Great, I already bought the R1.
+T, Skipwadoo The R1 is a good camera too. I have that one in my WRX.
why no night shots?
There is crap out there - but I believe in you -- Thanks
+Patrick Biron Yes, there is crap. I have a couple crap ones.
Some dash cam cameras do not last if you leave mounted to the windshield exposed to the sun. Does this camera have a heat rating?
Not too sure, but ive had mine for 6 months now and it's been in my hot car during every day (in glovebox), and sat on the windshield during long cross-state drives with direct sunlight. it's working just as it did day 1
Its a rebranded G1CB. Great camera.
I know the housings look the same, but often times the guts are different. You could be right though.
If anyone wonders, this camera accepts larger than 64GB cards, ive used my sandisk 128GB and 200GB for a while. the camera recognizes it and shows the accurate size. this is due to the SDXC format already being supported by the camera. so, im pretty sure the new 256GB cards will also work, if you want 36 hours of footage history at any given time haha (18 hours 128GB and 9 hours 64GB for 1080P HDR setting)
I want a camera that records and streams real-time to my home computer. Maybe connect to the drivers smartphone and stream to my home pc VIA cellular network.
+Rob Carstuff $5000 cellphone bill every month
Well done video what needs to be added to get GPS?
+ThreePhaseHigh www.amazon.com/Suction-Receiver-Module-Windows-Vantrue/dp/B00UA224DY/
In such a price it is really nice camera.
+LearningZone Doesn't seem much better than the g1w dashcam that costs like less than 40$usd
try counting those again
Do you have any video at night?
I sat through that whole Spiel and in the end he doesn't give the price.... damn
how would I attach this to my big screen TV to watch videos?
+Dimitri Deharak the included HDMI cable will be compatible with almost every modern television.
How does it hold up under hot and cold temperatures in a vehicle? And reliability? Cost?
+cere tomer It's a champ! Got some good footage of some deer running in front of me today. There's a link in the SHOW MORE with price, reviews, specs, etc. I've had nothing but great experience with it. Love it.
i didnt see any night footage?
I would prob run the 1920x1080 version since you only lose an hour of recording
I've heard at a long red light that it shuts off. Is this true?
Dennis Wenger I have a Cobra CB in my Mustang, but now I might need to get a Cobra dash cam! lol
I went with the R2 Vantrue, but some times it doesn't stop recording.
Hello Brian. Do you know where I can purchase the GPS module for this dash cam? I want a 2K dash cam with GPS capability. Thank you for the information.
+Paul Vasquez www.amazon.com/Suction-Receiver-Module-Windows-Vantrue/dp/B00UA224DY/
Travis Delahunt thank you!
Parking mode! Why did you skip right past parking mode??? That's the most important feature and you went right past that!
Tom Zweifel Most important feature? Not to most ppl! I don't care one bit about parking mode because my nicer car stays in the garage at home, and the extremely limited amount of time it is parked in public, any accident is automatically not my fault since IM PARKED! The most important feature is moving and night video quality so you can get plates of hit and runs. A close 2nd is being able to rotate 90 degrees to record police or idiots that come up to your window. Parking mode might be important to you, but its certainly not to MOST people.
good video and all. but whats with those gloves?? what the?? :P
wish I had one today for when that car went off the road right in front of me..
+DillysADV I saw that! Lucky to survive.
The picture looks great but you didn't mention night time capability like you did in your last review of a Vantrue. I will be using this exclusively at night, can I expect the same or better level of night performance as the last Vantrue you reviewed?
I was debating if I wanted a unit with GPS but I'm now thinking that actual video and processor quality is more valuable to me. Supposedly this thing has a better than average processor (Ambarella A7 processor). I know nothing about these particular types of processors, can anyone comment?
I'm guessing that in my case eight truck (big rig) that I would be getting a lot of "events", even on the low shock setting. I was concerned about the .MOV format only. I haven't played around with video formats in a long time but cursory research indicates that VLC can convert MOV to other file types.
+kmg501 Saw a bunch on Zetronix dot com. Don't know anything about them or the products except what I saw there. Looked promising. Dash cams as well as surveillance I would be surprised if didn't find something of interest there. Hope this is helpful.
+kmg501 .MOV is quite Standard format for Car Dash-Cams... so they are following the majority there. They are MP4 files which are decent quality. Yes, VLC will play them fine on a PC.
How much?