The best mirror dash cams with parking camera

The Hoco DV4 model is released as an overlay for a standard interior rearview mirror. The recorder is fixed to it using two clamps.

In this design, the device does not attract excessive attention from the street. It is possible to see a video recorder in it only by indirect signs - a protruding lens, buttons at the bottom of the case and a small screen under the reflective surface of the mirror. The recorder's display has a diagonal size of 4.5 inches and displays an image in a resolution of 854x480 pixels.

Hoco DV4 instantly “sees” the traffic situation both in front of and behind the car. The front camera of the device records in Full HD frame resolution (1920x1080 pixels), while the rear camera records in HD format (1280x720 pixels). The image quality of the model is quite mediocre, but without any obvious flaws. When you engage reverse gear, the image from the external camera can be automatically displayed on the car recorder screen to help with parking.

Many recorders still use the archaic miniUSB power connector, but the model in question stands out from the rest - it has a USB type C port. In case of a power outage from the vehicle's on-board network, the device has a built-in 200 mAh battery. The recorded videos are supposed to be stored in the microSD memory card with a capacity of up to 128 GB - the flash drive will need to be purchased separately.

When you meet the Cyclone MR-55 device "by its clothes", you might not even suspect it to be a car DVR. After all, the model looks like a standard interior mirror for providing visibility of the rear hemisphere.

The recorder acts as an overlay on the mirror in the cabin - it is fixed with clamps on the back of the case. At the same time, a lens "sticks out" from behind, the view of which is directed at the road in front of the hood of the car. Optics with a field of view of about 170 ° provides good visibility of a wide-lane road together with shoulders and / or sidewalks. Filming on the front camera is performed in Full HD format - 1920x1080 pixels at 30 fps.

In conditions of strong differences in illumination , the extended dynamic range WDR system comes to the rescue in leveling the frame exposure. And in the parking lot, the motion sensor will come in very handy - the recorder can automatically turn on when it is triggered. The model is equipped with an external camera for filming what is happening behind the car (in a low resolution of 640x480 pixels). When connected to the reversing light, the image from the rear camera can be displayed on the DVR screen, which simplifies parking.

The display in the Cyclone MR-55 design is hidden under the mirror surface of the front panel. It is located exactly in the center, has a diagonal size of 5 inches and supports touch control. And so that fingerprints are not visible on the "mirror", the user has the right to change the settings in the traditional way - with buttons on the bottom end of the case. Power is supplied to the recorder from the cigarette lighter socket.

The Ukrainian electronics brand Aspiring is best known for its car recorders. One of the brand's popular models is the Reflex 8 Dual FHD "mirror".

Thanks to its form factor , the device skillfully mimics the design of the vehicle's interior. The fact is that the recorder is installed on top of the standard interior rearview mirror and is no different from it in appearance. The model's ins and outs are given away by a small "offshoot" of the front camera lens and a large screen, which, when turned off, is completely hidden behind the reflective panel of the mirror.

The display of the video recorder has a diagonal size of 9.66 inches, the substrate for it is a high-quality IPS matrix. It is allowed to display the image from the cameras directly on the screen - Aspiring Reflex 8 Dual FHD performs video recording in two-channel mode and a frame resolution of Full HD (1920x1080 pixels). Moreover, the model's screen can automatically broadcast the image from the rear camera when reversing. In this case, virtual parking lines are superimposed on the image.

The car recorder is equipped with an ultra-wide-angle front optics with a field of view of about 170° and a wide-angle lens in the rear camera (120°). To avoid overexposure or underexposure of the image when shooting with the front camera , the model provides an extended dynamic range function WDR. The device is also equipped with a built-in backup battery and recognizes microSD flash drives up to 64 GB.

Celsior DVR-M6 is an advanced model of a video recorder in the format of a salon mirror, supporting two-channel shooting in a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels at 30 fps.

The front lens of the device is built directly into the body of the head module, and the "eye on the back of the head" is made in the form of a compact remote unit. The "cup" is mounted on the rear of the vehicle and contemplates the traffic situation behind the car. It will also serve as an assistant when parking in reverse - the image from the remote camera is easily displayed on the screen of the car recorder with the imposition of virtual marking lines. The display occupies the entire plane of the front panel, its diagonal dimensions are 11.26 inches, and in terms of control it supports touch input.

The front swivel optics of the Celsior DVR-M6 have a viewing angle of about 170°, the rear - 120°. Inside the recorder, a G-sensor and a motion sensor are installed. The first one records impacts, atypical acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle, the second one activates recording when any movements are detected in the frame. In addition, the model is equipped with a microphone for sound recording and speakers for audio playback.

The DVR is compatible with microSD flash drives up to 32 GB, which is frankly not enough today. However, the recording is cyclical in any case, i.e. new videos are recorded over old ones. As a backup power source, the model is equipped with a 500 mAh battery, which will also come in handy in emergency situations (when the power supply from the car's on-board network does not work for some reason). The DVR is normally powered from the car's cigarette lighter socket.

The Prime-X 109C interior mirror with anti-glare coating is used not only to monitor what is happening behind you – it is a cleverly disguised video recorder with two “eyes”.

In the model's specifications, dual-channel recording means simultaneous shooting of the front hemisphere and the space behind the car. The front lens on a retractable "tongue" is built into the recorder's body, the rear lens is made in the form factor of a remote "cube". Shooting on the front camera is carried out in a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels with a viewing angle of about 170 °, on the rear - in HD format (1280x720 pixels).

The base for the reflective panel of the car recorder is a 9-inch color screen diagonally. The device's display supports touch control and is capable of transmitting an image from the rear camera in reverse parking mode. Virtual parking lines are drawn over the image, which can be adjusted depending on the characteristics of a particular car.

The model produces good quality video footage in any ambient lighting conditions. However, the recorder could not do without its drawbacks - its shortcomings include the small maximum volume of supported microSD cards (up to 32 GB). But the device has a built-in G-sensor to protect against overwriting videos during collisions.