
Which Dash Cams Brand Wins?
In our test we compared 11 dash cams options head to head. Viofo came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video. Shoppers cross-shopping fitcamx, fitcamx dash cam, garmin dash cam and garmin dash camera land here for the head to head that settles it.

Viofo
Price shown in test: $114
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Red Tiger
Price shown in test: $100 with coupon
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The quick take
The short version of why each pick lands where it does, built straight from the measured results.
“And the VIFO pretty much ran circles around the competition and had an average finish of 1.3... If I can only choose one dash cam, I'd definitely go with the VIOFO.”
Best in 1 of 1 measurements, including Overall 1st to 11th place ranking, average finish.
Placed top three in 1 of 1 measurements.
The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.
License plate readability facing into sunset, static distances
- 1Viofo 1440p front only dash cam
came out on top, readable at 30 ft, best possible exposure rating of one
- 2Red Tiger
tied for second place at 20 ft along with Cool Crazy, Rove, and Wolfbox, best possible exposure rating of one
- 3Cool Crazy
tied for second place at 20 ft, readable to 25 ft though grainy
- 4Wolfbox i07, three channel dash cam
tied for second place at 20 ft
- 5Rove R2
tied for second place at 20 ft, offered the sharpest image up to that point in the test
- 6Arifayz K600, dual channel dash cam
offered the sharpest image of the brands tested up to that point, readable to 20 ft
- 7Miden S7
looked too dark or underexposed, about as grainy as the cheaper cameras, readable to 15 ft
- 8E-Yegor S60
light exposure seemed about right, but grainy at distance like the other cameras
- 9Ovaman
performed a little better than the V300, license plate unreadable past 20 ft
- 10Pruveo
underexposed and noticeably less sharp than the Viofo, unreadable at 20 ft
- 11V300
unreadable past 15 ft, no display on the camera itself for aiming
Road sign readability at 35 mph
- 1Viofo 1440p front only dash cam
performed just about as good as the 4K cameras, part of the top group rated two
- 2Red Tiger
performed well, part of the group rated two
- 3Cool Crazy
did the best job along with the Wolfbox
- 4Wolfbox i07, three channel dash cam
did the best job along with the Cool Crazy, edged out the Viofo in a direct comparison
- 5Rove R2
performed well, part of the group rated two
- 6Arifayz K600, dual channel dash cam
performed better than the previous cheaper brands despite a grainy image
- 7Miden S7
performed better than the E-Yegor in a direct comparison
- 8E-Yegor S60
struggled, only one of two road signs readable
- 10Pruveo
road signs did not look nearly as sharp as the previous five brands tested
- 11V300
unable to read the road sign while driving, only one of two signs readable after stopping and zooming in
- 9Ovamannot tested
Night vision readability at stepped distances
- 1Viofo 1440p front only dash cam
came out on top with the best possible rating of one
- 2Red Tiger
tied for second place with the Wolfbox, rating of 1.5
- 3Cool Crazy
outperformed all previous brands tested up to that point
- 4Wolfbox i07, three channel dash cam
tied for second place with the Red Tiger, rating of 1.5, described as one of the best performing cameras in the showdown so far
- 7Miden S7
struggled with daytime and sunset performance but performed a little better at night
- 8E-Yegor S60
street sign unreadable at every stopping point
- 9Ovaman
performed a little better than the earlier cheaper brands at reading a license plate but struggled with most other tests
- 10Pruveo
at a big disadvantage with only a 1080p main camera, image only became clear at the fifth and sixth stopping points
- 11V300
could not read the street sign until the closest stopping point, and even then it was very grainy
- 5Rove R2not tested
- 6Arifayz K600, dual channel dash camnot tested
Intersection readability facing into sunset
- 1Viofo 1440p front only dash cam
performed the best along with the Red Tiger, rating of 1.5
- 2Red Tiger
performed the best along with the Viofo, rating of 1.5
- 3Cool Crazy
performed well along with the Wolfbox, rating of two
- 4Wolfbox i07, three channel dash cam
performed well along with the Cool Crazy, rating of two
- 7Miden S7
road signs were unreadable, struggled with the sunset
- 8E-Yegor S60
struggled significantly, road signs unreadable
- 10Pruveo
street signs and the highway sign both unreadable
- 11V300
unable to provide a clear image of the road signs near the stop sign
- 5Rove R2not tested
- 6Arifayz K600, dual channel dash camnot tested
- 9Ovamannot tested
Digital light box and gas price sign readability
- 1Viofo 1440p front only dash cam
came out on top with the best possible rating of one, readable even from a couple hundred feet away
- 2Red Tiger
unreadable in this specific test despite performing better than Cool Crazy in most other categories
- 3Cool Crazy
performed almost as well as the Viofo, rating of 1.5
- 5Rove R2
finished in third place with a rating of two, readable though not as sharp as the Cool Crazy
- 10Pruveo
lighted box unreadable, digital display difficult to read
- 11V300
could not read the sign name or the gas price on the digital display
- 4Wolfbox i07, three channel dash camnot tested
- 6Arifayz K600, dual channel dash camnot tested
- 7Miden S7not tested
- 8E-Yegor S60not tested
- 9Ovamannot tested
Overall 1st to 11th place ranking, average finish
- 1Viofo 1440p front only dash cam1st place
average finish of 1.3, described as running circles around the competition
- 2Red Tiger2nd place
average finish of 2.2, described as a terrific camera
- 3Cool Crazy3rd place
average finish of 2.7
- 4Wolfbox i07, three channel dash camnot tested
- 5Rove R2not tested
- 6Arifayz K600, dual channel dash camnot tested
- 7Miden S7not tested
- 8E-Yegor S60not tested
- 9Ovamannot tested
- 10Pruveonot tested
- 11V300not tested
How it was tested
- license plate readability facing into the sunset at increasing static distances
- road sign readability while driving past at 35 mph
- intersection readability facing into the sunset
- night vision readability of a street sign at stepped distances
- digital light box and gas price sign readability
- overall 1st to 11th place performance ranking with average finish score
“And the VIFO pretty much ran circles around the competition and had an average finish of 1.3... If I can only choose one dash cam, I'd definitely go with the VIOFO.”


