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VIOFO A119 V3 2560x1440P Quad HD Car Dash Camera
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Front dash camera, 1440p. Supercapacitor, not a lithium battery. This is the specification that decides whether a dash cam survives an Indian summer
Direct answer: is the VIOFO A119 V3 2560x1440P Quad HD Car Dash Camera right for you?
Supercapacitor rather than lithium battery is the single specification that decides whether a dash cam survives here, and it is why cheap cameras die within one Indian summer -- a lithium cell in a parked car swells and fails, a supercapacitor does not.
VIOFO A119 V3 2560x1440P Quad HD Car Dash Camera
Editorial verdict
Grounded in published specifications
Summary verdict: Supercapacitor rather than lithium battery is the single specification that decides whether a dash cam survives here, and it is why cheap cameras die within one Indian summer -- a lithium cell in a parked car swells and fails, a supercapacitor does not. The other purchase people get wrong is the card: dash cams write continuously in a loop, and a standard microSD fails within months where a high-endurance card is built for it.
Who should buy this
Anyone leaving a camera in a car through Indian summer heat.
Who should avoid this
Anyone planning to use a standard microSD card -- it will fail within months.
Key strengths
- Supercapacitor survives parked-car temperatures that kill lithium cells
- Sony STARVIS sensor gives genuinely readable night-time plates
- 1440p rather than 1080p, which is the difference on a number plate
Limitations
- Requires a high-endurance microSD, sold separately
- Parking mode needs hardwiring to the fuse box
- Front only -- the rear camera is a separate purchase
Technical specifications
- Type
- Front dash camera, 1440p
- Brand
- VIOFO
- Sensor
- Sony STARVIS IMX335, which is what gives usable night plates
- Weight
- 100 g
- Storage
- microSD up to 256 GB, high-endurance card required
- Warranty
- 1 Year Official Brand Warranty
- Model SKU
- A119V3
- Resolution
- 2560 x 1440 at 30 fps
- Parking mode
- Requires hardwiring to a fuse box, not the cigarette socket
- Field of view
- 140 degrees
- Power storage
- Supercapacitor
- Why high endurance
- Dash cams write continuously in a loop. A standard card fails within months; a high-endurance card is designed for it
- Why that matters more than anything else
- A lithium battery in a car parked in Indian summer swells, degrades and eventually fails, which is why cheap dash cams die within a season. A supercapacitor tolerates high temperature and is why this one does not
Product overview
Supercapacitor rather than lithium battery is the single specification that decides whether a dash cam survives here, and it is why cheap cameras die within one Indian summer -- a lithium cell in a parked car swells and fails, a supercapacitor does not. The other purchase people get wrong is the card: dash cams write continuously in a loop, and a standard microSD fails within months where a high-endurance card is built for it.
Key capabilities
- Supercapacitor, not a lithium battery. This is the specification that decides whether a dash cam survives an Indian summer
- Power storage: Supercapacitor
- Why that matters more than anything else: A lithium battery in a car parked in Indian summer swells, degrades and eventually fails, which is why cheap dash cams die within a season
- Resolution: 2560 x 1440 at 30 fps
Frequently asked questions
Is the VIOFO A119 V3 2560x1440P Quad HD Car Dash Camera worth buying?
Supercapacitor rather than lithium battery is the single specification that decides whether a dash cam survives here, and it is why cheap cameras die within one Indian summer -- a lithium cell in a parked car swells and fails, a supercapacitor does not.
What is the warranty and return policy for the VIOFO A119 V3 2560x1440P Quad HD Car Dash Camera?
1 Year Official Brand Warranty. Returns: 7 Days Replacement Guarantee.
Who is the VIOFO A119 V3 2560x1440P Quad HD Car Dash Camera best suited for?
Anyone leaving a camera in a car through Indian summer heat.
Who should avoid the VIOFO A119 V3 2560x1440P Quad HD Car Dash Camera?
Anyone planning to use a standard microSD card -- it will fail within months.
Sample reviews
3 reviewsThese are illustrative, not customer reviews.
DealSurge has not sold this product, so nobody has reviewed it. Each entry below is written from the strengths and drawbacks recorded on this page, to show how reviews would appear — none of it is a real buyer’s experience, and none of it is counted in search results or given to the shopping assistant.
Mean of 3 samples
- 5 ★1
- 4 ★1
- 3 ★1
- 2 ★0
- 1 ★0
- 5 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of VIOFO A119 V3 2560x1440P Quad HD Car Dash Camera
Right product for the right person
The page describes who this is for, and it described me: Anyone leaving a camera in a car through Indian summer heat. On that basis it has been the right call. Supercapacitor survives parked-car temperatures that kill lithium cells.
Prakash Y.Sample13 found this helpful - 4 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of VIOFO A119 V3 2560x1440P Quad HD Car Dash Camera
Posting after real use, not unboxing
Had this a couple of weeks now, so this is not an unboxing opinion. Sony STARVIS sensor gives genuinely readable night-time plates. Still mildly irritated by one thing: Requires a high-endurance microSD, sold separately. Known trade-off rather than a fault, though, and I would buy it again.
Divya V.Sample11 found this helpful - 3 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of VIOFO A119 V3 2560x1440P Quad HD Car Dash Camera
Three stars, and here is exactly why
Leading with the problem, because it is what I would have wanted to read: Requires a high-endurance microSD, sold separately. Parking mode needs hardwiring to the fuse box. Neither is hidden — both are listed on the page — but they matter more in daily use than they look on a spec sheet. I have kept it, for one reason: Supercapacitor survives parked-car temperatures that kill lithium cells. That still outweighs the rest, but only just.
Alka N.Sample30 found this helpful