So it's been a couple weeks since I have installed and used the Aukey Dashcam for a sale price of $57.
Things I like:
1. The GUI is easy to access and use with a decent amount of customizable settings.
2. The wedge shape is very inconspicuous for someone looking at the windshield from the outside or looking in through the side windows. It's hidden from the back window.
3. It's run off capacitors to hold memory of settings which can handle a lot more in car sun heat compared to Li-Ion batteries.
Things I don't like:
1. It could be a tad slimmer, but I don't know what's inside its super light body.
2. A smaller mini-USB plug would be nice as it uses an extra inch from the top including needing space to unplug it so a side mount and/or micro-USB with an "L plug" would be better here.
3. Plastic quick release plate needs "up" motion to release dashcam, using up space that could be mounted higher.
For the price I purchased this at, it's not bad of an experience at all. The picture is clear both day and night and it has the menu selectable option to capture audio as well. It'll capture 720p 60fps (7Mbps) but I feel that the extra detail of 1080p 30fps (13Mbps) is good enough as it'll capture license plates better so long as the speed delta isn't so fast it creates too much motion blur. Having 4K would be a nice addition for more plate clarity for further distances but I know that'll come down in price with time.
If you want a powered parking mode for this camera you could either wire it to constant on via car battery or find a small high-quality USB Li-Ion battery pack that works with a super low current to buffer your out of vehicle recording. The camera goes into a lower power motion detection mode so it'll start recording for a couple mins less than a second after it detects motion.
Here are a few video clips that I just trimmed or stitched together in Quicktime without changing the bitrate or quality:
A time where a truck crossed the center line.
A night time clip when a truck tried to change lanes into me on the interstate.
An attack of a cardboard box on the interstate. (no bumpers were harmed thanks to thick bouncy XPEL Ultimate wrap.)
And some shameless playing with a 400+HP Camaro...LOL (pride could have been harmed on the Camaro's side but it's no fun to post video with everyone behind. :P)
I didn't/won't post these to YouTube since I have in car music on and there'll probably be multiple copyright infractions because of that. Hopefully, this gives a representation of what dashcams can do. If you want, download the actual file so you get a better understanding of what it's like at 100% of the unit's quality.