 I think we've all watched those dashcam videos where someone gets caught doing something super dumb and thought How could you prove that just happened and you weren't the one being dumb if you didn't have a dashcam? The answer is you probably couldn't But there are a lot of terabad dash cams out there and it's hard to tell the good ones from the bad So I took it upon myself to create this video showing off six of the most popular models out there Because I know you guys love my videos so much There are two main kinds of setups single camera and dual camera Single camera is pretty self-explanatory most people mounted facing forward But the second camera in a dual system can be deployed in a couple of different ways depending on your needs a cabi For example might be less concerned about capturing a rear-ender versus a destructive passenger in the back seat We'll start with the cheapest of our single camera contenders the G1W comes in at around $50 Depending on which company rebadged it It has a surprisingly good picture and that's pretty much all it has going for it like any generic Chinese Electronics product the menu system is kind of bad So the translation isn't great the menus navigation is bad and you just have to hope that the settings stick and that they do What they say they do though in fairness there aren't that many things you can change anyway It's ugly and kind of sticks out So if you live in the kind of neighborhood where someone might walk by and go hey that looks like something I should steal You might not have it for very long if you leave it mounted all the time But as long as you use the suction cup instead of the janky quick release to take it down It's 140 degree horizontal FOV and decent night quality make it a good buy Personally though I'd spend another 15 bucks on the skyview a 118 its footage looks as good as the G1Ws But it's got a wider field of view a better quick release system though It would benefit from an upgrade to the adhesive and it's much more compact and selfie So you probably won't have to take it down anyway These little upgrades might not seem like much but they feel like the difference between a real dashcam and A webcam that you stick onto your windshield Which might seem confusing when you see my pick for our premium single cam the Xiaomi Yi dashcam My theory as to why it looks so much like an action cam is that they basically Recycled the Yi action cam when they realized people were already using it as a dashcam The good news is that thanks to this heritage the picture from the Yi dashcam is great It's sharp enough to read license plates during the day and at night things are pretty clear as long as there's some street lighting It's got the highest resolution of anything we tested at 1296p And there's more good stuff too the user interface for setting everything up is also the best of the dashcam so far It's clean. It's attractive and it's responsive You can even do this via Wi-Fi on your phone and that is similarly responsive and quick to connect Unfortunately the form factor makes it incredibly easy to spot from the outside and the premium look as much as I might like it Makes it an even more attractive target for would-be thieves Thankfully it does have a good quick release system, but at this price point I think Xiaomi should have considered this and designed a more subtle housing Form factor criticism aside though the Yi dashcam is a great package that feels like a piece of modern consumer electronics Well, everything else feels like it was designed by an accountant in 2010 The dual channel systems could learn a thing or two from Xiaomi in spite of their much higher prices all Suffered from lesser image quality overall and clunkier Wi-Fi connectivity Which is an even bigger problem since none of them have screens or menus built in So then why would you buy a dual channel system instead of a couple of Yi's? Well, it's easier to set up one camera than two separately. They can record to a single SD card you can adjust the G sensor sensitivities for different directions of movement while driving and There's parking mode which allows the cameras to record vandalism or hit and runs First up is the BlackSys CamSys. Its image quality is Unexceptional and its form factor might not be super stylish, but it's subtle enough to blend in the main benefit Though is its parking mode the app may not be pretty but it allows a number of key variables to be tweaked Like tuning the motion detection in certain parts of the frame or turning one of the cameras off altogether All of these things are important because for parking mode to work It needs to be wired into your car battery and the more they're recording the faster that will drain Fortunately BlackSys includes a low voltage cutoff that will prevent your battery from dying outright Making this kit popular among tinkerers and people who park on the street often The same can't be said of the BlackVue DR650GW 2 channel It does have a basic parking mode with tunable motion settings and shock sensitivities as you'd expect But you'll need an add-on kit from the manufacturer to protect your battery. So why would you choose this one? Well, it looks really cool I mean physically not the image quality which I would describe as good enough in spite of the 720p rear cam I mean if you think about it if you get rear-ended they're gonna get pretty close to your camera anyway, right? Overall, there's not much to set the BlackVue apart from the pack Their cloud backup solution won't really make much sense until mobile data is a lot cheaper Which brings us to the Thinkware F770 It's it's not cheaper, but I like this one the most it doesn't have as many settings as the BlackSys You can fiddle with for parking mode and it's not as cool looking and compact as the BlackVue But the image quality at night is the best of the dual channel systems with 1080p recording on both front and rear cams You get voltage cutoff built in like the BlackSys and though the parking mode configuration options aren't as detailed I think they struck the best balance between tunability and simplicity It has the biggest footprint on your windshield But by staying more flush to the windshield it ended up being more discrete The Thinkware also features recording to built-in flash memory for emergencies in case your SD card fails somehow and the feature I like the most it warns you of red light cameras not that I run red lights all that often This is done with a built-in GPS and the locations can be updated by downloading them from their site So conclusion time some of the dash cams feature additional driver safety systems like lane departure and collision warning But they're all inaccurate inconsistent and in the case of the Yi dash cam really annoying None of them are anywhere near as accurate as my car's built-in systems and And frankly, I wouldn't recommend buying them for these features For a basic single cam the G1W is fine if you're looking to spend as little as possible But the A118 gets my pick due to the form factor As for the dual cams the image quality on the F770 Thinkware and its red light warning help justify its price But at the end of the day the BlackSys CamSys offers the best functionality at the lowest price TunnelBear is the simple VPN app that makes it easy to browse privately and enjoy a more open internet With TunnelBear turned on your Wi-Fi connection is secured and your online activity is kept private from your internet provider Advertisers, hackers and anyone looking to track you or profit from your data TunnelBear has a top-rated privacy policy and does not log your activity Try it free with 500 megabytes and no credit card required And if you choose to get a year of unlimited data you can save 10% by going to tunnelbear.com Slash LTT Thanks for watching guys if this video sucked you know what to do I know you do But if it was awesome get subscribed hit that like button or even consider buying one of these dash cams With our affiliate code at Amazon or buy a cool t-shirt not like this but you know something equally cool From our merch store Now that you're done doing all that stuff you're probably wondering what to watch next So click that little button in the top right corner to check out Channel Superfund's latest video