My Nevt Base battery packed up just out of waranty sent them an email they didnt even atempt to respond.

I purchased it because it was Which best buy.

did try and get it apart to check and replace the battery but it is well and truley glued together

would ned to saw it apart.

Never buy a dashcam with a battery, top end dashcams always have a super capacitor. Take a look at the Vicovation range, the Opia 2 will provide you with the best video you can get and with a time lapse parking mode. The other Vicovations in the Marcus range are also excellent and a little cheaper, the Marcus 2 at £100 is a bargain. For a dual cam set up look at the Thinkware brand especially the x550, don't waste your money on the f770, this is exactly the same as the x550 just a different form factor. The F750 can be upgraded to a F770, which gives you time lapse parking, by downloading the upgrade file for the F770 and simply renaming it f750 - you can read about this on the web. The Viofo A119S is a great cam for a good price but there can be reliability issues with the gps. The parking mode does have to be switched on and off manually which can be a faff.

Edited by rx8moneypit on 06/06/2017 at 19:54

I've been using a dashcam since 2013, Mini 0801 is the model, a small discrete device plugged into the cigarette lighter, it has a screen that auto shuts down after 1 minute but can also be used for playback if required. It has a capaciter so only operates when the engine is powered, very pleased with it, does what is required.

There may be good reasons for owning / using a dashcam, but do bear in mind the recorded image is a record of your driving as well as others around you. Ask yourself if the GPS is necessary, likewise, if your reason for using the dashcam is for video evidence in the event of an accident (or any event) why you would need to purchase a large capacity memory card with several hours worth of history. Just remember to lock or download the relevant image file so it is not lost by the continuous recording system.

Edited by Smileyman on 11/06/2017 at 10:39

Hello Malcster,

Please accept my apologies for what you've experienced here, it certainly doesn't sound right.

Are you able in touch on 02920 866 429 or support@nextbase.co.uk mentioning this forum and our UK Technical Support centre will be more than happy to resolve this with you.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Regards

Nextbase UK

I think the dash cam that offers the best quality/price is the Viofo A119s V2. At only 99£ it offers a HD video resolution of 720P (1080P), capacitor (instead of batteries), Sony lenses, night vision, G-sensor, GPS...etc. I think this website should test and review this very interesting choice

Edited by Medita on 11/08/2017 at 17:12

Very good collection. I love this top 10 list of dash cam!
Also it will be great if you add some products for france.

Edited by Miller David on 27/08/2017 at 15:02

Next base have commented a lot on this topic, I also am in the market for a dash cam and have been reading lots of reviews. if next base would like me to do a free independent review on one of there products i'd gladly take it on and post my findings here.

Edited by Arthur Lobon on 19/10/2017 at 14:31

Have had a Next Base 402G - the battery has gone within the year, it was a present and the reciept couldn't be found - Next Base don't want to know even though I told "James" of the situation... pity as in the market for 2 this Christmas....

Next Base.. you have my name on your records if you can be bothered to do anything about it....

Edited by Wayne Stokes on 08/12/2017 at 19:16

Cannot believe the number of Nextbase 'concerned apologies' has this company no shame. I would be mortified with all these complaints on any product with which I was involved. I am also stunned that 'Honest John' supports 2, 6 and 7 as best buys. Does John read the comment section, if so, why is he rooting for 3 failed products

Ditt my Next base died at 13 months got ferry short shrift from Next Base.

Managed to find a suitable battry on the net and replaced it my self with a little soldering.

Found out the battries used do not like heat also found out there is a type of dash cam that does not have a battry, it has a capacitor that charges up suffciently to take care of shut down, it does not have the inertia facility to register knocks whilst parked though.

Considering providing a second regulated power supply to take the place of the internal battry direct from the car Baþery their I should not have the heat problem.

Another problem is the sigaret lighter connection over time it comes loose and you find it is not recording, the plug needing to be pushed back in hence considering hard wiring.

There seems to be a lot of criticism of NextBase battery life and I'm very surprised that the company hasn't, it seems, successfully addressed this issue. I'm considering getting a dash-cam and the amount of negativity which surrounds this problem is a bit perplexing.

On one hand we have the journos extolling NextBase's virtue across their entire model range, on the other, there seem to be buyers who have had less than a satisfactory experience.

What I fail to understand in all of this, is that repeated incidences of the same fault could (and should) be construed as an inherent defect plus the fact that that would probably make individual units unfit for purpose so why hasn't anyone bought this up and mentioned The Consumer Rights Act? (The latest incarnation of the Sale of Goods Act) If I bought a product that had failed due to a relatively well documented problem then it would be returned for a refund or a new unit as inherent defects are not subject to the limitations of a 12 month guarantee.

The location of a dash-cam is going to be in the windscreen, in the sun. We all know how hot a vehicle's interior gets after even after just a short period of time when, in summer, there is hot sunshine. I'm wondering how NextBase's cameras fare in Australia or even southern Spain. I have many NiMh rechargeable batteries which are more than three years old and the premature failure rate is minimal. Lithium based batteries have, by and large, been proved to be superior and lithium iron (Li/Fe) is the most common type of consumer battery. I suspect that the lithium cells used here are the cheaper Li/MnO2 which not as robust.

Currently there are 187 1star reviews for one of the models (302G?) and I'm genuinely surprised at this.