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  Dash Camera under £100 shortlist (Article)
  Azdome GS63H While Azdome may not be a familiar name to many, the GS63H is a superb camera for the money. Given that it's just £60, it outperforms more expensive dash cams from many well-known brands, both in terms of features and the footage it captures. Yes, it may not technically be 4K, but it's very sharp and clear nonetheless.
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  Review: Mio MiVue 688 dash camera (productReview)
  The 3-axis G-sensor captures impacts and sudden/sharp braking or acceleration. The Safety Camera Warning is useful and comes with free monthly updates to keep the database accurate. Although this feature is good for reminding drivers when to be extra careful of speeding, the device doesn't include the locations of mobile speed cameras.
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  Review: Garmin Dash Cam Mini (productReview)
  width=500&height=333.33333333333337" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/b2b139c341b24c7a9332d7a4ebe5928d" /> Once connected, you can preview what the footage will look like, allowing you to move the camera so it's pointing exactly where you want it. One thing we learnt was that although it's tempting to tuck the camera away behind the rearview mirror, you do need to allow some room for manoeuvre to adjust the Mini's view.
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  Review: Mio MiVue 792 Wifi Pro (productReview)
  Getting the Mio going straight out of the box really is simple, even more so than some other similar dash cameras. While it requires a micro SD card that isn’t supplied, it is less fussy than other cameras, as it doesn’t require you to provide it with a brand-new card or format an existing one – it happily took a card with existing files and didn’t wipe over them with more than an hour’s recording.
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  Review: RAC 225 S Super HD Dash Cam (productReview)
  This ungainly solution is made further annoying by the fact that the 225 doesn’t use a conventional sucker mount to affix itself to your windscreen. Instead, the camera’s mount slides into a retaining bracket that you have to stick to your windscreen using a non-reusable adhesive pad. Consequently, if you want to change the position of the camera or use it in another car, you’re flat out of luck.
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  Review: Nextbase 622GW dash cam (productReview)
  What is it? The 622GW is the top-spec dash camera in Nextbase's range. The touch screen camera offers a wide range of impressive features, including GPS and WiFi (hence the GW in the name), and 4K resolution. For your £249 (or thereabouts), you'll get Alexa compatibility, Emergency Response, Bluetooth Intelligent Parking mode and more.
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  Review: Nextbase 422GW dash cam (productReview)
  The dash cams in the new range are around 35% smaller than the previous models and the clunky mount has been replaced by a Click&Go Pro mount that connects straight into the body of the camera using a magnetic attachment. The charging cable then plugs directly into the camera or the mount so that you can remove the dash cam unit and put it in a glovebox away from prying eyes. When you get back in your car, the camera then easily clicks back into the mount with no fuss and no fiddling with plugging it in again. 
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  Top 10: Dash cams under £50 2020 (Article)
  Features include a  G-sensor, motion detection and parking monitoring, while the camera itself is designed to look a bit sleeker than traditional boxy dash cameras. You can get a suction mount and 3M sticker mount - so you can choose how to adhere the camera to your windscreen - and 12 months warranty.
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  Top 10: Dash cams under £20 (Article)
  Many of these cameras do without snappy names and instead use their entire feature list as a moniker, which in this case includes G-sensor, loop recording, HDMI and IR night vision. This model also offers a 170-degree wide angle lens, which is more than any of the cheaper cameras in this list.
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  Review: Mio MiVue C330 dash cam (productReview)
  The buttons are also quite tiny. The MiVue C330 also offers GPS and can alert you to upcoming safety cameras. Thanks to free monthly updates, the C330 should be able to tell you the location of safety cameras - even if they're new. You can also log the button of a camera by pushing a button on the C330 if you so desire.
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  Top 10: Cheapest dash cams (Article)
  Crosstour Mini The 3-inch screen on the Crosstour Mini allows you to playback videos directly on the camera, with footage resolution of 1080P Full HD. There's a 170-degree wide-angle lens and Crosstour claim the Mini is specifically intended to outperform other dash cameras at nighttime recording. 
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  Top 10: Dash cams under £100 2020 (Article)
  Considering the tiny dash cam is £99, it could be argued that it doesn't offer a whole lot for the outlay - however, if you have limited windscreen space (say, a convertible) or don't want a dash camera obstruction your view at all, the Mini is ideal as it attaches directly onto the back of your rear-view mirror. Review coming soon. YI Ultra Dash Cam The YI Ultra Dash Camera offers a number of appealing features.
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  Review: Azdome M06 (productReview)
  width=500&height=333.33333333333337" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/9ef5ac7f210a4ef28b843c02f4994d01" /> With WDR (Wide Dynamic Range), the Azdome M06 can also produce higher quality videos at night, with things like headlights, streetlights etc causing less overexposure so you can read licence plates better. Azdome also sells a rear camera for the M06 if you want to cover the front and back, but it's an external camera - so would likely need to be fitted above the number plate, which is a professional job. The GS63H has a parking mode with a motion sensor too, so the camera will switch on and start recording if the camera is moved or jolted.
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  Review: Lanka Blue dash cam (productReview)
  It comes with a very long 12V cable that will stretch around the biggest of cabins, although it is a slight irritation that the cable plugs in on the right side of the camera so it is less optimal for a right-hand drive car. The 360-degree adjustment and secure tightening nut makes it easy to get the camera set up in the best position and it is small enough to tuck out of the driver’s line of sight.
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  Review: YI Smart dash cam (productReview)
  width=500&height=332.9166666666667" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/b4cb595ce5d349dd8678a83ef1386248" /> What's it like? It feels like a good quality camera when you first get it out of its neat looking box. It's not especially weighty but feels solid enough. It's disappointing there's no suction mount though. The adhesive-backed one is fine if you're happy to leave the camera fixed, but not so useful if you want to use it in a different car.
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  Review: Vava Dash Cam (productReview)
  The simply titled ‘Vava Dash Cam’ makes use of a bespoke app which, when you connect your phone to the camera, primarily allows you to quickly preview, download and share captured footage. It isn’t the sole trick of this camera, which costs £89.99, though. Despite the comparatively low price tag, the Vava is a 1080p, 60fps HD dash cam with GPS and a g-sensor for automatic footage capture when mobile or parked.
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  In-car convenience gadget of the Year (Article)
  Cheetah C550 GPS Speed Camera Detector The C550 is the latest GPS speed and red light camera detector from Cheetah. Along with an e asy to read LED display - designed to be seen in bright sunlight - i t uses an international database, giving you all the latest road updates and locations of speed cameras. 
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  Top 10: Ways to prevent car theft (Article)
  Review coming soon. Dash camera A dash camera left in a car can be a bit of a double-edged sword when it comes to security. In some ways, a dash cam will be a good deterrent from thieves who may spot it and leave your car well alone.
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  Top 10: Best sat navs with dash cams (Article)
  Fortunately, Mio offers a 5-inch version that retains the key upgrades that’ll make motoring easier – namely the live traffic updates that are delivered directly to the device. It also gets the same higher-quality camera as the 65, allowing you to capture incidents in greater detail. Maps of Europe are standard, as are lifetime updates for the maps and speed camera sites.   Garmin 6-inch DezlCam Truck – from around £449.99 If you need to get a truck from A to B, and want a unit with an integrated incident-detecting HD dash cam, this is one of the best options.
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  Top 10: Sat nav apps (Article)
  mt=8" target="_blank"> iOS TomTom Go Mobile – £14.99/year, Android/iOS If you’re looking to travel far and wide, this worldwide-map equipped app from TomTom is a sound choice. It has a clear, easily interpreted display and features traffic alerts and speed camera warnings. There are no annoying in-app adverts, either. You only get 50 free miles a month, though. After those miles are up, you’ve got to buy monthly or one-year access packages – racking up costs – but these packages do again include speed camera and traffic alerts.