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The best front and rear dash cams let you capture footage in front and behind your vehicle Mirror Monitor Dash Camera Fhd
The best front and rear dash cams are something you'll be glad you have bought if you end up being involved in an incident when driving. By capturing what happens in front of and behind your vehicle with a dual dash cam set-up, you'll have a full record of events should anything go wrong on the road.
1. best overall 2. Best for expandability 3. best for Alexa-integration 4. best for high-res recording 5. best for 4k 6. best for value 7. best for reliability 8. best for driver-assistance 9. best for discreet mounting 10. Best for cellular 11. Best for image quality 12. Best for motorcycles
Then if there's a dispute over what happened, either from another driver, the police, or the insurance company, you can prove your side of the story.
If you want to only cover the front of your vehicle, we also have a guide to the best dash cams for single-direction recording. Then there are the best budget dash cams if you don't want to spend very much.
But in general, we'd recommend you get a dash cam front and rear, to cover all bases in the case of an accident. Not to mention that rear cams can also be used as backup cameras for reversing and parking.
Also known dual dash cams, or 2CH or two-channel dashcams, our experts will help you find the very best front and rear dash cams available today – and we'll tell you everything you need to know need to choose between them.
Note that some dash cams are sold in one, two or even three camera kits - so make sure that you have the version you need. To complicate matters, some dual dash cams use the second camera to record the interior of the vehicle rather than the road behind you (these are known as Uber dash cams).
If you want guidance on what to look for, first read what to look for in the best front and rear dash cams, otherwise we'll run through our favorite dual dash cam models.…
Best overall The Thinkware U1000 dash cam is a hugely impressive piece of kit that gets our top-spot recommendation. It can record footage in UHD 4K at 30fps or 2K 1440p at silky-smooth 60fps. Both are great, although opting for the lower resolution and higher frame rate might make it easier to see detail in paused frames of the footage, and also keeps the file sizes lower.
Best for expandability
Best for car shares The Garmin Dash Cam 67W replaces the 66W, which was already one of our favorites. It can be used as a regular front-facing dashcam, but it can be used as a dual dashcam, too. That's thanks to Garmin’s smart Dash Cam Auto Sync feature, where up to four compatible cameras can be set to record at the same time.
Best for Alexa-integration
Best for Alexa-integration The Nextbase 622GW dash cam comes in-built with Amazon Alexa assistance. This means you can tell the dash cams to start recording, as well as ask Alexa on other devices for directions, to play music, to give you news and weather updates, to make a call, and so on. And given that you don’t want to be doing anything distracting with your hands or eyes while driving, this is one situation when voice control really is handy.
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The Thinkware U1000 dash cam is a hugely impressive piece of kit that gets our top-spot recommendation. It can record footage in UHD 4K at 30fps or 2K 1440p at silky-smooth 60fps. Both are great, although opting for the lower resolution and higher frame rate might make it easier to see detail in paused frames of the footage, and also keeps the file sizes lower.
This is a setup with an optional rear camera; it shoots 2K 1440p at 30fps, and does so through a lens with a generous 156-degree field of view, giving you a wide latitude for seeing what's going on behind your vehicle. It's also a pleasingly compact and unobtrusive unit, so won't be distracting or get in the way. Just stick it to your rear screen and forget about it.
A suite of handy features like GPS, speed-camera detection, and average speed warnings make the Thinkware U1000 a tempting proposition for the vast majority of users. It's a fairly large unit, and there are definitely smaller options available on this list, but if this doesn't bother you then it's highly recommended.
Read our full Thinkware U1000 review for more details
The Garmin Dash Cam 67W replaces the 66W, which was already one of our favorites. It can be used as a regular front-facing dash came, but it can be used as a dual dashcam, too. That's thanks to Garmin’s smart Dash Cam Auto Sync feature, where up to four compatible cameras can be set to record at the same time.
That way, you could fit dash cams to the front and rear of your car, but also facing out of the sides, which could be particularly useful for larger vehicles like vans and motorhomes. Obviously, this means you do need to buy two or more cameras (as these are not sold in kits) – so factor that into your comparisons
This Auto Sync feature is not exclusive to the 67W; it also works with Garmin’s 46, 56, Mini, and Tandem dash cams. The latter has two lenses of its own, to record the interior of the car as well as the exterior.
It records in 1440p (so a little higher than Full HD) at 60 frames per second and with HDR. It also has a 180-degree wide-angle lens. Unusually for a dash cam, the 67W has a battery. But it only lasts for 30 minutes, so you’ll really want to plug in for most journeys, or permanently hardwire the camera to your car.
Read our full Garmin Dash Cam 67W review for more details
The Nextbase 622GW dash cam comes in-built with Amazon Alexa assistance. This means you can tell the dash cams to start recording, as well as ask Alexa on other devices for directions, to play music, to give you news and weather updates, to make a call, and so on. And given that you don’t want to be doing anything distracting with your hands or eyes while driving, this is one situation when voice control really is handy.
The Nextbase 622GW is a fully-fledged 4K dash cam with powerful features like image stabilization, Alexa, What3Words, and SOS emergency response. Video quality is superb and the camera is easy to set up thanks to a smart magnetic windscreen mount with integrated GPS. Only the clunky smartphone app lets it down, but using this isn’t compulsory.
The optional rearview camera (available in some kits) connects to the front camera, comes with a long cable for routing through the vehicle, and attaches to the rear screen with an adhesive pad on a magnetic mount. It records in 1080p HD and has a 140-degree lens.
Read our full Nextbase 622GW Dash Cam review for more details
Here's another front and rear dash cam that captures excellent image quality. The Redtiger Dash Cam offers 4K picture quality (3840 x 2160P) on the front camera and Full HD (1920 x 1080P) on the rear. You also get a wide-angle view (170° front and 140° rear) making it less likely you'll miss anything important.
It's particularly capable at night time, thanks to its f/1.5, six-glass lens, wide dynamic range, and use of HDR technology. Plus you get shock detection, loop recording, a 24-hour parking monitor, WiFi for easy connection to your smartphone app, and built-in GPS for recording your driving route, speed, and other information.
The Vantrue N4 dashcam is a triple-camera system that allows you to capture impressive images at very high resolution. If you're just using the front camera, you can shoot in 4K, while if you choose to record from all front, rear and cabin, the maximum resolution is 1440P, 1080P, and 1080P respectively (all at 30fps).
Given the price, though, it is a little low on features. There's no phone app, so you have to back-up recordings via the microSD card. And there's no GPS, so you don't get location data. Setting it up is nice and straightforward, though.
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