I want to start by saying that Wolfbox did send this to me in exchange for a review. I say say this for full disclosure. Now, onto the review. I am really impressed with not only the picture quality, which is amazing, but the fact that with the large mirror shaped screen, it gives you plenty of room to clearly see both the front and rear scenes. I put the G900Pro in our RV. The Rv does not have a rearview mirror so I used the dash bracket, which is designed to be very flexable for different dash angles. The quality of the equitment seems to be top notch with both fit and finish. The camera has a touch screen so trying to figure out what the little buttons of most cameras do is a mute point. It really could not be any easier and this is coming from a old guy that has not grasped new tech... The normal set up would be to strap the camera to the review mirror with supplied rubber straps. Literally, a 30 second install as far as the camera goes. The only painful part of the install is the running of the wires, which of course would be for any camera you buy. This is not a wolfbox issue at all. I have not had a chance to take the RV out for a long trip, but will be going in mid September and look forward to being able to see our towed Jeep as we go down the road for a piece of mind. I set our rear facing camera at bumper height to keep an eye on the towed vehicle, but when not towing with be a great rear facing shot. I have to say, that this dash camera is a pleasant surprise as far as looks and feel. I will update this review after we have used it on our upcoming trip but I anticipate this being a very nice set up. The attached pic is showing it set up on the dash of our Mercedez Sprinter based RV. One other thing, is that this comes with a GPS tracker that gives you both speed and direction displayed as well.
Wolfbox G900Pro Dash camera
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Both of my vehicles have these and several of my friends have them. I want to say I'm about two years into ownership and happy.
Here's a few things about these, that people should know
1. Odds are you need to buy the non glare film.
My Cruiser was worse than my Tacoma. The screen makes a great mirror when not powered. What that means is if you have enough light from behind, you see the reflection "and" what's on the camera. The glare film fix's this completely. I had to peel and reapply one of mine twice. I didn't get it straight. Not straight had nothing to do with it working, just an OCD thing. I ended up with a ton of bubbles. The nice part is, you cant see them once its turned on.
2. On my Cruiser, I should have mounted the camera slightly inboard. The camera stick's out slightly and is subjected to splashing when its wet. Water on the lens kills any visibility. The Tacoma is mounted inboard a bit and is shielded, top and bottom. This one is almost not affected.
3. Memory card errors. Its a bug and its not on all of them. You will get regular "reformat memory card" messages. When you contact them, they will ask what type of card you have. If its not the correct type (not size), it will error (don't remember the type). I replaced my card but the problem persisted. Eventually they replaced the mirror and the problem was gone.
4. Make sure you update the software. You need to have it log into your phone to do this. You need to be sitting at home because it can take a while. I think I've done a few updates each over the years. You may get a message telling you to update it, whether or not it needs it.
5. Needs a nighttime auto dim feature. If the new ones have this, mine don't. Daytime, I need to turn the display brightness up or I cant see well with sunglasses on, that makes it way too bright for night time.
To me the issues are minor and the positives outweigh them. The two things I needed (dash cam and rear cam), they excel at. What I would like to see is a Bluetooth/WIFI camera for my trailer. I have spoken to them and their competitor. They have nothing in the works so, I don't expect one. Their competitor I met at one of the off road shows. When I asked, the lady acted insulted. She stated "Those don't work at all", "you cant make one reliable". She really glared at me when I said I picked one up off Amazon for $60 and it worked great. I just don't want an extra monitor on my dash. Sigh.
This issue is now on my project list. The video input is fairly standard and it "shouldn't" be difficult to build a transmitter.
All and all, I'm happy with their product and so are the others that I know with them.
Here's a few things about these, that people should know
1. Odds are you need to buy the non glare film.
My Cruiser was worse than my Tacoma. The screen makes a great mirror when not powered. What that means is if you have enough light from behind, you see the reflection "and" what's on the camera. The glare film fix's this completely. I had to peel and reapply one of mine twice. I didn't get it straight. Not straight had nothing to do with it working, just an OCD thing. I ended up with a ton of bubbles. The nice part is, you cant see them once its turned on.
2. On my Cruiser, I should have mounted the camera slightly inboard. The camera stick's out slightly and is subjected to splashing when its wet. Water on the lens kills any visibility. The Tacoma is mounted inboard a bit and is shielded, top and bottom. This one is almost not affected.
3. Memory card errors. Its a bug and its not on all of them. You will get regular "reformat memory card" messages. When you contact them, they will ask what type of card you have. If its not the correct type (not size), it will error (don't remember the type). I replaced my card but the problem persisted. Eventually they replaced the mirror and the problem was gone.
4. Make sure you update the software. You need to have it log into your phone to do this. You need to be sitting at home because it can take a while. I think I've done a few updates each over the years. You may get a message telling you to update it, whether or not it needs it.
5. Needs a nighttime auto dim feature. If the new ones have this, mine don't. Daytime, I need to turn the display brightness up or I cant see well with sunglasses on, that makes it way too bright for night time.
To me the issues are minor and the positives outweigh them. The two things I needed (dash cam and rear cam), they excel at. What I would like to see is a Bluetooth/WIFI camera for my trailer. I have spoken to them and their competitor. They have nothing in the works so, I don't expect one. Their competitor I met at one of the off road shows. When I asked, the lady acted insulted. She stated "Those don't work at all", "you cant make one reliable". She really glared at me when I said I picked one up off Amazon for $60 and it worked great. I just don't want an extra monitor on my dash. Sigh.
This issue is now on my project list. The video input is fairly standard and it "shouldn't" be difficult to build a transmitter.
All and all, I'm happy with their product and so are the others that I know with them.
