Super Night Vision Rear View Mirror Camera with F1.0 Aperture Lens，AI Vision Radar，BSD HDR/WDR，Touch Screen Smart Mirror Dash Cam, Free 64GB Card & GPS,12" Backup Camera AKEEYO NV-X

I was in need of a new dash cam for some time. Sadly age does catch up to you sooner than later. My night vision had been slowly deteriorating the last several years. Upon doing some research online I came across a couple of dash cams that had night vision. I compared their features and I chose the Akeeyo AKY-NV-X. There are a lot of wires to deal with however a few zip ties and wire clips help manage them. The front camera provides outstanding picture quality both day and night. The night time view was my main reason for getting this camera. The night time vision provides a very clear and illuminated field of view. The rear camera is adequate for me. I have my monitor installed in the middle of my dash. The menu is very intuitive and easy to navigate. This was a very good purchase.

The only reason I did not give all the stars is because the unit goes dark for no reason randomly, but not often. I simply power off, then power back on and the picture lights up. I unplugged then re-plugged the camera just in case, I checked for kinks - the wire kind not the good kind - and found none. It just randomly shuts down the pic. OTHERWISE, this thing rocks. Oh, and if the cam gets wet in the rain, you will see a very blurry picture until the water drips off. . Good product - pretty easy to install for a dork like me . .

After installation I'd have to say that the device works as expected. Super night vision is great. I can see using it to survey the area before you get out of your vehicle.The most unexpected feature that I think I'm going the most use out of is the voice command "take picture" when we see awesome stuff.It's going to take some getting used to seeing headlights pass from the oncoming left lane and then in your peripheral vision seeing someone pass on the right when viewing the front camera. This kinda makes you feel like someone from a side street is about to hit you.The screen is bright at night. I bought some window tint and taped it over the screen it helped. In the end tilting the screen helped the most. It looks odd when you have the rear view mirror pointed towards the passenger seat. With the tint the opposite problem occurred during the day it was too dim so go figure.If they make future versions it'd be nice if there was an easy way to switch from day/night mode or a daylight sensor that auto-adjusted brightness. 3 levels of screen brightness isn't enough.The unit will automatically lock videos if you go over something like a cattle guard so you might want to disable the g-sensor or be prepared to delete a bunch of locked videos.If you're driving on a road in the middle of the night it will see animals on the side of the road but unfortunately - for me at least - it doesn't allow you much more reaction time than driving with your brights on at a safe speed. Which was one of the reasons I was attracted to this device.

I purchased this product just over an year ago (Dec 2023) because I needed a good night vision camera. The night vision was such a disappointment as the light blur gets so much worse at night it was basically useless. However, because I already installed it, I decided to keep using it. about 6 months in, the icons on the screen completely disappeared in one day. No matter where I touch/scroll even try to hard reset by clicking/holding the bottom power bottom, I couldn't control ANY of the features of the dash cam. Since my main use for this product is for the rear camera anyways, (Although I can't change it back to front view) I kept using it as is until today it completely broke.The issues I'm having:1. First of all, it just randomly changed my view from rear to front which I have no means to change back2. Look at the quality of the front camera. SUPER faded for no reason. It's really bad3. There is a huge light blur in the view4. Where are all the features you advertised? I don't see ANY of them on my screen. (time, speed etc)5. Again, I can't change ANYTHING. I'm currently being forced to have a really bad quality front camera that is just distracting while I drive.This is NOT what I paid for (~$300). DO NOT GET THIS PRODUCT unless you want low pixel view with light blur during day time (It gets worse in night time) that will completely break down in about an year.

It's not completely set up. I just installed the dashcam screen and the front camera so far to see if it serves a real purpose or is just another gadget. Took 20 minutes to install. A lot of wires but I don't care about that. This is my initial impression after 2 night of testing it out on the dark roads near my house. It takes some getting used to as it makes things appear more distant than they are. Passing cars initially felt like I was going to be hit because on the screen they appear to be coming at you head-on. It initially wanted to make me swerve to avoid an accident. You have to teach yourself this to avoid your reflexes from causing an accident. Screen is bright - maybe too bright at night. It's quite wide - I would not want it any wider. Image is sharp. Touch screen is intuitive. Plug in the GPS and you have time and travel speed recorded for you. It's useful to glance at quickly when looking for store entrances on a dark night or medians that are poorly marked. It also is VERY good when you are completely blinded by the oncoming lights of cars. As I can't see anything, I look at the screen which gives me a clear view of the road instead of nothing. Once the car passes and I can see again I look back at the road. This is an improvement over being blinded by an oncoming car and not knowing about an upcoming bend in the road. This has more features at a lower price than other night vision dashcams. Seems well-built. It WILL prevent accidents, but it requires you to train yourself in safe use. You will GET in an accident if you stare at it all the time or your reflexes think a passing car is coming directly at you. Practice a quick glance then eyes on the road and it's a valuable assistant.