Nextbase 522GW Wi-Fi Dash Cam Front Cam

2023, Last Update: After messaging with NextBase customer support they believe the battery has gone bad on my dash cam. But due to the fact that I purchased it over a year ago they are unable to do a product replacement. They did offer me 10% off in THEIR online store, which if the battery only lasts a year & is non-replaceable, why would I want to give $400-$500 on something that I got for under $300 on a Black Friday Special. Trust me, don’t buy this brand, save yourself the trouble & research other brands to see what’s the best! 2022 Update: I purchased the NextBase brand of SD card & formatted it like suggested by them, and now I own a few hundred dollars worth of car window art. Nothing has been filmed or saved, I also can’t open my dash cam while in the car, I have to bring it inside & plug it in to my old laptop, because it’s not compatible with my Macbook, to change the settings. At this rate I think it’s a lesson learned & I’ll find a new dash camera. I purchased this camera after all the glowing reviews & should have done more research on it, but hey a Black Friday deal is hard to pass up. I bought a new car in November & decided having a camera would be a good idea. 6 weeks after buying my car someone backed in to it, but I have no dash cam footage because the unit turned itself off. This camera constantly, and I mean CONSTANTLY, turns itself off & on, to the point I’m so use to the sound I tune it out but it annoys any passengers with me. I did purchase a SD card that is not NextBase branded, because I was unaware the camera did not have the card with it. You would think for the price we pay for these the company would put one in the box as a thank you, but no, they sell them separately & at about 3x’s the price you pay for a SanDisk one. Apparently the company has stated through other reviews on the internet that if you don’t have one of their SD cards your camera won’t work right. I also struggle getting the app to work properly, even when sitting in my car & both the camera and my phone are connected to WiFi. Plus, it’s a pain that I have to take the SD card out & delete locked videos on my computer because it’s too hard to try and do it from the camera. Save yourself the money, find a different dash cam because I do NOT recommend this one until they start making them compatible with their own app & also any brand of SD card. It’s too late to return mine now, which I should have done after my car was hit & no footage exists, but regrets happen. Oh, the picture quality & suction power are fine, but the summer heat coming up will let me know how good the camera stays mounted to my windshield.