Instead, you can use the dashcam's built-in Wi-Fi to pair with your smartphone using the Viofo app. While you can pop out the Micro SD card and insert it into your computer, this can be overly cumbersome. You can also opt for the rear camera to take more of the screen or to simply show one camera or the other. For this, the dashcam has a picture-in-picture video, overlaying the rear camera over the top left of the screen showing your front camera. This is handy after the fact, but you also need a way to see them in the car. When you get the video files off of the SD card, you'll see video from both cameras, assuming both are mounted and plugged in. In case of an accident or another event you want to capture, there is an option to lock videos to keep them from being deleted. This means you never have to worry about making space on your card manually. This records constant videos in small chunks (the default is one minute), deleting the oldest ones when you run out of space on your Micro SD card. The Viofo A19 Pro Duo uses loop recording. You can toggle this on or off in the settings menu. The manual mentions wide dynamic range (WDR), which enables the camera to show as many important details as possible in different situations. This dashcam supports up to 256GB Micro SD cards, which will record more than seven hours at the highest bit rate setting. The rear camera has a single bit rate of 15 Mbps, but with the front camera, you have options ranging from 15 Mbps minimum to 50 Mbps maximum. The bit rate matters every bit as much and in many cases more than the resolution. Of course, there's more to video than simply the resolution. This is enough to pick up if someone rear-ends you (or if you back into someone else), but isn't as detailed as the front camera. The rear camera, presumably because the rearview often isn't as important, has a max 1080P resolution, using a Sony Starvis sensor with a 140 degree viewing angle. Only the front camera is 4K, for example, using a Sony Exmor R sensor with a 130 degree viewing angle. While the "duo" in the Viofo A129 Pro Duo's name comes from the two cameras, they're not identical. There 's also a GPS module and Bluetooth remote, and a kit for hard-wiring the dashcam to your car directly. You can opt for an internal infrared camera instead of a rear camera, for example. There's some optional hardware that wasn't included in the kit we were sent for review. Alongside these you'll also find the warranty card and user manual. You get five cable clips for neatly mounting cables, extra adhesive pads for both the front and rear camera, a Micro SD card reader, and a pry tool for hiding cables underneath your car's interior trim. That's not all, however, as Viofo has included some nice accessories. There is also one long mini USB cable meant for connecting the rear camera to the front camera. Underneath you'll find one short mini USB cable and one longer mini USB cable along with a dual-port USB car charger. Open it up and you'll find the front and rear camera nestled in form-fitting foam on top. The Viofo A129 Pro Duo comes in a relatively small box, which may lead you to think there isn't much inside.
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