Best Car Cameras in the UK

If you're an Uber/Lyft driver looking for a budget-friendly dual cam that can provide you with clear evidence on the road, then the Toguard CE41 may be right up your alley. It consists of two cameras: one for the road and another one for passengers inside a vehicle, with both cameras being rotatable so you can decide what they will be capturing.

Moving on, both cameras offer good quality with 1080p resolution for the front-facing lens and 720p for the cabin one. Admittedly, these aren't the highest numbers we've seen yet the footage doesn't seem bad at all. To a large extent, this is off-set by a 170° angle of view of the front camera, reducing distortion and preventing a cat-eye effect. The cabin camera, in turn, has a 140° lens, wide enough to let you mount the camera just anywhere on the windshield and record quality video footage from there. Further contributing to the improved quality of the recording is a dual F1.8 large aperture 6-glass lens which allows the camera to capture crystal clear video day and night. The night recording feature is present here as well, letting you shoot decent images in the cabin, thanks to the 4 IR night vision LEDs.

The Toguard CE41 is made with a 1.5” LCD monitor, which is quite small yet according to drivers, it is easy to navigate through its menu setting without misclicking. Using this screen, you can optimise the camera performance to best fit your needs. For example, you can turn on the HDR function in low light conditions. Or you can activate Parking monitor and the camera will automatically power on to record inside and outside of your vehicle as soon as it detects a sudden bump or impact to the car.

If you’re after a small camera that won’t hinder your vision, the THIEYE Dash Cam may catch your fancy. Actually, it’s one of the tiniest models you can find on the market!

The camera arrives well-packaged including both the suction mount and the adhesive mount, so you can choose how to mount it in your vehicle. The adhesive mount is a bit shorter and will allow for installing the camera a bit closer to the windscreen of your car, thus, making it less obtrusive. In general, though, the installation process is very straightforward and involves no elbow grease apart from attaching the mount and running a micro USB cable (which can be hidden easily). Not surprisingly, the screen and the postage stamp of this camera are quite small too. Despite that, all the menu settings are well-visible and can be clearly seen to set everything up.

While being so small, the THIEYE Dash camera packs a big punch. Made with 6-layer high-definition lenses and an advanced sensor, it catches 1920X1080P/30 fps videos and photos with resolution from 1.3 M up to 12 M. The F1.8 lens boasts 170° wide field of view and can capture four lanes of traffic and record much more than just the car in front, meaning you'll see road signs, markings, and number plates fairly clearly. Moreover, owing to the Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) function, the camera can perfectly balance the strong light in the day and low light at night to provide drivers with pretty realistic footage.

When scouring the market for a dashcam, more likely than not that you’ll come across the Orskey S680, the best selling dash cam with more than a thousand positive reviews. It's a budget-friendly model that has made it into the Amazon top tier car camera picks. What makes it so popular?

To begin with, the Orkey camera sports a nice design. It's sleek and subtle, perfectly fitting in all vehicles. Also, it has some great features like Look recording, Motion detection, and Emergency lock of files. However, the most remarkable thing is that you get not one but two cameras, something you don't usually get at this price. The front camera has a 170° wide-angle lens and can cover four channels without blind spots, providing drivers with all-round protection. The rear dash camera, in its turn, has a 140° wide-angle lens, not the biggest but enough to capture most details of the road. In combo, both cameras provide a clear panoramic recording, ensuring you don't miss anything important ahead or behind your vehicle.

APEMAN is one of the most reputable and trustworthy brands in the industry that not only provides a wide spectrum of different car cameras but also guarantees great after-sale service and helpful customer care. Actually, the company backs its products with a worry-free lifetime guarantee, which means you can contact the customer support team at any time and always get a quick response with helpful advice. Moreover, if you happen to lose some accessories like a suction mount or a car charger, the company will provide them for free upon request.

The C420D is one of Apeman's best dual dash cams that sit at the higher end of the cheaper cameras category. The feature that makes it more advanced compared to the others is that it comes with a high-quality video processor that records at 720P HD resolution for the rear camera, whereas most other low-cost products offer only 480P pixels. Also, the rear camera is made with a 170° ultra-wide all-glass lens and, therefore, it can provide more detailed evidence of accidents. The front camera, in its turn, boasts 1080P Full HD resolution, f/1.8 large aperture, and Wide Dynamic Range feature, allowing it to record good quality videos under low-light conditions. With that, this dual camera is still a very concise model that won't hinder the driver's vision. It has a compact shape which is perfectly suitable for British car models.

If you’re looking for a front and rear camera that won’t break the bank, the iiwey DC01 can be a great offering. It comes at just £25 and does its job as intended. Of course, it’s not a fancy device for a fancy car but it certainly doesn’t look "cheap and nasty", offering a nice set of features to make your journeys safe and sound.

To begin with the picture quality, the main camera does a very good job for its price point. Made with a 170° ultra-wide lens, it records high-definition videos in Full HD resolution during the day and night. Besides, thanks to the f/2.0 wide aperture and advanced Sony Starvis Sensor, it gathers more light and provides crisp images in low-light conditions, allowing you to clearly see small details including numbers of plates.

The rear camera is not as good as the front-facing one, however, it’s quite adequate for the purpose. Depending on your needs, you can mount it on the number plate or rear window. Moreover, when needed, you can turn it into a reversing cam by attaching the included wire to the reversing lamp circuit - a particularly useful addition for novice drivers who may need some reversing aid when parking.