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Is the cheapest dashcam we've ever reviewed the worst one?

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The idea to test a CD-R King dash camera has been in the Top Gear pipeline for quite a while now. In fact, if my memory serves me correctly, this review's been plotted in our calendar for about half a year already. Thing is, whenever we would pop by a store to actually buy the thing, it was always out of stock. Fast forward to mid-2018 and we've finally managed to nab a unit of the CD-R King CAM-RE007-WON. It costs P880--by far the cheapest dashcam model out there--but things were already looking bleak before we'd even reached the counter. Two of the staff's personnel had warned us that the camera can't take night footage. Naturally, we had to see for ourselves. But we'll get to that later. First off, let's take a look at what P880 gets you upfront. The unit's box is nothing special, featuring a photo of the dashcam and some basic information: 2.4-inch LCD screen, 100-degree viewing angle (not a good look), and a 640x480 video resolution at 30fps. ...

We finally got our hands on the Waylens Horizon dash camera

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So we finally got our hands on the Waylens Horizon automotive camera. Last year, car lovers funded its Kickstarter campaign, garnering a whopping  $606,622 (P30.14 million) worth of pledges to surpass its $55,000 goal. The production model now retails at $500 (P25,000). While the company still doesn’t ship outside of the US, it did say it's "looking into it." So if you want one, you better start reconnecting with friends and relatives in the States. But first: is the Waylens Horizon actually worth its hefty price tag? Disclaimer : Our unit is a bit different from the actual production model. This is the Kickstarter Edition—packed differently and in a different colorway. Everything else is essentially the same. The Waylens Horizon doesn’t disappoint in terms of looks. What you get is a well-built, unorthodox, cone-shaped camera made mostly of aluminum and glass on best dash cam for extreme heat . The 1.39-inch OLED display is probably the best you'll find, w...