ROVE R2-4K Dash Cam Built-in WiFi 6 GPS Car Dashboard Camera Recorder with UHD 2160P, 2.4" IPS Screen, 150° Wide Angle, WDR, Night Vision

This camera is clear and it is easy to use once you get to know what each button does. I sat down and read the book that came with it way before using it so that I could get a good understanding of everything. The video provided is at default settings, so I haven't even set it to 4K yet and it is this clear. I do recommend the 128 Samsung 10 class u3 SD card for it as it records without freezing. I haven't had any problems, but if I do, I will post an update. So far so good though. I can't comment on the app yet because I haven't used it, but when I do I will update. Also, I haven't used the player yet either, but I did download it for Mac, so it is Mac and PC compatible. Once I use these features, I will update again. Update (2/15/2019): I finally used the app and it seemed to work well for me. It was very easy to connect to and I was able to see my videos. I can't figure out how to use the player though. I thought if I insert the sd card to my computer, it would read from the video player and show me the data, but that wasn't the case. If anyone figures out how to do this, please let me know. Also, I have integrated the camera into my video, meaning that I bought a kit so that I could plug it into the fuse box for a direct power source. I like the fact that it was easy to do and it now turns off the minute that the vehicle is turned off. The only time it will turn back on is if you have parking mode on, but it shuts off about 3 minutes after it has recorded an impact while parked ( i tested it by shaking my vehicle, I did not get hit). When I turned my vehicle back on, it spoke to me and said, "parking mode was activated," so I knew right away that I needed to check what happened (of course, this was only a test though). Anyway, so far so good and the video is fantastic. When I learn to work with the player, I will update again. :) Update (12-18-2019) So I figured out everything and so far so good. I ended up buying another one because my son wanted one just like it. He loved how easy it was and the updates that Rove puts out for the cam. They also contacted us when we ordered it. They just said that if we needed anything they would be more than happy to speak to us over the phone with a live agent. What a live agent! They were very nice. I have not had a problem with this cam at all and I do recommend it to others. I just saw that they are having a sale on their website for it, so I might buy another one for my husband. Can you say Christmas gift :) They have a 25% off code on the website. I believe it is ROVEVIP25 to get 25% off. Anyway, this is a great dashcam and I couldn't have asked for more. I am a loyal customer!

I bought this product in Jan 2020 to outfit my new car with the protection of always having a camera on. Little did I know that living in New York City, my car would sit for many months in the same spot, and I wouldn't have the use of the car and this camera while we dealt with CV19. In the little bit I was able to use it, as well as friends/family that borrowed the car, it was great. Anyone that used it said it was super easy to use, and it help them feel more comfortable knowing that everything around them was being documented, in amazing color mind you. Come Feb 2021 the camera did come up with some recording errors, and as an electrical engineer I know things happen. When I reached out to the manufacturer, I was met with prompt responses, clear troubleshooting techniques that would help determine what the issue was. Was it the memory card, or the unit, etc. was the question, and with their clear steps I was able to establish that somehow there was a problem internally, and it needed to be serviced. When asked for proof of purchase, it was seamless, and I provided that information. The response I got was that the manufacturer noticed that the warranty had technically expired a few months earlier. I initially responded with what I would classify as "inappropriate rage" that they were claiming it was out of warranty, clearly upset....after I sent my email response I read their full response and I was so in the wrong, yes they pointed out that it was out of warranty, but they offered to make an exception for me this one time and replace the unit for free with a brand new one, at no cost to me. So I embarrassingly responded again apologizing for my last email yelling at them, and I was met with only a wonderful response that they absolutely understood, no worries on my initial response, and they would still be happy to replace the unit. They even went so far to provide a "cross ship" of the camera after I provided the tracking number of the unit being sent to them, without even asking for a credit card or anything, they did that with what I consider the respect of a customer’s word that they were sending it back. I received the replacement unit literally 3 days after I sent back my unit, that was only received 1 day earlier to them, and it works again perfectly. I think they even sent the newer model, which has even better images (if possible) from the initial unit. On top of that, they also sent me a follow-up email asking if the new unit was working properly and if they could do anything else to help provide more service to me. As an electrical engineer, I get things happen, and I don't think it was flaw in the quality of the product, rather a victim of circumstances sitting in a hot car for a year un-used. The real gem here, is their customer support. They stayed calm, dealt with me being rude to them, only had one thing in mind which was to provide me, their customer, with the best support. And they did exactly that, and on so many levels I would just say that they should serve as a model for what customer service is lacking these days, because they truly were amazing and provided me with support, even outside of their legal requirements of their warranty, they truly just want me to be happy with their product! So please, yes, buy this unit if you are looking for an amazing camera and want great support with any issues. Giving them 5 stars, would give them more if possible, and speaking as not only a consumer, but an electrical engineer, this is the product you want to buy!

Price has come down significantly for this model making it worth it especially because it has really great video resolution. I won't try to repeat what dozens of other people have already said over and over. Currently installing a different brand Dash Cam on my other vehicle that was gifted to me. The settings on the other one are 100% controlled by its app making me appreciate this one on that feature. (The reason that can get annoying is because you also have to connect to Dash Cams through Wi-Fi as well in order to access them through their apps). This one has buttons and a menu letting you control 90% of everything through its screen making it extremely first time user friendly. You don't have to connect to the Rove app if you don't want to in order to change a setting within this Rove Dash Cam making it fast in this feature. You can also silence this one completely which I really like. Others, you can only turn down the volume and will make tones every time I record, screenshot, or other. I want the dash cam to be incognito and not make sounds. I may not want people to know its there. The only cons I have are no rear camera is included and no SD memory card. The rear camera might not be essential for most, but the memory card is. It will not work without a memory card since it needs a place to store the videos/files. I'm a first time purchaser and user of a Dash Cam. The memory card is an added cost on top of whatever you paid to get this Dash Cam. (Remember, you cannot use a regular SD card like from your phone because it has to be able to handle fast constant overwrites on existing files/videos.) If you've already had Dash Cams before, this may not be a big deal because you most likely already have at least one high performance SD card. Overall its a great Dash Cam and Rove is known for their quality (likely the reason for their higher prices). Would I buy it again? Absolutely without hesitation. I've had this one for a few months now and so far no issues.

The ROVE R2‑4K Dash Cam has been fantastic. The video quality is sharp and clear, the GPS and WiFi features work smoothly, and the setup was quick. It’s reliable, easy to use, and gives me real peace of mind on the road. I’m very satisfied and highly recommend it.

Really cool camera, allows u to watch live. Will update on reliability as i own it but installation was really easy, the static base is like a screensaver so make sure u clean ur window extra good

For this camera, I do have the wiring kit for it to run 24/7. The big issue that I have with this thing is, when it overheats, it shuts off. It overheats very often, and it does not Auto reset. In the book it says that this is a safety feature, which I highly doubt. I think that it just shuts off when it gets too hot. I have another dash cam by another company, and I have that in one of my vehicles. It Works flawlessly. This one however, I should not have to reset it every time I get in and out of this vehicle. I had tried one other camera by this company and had to return it. If this does not have the hard wire kit, then I am sure it will do much better. As it will not have any power until the vehicle is started. The issue will be if you have your vehicle parked in the direct sunlight, or you are driving towards the Sun. That is when it will shut off on you. For the short trips, and even long trips it would be fine as long as you are not directly in the sun. I had gotten this camera because of the crazy good reviews. I have this in my work service van, and it overheats in the spring and summer constantly. In the fall, it can overheat at times. And the winter time I did not notice it overheating. Even with it being in the direct sunlight in the winter time, the temperature was cold enough in the van for it to not shut the camera off. The reason why I have waited until now to write the review, was because I wanted to make sure I had one year or about 1 year with this camera. I was very curious on the seasons and how it would affect the camera. Had I been running into this issue within the first 30 days, I would have returned it. When I bought this kit, it took me about 20 days after buying it, until I actually was able to install it. So 10 days after installation, it was not returnable and non-refundable. That didn't give me exactly enough time for me to find all the issues with it. With this issue, if the camera is overheated and I am not aware of it, and there is a problem with traffic or an accident, then I have zero video proof. Having this one is almost pointless for me. As I don't know that it is overheated most of the time.

This is actually a long awaited review as I ordered my camera back in February of 2022! To save on some time, I have no complaints about the Rove R2-4K Dash Camera. The quality of the recordings is insane, the motion sensors are actually very sensitive and sometimes I'd even set off the Parking Mode when shutting a door, the app (I'm reviewing the old version of the app, I've just recently noticed there is a new app for Rove) was super simple and easy to navigate, the WiFi connection can be a little slow at times but it gets the job done with a little patience. I've gotten some funny clips, some unexpected clips, and of course the "WTF" clips. I cannot reccomend this camera enough, especially since (at the time of writing this review) the camera is on sale for about $75. Great deal! The only "issue" I have ever run into this camera is recently some of the recordings have been corrupted on the SD card. After messaging Rove's Customer Support (which was extremely helpful, they had fast responses, and were super friendly and understanding by the way) we concluded that this is no fault of the camera but that my SD card was at the end of its life and failing. All I need to "fix" this is simply to purchase a new memory card. Now for my actual advice. I've never needed my camera for any sort of vehicle collision or accident until this past weekend. My car was backed into in a business parking lot while we were inside and the person fled. Since this is a forward facing camera only, I do not have any evidence of the person hitting my car. I do have a very good description of who I think hit me since the camera recorded the vehicle while I was parking, but not the proof that they were in fact the ones that hit me. I cannot stress enough that if you are looking to invest in a dash camera system, get a setup that includes a rear facing camera as well. I have ordered and am currently waiting to install the Rove R2-4K DUAL system that does exactly that. If I had the rear facing camera, I would have the video of the person hitting me as well as a clear view of their license plate for collecting their information. 10/10 I cannot reccomend Rove's products enough and my friends/family will probably think I'm a nuisance talking about it so much - spend the extra money on a dual camera system to save yourself a bunch of headache in the future!!!

Update 2025-06-06: If you are still being plagued by the “Memory Card Too Slow”’ issue, a work-around that I found is to periodically re-format your micro-SD card. It. seems to quiet it down until the card is filled up again. It also leads me to believe that this device may have some software issues in handling loop recording when the card becomes full. ==== Original Review ===== After using this dash camera for over 18 months, I would say the camera does a decent job in capturing videos while driving. While its built quality is good, and it’s relatively easy to install and operate, the camera suffers several shortcomings which I didn’t find with another less expensive off the shelf dash camera that i installed on my other car. The display viewing angle is very narrow, one literally has to be looking right in front of it in order to get a clear view of the display. Sitting at the driver position, one can’t quite discern what it’s showing on the camera display while driving. The suction cup may come off from time to time, but that seems to be a rather common problem with other dash cameras as well. The most annoying issue is one which many others have complained, that is, the camera would complain the memory card is too slow and would not record. I ran into this problem with a variety of microSDs from well known manufacturers with specs which match or exceed the recording requirements. As a communication systems firmware developer, I have serious suspicion that this is a firmware issue rather than a real issue with the memory card for the following reasons. The problem is random and recoverable, and it occurs only when the camera starts up. From my experience, when it complains about the memory card speed problem, if one restarts the camera again, there is a high likelihood that the camera would start and proceed fine. I have also experimented with reducing the recording resolutions to see if the same error would reoccur, and yes, it does! BTW, I have no problem with using similar memory cards on the other dash camera recording at similar resolutions. I have complained about this error awhile back to Rove, but its official line is to use their recommended memory cards. To me, this is a cop-out in addressing a potential firmware bug that they have. If this is a sales gimmick that Rove has to rope its customers into using their high priced memory cards, I think it’s a big mistake! If this is not a deliberate design “feature”. my suspicion is that when the camera starts up and does its initialization, self tests and setup, there are occasional hiccups which the firmware does not handle properly and cause it to throw the error. I sincerely hope that Rove’s engineering team would look into this issue and provide a better and more robust resolution than just asking its customer to buy their memory cards!

quick installation time and good resolution with two wires, short and long, USB connector.

Die erste bestellt Cam kam nicht an. Kein Problem bei Amazon. Geld wurde zurückgebucht. Beim zweiten Versuch hat es dann geklappt. Die Cam läßt sich intuitiv bedienen, man stellt die Sprache auf Deutsch um und schon klickt man sich durch das Menue durch und ruckzuck ist alles eingestellt. Die Betriebsanleitung in englisch ist jetzt keine besondere technische Herausforderung und versteht auch der technisch Unversierte. Der Saugnapf hält bombenfest auf seinem Platz. Die Aufnahmen sind gut, daran habe ich nichts auszusetzen. Allerdings darf man sich nicht der falschen Vorstellung hingeben, man könne auch bei Hochauflösung ein Nummernschild wirklich lesen. Bei Autos die einem entgegen kommen und bei Abenddämmrung so gut wie nicht, es sei denn beide fahren nur Schrittgeschwindigkeit. Das Nummernschild des Vorausfahrenden kann auch nur gelesen werden wenn man nah genug aufgefahren ist. Aber letztlich geht es im Zweifelsfall um die Darstellung eines evtuellen Unfallgeschehens und dafür ist sie von der Aufzeichnungsqualität absolut in Ordnung. Bei sonnigem Wetter ist die Lesbarkeit von Nummernschildern und Ortstafeln besser. Das GPS Signal kommt, je nach Verfügbarkeit, nach 200 m Fahrzeit und zeichnet korrekt auf. Das Anbringen der Cam an der Windschutzscheibe ist simpel und dank der geringen Größe der Cam stört sie auch die Sicht nicht. Ich hab sie bei mir direkt neben dem Innenspiegel leicht versetzt angebracht. Das Stromkabel habe ich nicht extra verlegt. Mich stört ein kurzes Kabel das offen liegt nicht. Es ist ja ohnehin nur eins, da das GPs Modul im Gerät selbst enthalten ist. Bei einer anderen Cam die ich habe, benötigt man eine gesonderte GPS Antenne und schon hat man 2 Kabel. Insofern ist die Lösung mit GPS im Gerät deutlich besser und es entsteht kein Kabelsalat. Die Aufnahmen selbst können über den PC problemlos angeschaut werden. Zeit und gefahrene Geschwindigkeit werden korrekt wiedergegeben, über google maps kann auch der Fahrtverlauf dargestellt werden. Nachtfahrten hab ich mit der Cam noch nicht durchgeführt, insofern kann ich zur Bildqualität hierzu keine Aussage treffen. Bislang erfüllt die Cam die Erwartungen und insofern eine klare Kaufempfehlung.

追記 なんとタイムセール+クーポン付きで超激安になっていたのでさらに一つ買ってしまいました。 新しい型に代わるようで在庫処分でしょう 同じr2-4kでも今度はUSB-Cになるタイプになるようです。 値段が相応に上がると思うので、miniUSBでも我慢できる人はセール品を買いましょう。 サンプル画像載せてみました。 WQHD 26fpsの夕方のサンプルです。 ----追記ここまで-------- 北米市場では結構売れているドラレコのRoveが日本向けに発売してたのを発見しましたので買ってみました。 日本からの評価もレビューもまだどこにもないのでもしかしたら日本で一番最初のレビューかもしれません まず4Kでの撮影が可能と記載されていますが実際の解像度は 最大で2880*2160 24fpsでbitrateは24666kbps,1秒間で3MB/sです。 1分で180MB,1GBで6分弱録画できます。 フルHDの時は14Mbpsだったので倍近く容量が必要です。 このドラレコに限らない話ですが、高耐久のドラレコ用MLCのSDカードじゃないと数カ月のせずにぶっ壊れると思います。 画質は解像度が高いながら今までの最高レベルの画質に見えます。 以前はDrivePro 230,70mai 1sなどを使っていますが ROVE R2-4Kの画質は圧倒的です。 暗目の場所でもナンバープレートを読み取れます。 GPSも速度計もついてますし、機能面は言うまでもありません。 本体のメニューも日本語化されてます。 音声も案内もあります。 音声を消して機械音にする事も、無音にできます。 無音にできるのは地味に嬉しいです 今だと3000円引きクーポンがついてました。 日本市場に入ってきたばかりなので格安でバラまいているのでしょうが 米国だと120ドル程度で売られていますので今だけでしょうが信じられない位のコスパです。 どうしてもこれはないなと思ったマイナス箇所はminiUSBだという事です。 写真で載っててわかってましたが今更miniUSBはないでしょう。 TypeCがベストですが、せめて最低でもmicroUSBにしてください・・ 2023年においてminiUSBとかありないにも程があります。 そこが唯一のマイナス点です。 その点を踏まえてもドラレコとしては圧倒的な画質とコスパの良さですべてが許せます。 多分この値段での販売は今だけだと思いますが、 4K近くてちゃんとした画質+一通りの機能を持ったドラレコとしては文句なしの１品だと思います。

I bought one of theses to replace an Apeman Dash Cam which had failed. I must say I am very impressed with it, it is great quality and good value for money. I had been contemplating a Nextbase Dash Cam, but this one popped up on Amazon. Whilst there were only 3 reviews for this in the UK, I somehow managed to get to Amazon USA, where there was 100 + reviews all saying how good it was, so I bit the bullet. The item arrived the following day, the packaging & presentation were very impressive, the instructions printed on good quality paper AND all in English! The instructions were easy to read ( unlike many Chinese electronics) also the controls on the camera were easy to use and understand. I downloaded the Rove app to my phone & I can now watch live video or download recorded files on my phone, I have got to say I'm very impressed with it. Night shots are nice & bright and easily viewed ( unlike a friends Nextbase, which just shows a dark screen at night). The picture quality is very good due to the high resolution. I did have a problem downloading the software to my iPad and also an Android tablet, but after contacting Customer services, it appears my iPad is an old version which will not support the app. Another issue I had was the micro SD card was not overwriting the old files and I got a message saying the card was full. Again I contacted Andy in Customer services to be asked if I was using a good quality SD card. I have since fitted a SanDisk 32gb microSD card and the problem is resolved. Overall I am very pleased with my purchase, the item is of good quality and there is also very good prompt customer service. I would recommend this Dash Cam. As stated earlier there are only a few reviews on Amazon UK as Rove have just started selling this Dash Cam in the UK. If you are looking for a good quality Dash Cam with WiFi & GPS look no further, this is the one to buy!

Excellent dash-cam. Very clear and stable image and able to make out number plates. I use the suction cup fixing and there is no vibration at all. It is also very easy to set up and use, with nice positive switches and menu system. I have no hesitation in recommending this dash-cam to anyone looking into purchasing a dash-cam.