Nexar Beam GPS Dash Cam | HD Front Dash Cam | 2022 Model | 256 GB SD Card Included | Unlimited Cloud Storage | Parking Mode | WiFi

My Review of the Nexar Beam dash cam (Iphone 13 pro max, IOS 16)Initial Impressions:* The box was not sealed, with either a sticker, tape or cellophane.* The Contents of the box appeared undisturbed, packed neatly and with all promised accessories.* Disappointed to see a Mini USB for power.* All protective plastic was in place on the mount and camera lens.* Amazon SKU label indicated 'new 2021' rather than '2022', the model date promised on the listing.*The actual camera, mount (integrated GPS) looks well thought out and nicely put together.Fitting in Car:* Routing the power cable can be a little awkward, however clear instructions, cable clips and a trim tool to help are included (11.5ft USB Mini cable).* Nice twist lock window mount that works well, using the GPS module as the part that turns to lock the mount.* The camera and mount while quite square and boxy are low profile and can be concealed well behind my rearview mirror (I am still able to see the LED indicator lamps).* Be sure to mount the camera so that it looks through via an area swept by your windscreen wipers ( I had to move mine).Pairing the camera to the Phone / App:* The pairing process was OK, but far from confident. While paring was happening as the instructions said, it took longer than I would have liked to find the camera and pair successfully (I was getting twitchy that it was not going the find the camera).* The LED lights give a clear indication of when the camera is connecting to the app and connected to the app.* The camera has been connecting to the app as expected.Features that appealed to me and why I chose this camera (not the only or all camera features):* Auto cloud upload of an incident without limit or extra cost (at the moment policies often change over time).* Integrated GPS.*Dash camera of the year 2022 as voted by 'expert reviews'.* Priced competitively.* Not too expensive to leave in car.Using the Camera:* This is where previous reviews concerned me. Some said that you had to have the Nexar app open with the camera view streaming, for the recordings to be available in the IOS App. I have not found this to be the case. Reviews have also mentioned a delay in the start of recording when using the auto-start feature Via Bluetooth, I have noticed this however you can confirm the connection status from the LED lights on the camera. The reliability of the auto connection is also a concern for me, I believe it has missed at least one trip I was expecting to be recorded. Time will tell if this camera is reliable long-term.It is too early to say if I would recommend this Nexar Beam dash camera, that said I will be keeping it and will resort to manual starting of drive if it comes to that.Hopefully, this has helped you decide if it's the dash camera for you, you will only really know if you try it for yourself.Update:* Nexar will stream to the app without the app being open (have to agree to the permissions)* Even once the blue Wi-Fi light is solid there is still a delay starting the recording (the streamed version to the phone anyway)* The Bluetooth auto start is not 100 % it has missed another drive (streamed to phone)Not feeling what you would call solid and reliable, for me anyway.

Very good products and easy to use

I've had this dashcam for 2 days. Here's my findings.1. Its a good camera2. night time recordings are good3. the parking mode works well (perhaps too well - appears to be recording too much)What I struggled with;I have a car with wifi carplay, to access the camera I have to decide whether I want car play (connect to the car wifi) or connect to the dashcam.when i did get it to connect, i had to manually tweak the DNS settings for the wifi as it killed my phones internet access, so was unable to do anything including updating the dashcam.The app wants to stream from the dashcam to your phone by default. This wasn't a feature I wanted.If you're not connected it records to SD - but here's an interesting find.Apple users cannot download the recordings from the SD-Card on the camera. The app will say "no recordings". So you have to remove the SD Card, and then work with 1 minute video clips. Apparently on android this works, but IOS doesn't.For me, this is too faffy. I want to be able to review my dashcam recordings from my phone, not from a PC.Disappointing.As a dashcam is good if you want to leave and forget it, and in the event of needing to review I can plug the SD in, but I'd like to review the footage a more efficient way.I'll be returning this.

Great little camera. Clever use of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to talk with your phone and upload drives and key moments to your phone and the cloud. However, this can use your battery power and if you don’t charge your phone as you drive, this might be an issue. My only other issue is that sometimes drives don’t appear on your phone. They’re all saved on the Micro SD card, so it’s not a major problem. Overall though, it’s neat and discreet, which is what I was after.

It's a nice little unit, but it gobbles battery power if you forget to put your phone on charge when you get in the car. Also, your phone will continually try to pair with the unit whilst you are away from the car and flattens your phone battery in no time.

In an ideal world nobody would need one of these but we don’t live in an ideal world and this is perfect for making sure everyone tells the truth if you get into a collision. Dead easy to set up, simple to use and worth every Penny 😊