Viofo A329 vs Viofo A229 Pro Dash Cam Night time video HDR footage

[@grahamfisher2773]

I pre-ordered the A329 last night, and looks like a good decision. I'm hoping some of the overheating issues of the A229pro have been solved as I live in northern Australia. Thanks for all your videos, they are a great help.

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

great to hear

[@artdilione4737]

I've seen several of your videos and like how you cover them in excellent detail. Like noniespam, I am thinking about the a229 or a329 as Viofo seems to be at the top of many lists. I was leaning toward the Vantrue N4 Pro but I especially like that Viofo actually listens to the users and implements firmware upgrades to accomplish some of their requests. I've read and looked at a lot of articles and videos, so much so that I've got way too much info in my head to keep straight between the two models. I understand the basic differences between them, 60fps with non-HDR and no internal camera (which I really don't want) but am concerned about the HDR. On one website?, a person said they could simply set the a229 IIRC to auto and it would do it automatically but they upgraded the firmware and now it requires you to input the times. I've also read that the a229 is also the same as the a329 where you're supposed to set it to auto and then put the turn on and off times for it to work automatically but may be confused with seeking too much knowledge in a short period of time. I live in SW Colorado where both the sunrise and sunset times vary as much as 3-4 hours between summer and winter. I really don't want to change it every couple of weeks for the changing sunrise/sunset times. Do both the a229 and a329 have the same auto HDR where you have to manually input the times and if so, is there any way around this other than not using HDR? TIA!

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

So not sure what the IIRC is. But I dont remember the A229 Pro ever doing that. It was on/off then they added the timer later on for HDR. But i do feel that was a very early firmware. Both untis have auto hdr which I am not a fan of using due to the time it takes to change over to HDR or normal. You can use HDR on or HDR OFF. you could get a new BTR200 wireless bluetooth remote from Viofo and program the action button for HDR on and HDR OFF. www.viofo.com/products/viofo-btr200-wireless-bluetooth-remote-control

[@kinocchio]

A329 clear winner

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

yup many more tests to publish

[@redstormsju777]

Great video…do you recommend the polarized lense filter on all the time? I have a pickup truck so once I install the rear camera, I think it may be hard to tilt the camera to add or remove the filter.

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

Most people put cpl filter all the time. We typically put them onnfor customers as well.

[@redstormsju777]

@@SafeDriveSolutions do you lose a bit of clarity on night time video quality with filter?

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

Is A Cpl Filter A Must-have For Your Dash Camera? kzbin.info/www/bejne/rl6wqHimp9B6r68

[@alanmann]

great review - night time is always the hardest for a camera to pick up details. People usually only show daytime clips, which will always work well. Don't know why sensors can't change the contrast on overbright sections within a view, rather than averaging the whole view. What would I know... LOL My 2000s Logitech USB web cam, used as a dash cam, could do it. If the sun was in the picture, it would 'black' out the sun, leaving the rest of the picture in clear normally exposed clear view.

[@rkasnake]

Are you sure that HDR was on on the 229?

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

Yes it was.

[@HughesyTech]

Thank you for mentioning both km/h and mph! There is a world outside of America and Canada! 😂 But seriously, wow what an upgrade in the A329. Must be that chipset and better ISP and image processing 😮

[@crashoverride6413]

well, that's at least a first test (i wished, there were another with different light situations on day, where also were looked at the licence plates and if they're readable) for the A329 what i've had seen... there's atm no german video, so i'm thankful for also telling the speed in km/h and not only mph. when both might have the same sensor, it seems that viofo had changed maybe the chipset, so that the image can be processed better... the only downside is, that you can't use the telephoto-camera for the A229 pro with the A329 (what would be a nice upgrade, especially when you want also to be able to read the licence plates on day as even night in a bigger distance).

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

We got tons of videos for Viofo A329 dash cam. We got day, night, parking mode videos…. Endless on tge channel

[@SteveBennet500]

Disappointed that viofo gimped the a229 pro, both of these camera's use the same image sensor yet viofo is able to make better video from the a329.

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

There is a different chipset on the A329. Also you lose interior camera, on this A329. Can not add a telelphoto either. So there are some positives. But keep in mind this is not the same price as the A229 Pro. This is over $100 more. So you would expect it to have something better other than SSD.....

[@SteveBennet500]

@@SafeDriveSolutions the quad core a53 chipset has been out for over a decade, no reason viofo couldn't do this last year with the a229 pro. and no reason this should be $100 more than the a229 pro either, don't think i'll be buying any more viofo dashcams, my a229 pro will be the last one

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

@@SteveBennet500so when Apple and Android release a new phone with a better camera and a different chip and charge $100-$200 more for it than last years product. Is that not the same thing? Or am I missing something….

[@SteveBennet500]

@@SafeDriveSolutions My galaxy phones have cost the same the last few years, there simply isn't $100 worth of improvements in this dashcam. the image quality is not mind blowing, its an incremental upgrade imo that everyone expects every year. that a53 chipset might have cost more but the old image sensor probably costs less 1 year later.

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

@@SteveBennet500 Yeah i agree they should have had 3 channel support which gives you the option of telephoto or interior camera but still gave the new SSD support. I could have done without the HDMI output as I doubt anyone will ever use it.

[@SamuriWarrior]

Sadly, I just purchased the A229 Pro and installed it this weekend. It is up and running. Is it worth me taking it all apart and returning it for the A329?

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

No the A229 Pro is still a great camera.

[@dakotabearjojo]

I'm getting my A229 Pro installed this weekend. Aside from the license plates in low light, the quality is pretty much identical. I'm not sure that it's worth the extra $100.

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

@@dakotabearjojoi think if you had an A129 pro or maybe a different camera it would be a great upgrade. But the A229 pro will still be a great camera. We predict the A229 pro will still be top choice

[@dakotabearjojo]

@@SafeDriveSolutions Agreed

[@Freep-m2l]

Nope!

[@soninminerpro9692]

What is the boot up time on the A329? My A229 Pro takes between 18s and 25s to start recording with a Samsung 512gb card?

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

It is a good question. But my viofo a229 pro does not take that much time.It could be the SD card you using. Because I do find when people use 3rd party SD cards it takes longer to boot.

[@crashoverride6413]

as i know, samsung cards aren't supported from viofo for "quality image", so it could be the card. even the most Sandisk cards aren't supported (but will maybe work)...

[@PanzerPlatform]

Wow!

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

yup surprisingly

[@leoshi9184]

Just curious, was the A329 recorded in 4K at 60 FPS?

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

No in HDR it is 30fps I do have the same drive in 4k 60fps with no hdr…. However it looks clear but not sure how i can compare it to other dash cameras when all the other as 30fps

[@noniespam]

Would like to see the physical size compared.

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

They are exact same size.

[@noniespam]

@@SafeDriveSolutions Thanks, looking at a ton of reviews and the Viofo keeps coming up on top. Kind of deciding on the A229 pro or the A329.. also can I order the Viofo cam with just the cab camera and not the rear? By the way your reviews are great. You’re on my subscription list now.

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

​​⁠the A229 pro you can order front camera and a separate interior camera. A329 does not do interior camera as far as I know

[@noniespam]

@@SafeDriveSolutions thanks so much.

[@simon99-de]

I don't think you use cpl filters as far as I can see, do you? i would recommend that you do, it makes the pictures (number plates) much better, but the colours aren't as nice, but that doesn't matter.

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

We did not use a CPL filter. many have claimed the CPL filter have made it easier to get license plates at night. But many situations it makes everything darker....

[@crashoverride6413]

@@SafeDriveSolutions that's normal, but a CPL-filter helps espacially at day - 'cause you don't see then your dashboard at day when recording, so that you see the other's licence plates.

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

@@crashoverride6413we will have cpl tests in future. But it has not been bright here

[@TimSmith-db1iu]

I'll wait for the 4k at 120hz. My a139 pro is fine. I am curious to see the comparison between it and the a329

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

thats tomorrow.... :)

[@MrMarkwill62]

I swear these look like the same shots taken from the a229 pro vs the A139 pro and earlier from the A139 pro vs other non-starvis 2 dashcams

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

all the Viofo A329 video stays the same in all those videos. We only change the top video

[@crutchclargo]

At the risk of you deleting more of my posts :) The image quality is only slightly better with the A329. I can notice it the most when viewing the buildings, lights, signs, and lettering. I can not find the justification for upgrading from my A229; not even sure I will upgrade to the next A339 as it seems that VIOFO have lost their way with this A329 offering. Will wait and see, maybe VIOFO will surprise me on the A339, or whatever it will be called.

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

I have not deleted any of your posts. I will say that I was just on a KZbin creator call and a lot of people are saying their audience is claiming their posts are being deleted. I have recieved calls from people who watch our channel asking me why I never responded to one of their comments. The comment was not even there. I have found that ocassionally 3 months later In my TubeBuddy account i will all of a sudden have a comment that was flagged and there is no method as to why it was even flagged. I only delete someone trying to pitch there product on our channel. But yeah I would not upgrade from A229 Pro to a A329. That is silly. Unless you really wanted SSD. I do look forward to take all the mixed feedback from different people who watch the videos and talking to Viofo face to face in 4 weeks. I also have my opinions on what their next product should have been. What i have to remember is they may have built this for a bigger market like Asia. Who may want some of these features and North America may want something different.

[@crutchclargo]

@@SafeDriveSolutions Yep, I have had many of mine deleted from your channel, sometimes though, they show back up a few months later. It was two days ago I get a notification about your reply, yet you posted two weeks ago. It seems YT has issues.

[@4giveNever4get]

Sadly, my A229 Pro is only a year old. I can't afford to buy a better A329. 😅

[@SafeDriveSolutions]

A229 Pro is a great camera. You are not going wrong with that unit.