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

i'm writing this review on my literal day 1 of owning the camera and only just now finished installing it in my car. (the pic attached is from when i had JUST turned it on while i was in the passenger seat and was still fiddling with the angle. I also blocked out the location coordinates, but thats something you can toggle off in the settings as well) the setup is simple. there are tons of quick short videos to help guide you on how you might want to tuck away the wiring. you just plug it into the car charging socket (you can also hard wire it into your car if you're knowledgeable and comfortable doing so) i read the booklet that came with it. a lot of useful info in it. Tons of features and settings you can use to customize it to what suits you best. i like that it has 'parking mode' which means the camera will automatically turn on and record for a bit if it detects a sudden impact/movement while the car is parked (and while you are presumably away). i experienced ended up testing this while i was carrying the dashcam with my hands full. i accidentally dropped the camera, and even though it was off, it suddenly turned on and stating something along the lines of "parking mode has been activated". It started recording, but since i didn't fully charge it at the time, it only stayed on for a few seconds (which is normal for these type of dash cams. The manual states that the camera typically should be able to sustain a recording of 3-5 minutes on a fully charged battery). I also tried the app. it lets you view/download your footage in real-time by connecting to the dashcam's built-in wifi. i HIGHLY recommend downloading the newer beta app (which currently has an all orange UI. the old app hasn't been updated since 2019 and had tons of negative feedback, so i didn't even bother with that). I think the app is a nice benefit. It's nice if you need to quickly share a photo or footage of what just happened on the road, but you don't have the time or ability to connect the dashcam to a computer or other device. and you do this by connecting to the dashcam's BUILT-IN wifi. you don't have to do anything special or complicated to set it up. it's pretty self explanatory. BTW If you have any trouble connecting to the app, you might have to disable mobile data on your phone to properly connect). I'll be sure to update this review if anything comes up that greatly impacts my impression on the product, but so far i'm satisfied. I'll be sure to take care of this one (my last dashcam stopped functioning properly because i would leave it in the car 24/7, even during extreme summer heat or extreme winter cold). ===EDIT 4-10-22=== i've owned this for a few weeks now. I recently decided to hook it up to my pc to check on the videos, just to make sure video/audio were being captured properly and that there were no issues. i was pretty horrified at first to see that the videos seemed really glitchy/choppy. it was practically unwatchable! i did some quick googling and saw some people suggest it could be the framerate/resolution that it's recording in. and then i remembered that the instruction manual mentioned using a decent video player- specifically something like VLC. so that's what i did. I already use VLC for other things on my pc, so i opened some videos in it. no more choppy/jittery video! everything was smooth and amazing! So, in short, if you're noticing that your videos appear choppy and strange i'd suggest either playing back your videos in something like VLC and NOT your basic windows media player. It'd also be worth it to maybe try lowering the camera's FPS/resolution settings if that still doesn't work for you (Although I would say lowering the quality should probably be a last resort... since, you know, the whole point of a dashcam is so that you can capture everything on the road in perfect quality) the only gripe i have now is that the dashcam itself seems to slightly shake/jitter when driving at certain speeds/roads. I think this is a result of the cars vibrations. I'll try to see if this'll be fixed by tightening the mount or repositioning it a little. it's possible that we just didn't have it locked in properly (I haven't been the one personally driving with the webcam lately. So maybe my family members flubbed on that) It's nothing too crazy, though. Still happy with this device! very worth it! ==final edit 7-21-22=== it's been 4 months since i owned it and its STILL incredible i've even connected to it to share a clip of a dicey moment i had on the highway! (i did this by connecting to my pc. the app is still an amazing option to connect remotely/on the spot, but i was already at my pc anyways) i wanted to take a moment to commend their support team as well. i recently contacted support because i somehow managed to push the power button in so far that it got stuck. i was surprised that this happened! this made it difficult to turn the camera on/off at will. i contacted their support team directly after finding their email on their website. i described the issue, provided picture evidence & proof of purchase, then they were able to process a replacement as it was still under warranty! the entire process was smooth and hasslefree. it didnt take very long at all for the replacement to come in. i customized the settings and took some video footage + photos as a test. Everything was perfect. I didn't have to wait long at all for their replies/solution (something i was extremely wary of after dealing with support teams from other products/services) Anyways, I support this brand/small team VERY much! I think its VERY important to have a dashcam. Even if u don't feel comfortable hot-wiring or whatever, i feel that even a USB/car charger-type of cam is better than nothing-- like i said, i've already reviewed & shared footage to friends & family at least once after having a spooky moment on the highway. It's not only good for urself, but others as well. U never kno wat could happen. Video doesnt lie. ur footage/photos could do a lot to help u or even a stranger if u ever come across a sticky situation.

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!

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 dash cam works very well, with GPS and wifi connection, and other great features for the price. The most important thing though is the Customer Service. I had an issue after almost two years with the recording coming with stripes sometimes. Contacted the Customer Service and even if it was out of warranty, they kindly replaced the dash cam at no cost! Responses were fast, courteous and very helpful. Ariel, the customer representative was phenomenal, everything went through with no hiccups and I had a replacement in no time. When a company stands behind their products like this, there is no need to shop elsewhere, because you know that their products are top notch. Will definitely buy more products from ROVE!

This is a very nice dashcam. Likes: Very compact Great picture quality Easy to set up Wi-Fi to control and view recordings A lot of configurable options The build quality looks good (initial impression) Will see how it holds up Excellent user guide. One of the best I've seen in years. Well-written, comprehensive, color, high-quality images, heavy stock (not tissue paper), large enough to read without a magnifying glass. I used their branded SD card because I didn't want to fool around with SD card issues. Fixed mount and Suction mount Included spudger to help in routing cable behind door seals. A thoughtful touch. Dislikes: None so far I chose to use the 3M fixed mount, not the suction mount because of my previous experience with dash cams suction mounted they fell off frequently, and after a while exposure to the sun made the suction cup hard and then didn't seal well Questions: Use of the 3M mount required ~3x5 inch thin clear plastic film to first be applied to the glass then the 3M mount was adhesively attached to the film. It's not clear to me why the 3M Mount couldn't be attached directly to the glass, but I used the film per the directions. Why was the film required? Overall I'm very satisfied at this time. Update: After two years of flawless use, the camera output stopped. The screen worked, and the button functionality worked to go through and display menus, etc. It seemed like a connection issue of some kind. I confirmed that by smacking the camera on the back of my arm, and the video appeared, and then disappeared with additional smacks. The device was not functional, so I decided to disassemble it, to look into a connection issue. The internals are very compact, but being careful, I was able to expose the camera without breaking anything. What I found is that the camera is on a separate PCB with a connector that plugs into a mating connector on the main PCB. The camera PCB is held in place by screws into the main PCB. After removing the camera PCB, I noticed that a piece of tape used to cover some components on the main PCB was slightly covering the bottom edge of the connector the camera PCB connects to. This prevented the connector from completely engaging. Over time, heat cycling and vibration caused electrical connections to become intermittent, leading to intermittent video. I properly reapplied the tape, plugged in the camera module, and the video was restored. This was a delayed manufacturing assembly defect. The ROVE R2-4K appears to be very well designed. If anyone else has the same problem, you'll need a 000 Philips screwdriver, spudgers to separate the case after removing external screws, an Exacto knife to scrape away hot glue holding metal shielding over the camera PCB, hot glue to reattach the shield, and careful patience to perform the disassembly. I did not change my rating.

This is the second one I've bought since I added another vehicle to my line up. It is also the only brand of dash cam I will buy. Great quality, picture is clear, super easy install, and pairs super easy with the phone app. I had a wreck about two years ago and I had the dash cam footage pulled up and ready for the cop long before he arrived on the scene. My windshield was even shattered, but the dash cam still works to this day!

The camera works. It defaults to 1080P and I have not tried any other resolutions. Because of the problems with resolutions and video players, I'm not sure I want to. The menus and the buttons are difficult. You simply cannot see what a button is for. Maybe if they paint the inscription on the button in white, it might be easier to see. You will need to take the manual with you in order to use the device for anything but the defaults. It is not intuitive. The GPS takes 2 to 3 minutes to find a satellite when it first starts. If you get a traffic ticket within that time, you will not be able to prove your speed. Sometimes it loses the signal and the MPH goes to zero. That did not happen often, but it does happen. This is important to me because I bought this camera to prove my innocence if I get ticketed. I just received a ticket for going 59 in a 45. I was actually going 54 in a 55. I will fight the ticket because I took pictures of where I was. I did not have a dash camera, though, to be able to prove my speed. Hence, why I bought one. Having the speed recorded is paramount. I have lost trust in state troopers. The PC software (That needs to be downloaded) did not work on my computer. I sent them an email (about 24 hours ago) and received no response. I did not try the phone number. Their Car DV software shows a blank white screen for the video. After it did not work, I uninstalled it. However, I also found that it also installed k-lite codecs. Do know that will happen. They can be uninstalled, however. I later tried Windows Movie Maker with the files it created and it too had a problem. After tinkering around, I found that if you generate a file at a specific resolution, you will need to change your PC's display resolution to match it. Furthermore, you should not change the text size for your display settings, as that messes it up too. Therefore, their Car DV PC software might work under the same conditions, but I did not try to reinstall it. I did not download and install the phone app after reading that it requires all permissions to the phone. Not going to happen. Therefore, having wireless and a phone app are useless to me now. I could have saved money with another camera. When the camera is in screen saver mode during recording, in order to take a snapshot, you need to press the start button twice; once to enable the screen and the next to take a picture. I did not like that because it takes my hand from the steering wheel for too long and a snapshot needs to be taken instantly or it is useless. They need a better way to take a snapshot with the screen saver on. If you forget to edit a video to capture a frame, then the video file could get overwritten. The up and down adjustment for the car mounts have indents for set angles. I wanted something in-between two of them, but that is not possible. Oh well. After reviewing the video, it should not be a problem because there is enough coverage. As I was typing this review, the support person sent an email to attempt to correct the problem with the Car DV software. He thinks it is a codec issue and wants me to do an uninstall of their software and codecs, and then install a codec package from another location. I think I'll pass on that for now. I've read about problems with free codec packages. I'm thinking this problem may be an issue with all cameras and video editors. Others can chime in. I should note that Windows Media Player plays the video fine regardless of display resolution settings. That software has no editing capabilities, though. But what it does show, is that the video editing applications have problems. The camera appeared to be stable enough on the windshield with the suction cup. It did bounce slightly on bumps, but I think any camera will. Generally, it was stable. Turning the camera to face a side window also requires moving it down to get the angle correct. The camera did get slightly warm, but I think that will be the case with most cameras from what I have read. I purchased a Samsung 128GB EVO Plus micro-sd card and it works fine. They require you to format it in the camera before using it. That is standard procedure. It worked and does not take long. In other words, it is a quick format and not a complete format. Good enough. The video is slightly choppy, and sometimes stutters, but not terribly so. I'm not making videos for advertising, so it is not an issue. I have no other dash cams to compare it to, so it might be the way they all are. It came with two USB power cables and a car power adapter. One cable is short and one is long. That is good. I wish they would mount the usb connector for the camera in the other direction so the cable goes downward straight instead of going upward first. That makes the cable bend and might possibly make it to pop out eventually because of road bumps. It came with a suction mount and a sticky tape mount. All-in-all, it is okay, with some quirks. Based on my use, I would have preferred to pay less, but the unit will probably serve its purpose, other than instant snapshots. If I want to edit, I either need to get their software working, or go out and purchase editing software. Unless I get a traffic ticket that I do not deserve, or somebody hits my car, I should not need to do that. Update: Having been in IT support, I periodically look through my computer processes to see if there is anything strange. I found two scheduled tasks with cryptic names that were tied to the Car DV player software directory. Only, I had uninstalled that software on a prior day. Hmmm? Not good. Took another star off for that. When I had installed this software, I noticed that it kept executing a CMD.exe to start the program from there. Odd. The Car DV player is suspect in my opinion. I had run an antivirus on it, but AV program can't catch everything. I do not plan on reinstalling this program.

I've had the camera for a few months now, and it honestly works just fine. This review is mostly intended to talk about some of the concerns that I'm sure many other people have already discussed. Pros: 1. The camera was very easy to install right out of the box. The instructions are clear and comprehensive, and I had the camera running in less than 5 minutes. 2. The picture quality is pretty good. Like I mentioned, the detail does drop off at a distance, but honestly that's to be expected. It's a dashcam - you're not going to be filming 4k movies with it. 3. I like that I don't have to do anything with it. I turn my car on, it turns on. I turn my car off, it turns off. Does exactly what it's supposed to. 4. For the camera, it's a good value for the price. Cons: 1. It's very weird that in 2023 they're using an obsolete charging cable. It comes with a ~10 ft long mini-USB charging cable. Mind you, that's "mini," not "micro." If I had to hazard a guess, it's to make it harder to replace without going through their company, but I'll get to that in Con #2. This is also very minor, but it bends at a 90 degree angle from the camera, which is totally fine - but the orientation of the charging port causes it to bend "up," which is a little odd. 2. To address the elephant in the room: the SD card. I have experienced the dreaded "Memory card is too slow. Please contact us" message multiple times in the few months I've owned it. I read the disclaimers. I saw their instructions. I ignored them. Here's the thing: it's very bad business practice to tell people "Hey, you know the most reliable, well-known, and reputable suppliers of SD cards? Don't use those. Instead, use ours which cost twice as much." (Looking at you, Apple) In their description, they will use terms like "not genuine" or "third-party" to describe other companies that make SD cards (such as Samsung). I'm sorry, Rove, but YOU'RE the third-party here when it comes to technology products. I took great care to ensure that the memory card I purchased met the exact recommended specifications, while admittedly ignoring them requesting I purchase their brand. If they happen to read this: I would have bought your card if it wasn't literally twice as expensive. It kind of feels like a shill: invent a problem (annoying message) and sell people the solution (buy OUR card). All of that being said, if you get this message and have an SD card that actually meets their recommended specs: turn off the camera by hand and turn it back on. Problem solved.