Miofive S1

Name: Miofive S1
Brand: Miofive
Price: 90 USD
Availability: InStock

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4K frontSupercapacitor5 GHz Wi-Fi25+ px/°

The Miofive S1 is a 4K single-channel camera with a 3-inch screen at a price where most rivals are 1440p and screenless. It records 3840x2160 at 30fps behind an f/1.8 lens quoted at 140 degrees, which is a narrow field of view for a budget camera and consequently gives it one of the better pixel densities here - about 27 horizontal pixels per degree, the same figure as cameras three times the price. The other thing it gets right at this money is the power system: a supercapacitor rated from -4 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit, which is a higher ceiling than Garmin, Vantrue or Thinkware publish. Dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2 handle the phone app, GPS is built in, and a card ships in the box. The limits are the ones you would expect: Miofive does not publish the image sensor part number, there is no voice control, parking mode is time-lapse and motion rather than buffered, and there is no rear channel on this model.

Approx. price: ~$90
Hot car: Supercapacitor; Supercapacitor, rated to 158°F
Parking tier: Time-lapse / motion; Hardwire kit optional

Best for

The cheapest way to get 4K plate detail with a supercapacitor behind it.

The description and the pros and cons above are written from published specifications, not from owner reports. Owner sentiment, where we have it, is in its own section below.

What the numbers mean here

The front camera records 3,840 horizontal pixels across a published 140-degree field of view, which is 27.4 pixels per degree — plate-legible at distance. There is no rear channel on this model. How this is calculated, and what it does not tell you.

It runs on a supercapacitor rather than a lithium cell, so there is no battery to swell in a car parked in summer sun — the classic way a windshield-mounted camera dies. The maker publishes an operating range of -4°F to 158°F. Supercapacitors and heat.

Records continuously at a reduced frame rate, or only once motion or an impact is detected. You get context, at one to three frames a second. The hardwire kit is a separate purchase, which is the line item people forget when budgeting. What each parking mode records.

Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, recorded from Miofive’s own product page and a specialist retailer’s spec table. Fields the maker does not publish are omitted rather than guessed.

Type: Single-channel
Channels: 1
Front resolution: 2160p
Front frame rate: 30fps
Front field of view: 140° (as published)
Front aperture: f/1.8
HDR: HDR
Power cell: Supercapacitor
Operating temperature: -4°F to 158°F
Parking modes: time-lapse, motion
Hardwire kit: optional
GPS: built-in
Wi-Fi: 5 GHz
LTE / cloud: None
Max storage: microSD
CPL filter: optional
Screen: 3-inch
Voice control: No
Form factor: wedge
Mount: adhesive
Release year: 2024

Features

3840x2160 at 30fps with HDR through an f/1.8 lens
Narrow 140-degree field of view for a budget camera
Supercapacitor rated -4 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit
3-inch IPS screen
Dual-band Wi-Fi with Bluetooth 4.2 and built-in GPS
microSD card included

Where it is strong

About 27 px per degree at under a hundred dollars, matching cameras three times the price
158 degrees Fahrenheit is a higher heat ceiling than Garmin, Thinkware or Vantrue publish
A 3-inch screen at this price, where most budget 4K cameras are screenless
Card in the box, so it records the day it arrives

Where it gives way

Miofive does not publish the image sensor, so the 4K claim cannot be checked against a part number
Parking mode is time-lapse and motion only - no buffered recording of the moments before an impact
No voice control and no published card ceiling
Single channel with no rear option on this model

What owners say

We have not collected enough owner discussion about the Miofive S1 to write this section. We only summarise sentiment for cameras whose owners we have actually read, so this is left empty rather than filled in with something plausible. How we compare explains where the sentiment on other pages comes from.