Viofo A229 Plus 3CH
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The three-channel A229 Plus is the cheapest way here to get a 1440p STARVIS 2 sensor on both road-facing cameras plus an infrared cabin module. Front and rear are matched IMX675 sensors, front at up to 60fps on a 140-degree f/1.8 lens and rear at 30fps on a wider 160-degree f/1.9; the interior module is a 1080p IMX307 at 150 degrees with infrared LEDs. All three channels run their own HDR. Against the 4K-front A229 Pro 3CH it gives up about a third of the front pixel density and saves a meaningful amount of money, which is a sensible trade for a rideshare driver whose cabin and rear channels matter as much as the road ahead. The usual three-channel arithmetic applies: one 512GB card carries all three streams, so the loop is short, and there are two module cables to route in addition to the power run. Supercapacitor power to 149 degrees Fahrenheit, 5GHz Wi-Fi, built-in GPS, voice control and the Type-C HK4 hardwire kit for parking, sold separately.
- Approx. price
- ~$260
- Hot car
- Supercapacitor
- Supercapacitor, rated to 149°F
- Parking tier
- Buffered
- Hardwire kit optional
Rideshare coverage where the rear camera has to be as readable as the front.
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 2,560 horizontal pixels across a published 140-degree field of view, which is 18.3 pixels per degree — plate-legible close in. The rear channel manages 16, so it is the less detailed of the two. 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 149°F. Supercapacitors and heat.
Keeps a rolling buffer, so the seconds before an impact are saved as well as the impact itself. It is the most useful parking mode and the hungriest. 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 Viofo’s own product page and a specialist retailer’s spec table. Fields the maker does not publish are omitted rather than guessed.
- Type
- Triple-channel
- Channels
- 3
- Front resolution
- 1440p
- Front frame rate
- 60fps
- Front sensor
- Sony STARVIS 2 IMX675
- Front field of view
- 140° (as published)
- Front aperture
- f/1.8
- Rear resolution
- 1440p
- Rear sensor
- Sony STARVIS 2 IMX675
- Interior resolution
- 1080p
- HDR
- HDR
- Power cell
- Supercapacitor
- Operating temperature
- -4°F to 149°F
- Parking modes
- buffered, time-lapse, low-bitrate, motion
- Hardwire kit
- optional
- GPS
- built-in
- Wi-Fi
- 5 GHz
- LTE / cloud
- None
- Max storage
- 512GB microSD
- CPL filter
- optional
- Screen
- 2.4-inch
- Voice control
- Yes
- Form factor
- wedge
- Mount
- adhesive
- Release year
- 2023
Features
- Matched Sony STARVIS 2 IMX675 sensors on front and rear, both 1440p
- 1080p infrared cabin module on a 150-degree lens
- Independent HDR on all three channels
- Front records at up to 60fps
- 5GHz Wi-Fi, built-in GPS, Bluetooth, voice control
- Supercapacitor, -4 to 149 degrees Fahrenheit, microSD to 512GB
Where it is strong
- The rear channel is a full 1440p STARVIS 2, not the 1080p module every other three-channel kit at this price uses
- 60fps available on the front channel, which nothing else in the three-channel class offers
- Independent HDR on all three cameras
- Supercapacitor power with a 149F ceiling and 512GB card support
- Shares its body, cables and hardwire kit with the rest of the A229 line
Where it gives way
- 1440p front means about 18 px per degree, a third less plate detail than the 4K A229 Pro 3CH
- Three streams on one 512GB card leave a short loop
- Two module cables plus power makes this a longer install than a two-channel kit
- Parking modes need the separately sold HK4 hardwire kit
What owners say
We have not collected enough owner discussion about the Viofo A229 Plus 3CH 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.
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