Uniden Dash View 60R Dash Cam (product review)

Dash cams are a great way to secure your vehicle and self when driving on what are increasingly busy roads. The options are endless; single, double and even triple camera units are available, with sound or emergency recording, and even connected services.

Choosing can be difficult, but it’s always best to start with a list of requirements in mind. For us, it was about finding a camera that had a hard wiring kit included, and a front and rear camera as a minimum, with easy interaction, preferably through Wi-Fi.

It also had to have the ability to record based on emergency triggers when we were away from the vehicle. Enter the Uniden Dash View 60R, one of the Japanese brand’s high-end dash cams.

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The vehicle in question was our 2011 Lexus RX 350 family car. Given it spends the most time on Sydney’s pockmarked roads, we felt it would benefit most from the surveillance. Initial unboxing revealed a host of goodies.

Everything from the cameras, two mounting tabs with quality double sided tape and even a 64Gb memory card were inside, along with a hardwiring kit, and a 12v power unit. The latter measures 3m in length and had its own brackets with double sided tape.

This meant we could route the cabling away if we didn’t want to pull at panels to hide them. Featuring a forward facing 4K camera, supplemented by a rear facing 2K unit, the Dash View 60r met the need for coverage up ahead and behind the vehicle.

Up to 140-degrees of angle is offered at both ends, facilitated by their wide dynamic range (WDR) technology.  Each of these sleek units house a Sony Starvis image sensor, which provides amazingly clear footage right down to very low light conditions.

The latter is particularly relevant for us given the vehicle lives in an underground carpark during the day. Installation was relatively easy if you know your way around some basic tools and possess the patience required when working with plastic interior panels.

We took special care to ensure all clips taken out were replaced intact and carefully ran cabling behind things like the curtain airbags that can be found in front and rear pillars. Thankfully, said cables were more than long enough.

They came with live ends that were already fused too, which meant a piggyback fuse holder was all we really needed for power and accessory connections. An earthing point was was easily found near the under-dash fuse box.

All-in-all, the job was completed in about an hour and half. Once all connections were made, the unit automatically powered up and guided us through a straightforward setup process using the Uniden Dash View app.

It’s here that you will find a dizzying array of options and settings to try out. It’s also through the app and its Wi-Fi connection that you can directly download recorded clips; another of our key criteria met.

What we didn’t expect was the Speed and Red-Light camera warnings. Facilitated through the GPS connection, these were a welcome bonus in a vehicle that pre-dates such systems. Hardwiring also means the fact that the unit is powered even when the vehicle is off.

Facilitated via the accessory feed, this constant power enables Parking Mode. An internal G-sensor will activate the camera to automatically wake up and record should there be any movement detected, such as impact or someone trying to break in.

This can be the difference between an ugly excess for a vehicle that’s damaged when parked, or a call to the local police station to file a report with a registration number in hand. The virtues of the Uniden Dash View 60R camera kit met our requirements.

Sure, insurance helps you protect and reinstate your asset after it’s been damaged, but the evidence collected from such a unit can be a tremendous asset should you need to prove that you’re not the one at fault in an incident.

At $499, as tested, it’s likely cheaper than most excesses these days. You can find out more about Uniden’s range of Dash View cameras by visiting their website.

Pros – everything is in the box; multiple consumables, including brackets; easy to set up.

Cons – needs to be off cellular to connect to live view.

Our test product was supplied by Uniden Australia for independent review purposes.