VIOFO A229 Plus 1CH Front Dash Cam - 2K HDR, Sony STARVIS 2, GPS, 5GHz Wi-Fi

Get Sharp 2K Footage of the Road Ahead With One Camera and One Cable. The VIOFO A229 Plus 1CH Dash Cam Records 2K HDR on Sony STARVIS 2

Most of the footage that ends up mattering comes from the front: the car that pulled out, the light someone ran, the plate on the ute that clipped your mirror. Plenty of buyers still pay for a rear camera, a 6-metre cable to hide and 4K files that fill a card by lunchtime. The VIOFO A229 Plus 1CH puts a Sony STARVIS 2 front camera behind your mirror, records 2K with HDR, and leaves the rear for later if you ever want it.

Want the full rundown before you buy? Read our hands-on VIOFO A229 Plus review.

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Who This Isn't For: The 1CH records the front only, so it misses a rear-end crash or a car reversing into you. If you want the back covered from day one, the VIOFO A229 Plus 2CH adds a 2K rear camera. For more detail further ahead, the VIOFO A229 Pro 1CH records 4K at the front. The A229 Plus 1CH is for drivers who want sharp 2K up front with the simplest install.

DCG Highlights

What We Love

• A Sony STARVIS 2 IMX675 5MP sensor recording 2K (2560 x 1440), which keeps plates readable at normal following distances without 4K file sizes
• HDR on by default, which balances headlights and a low sun against a darker number plate
• A 2K 60fps mode with HDR off, which doubles the frames you can pause on when a car passes quickly in daylight
• One power lead to hide and no rear cable, so the install is the quickest in the A229 Plus range
• Rear and cabin camera ports on the same front unit, so you can add a camera later rather than replacing the whole dash cam
• Quad-mode GPS (GPS, BeiDou, Galileo and GLONASS) and dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi, so clips carry speed and location and reach your phone without pulling the card
• A supercapacitor instead of a battery, which copes with a hot parked car far better than lithium cells do

Good to Know

• Front camera only. Rear, cabin and telephoto cameras are sold separately.
• Parking mode needs the VIOFO HK4 hardwire kit, sold separately. The HK4 does not offer Low Power Parking Mode.
• 60fps needs HDR switched off. With HDR on, the camera records 2K at 30fps.
• No CPL filter or microSD card is included. The CPL-200 front filter is an optional extra.

Why Does the A229 Plus 1CH Make You Choose Between 60fps and HDR?

A dash cam takes a series of still frames, normally 30 every second. At 30fps a car crossing your path at speed can move a fair way between frames, so the one frame where its plate faces the camera may be blurred or missing. Doubling to 60fps gives you twice as many frames to pause on, which helps most in daylight with fast traffic across the bonnet.

HDR (high dynamic range) works differently. It blends a bright and a dark exposure into each frame, so a plate stays readable when headlights or a low sun hit the lens. That blending takes processing time, and the VIOFO A229 Plus 1CH cannot do it at 60 frames a second, so VIOFO's manual says the camera drops to 30fps as soon as HDR is on. The honest trade-off: leave HDR on if you drive a lot at night or into the sun, and switch to 60fps only if daytime traffic is your main concern.

Top Benefits

• Readable plates day and night: The STARVIS 2 IMX675 sensor and HDR keep detail in headlight glare and low light.
• More footage per card: 2K files are smaller than 4K, so VIOFO rates a 128GB card at about 13 hours before it loops.
• A tidy, quick install: One camera and one power lead, with no cable to run to the back of the car.
• Room to grow: Plug in a VIOFO rear, cabin or telephoto camera later and the same front unit records two or three channels.
• Hands-free control: Voice commands start or stop recording, take a photo or switch Wi-Fi on while your hands stay on the wheel.
• Proof of where and how fast: Quad-mode GPS logs speed, location and time onto every clip.

How Does the A229 Plus 1CH Install?

1. Stick the front camera and GPS mount behind the rear-view mirror, inside the wiper's sweep, and tuck the power lead into the headlining with the trim tool in the box.
2. Run the lead down the A-pillar trim, clear of any airbag, and along to the 12V socket.
3. Power it with the included car charger, or hardwire it to the fuse box with the HK4 kit if you want parking mode.
4. Insert and format a microSD card in the camera, then pair the VIOFO app to set the time, GPS and recording options.

The plug-in route needs no tools beyond the trim tool and suits a first-time installer. Hardwiring means finding a switched and a constant fuse, and a circuit tester makes that far easier. It is the dash cam equivalent of travelling with carry-on only.

What's in the Box?

• VIOFO A229 Plus front camera with quad-mode GPS mount
• Car charger and USB-C data cable
• Trim removal tool
• Windscreen static stickers and a spare adhesive mount pad
• User manual
• Not included: microSD card, HK4 hardwire kit, CPL-200 front filter, rear camera, cabin camera

Add Yours Today

Pair it with the VIOFO HK4 hardwire kit for parking mode and a 128GB VIOFO Industrial microSD card sized for single-channel 2K. We ship from Melbourne within 24 hours^*, backed by our 30-Day No-Worries returns. We do not install cameras ourselves, but you can find someone local in our directory of independent installers. They are independent businesses, so you book and contract directly with them.

Last updated: October 2026

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