VIOFO A229 Pro 1CH Front Dash Cam - 4K HDR, Sony STARVIS 2, CPL Filter, 5GHz Wi-Fi

Get 4K Detail on the Road Ahead Without Running a Single Cable to the Back. The VIOFO A229 Pro 1CH Dash Cam Records 4K HDR From One Front Camera

Most dash cam footage that ends up mattering comes from the front: the car that pulled out, the red light someone ran, the plate on the ute that clipped your mirror. A rear camera is useful, but it also means a cable along the headlining and a longer install. The VIOFO A229 Pro 1CH puts the same 4K Sony STARVIS 2 front camera as the two and three-channel kits behind your mirror, with one power lead and nothing else to run.

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

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

DCG Highlights

What We Love

• A Sony STARVIS 2 IMX678 8MP sensor recording 4K at 30fps behind a 140° lens, enough pixels to pick out a plate further down the road
• HDR on by default, which keeps a number plate readable when headlights or a low sun hit the lens
• A CPL-200 front filter in the box, which cuts dashboard reflections off the windscreen on a bright day
• One power lead to hide and no rear cable, so the install is the quickest in the A229 Pro range
• The same rear and cabin camera ports as the bigger kits, so you can add a camera later rather than replacing the whole unit
• 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.
• The front records at 30fps. There is no 60fps mode on the A229 Pro.

Why Does Front Camera Resolution Matter More Than a Second Camera?

A front dash cam has to fit two lanes, the kerb and the car ahead into one wide frame. That width is what makes it useful, but it also spreads the sensor's pixels thin, so a car a few lengths ahead covers only a small patch of the image.

On a 1080p camera, that patch is often too small to read a plate once you pause and zoom in: you can see a white ute, not which white ute. The A229 Pro 1CH records 4K (3840 x 2160) on the 8MP IMX678, roughly four times the pixels of 1080p, so there is more detail to zoom into before the plate breaks up. HDR then balances bright sky and headlights against darker plates. The trade-off is storage. 4K files are large, so a small card loops over older clips sooner, and a 128GB card is the sensible starting point. Storage is the tax you pay for detail.

Top Benefits

• Sharper front detail: The 8MP IMX678 sensor records 4K at 30fps so distant plates hold up when you zoom in.
• Clear footage into the sun: HDR and the included CPL-200 filter tame glare off the road and the windscreen.
• 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 or cabin camera later and the same front unit records two or three channels.
• Clips on your phone fast: 5GHz Wi-Fi and a direct USB-C connection move footage to the VIOFO app without removing the card.
• Proof of where and how fast: Quad-mode GPS logs speed and location onto every clip.

How Does the A229 Pro 1CH Install?

1. Stick the front camera behind the rear-view mirror, inside the wiper's sweep, and tuck its 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.

What's in the Box?

• VIOFO A229 Pro front camera with quad-mode GPS mount
• CPL-200 front filter
• Car charger and USB-C data cable
• Trim removal tool
• 2 windscreen static stickers and spare adhesive mount pad
• User manual
• Not included: microSD card, HK4 hardwire kit, 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 4K. 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: September 2026

🔍 Still deciding? Read our hands-on VIOFO A229 Pro review, or compare the range in our VIOFO A229 Plus vs Pro vs Ultra comparison. Or browse all VIOFO dash cams in Australia.

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