VIOFO CPL-200 Front CPL Filter – A229, A139 & T130 Front Cameras

Stop Your Dashboard Appearing in the Footage. The CPL-200 front filter for the A229, A139 and T130

On a bright day the inside of your windscreen reflects the dash straight back into the lens, and the camera records that reflection over the road ahead. It is the single most common reason daytime plates come out unreadable, and no setting in the app will fix it. The CPL-200 blocks that polarised light optically, at the front lens, before the sensor ever sees it.

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Who This Isn't For: This is the front filter for the A229, A229 Plus, A229 Pro, A139, A139 Pro and T130. For the rear camera on those same models you want the CPL-300, or the CPL-600 if your rear is an RC320 or RTC420. A119 and A129 owners need the CPL-100, and the VS1 takes the CPL-400. VIOFO's CPL ranges are not interchangeable.

DCG Score & Highlights

What We Love

• Removes the dashboard reflection that ruins otherwise good daytime footage
• Covers the whole A229 and A139 family plus the T130 in one part
• Noticeably deeper colour and contrast in harsh Australian midday light
• Genuine VIOFO optics, so it seats correctly without vignetting the frame corners
• Shields the camera lens from stone chips and cleaning marks

What Could Be Better

• It cuts some light, so night footage can look darker. Plenty of owners fit one for summer and remove it in winter.
• You have to rotate it correctly on install, or you get very little benefit.
• Front only. A two-channel setup needs the CPL-300 for the rear as well.

Why a CPL Filter Matters for Daytime Plate Capture

Poor daytime footage is usually a glare problem rather than a resolution one. Light reflecting off your dashboard and the inside of the windscreen is polarised, and once it hits the sensor no amount of HDR or extra megapixels will separate it from the image. A polarising filter removes it at the lens. It is why a 2K camera wearing a CPL will often read a plate that a 4K camera without one cannot.

Top Benefits

• Readable plates at midday: Cuts the reflected glare that washes out number plates in full sun.
• No dashboard mirror: Your own dash stops appearing over the road ahead.
• Richer colour: Skies, road surfaces and vehicle paint all record with more contrast.
• Better after rain: Reduces the reflective sheen that hides detail on wet roads.
• Lens protection: Takes the abuse instead of your camera's front element.

Upgrade Your Daytime Clarity Today

Add the VIOFO CPL-200 to your cart for sharper daytime footage from the front camera. Pair it with the CPL-300 if you also run a rear camera. Compare the range in our CPL filters collection. Ships from Melbourne within 24 hours^*, covered by our 30-Day No-Worries returns.

Last updated: August 2026