

You’ve got a large 3″ LCD on the back and 4 buttons on the bottom to control the camera and change settings. The dashcam records at 1600p30 when using only the front camera or 1080p30 front and rear when using both cameras. The SC 200D feels surprisingly sturdy and well-built, not like most dashcams with cheapy flimsy feeling plastic. This is a pretty in-depth review, as usual, and you’re reading my thoughts at the same time as Cobra. If you purchase one using the affiliate links in this review, I earn a percentage. I’m not being paid for this review and am free to share my exact thoughts, good and bad, without Cobra having any control on what I say. How good is the dashcam itself overall?įull Disclosure: I’m testing a dashcam that Cobra provided me for free for review purposes.How effective is the SC 200D as a countermeasure?.The two main questions I have that I want to focus on in this review are: In other ways though, there’s some pretty unfortunate limitations. In some ways it’s a surprisingly good dashcam, despite it being a Cobra. I’ve spent the past few weeks testing the Cobra SC 200D. I then switched the camera to front/rear only and grabbed some 2160p footage from the front.Cobra SC 200D alerting to police radar spotted ahead via iRadar Overall, the 1440p/1080p quality is acceptable if in no way competitive with the pricier, but excellent Cobra SC 400D. I first tested the N4 as a three-channel camera, resulting in 1440p front captures. Many last only the milliseconds it takes to close the current video. Unusually, it keeps the display running for a second or so after power is pulled, meaning it’s of decent capacity. Onboard is a super capacitor rather than a battery for more charge cycles and a broader operating temperature range (14 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit). There’s also a time-lapse image capture feature to save storage space. The N4 offers three parking modes: motion detection (using the camera), impact detection (using the G-sensor), and a low-resolution (720p at 15fps) continuous capture mode. Speaking of which, you’ll be using a lot of storage with three channels constantly running, or simply capturing 2160p. An extra sticky pad is provided if you need to re-use the mount.
