Nexar Classic

I really do enjoy my Nexar products. The cameras I have are feature rich and the app is very easy to use. My biggest issue is that the app drains and burns up my battery. Literally. I drive 25-30 minutes each way to work. I always have my phone plugged in for CarPlay and to charge my battery. I have the Nexar app setup so that it automatically records as I drive and streams the camera data to my phone. First off, doing this places such a power demand that my charger can’t keep up. I actually lose 2%-4% off my battery every commute while it’s plugged in. Secondly, and more concerning, is that my battery (and the phone) gets very hot to the touch. So much so that my phone will occasionally discontinue charging because of the internal temperature. I get a warning on my phone saying that charging can only continue once the device cools. I have experimented and I know that the data streaming feature in the Nexar app is to blame for this but I don’t feel like there is anything I can do to fix it. My choices appear to be to either deal with the temperature issue or turn off the data stream.. which completely defeats the purpose of having the app installed in the first place. Also, just to clarify, by “data streaming”, I am not watching the camera feed on my phone while driving. I mean the feed that simultaneously writes to the data card and my phone app in the background. My screen is off the whole time. Anyways.. I feel like this is doing damage to my phone because of the internal temperatures but I continue to look for a work around.

2 1/2 years ago my wife was struck in her drivers door while attempting a left hand turn. She was leaving an entryway for a McDonald’s onto a 2 lane road with a center turn lane. Since it was a red light at the corner, a car stopped to let her out. As she was competing her turn another car went into the turn lane to go around the stopped car and struck my wife. My wife was held liable because it was “he said, she said”. After that accident I bought Nexar dash cams for both our cars. Recently I was attempting a left turn. As I was entering the intersection the light turned yellow. Before I could complete my turn I was struck on my drivers side by an oncoming car. I was found at fault for not yielding to oncoming traffic. After I was able to, I checked my footage since I couldn’t remember the details of the crash. My video showed the other vehicle enter the intersection on red, not yellow. I also pointed out the fact that the drivers headlights never dipped which happens when there is a sudden deceleration. Just something to look for. The driver later admitted that he was accelerating to beat the light. Because of my dash cam footage the other driver was found 100% liable. Thank you Nexar for a quality product that saved me thousands of dollars.

I’ve had the Nexar dash camera now for about 6 months. It’s great when it works. The camera records and transmits the video your phone. There’s even a feature that allows it to back up to cloud storage for free. The primary issue we’ve been having is that even with the auto-record feature, the feature that automatically starts the camera recording when you start your car, works about 25% of the time. Not great odds if you think you’re recording and get into an accident and find you have zero footage. It really is hot or miss. Seems to be an issue with the camera over time. Bought this Nexar dash cam for my wife’s car as well as my car and we both have iPhone 12 Pros. She experiences the same issue. I guess if you’re willing to to manually turn on the camera with your phone every time you start a drive this could work, but you might be better off with a cheap $30-$40 dash cam recording on an SD card that will automatically start recording when you start your car. At this price point $125-$130 for this Nexar dash cam, the spotty reliability in terms of recording when you start your car is a major disappointment. Last thing you want is to go days or weeks thinking your camera has been recording your drives and then come to find out you have a fraction of what you expect. I can deal with the camera not starting to record 30 seconds to 5 minutes after you start your car, but to miss trips in their entirety every 3-4 trips is inexcusable.