Why you'll love it: The APEMAN C450 Series A Dash Cam has all of the features you'd expect from a decent dash camera except one — the high price tag.
Let's be clear here: The APEMAN C450 Series A Dash Cam is not the best dashboard camera ever made. Its night vision capabilities are lacking, and even on cloudy days or during stormy weather the images it captures tend to be grainy. The hardware itself is also prone to issues, with loosening screws and a suction cup occasionally prone to detaching itself.
But let's also be clear that you are not going to find a better option that costs less than forty bucks. In fact, for its price tag of $39.99, the APEMAN C450 Series A Dash Cam is a great deal. With sufficient ambient light, it captures clear images in 1080P high definition and can take photos with a resolution of 4,032 by 3,024 pixels.
It has a G-sensor that switches the camera on after a collision is detected and locks that video file, helping provide you with evidence to support a legal or insurance claim, and in the course of normal operation it periodically overwrites old files to preserve memory card space.
In other words, it has all the features you'd expect from a decent dash camera. And unlike many such units, the APEMAN C450 has a three-inch screen on the back that lets you see what its lens is picking up, helping you properly position the camera. While hardly compact and subtle, overall the camera is capable and well worth its price tag.
With nearly 200 reviews posted on Amazon, the APEMAN C450 has a 4.3-star overall rating. A shopper named Michael speaks for many when he calls is a "very good dash cam for the price," noting its ease of mounting and calling "the menu easy to navigate."
A writer from 3Insider called the C450 an "affordable dash cam" that worked with "little to no blur" in good lighting conditions, though he did say "the mount is flimsy" and prone to breaking.
Pros: Very low price, features video screen, easy to operate
Cons: Flimsy hardware, night vision issues
Buy the APEMAN C450 Series A Dash Cam on Amazon for $44.99 (originally $99.99)