A5 Dual-Lens Dashcam

The A5 records ahead of and behind the vehicle at the same time: the front camera in 2K (2560 × 1440) at 25 fps with a 140° view, the rear camera in 720p at 25 fps with a 130° view. A 3-inch IPS screen (640 × 360) shows the picture and the menus. Video is stored in H.264 on a microSD card of up to 512 GB.

What the A5 does

• Covers front and rear. The rear camera records rear-end collisions and reversing incidents that a road-only camera misses.
• Tracks the vehicle. GPS and BeiDou positions are stored with the video, and routes can be played back in the Traqcare app and web platform.
• Carries voice. The built-in microphone and speaker let a dispatcher talk to the driver over 4G.
• Watches while parked. With the ignition off, 24-hour parking monitoring records when it detects an impact or another abnormal event, and the 3-axis G-sensor locks the clip. Hardwire the camera with a low-voltage cutoff for this.
• Shows its own picture. The screen and seven keys let an installer check both views and the settings without a phone.

Installation

• Power is 5 V through the Type-C port. The supplied cable takes 12–24 V from the vehicle, and an ACC line switches the camera with the ignition.
• Mount the front unit behind the rear-view mirror and run the rear camera cable along the headlining.
• Connect the external GPS antenna, then fit a 4G data SIM and a microSD card of Class 10 or faster.
• The modem is LTE Cat 1, about 10 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up, on FDD B1/3/5/8 and TDD B38/39/40/41. Check that your carrier uses these bands.
• Pair the device in the Traqcare app. Firmware is updated from the card or over the air.

The A5 has no ADAS and no driver monitoring; for those, see the D9. The A3 has the same cameras and electronics in a different housing.