Consumer Dashcam versus Commercial Dashcam
There is a world of difference between commercial-grade and consumer-grade dashboard cameras. When you are deciding on implementing a video telematics solution for your business you want to know the difference between a dashcam for consumers and a professional dashcam.
Overview of commercial dashcam vs consumer dashcam:
| Dashcam Features and Specifications | Consumer Grade | Commercial Grade |
| Wide-angle lens | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced camera sensor | Only on high-end models | ✓ |
| Night vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dual lens dashcam | Only on high-end models | ✓ |
| Touchscreen | Only on high-end models | ✓ |
| Optional HD auxiliary cam connection (up to 4 - IP66 rated) | X | ✓ |
| HD recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| Continuous recording (loop) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event/Incident recording | Only on high-end models | ✓ |
| GPS/GNSS tracker | Only on high-end models | ✓ |
| G-sensors (accelerometer) | Only on high-end models | ✓ |
| Manual event recording button | X | ✓ |
| Parking mode & active standby | Only on high-end models | ✓ |
| LTE (3G/4G) connectivity | X | ✓ |
| LIVE view | X | ✓ |
| Full HD video clip cloud storage (30 days) | X | ✓ |
| Stream recorded video (no need to remove SD card) | X | ✓ |
| WiFi hotspot connectivity | X | ✓ |
| Tamper proof design | X | ✓ |
| Optional in-cabin lens cover for extra driver privacy (or when in service) | X | ✓ |
| Highly configurable privacy settings (road facing and in-cabin recording) | X | ✓ |
| Industrial SD card for reliable recording | X | ✓ |
| Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Quad-core Processor (future proof) | X | ✓ |
| Automatic updates and upgrades (firmware/features) | X | ✓ |
| Machine Vision (automatic video inspection and analysis) | X | ✓ |
| Artificial Intelligence (process information) | X | ✓ |
| Built-in speakers | Only on high-end models | ✓ |
| Proactive driver alerts and coaching (distracted/risky driving alerts) | Only on high-end models | ✓ |
| Recordings in interactive map view and timeline view | X | ✓ |
| Dashboard & reporting for Fleet Managers | X | ✓ |
| Scales with your business (1 or 100+ vehicles managed from 1 platform) | X | ✓ |
| Proactive fleet management | X | ✓ |
| Premiere support | X | ✓ |
Axxon Connected AI Dashcams: an advanced video telematics solution for proactive fleet management to increase visibility, improve safety, and streamline compliance.
With Axxon Tracking, you have simple, yet powerful tools to effectively monitor and manage your vehicles, temperatures, and other assets.
We provide businesses in the Caribbean with Industrial IoT tracking devices and management tools. Based on Curaçao, we service other islands; Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Antigua and Barbuda, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Barbados, Grenada, Anguilla, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent, with GPS Tracking, Asset Tracking, and Remote Temperature Monitoring Solutions.
