Video quality (day & night)
17/20Image quality is respectable and comfortably useful, though not elite once light gets difficult.
Miofive S1 Ultra Dash Cam
A good-value 4K dash cam with respectable footage, sensible basics, and a stronger budget story than many entry-level alternatives.
Image quality is respectable and comfortably useful, though not elite once light gets difficult.
Coverage is broad enough for confidence and generally lands in the practical sweet spot.
Parking features are serviceable rather than standout, which keeps it from the upper tier.
The hardware is credible, but the brand does not yet carry the same deep trust as the category’s best-known specialists.
The practical file-protection fundamentals are solid and help reinforce the value proposition.
The Miofive S1 Ultra is not trying to be the most technically complete dash cam on the market. Its role is simpler: deliver respectable 4K footage, cover the core features buyers actually care about, and offer a less intimidating route into higher-resolution recording than many flagship models.
In that role, it performs well. The footage is good enough to be useful, the field of view is sensibly judged, and the practical day-to-day ownership experience is better than many bargain-basement alternatives that lure buyers in with dramatic marketing and poor real-world performance.
Where it loses ground is polish. Parking mode is only mid-pack, the ecosystem is less established than the stronger specialist brands, and the total sense of confidence is not at the level of the best Viofo, Thinkware, or BlackVue options. That is why the product rating lands in the good range rather than the elite range.
Still, there is real value in a model that keeps the basics in focus and does not collapse into cheap-camera nonsense. For buyers who want a credible 4K dash cam without stepping up to the most expensive systems, the S1 Ultra remains a sensible option.
Viewed purely as a product, it is a value-led 4K dash cam with a clear role and understandable compromises.
A value-first 4K dash cam for buyers who want solid footage and sensible basics without stepping into flagship complexity.
| Compare | Miofive S1 Ultra Dash Cam | Thinkware U3000 Pro Dash Cam | Viofo A329 2CH Dash Cam | BlackVue DR970X Box Plus Dash Cam | Viofo A229 Pro 3CH Dash Cam | 70mai Dash Cam 4K T800 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product rating | 84/100 | 96/100 | 95/100 | 94/100 | 92/100 | 91/100 |
| Category Ranking | #8 | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 |
| Price | £179 | £449 | £329 | £699 | £279 | £339 |
| Video Resolution | 4K | 4K | 4K | 4K | 4K | 4K |
| Frame Rate | 30fps | 30fps | 60fps | 30fps | 30fps | 30fps |
| Sensor | TBC | Sony Starvis 2 | Sony Starvis 2 | Sony Starvis 2 | Sony Starvis 2 | Sony Starvis 2 |
| Field of View | 140° | TBC | TBC | 146° | TBC | TBC |
| Channels | Front | Front + Rear | Front + Rear | Front + Rear | Front + Rear + Interior | Front + Rear + Interior |
| Rear Camera Resolution | N/A | 2K | 2K | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
| GPS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Buffered Parking Mode | TBC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud Connectivity | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| 4G / LTE | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Power Type | TBC | Supercapacitor | Supercapacitor | Supercapacitor | Supercapacitor | TBC |