The Street Guardian SG9665GC is among the best reviewed single channel dashcams to be found on the market. This is because it offers excellent build quality, video quality as well as a discreet form factor.
The dashcam utilizes high-end components like the Novatek 96655 processor and the Sony IMX322 sensor to deliver brilliant night time video. It is capable of handling micro SD cards with a capacity of up to 200GB.
The cam is the perfect choice for areas with high temperatures due to its excellent capacitor and temperature rating. Street Guardian, the Australian company that made the camera, is known to give their products some rather encrypted names. So it’s better to know what the code SG9665GC means.
SG is an abbreviation of the company. 9665 are the first four digits of Novatel NT96655, the camera’s processor. G seemingly stands for GPS while C is an indicator of the super indicator used in the camera instead of a battery.
On the outside, the Street Guardian SG9665GC has a number of similarities with the A118/B40 series of cameras. For one, it utilizes the same casing that contributed to A118’s huge success.
Given their one-of-a-kind wedge shape, one side of the camera directly sticks to the windshield. This eliminates the need for a mount in a way that makes the installation much stealthier.
In addition, if the user mounts the camera high on the windshield, only its lens will be seen from outside the car.
On the inside, the company has upgraded most of The SG9665GC’s key components. The camera is based on a Novatek 96655 processor that has a higher heat tolerance and better specs when compared to the A118’s NT96650.
Rather than the A118’s plastic lens, a 6-layer glass lens of high quality is used. The device also utilizes a high-end Sony Exmor IMX322 image sensor, which is better than the A188’s Aptina AR0330.
Simply put, all these improvements result in a camera capable of recording video of much better quality when compared to the A118.
The Street Guardian SG9665GC records video at 1080p resolution, and has a bit rate of 15Mbit per second.
Video footage is brilliant during the day, with excellent visibility of details and crisp colors. During the night, the camera records video of excellent quality enhanced by Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) processing that makes improved visibility possible in low light conditions.
The device comes with an external GPS unit that can be mounted anywhere in a car, making it quite convenient to use.