Read the product pages of today’s flagship dash cams and you’ll be convinced the next must-have feature is a 60fps video. Double what most dash cams offered until recently, 60fps promises to create smoother video that should, in theory at least, retain more detail when slowed down – perfect for spotting a key piece of evidence, like a road marking, street sign or vehicle licence plate, should you be caught up in a collision.
Some of the best dash cams let you pick between two different frame rates, just as other models also let you choose from various resolutions. Often, a higher frame rate is only possible with a lower resolution. For example, the Viofo A229 can record 4K at 30fps (that's frames per second), or 1440p at 60fps. Some, like the Garmin X310, even go right up to 120fps, but the resolution then falls to 1080p.
