I got this camera (F7N) in February 2022. I wanted hidden wiring but I wasn't interested in parking mode so I didn't buy the hardwire kit. Instead, I bought an inexpensive aftermarket power socket (cigarette lighter socket) from Amazon and wired it in under my dash (with a fuse) connected to the wire that goes to the existing socket, so they both come on when the key is turned to accessory mode. I ran the factory power cable down into the dash just like you would a hardwire kit and just plugged it in out sight. It's been working great for 20 months.It's my first dashcam and I'm generally very happy with it.Pros:- Reasonable price- Nice pictures and can easily read license plates and street signs in the front. No front plates in my state so not much chance to read them behind.- It's been reliable, comes on, goes off, does its thing.- It has a lot of setting options and toggles (what to show and not show as far as speed, location, audio, etc.). The buttons and settings are fairly intuitive.- It is reasonably small and unobtrusive. With glare/reflection on the windshield it's almost impossible to see and even when not, it's not very noticeable.- The static sheet mounting system that sticks to the window with no adhesive has worked great. It's never come loose in two Georgia summers. I prefer it over the suction cup.- It can hold a 256 GB SD card. The front and back cameras together use up a bit over 1.2 GB every five minutes, so about 15 GB an hour. So the card will hold about 15 hours or a bit more.Cons:- I did have some trouble with needing to reformat the SD card quite a few times in the first few months. It would give four long beeps when something was wrong. But I figured out that what really helped was putting the card directly in my Windows computer and running chkdsk on it in the DOS box as an administrator. That appears to have fixed file problems on the card itself and things have been way smoother since then. I can't remember having to reformat anymore (or possibly once).- Every once in a while my phone has trouble connecting to the Wifi. Some tinkering (turn off turn on, retry, etc.) has usually fixed it. It might be solved now.- (Former con, now fixed) Very echo-y audio.- (Former con, now fixed) No Daylight Savings Time adjustment. Had to change time zone.My camera is 20 months old and I finally thought to look for a firmware update. My firmware was about a year and a half out of date so I installed the updated version last week. My sound problems went away and I now have a Daylight Savings Time setting to toggle it on and off. It's not an automatic change but I'm happy. The whole layout of the interface changed, too, and the WiFi connection seems very smooth so far.I also found out there is now a Redtiger app. When I bought mine I was just using the Ucam app. The Redtiger app seems to perform pretty well and is more sophisticated than the Ucam app (and just looks nicer). It also has one additional screen view (front only, back only, front primary/back secondary, back primary/front secondary). I think the Wifi speed might be better. At least it plays non-downloaded videos smoother.Just yesterday I added the hardwire kit for parking mode after I got hit in a parking lot last month. Redtiger was nice enough to send me one because my camera has the old micro USB connector instead of the current USB C connector that they use and sell now. I've only had it 24 hours but it worked flawlessly last night and didn't drain my battery. I installed it my own way, not through the fuse box as intended, but I didn't have any problems getting it to work. The attached fuses weren't the correct type for my car anyway so I cut them off and wired it in to my existing system like I did with my other power cord using my own fuses. There was one error message on initial startup but the internet told me how to make that one go away. You basically have to train it that you are now hard-wired. After that it's been great (for one day).My F7N has the weather-proof rear camera and I have it mounted above my license plate next to the backup cam I also installed. It's a great view and both have worked great in that position, although running the wiring into the trunk was kind of a pain. In the long run I think it was worth it. I tried velcroing it at the top of the rear window but it kept falling down and I didn't want to do any permanent modifications inside the passenger compartment. It also gave a very distorted view. My small trunk looked like it was about 8 feel long. I'm happier with it on the outside.