Recommend me a dash cam

I need a dash cam. The other week some shiny happy person backed into my car at a red light. Nice. Then took off. Fortunately I had seen the car around and was able to get their info. Next time I might not be so lucky. 
 

It's been in my mind for a while but I've never pulled the trigger on a camera. Privacy concerns, cost, constantly changing models... etc. but I think it's time. 
 

I need 2.
 

One for my wife's car. I would like one that has a stick pad for mounting. Suction cups are the worst. I would also like forward and rear facing. Ideally, two separate cameras to only record what's outside the vehicle. 
 

The second one is for my car. Forward facing only is fine. I would like it to be as compact as possible because I'm tall and the car has a small windshield. 
 

Both units will be hardwired. No GPS tracking. No audio (or at least it can be disabled). Bump detection or whatever it's called is nice but not required. 
 

Hoping to spend under $200 for both but I have no idea if that's realistic. Willing to spend more if the product is worth it. 

I'll take a recommendation here over an Amazon review which is the only other place I can think to go. 

In reply to spandak :

For your car, the smallest one I found (and bought for my Miata, where it hides behind the rearview mirror) is the Garmin Mini2. It covers all of your requirements, I believe. It's not perfect - I find the app clunky, and the camera is finicky about SD cards - but it's tiny and takes decent video.

https://dashcamtalk.com/

Just commenting to follow this thread.

do you care about "sentry mode" aka it will record when the car is off? My truck was backed into twice at work, leaving a nice dent in the bumper. Lot cameras magically didn't work....dash cam would've been nice

I have one in my Crosstrek that's probably 4 years old at this point, in dog years that's like 30 years now.  A more recent in the BRZ but not a big fan, it's supposed to connect to my phone so I don't have to pop the card out but it's so convoluted I never use that.

I've already used both mounts for the Crosstrek's but I need to replace the windshield AGAIN so I might just get the latest and greatest.  So, yeah, I'm listening too.

we run them hardwired in both cars, and if you're in a hot climate i highly recommend a model that uses a capacitor instead of a battery to extend their service life.

my wife's 4Runner has the newest cam that's also a f/r setup and is still going strong 3 years later.  its a Rexing V1P 3rd Generation Dual 1080p.  we don't use GPS but we do have the sound on.  it gets the job done and has decent enough resolution you can see plate numbers in daylight but not really at night.  its been used 3 times now to supply footage as witness of an accident, one of which was really bad.  

can't recommend having a cam enough, btw.  with people as litigious, and fraudulent as they are these days along with insurance not always wanting to be on your side, it is utterly critical to have indisputable video evidence so either you, or some other innocent party gets the money or care they need without any delay.

After reading and watching a bunch of reviews, I with a Viofo A139 Pro two channel. I recommend watching YT reviews because they show samples of various units' recordings. This is important because lower end units have pretty lousy nighttime resolution. There's no point in having a dash cam if the videos that it produces are unusable. I'm glad that I went with the two channel, though it's a bit of a pain to run the wires to the rear. Also, this unit (and others, I'm sure) require access to an "always-hot" battery voltage, and that's easy - usually - to find in an in-cabin fuse box... unless of course it's not there, like in our Mazday CX-30. With the always-on voltage available, it records while you're away from the car from a programmable amount of time - though it requires an optional unit for that.

Anyway, very happy with it though haven't needed it - yet. Oh and installation quotes were more than what the camera system cost(!) so I did it myself. Not "too" hard.

I'm also in the market. 

I bought an A119 a while ago, but stopped using it since it didn't do well with the stiff suspension in the Miata. Anyone have similar issues or a recommendation for a dash cam that doesn't shake with a stiff suspension?

In reply to da_johnny_boy :

Most camera have a shock sensor.  It is intended to alert the unit of a hit like a parking lot accident while you're not in the car.  That sensor typically has levels of intensity and usually can be defeated; if this is your rough ride problem.  

If your rough ride problem is the mount, I have resorted to using Velcro intended for windshields as my mounting method and it has worked great for me.

Sample https://www.amazon.com/Pass-IPass-IZoom-Toll-Mounting/dp/B07XMGCSM6/ref=asc_df_B07XMGCSM6/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8868034536892646183&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1019250&hvtargid=pla-2281435179258&psc=1&mcid=da2f09b34ca1303ba3c2e361b29d02ff&hvocijid=8868034536892646183-B07XMGCSM6-&hvexpln=73&gad_source=1

Yeah, it is the rough ride cause the camera view to shake. I don't think it is the mount. The dash cam mount is mounted using 3M mounting tape. The issue is the camera can pivot and pan, but no way to lock it down those adjustments. So the camera pivots and pans with bumps.