PAPAGO! P2 Pro Dashcam Review - Value and Conclusion

With the introduction of smaller and smaller cameras the world became almost obsessed with recording every moment of their lives. We have seen an explosion of gadgets apps and services that allow us to post images and videos of our daily activities. For the most part these are mildly interesting, but not really ground shaking. There is an area that while appearing innocuous, can actually be an important one in many ways. This new area of life recording is the dashcam. These devices are designed to record our travels on the roads (and off). In most cases they are forward facing and do not do much more than record the road ahead of you to some sort of removable media. In more advanced cases they are capable of watching the road, ensuring that you are not drifting, warning if you are too close to something ahead of you and tracking your location. With these advanced cameras you have a safety product in addition to being able to broadcast your driving habits. Today we will be taking a look at one of these advanced models, the Papago P2 Pro. So let’s dive in and see what it can do.

Value -
Value is another very subjective topic. What is expensive to some might be a deal to others. You can look at this topic in multiple ways. One is raw price and the other is what you get for the money. Each is accurate and both are correct ways to look at price/value. We tend to look at features, performance and real-property when we discuss value. However, we also take into account the raw cash cost of the item.
We found the Papago P2 Pro for sale on the internet for around $195.00. Considering the features, performance and other options you get with the P2 Pro this is actually a very good price. There are other camera on the market for much more and they lack the same feature set we see in the P2 Pro. This makes the almost $200 you will spend seem like more of deal than the actual dollar amount would indicate.

Conclusion -
As we have already stated the concept of the consumer Dashcam might have originated with the thought of broadcasting every aspect of our lives, but it has since evolved into much more. The Papago P2 Pro is evidence of this evolution. You have a product that is just as at home making road trip videos as it is being used as evidence for your insurance. The video quality was solid and when combined with the excellent feature set you get a very impressive product. We do think that Papago should create an optional kit to allow for full installation in a vehicle. This option would give the P2 Pro and other cameras in their lineup even more value. Still even missing that we cannot complain too much about the lack of a hardwired option when the product you do get works so well.

It is that combination of features, performance and price that earned the Papago! P2 Pro our Editor's Choice award.

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