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A Glimpse Into the Next Generation of Dash Cams: Sony STARVIS 3 Announced

All those dash cams have more in common under the skin than you may think.

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan

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The secret lies inside the guts of security cameras. The sensors used to capture video under the demanding conditions of bright sunlight to pitch-black darkness in yards and living rooms do a similarly great job at capturing video of glaring headlights and dimly lit country roads. That’s why dash cams tend to use the same sensors as security cameras.

Back on March 17, Sony announced the STARVIS 3 sensor for the security camera market, but we all know where this is heading: dash cams.

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Almost every mid- to high-end dash cam on the market today packs one of Sony’s STARVIS 2 sensors. For all the brands pumping out dash........

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