Choosing between the F70 Pro, Q200 and ARC700
Compare camera coverage, image resolution and GPS before choosing your setup.
F70 Pro
Q200
ARC700The three in one paragraph each
The F70 Pro is a single front-facing camera recording Full HD at 140°. It's the simplest and lowest-cost way into a dash cam, without built-in GPS or a bundled hardwiring cable. Both are available as accessories if you want them.
The Q200 Front & Rear pairs a 2K front camera with a Full HD rear camera, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth built in and a windscreen GPS mount included in the box for speed and safety camera alerts. A hardwiring cable ships with it, so parking mode is ready to use once fitted.
The ARC700 Front & Rear steps the front camera up to 4K UHD (with a 2K rear camera), adds built-in GPS with no separate mount needed, and includes its own hardwire kit and a larger 64GB card in the box.
Where the real differences are
Camera count is the first split: the F70 Pro is front-only, the Q200 and ARC700 are both front-and-rear. Between the two front-and-rear models, the main difference is front camera resolution (2K vs 4K UHD) and how GPS is provided: via an included mount on the Q200, fully built into the camera body on the ARC700.
Fitting cost follows camera count rather than resolution: FixNow Mechanics' mobile fitting price for the Q200 and ARC700 is the same, since both involve routing a rear camera cable, while the F70 Pro's front-only fit costs less.
At a glance
Key differences at a glance across the current range.
Cameras
F70 Pro: 1 (front) · Q200: 2 (front + rear) · ARC700: 2 (front + rear)
Camera count is usually the first decision. See the front vs front-and-rear guide for more on this.
Front resolution
F70 Pro: 1080p · Q200: 2K QHD · ARC700: 4K UHD
Higher resolution can help with reading number plates and fine detail, but doesn't guarantee it. Good lighting, low motion blur and the camera's lens quality all matter alongside megapixel count.
GPS
F70 Pro: optional accessory · Q200: via included mount · ARC700: fully built in
All three can provide speed and safety camera alerts; the F70 Pro and Q200 need an antenna or mount connected to do so.
Parking mode out of the box
F70 Pro: needs the Hardwiring Cable accessory · Q200 & ARC700: included
The Q200 and ARC700 both ship with a hardwiring cable; the F70 Pro's ships without one.
Worth knowing before you decide
- GPS on all three is for speed and safety camera alerts and timestamping footage with location, not live vehicle tracking. None of the three lets you check a car's real-time position remotely.
- None of the three includes a subscription, cloud storage, or app-based live viewing. Footage is reviewed from the memory card or transferred over the camera's own Wi-Fi, not streamed remotely.
- Higher resolution alone doesn't guarantee clearer footage in poor light or bad weather; sensor quality and lens angle matter alongside megapixel count.
- Exact fitting time and price can vary slightly by vehicle shape. FixNow Mechanics confirms this against your registration before booking rather than fixing a price without seeing the vehicle details.