the cheap $18 rear view camera

cossie1600 · 02-29-2012, 11:17 PM

I finally finished installing it today. I just want to tell you guys that you shouldn't bother with the camera. The viewing angle is awful as it isn't wide, the resolution is suspect at best, especially at night. Yes it is cheap, but I am not sure if it is worth the labor and time to install it. So do it at your own risk, just don't have high hopes for it.

The lines on it did work as the red dot is the farthest you can go without hitting stuff. I wired mine so it turns on with the engine, but with an interrupter switch so I can override it to turn it off manually in the trunk.

LakeShow · 03-01-2012, 12:00 AM

ImportConvert · 03-01-2012, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by LakeShow

Fool taped his iPAD to the bumper and is streaming webcam/Skype to the cell-phone in his cup-holder. Let your imagination do the rest.

wheee! · 03-01-2012, 06:42 AM

Hahaha!!! Good one.

cossie1600 · 03-01-2012, 12:58 PM

man you guys are harsh. i will take some pictures when I get home so you can see.

MattP725 · 03-01-2012, 02:47 PM

I have this camera and I love it... only complaint is night visibility is pretty bad... for the price I would buy it 100x over.

kenchan · 03-01-2012, 02:47 PM

hey matt- would the visibility improve if you turn on the rear fogs or no? (not that im looking into buying. i have a pioneer camera on mine).

cossie1600 · 03-01-2012, 02:54 PM

Must be bad karma. Car cant start now, I think I killed the battery when I worked on iy for an hr last night

kenchan · 03-01-2012, 02:57 PM

yah, you'd want it hooked up to a battery charger when you work on your car's electronics without engine running...

cossie1600 · 03-01-2012, 03:10 PM

You wouldnt think a little camera can kill a 12v. I had 9 when I troed to start it

kenchan · 03-01-2012, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

You wouldnt think a little camera can kill a 12v. I had 9 when I troed to start it

you had your accessory turned on right? that will drain quite a bit of juice.

cossie1600 · 03-01-2012, 04:22 PM

Yeah car was in on position but I turnes off the heater

kenchan · 03-01-2012, 04:27 PM

yah, next time hook up a charger on the battery while the car is in that mode. 2A is plenty.

MattP725 · 03-01-2012, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

hey matt- would the visibility improve if you turn on the rear fogs or no? (not that im looking into buying. i have a pioneer camera on mine).

My rear fog is always on... infact it blinks in reverse... usually at night I see a dim picture with some bright red flashing on the ground. I'm not a camera guy but I would assume this means the luminems or whatever are insufficient. I'll try and post a pic next time I'm in the car at night vs day. I've had no battery drain issues but mine is wired to the accessory lead...

One issue I did have was that I don't get the grid lines on my screen. I had them show once the first time I used it but after that they disappeared. I am not sure if the headunit or the camera embeds these. For $20 I can easily replace it though since I already have the wiring.

MattP725 · 03-01-2012, 06:10 PM

Just to note... the JDM fog might work better since it is brighter than the EVO-R when static.

02-29-2012, 11:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	the cheap $18 rear view camera I finally finished installing it today. I just want to tell you guys that you shouldn't bother with the camera. The viewing angle is awful as it isn't wide, the resolution is suspect at best, especially at night. Yes it is cheap, but I am not sure if it is worth the labor and time to install it. So do it at your own risk, just don't have high hopes for it. The lines on it did work as the red dot is the farthest you can go without hitting stuff. I wired mine so it turns on with the engine, but with an interrupter switch so I can override it to turn it off manually in the trunk.

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cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	man you guys are harsh. i will take some pictures when I get home so you can see.

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MattP725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 1,904 Drives: 2010 40th Rep Power: 18	I have this camera and I love it... only complaint is night visibility is pretty bad... for the price I would buy it 100x over.

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	hey matt- would the visibility improve if you turn on the rear fogs or no? (not that im looking into buying. i have a pioneer camera on mine).

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cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	Must be bad karma. Car cant start now, I think I killed the battery when I worked on iy for an hr last night

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	yah, you'd want it hooked up to a battery charger when you work on your car's electronics without engine running...

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cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	You wouldnt think a little camera can kill a 12v. I had 9 when I troed to start it

03-01-2012, 04:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	Yeah car was in on position but I turnes off the heater

03-01-2012, 04:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	yah, next time hook up a charger on the battery while the car is in that mode. 2A is plenty.

03-01-2012, 06:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
MattP725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 1,904 Drives: 2010 40th Rep Power: 18	Just to note... the JDM fog might work better since it is brighter than the EVO-R when static.