Thread: Wireless reversing camera recommendations.

Originally Posted by m101a1

the rear mirror ones can get a lot of reflection on them from light coming in rear window hard wired with the big rca type plugs on dash is easier to use with screen on same level as side mirrors . some off the rv models have xtra camera inputs as well for forward facing on blind side etc .

Nah bollocks sorry - the screen type on the dash or in the dash are total poo. Reason is the screens are not the 'daylight viewable' type so in strong sunlight you can't see them! In a word they suck.

I much prefer the ones in the rear view mirror for a few reasons, one that is your natural place to look when backing as stupid as it sounds, another being that sunlight can't hit the rear view mirror like it can with the dash mounted jobs. Also, the smaller screens in a typical rearview mirror mounted one are of the daylight viewable type and are way easier to see. All of the modern factory-fitted types run off the entertainment/in cab multifunction display and these displays are all relatively cheap low-resolution and not high-definition daylight viewable. The two Mitsi cars I drive are of this type, regularly struggle to see the display if facing away or quartering away from the sun (coming in the side windows). I have driven a lot of work vehicles and utes all using the in dash displays, same problem. My Ranger was one of the last model XLT's before the Wildtrack inbadge camera got fitted to the XLT, so I had Ford fit a factory option camera and replacement rear view mirror with display in it. In comparison, it is bloody brilliant to use I completely prefer it to the (probably much more expensive but way less useful) in dash screens.

Also, my vote is the wired type. They are much much more reliable and yes about an hour of fluffing about to install but they don't die and don't have batteries or any bullshit in them to go wrong or interfere with anything else wireless in the car. It's a camera cable down to the rear, tap into the reverse lights to switch the reverse camera mode on and then run that cable up into the roof lining and forwards and with the screen that clips over the mirror in the front tap a power feed off the interior lights in that area which are usually permanently powered to the switches as a courtesy feature. Yes, I am fairly sure you can get forward-looking camera versions with GPS and handsfree bluetooth in them too. If it has a crash cam feature, that might mean you have to run the power cable to an ignition-on circuit rather than something that's powered as a courtesy feature as that might mean your crash cam runs while parked and could drain the start battery.