Rerversing cameras

Howard · 4 Nov 2011 at 21:46

Kenai said:
A screen

Thanks for clearing that up!

Tbid · 4 Nov 2011 at 22:11

My ones come as standard, on a Bentley Continental Flying Spur

Raymond Lin · 4 Nov 2011 at 22:17

Tbid said:
My ones come as standard, on a Bentley Continental Flying Spur

So does on the new Yaris

Kenai · 4 Nov 2011 at 22:19

Draeger said:
Really?. Wow.

Technology these days is incredible

Tbid · 4 Nov 2011 at 22:20

Raymond Lin said:
So does on the new Yaris

Damn..

Draeger · 4 Nov 2011 at 22:25

Kenai said:
Technology these days is incredible

It certainly is. Who would have thought you could see on a screen what is behind your car as you reverse?. Simply amazing

Fr0dders · 4 Nov 2011 at 22:29

What blew me away was the level of tech in the Ford Focus

It wasn't that long ago this tech was reserved for high end mercs and lexus only.

And already you can have it on your 2012 Focus. Incredible.

Rich_L · 4 Nov 2011 at 22:30

Yeah but you can't get sparkly LED lights on the roof of your Focus can you - now that's a premium option that'll take a long time to trickle down to the more common brands :cool:

BananaDunka · 4 Nov 2011 at 22:50

First wood and now a reversing camera.

Old age has come early for Foxy.

I know a guy who can fit a walking stick holder on the roof lining for when you do enquire about that

[TW]Fox · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:56

mrk said:
First wood and now a reversing camera.

Are you guys honestly saying that if somebody said you could have a reversing camera for 15 quid and 45 minutes of fiddling with fitting, you'd say 'no'?

It's just a cool project..

Raymond Lin · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:58

[TW]Fox;20486539 said:
Are you guys honestly saying that if somebody said you could have a reversing camera for 15 quid and 45 minutes of fiddling with fitting, you'd say 'no'?

It's just a cool project..

Do it Fox, I am interesting to know how you get on. For the sake of the price of a take away, give it a go.

BananaDunka · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:58

£15 is throwaway money but for £15 you're going to get throwaway quality as well. Not something I'd want in my car.

Raymond Lin · 5 Nov 2011 at 00:00

mrk said:
£15 is throwaway money but for £15 you're going to get throwaway quality as well. Not something I'd want in my car.

Hence his original post?

[TW]Fox;20484628 said:
Anyone fitted one? If so which one did you go for? There are literally eleventy-billion of them on Ebay beginning at circa £15. Some obviously will be junk but I'm sure some of them are pretty good. Trouble is working out which ones are crap and which ones are worth it.

[TW]Fox · 5 Nov 2011 at 00:00

mrk said:
£15 is throwaway money but for £15 you're going to get throwaway quality as well. Not something I'd want in my car.

Hence finding out if anyone else has tried it first to see if they had any recommendations before I gamble. If not, no big deal - its 15 quid. Worth it to see if its any good. If its not, it can go in the bin.

How much do you think it should cost to guarantee 'quality' then? Bear in mind it's just a basic VGA camera - you don't need HD 1080p with recording facilities do you? It's just a basic webcam style lense hooked up to an AV lead.

BananaDunka · 5 Nov 2011 at 00:04

And where are you going to fit it exactly? most look like they will require a hole being drilled into the bumper** (not bonnet, typo!) or boot trim somewhere, it's not going to end up being a cheap project at any stretch if that's the case!

Having had a look at eBay, none of the ones I clicked on showed an example of what the picture quality is like either.

I saw this one that stood out due to it's wide viewing angle but again, they don't post any examples showing what the looks like:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120-HD-Ni...8?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item5d2fad508c

Some like that advertise "HD" but it's 510 x 492 which...isn't HD!

[TW]Fox · 5 Nov 2011 at 00:09

mrk said:
And where are you going to fit it exactly? most look like they will require a hole being drilled into the bonnet

If you think I'm going to drill a REVERSING camera into my *bonnet* (I mean seriously? Just what?) then it's pretty clear this is a pointless discussion. I'm not drilling anything anywhere

The Americans seem to find all sorts of discreet places to put the camera without drilling things. The G37 I hired had it poking down subtly from the underside of the boot handle for example.

.isn't HD!

Oh no! Imagine not having HD.

I guess then the answer to my question is 'no', nobody has done anything similar? Pretty sure Will Gill has one on his M3.

BananaDunka · 5 Nov 2011 at 00:09

I noticed the typo just as you posted ¬_¬

Still, if you're not drilling anything then where do you expect to stick it? It's going to look rubbish and out of place just stuck on?

Here's a tip, you could make a hole in the valance at the bottom, it won't be obvious and a wide angle camera would be just right there. You can then wire it through the undercarriage into the engine bay through the holes that lead into the dash.

[TW]Fox · 5 Nov 2011 at 00:16

Dave85 · 5 Nov 2011 at 00:29

Go for it sounds like a fun little add on. Would the same thing not apply as when picking cctv. Always try get a ccd over cmos for quality especially at night. Is there any with a ccd.

There is a decent kit in halfords clearance online with a decent ccd with good lux.

shifty_uk · 5 Nov 2011 at 01:08

How would you wire it up discretely?

This looks pretty nifty:
http://archive.caranddriver.com/var...bmw_650i_convertible_13_cd_gallery_zoomed.jpg