Has anybody got any experience of this kind of in car camera?

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I wouldn't for the FFRR - looks like it fits over your existing mirror, so you would lose auto-dim. Also what are the chances of it being a good fit ?

I went with a Blackvue and it's been good so far, though fortunately I haven't needed the video from it.

I don't use the auto-dim function. I put a bit of black insulating tape over the sensor, as it dims too much and I can't see a damn thing behind me!

I have the Blackvue in mind too, but this looked quite a tidy option, especially with the built in screen. Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
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how about one of these wired up to a small monitor ..

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I'm not so keen on a separate monitor Stan, but since the mirror has one built in, I thought it looked quite elegant.

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there should be a spare input on the sat nav screen so you could plug it in there but i dont know how the camera picture would be accessed .... ... - .- -.




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I think im going to go for this one, covered front and rear that way.

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stan wrote:

there should be a spare input on the sat nav screen so you could plug it in there but i dont know how the camera picture would be accessed ....

Just here stan...

http://www.toysinyourcar.com/acatalog/rng_av.html

Go into TV menu and access AV and voila...


Craig

I managed to do that kind of thing on my E60 BMW. It needed a separate interface box and also needed spliced into the CAN bus, so I could activate it by hitting the i-Drive button. It also worked by going into reverse, since I had fed a reverse camera into the box, but I don't think I want to go to these kind of lengths these days.

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I couldn't find a spare input - I can use the rear monitors, but not the front one.

I only needed it once though because you need a computer to play back a Blackvue - you can see the live view but there are no playback controls

@Craig, thats no good for Alan as he has a touchscreen..  ... - .- -.




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Ahh, my bad... Should have checked first

I dont really see the need to view anything on the sat nav monitor, if somethings happened its automatically saved on the sd card, and last thing you want to do is alert the other party in an incident to your evidence by showing them which is the only reason I can think to want to play it over the monitor. One day your life will flash before your eyes......................................make sure yours is worth watching!

Some need/have user interface's to be set up via a monitor on install...

you dont have to have a camera with a screen, i never use mine but its nice to know its there ... ... - .- -.




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