Reversing Cameras

Post by **WelchyGQ** » Mon May 10, 2010 4:33 pm

Hey,

Looking at setting up a reversing camera on the wagon.

Would like to have a camera ont eh back of the car and one on the back of the trailer.

Can anyone recomend a system for this? I dont want to spend a fortune.

Cheers,

Welchy

Post by **tweak'e** » Mon May 10, 2010 7:40 pm

first thing is what range you want to see at (remember your looking at it on a small screen) and if you need it at low light.
what sort of use will it get ? ie looking at towball, checking kids are not behind, using it to reverse without using mirrors etc.

Post by **vanbox** » Mon May 10, 2010 7:42 pm

I just bought an ebay job that mounts to the reverse mirror. I have a ute with a canopy that gives me no rear vision so I wired it in permanently on all the time.

While I only have 1 camera and one screen, the screen has 2 video inputs. So if your camera only come on with reverse you would just change the channel on the screen between cameras.

Took me a little while to get used to the wide angle of the camera. Objects are FAR FAR closer than they appear!!!

With my big, bulky canopy, wagon mirrors on a ute (hug closer to the body, cant see around tray much at all) and my reverse camera I only have 2 small blind spots. A person can hide up against the canopy at the back on each side. About as good as I can get it i reckon, without a million cameras.

Post by **r0ck_m0nkey** » Mon May 10, 2010 8:36 pm

vanbox wrote:While I only have 1 camera and one screen, the screen has 2 video inputs. So if your camera only come on with reverse you would just change the channel on the screen between cameras.

I have similiar in my work ute. If it's anything like mine, one input actually reverses the image, which is what you want for reversing. Where as the other input doesn't.

Post by **droopypete** » Mon May 10, 2010 9:56 pm

I have 2 camera's on my truck, 1 points down and has the tow ball at the bottom of the frame (so I don;t back over anyone and I can hook up the trailer realy easy

) and the top of frame is about 2-3M back, the other points straight out the back so I can see how the load is traveling, I don't use it for reversing that what mirrors are for.

I got everything from Jaycar
2 of these,
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.as ... BCATID=547
into 1 of these,
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.as ... BCATID=807

Post by **nicbeer** » Mon May 10, 2010 11:27 pm

Bout same here.

I have just bought similar gear direct from china.

Reverse cam was about 20US and the 7"touchscreen with 2 AV inputs was 90USD

Post by **RO8M** » Tue May 11, 2010 10:40 am

nicbeer wrote:Bout same here.

I have just bought similar gear direct from china.

Reverse cam was about 20US and the 7"touchscreen with 2 AV inputs was 90USD

LinkLinkLink!!

Post by **FKT08** » Tue May 11, 2010 5:16 pm

I've got one of these.

http://www.sidewinder.com.au/page85.html

He also does them on special from his ebay store.

http://stores.shop.ebay.com.au/Derek-Be ... QQ_armrsZ1

Post by **nicbeer** » Wed May 12, 2010 12:26 am

RO8M wrote:
nicbeer wrote:Bout same here.

I have just bought similar gear direct from china.

Reverse cam was about 20US and the 7"touchscreen with 2 AV inputs was 90USD
LinkLinkLink!!

I got it direct from here.

http://www.szzhiyuan.com/sdp/817796/4/p ... amera.html

They were good to deal with. i bought a couple extra bits and was totoal 165$ oz inc paypal charge. Mine is the 7" 110USD one but without TV tuner so was 90USD

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