Somewhat disappointed in RX backup camera
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OK, my mistake. It's been raining here for days so I'm guessing that's why everything looked grey scale. I see a bit of blue sky today though. Still, it's a very bad camera. The GX s camera has a great image with the guide lines. My daughter' s Venza has a very good one with the lines. Makes no sense to me why they would put one this bad on the RX. I thought about replacing it but don't know if that's possible.
It's still the best looking SUV out there (to me)
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My backup camera picture looks black/white as well Sandy. I read your post last night and went out in garage and started the car, put in reverse w/foot on brake....can "kinda" see red on the white door...very faintly but only on passenger side. There's maybe 3' between back of RX to garage door. I'm tickled with a backup camera, but still, agree that it's a weak backup camera.
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My backup camera picture looks black/white as well Sandy. I read your post last night and went out in garage and started the car, put in reverse w/foot on brake....can "kinda" see red on the white door...very faintly but only on passenger side. There's maybe 3' between back of RX to garage door. I'm tickled with a backup camera, but still, agree that it's a weak backup camera.
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I have the backup lines and my camera is off centre. Its on the right side of the handle to open the trunk. And mine is also a very early 13. Literally registered in June 2012
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I think it's too dark tonight (7:30) . I'll take another tomorrow. I adjusted the settings to the brightest and cleaned the camera.
The truck in the picture (my son's) has a back-up camera in the rear view mirror that has a better picture than mine
The truck in the picture (my son's) has a back-up camera in the rear view mirror that has a better picture than mine
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^^^ Sandy, I'd say your camera is normal at least in color. The pic I posted was in ideal conditions - bright and sunny. Under lower lighting conditions, the picture does normally look less vivid similar to yours. Try to post a pic late morning or early afternoon when sun is brightest to compare.
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The camera does a good job of exposing for the area just behind the car, while allowing the far background to over-expose. I'm finding there is little color behind the car in most cases. I think the screen in the monitor/mirror cannot compare with a home TV. Two different technologies, but similar.
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Here is an in-the-shade, 7 AM, in-the-mirror, back-up camera pic with a red sweatshirt for color. Note the green grass to the right.
The camera does a good job of exposing for the area just behind the car, while allowing the far background to over-expose. I'm finding there is little color behind the car in most cases. I think the screen in the monitor/mirror cannot compare with a home TV. Two different technologies, but similar.
Ray A.
The camera does a good job of exposing for the area just behind the car, while allowing the far background to over-expose. I'm finding there is little color behind the car in most cases. I think the screen in the monitor/mirror cannot compare with a home TV. Two different technologies, but similar.
Ray A.
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Here is an in-the-shade, 7 AM, in-the-mirror, back-up camera pic with a red sweatshirt for color. Note the green grass to the right.
The camera does a good job of exposing for the area just behind the car, while allowing the far background to over-expose. I'm finding there is little color behind the car in most cases. I think the screen in the monitor/mirror cannot compare with a home TV. Two different technologies, but similar.
Ray A.
The camera does a good job of exposing for the area just behind the car, while allowing the far background to over-expose. I'm finding there is little color behind the car in most cases. I think the screen in the monitor/mirror cannot compare with a home TV. Two different technologies, but similar.
Ray A.