GibbsLexus

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I like this vehicle but I feel that Lexus cheapened the reverse camera. First it lack guide lines while cheaper vehicles have them. Second, the position of the camera is a poor design. It should had been in the center. My question is did anybody even upgraded or retrofitted this for a better camera?

lexus114

the only thing i noticed about my reverse camera. is the fact that mine doesnt have nav, and when i just recently had a 2015 loaner from my dealer. the car had nav and i noticed a crisper, overall better picture on the screen than mine has. but over all, mine serves its purpose so.....

Clutchless

I doubt a better camera will give you lines as that is not part of the camera but the hardware software. It appears Toyota-Lexus are always 2 steps behind all the other manufacturers with regard to introduction of the latest tech advances.

11bravo

my 2013 has what I consider a sub-par rear-view camera. I rented a 2015 Kia Soul, and it had a superior camera...clearer, and with guidelines. Why is it a cheap-a$$ Soul has a better camera than our wonderful RX 350???

ES300_NJ

I recently got a service loaner rx350 2016 which had backup camera and the guide lines as well. But for the most part people just live with it or get used to the low res camera in the older model.

greeknasty

i must be the only one who uses the backup camera as just a general idea of whats going on behind me. HQ or LQ im still looking behind my shoulder when in reverse.

GSteg

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I think that may be the case for guidelines that moves according to the steering angle. Those are probably done by the hardware.

However, you can get cameras with fixed guidelines. I recently installed a camera into an ES330 (not an option at the factory) and I bought two models, one with guidelines and one without. The one with guidelines is fixed so it doesn't change when you turn the steering wheel. I tried out each camera for a week and eventually keep the lines.

The camera in the RX works well enough that I probably won't be upgrading.

JT4

While the resolution could be a lot better, the fact that it doesn't have the guidelines IMO is ridiculous. Certainly not a deal breaker but a Lexus should at least have the guidelines.

We have gotten used to it, but my wife will occasionally bring up how she misses the high-res moving guidelines (to be honest the camera was great) she had in her previous ML350's.

Then I'll ask her what she misses more, the ML's hi-res camera or all of the service visits to the MB dealer she made... The conversation usually stops right there.

airboss

Yeah, it does seem ridiculous.... I drive a Hyundai Sonata for work and the backup camera is much better. Bah.

steerpike

I would think any camera with guidelines (even fixed ones) would need tweaking for the specific model in order to be useful. On my old CR-V, the guidelines indicated things like closest point for rear door clearance, etc. There was a factory configuration screen to adjust the lines if needed (which I kept well away from!). I suppose if you just want left, right lines you could have a generic solution, but how does the camera know where your left/right sides are? I suppose most cars are of a standard width.


I think the problem with the RX350 is the placement of the camera being off-center. It would require some trickery to provide the guidelines overlaying an off-center camera view.


I have yet to hit anything while reversing

GibbsLexus

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I too don't like the fact that the camera is not in the center.

airboss

I've found it only useful for deciding how far back to go. The others, including my wife's 2014 Toyota Avalon (you'd think maybe they'd share a camera) offer more 'advice' on parking latererally between two vehicles or parking lines.

DweN

Recently I saw 3D backup camera for almost all cars with stock monitor. It comes with 4 camera+processing block and wire harnesses.
But I don't know the technical details how to install and if it's compatible with 3RX. Search 3D DVR in aliexpress.

ZeRoSL

I dont have the nav package in my 2010, so guidelines in the tiny mirror probably wouldnt help much. I really dont need guidelines, but what I do have a gripe with is the fact that when it rains, water beards up on the camera and messes up the view... time to apply some rainX i suppose

2013FSport

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Interesting as a 2014 Rav4 LE model without nav has the lines... Plus one for Yoda... lol
IS-350 no lines. But if you can see a pine cone and a squirrel, do I need better resolution?