Back Up Camera

[alexmish]

Originally Posted by kyhaynes

I just scheduled an appointment to have my replaced as well. I am suprised that BMW has not recalled the camera yet. BMW need to take a
note from Lexus on the back-up camera.

or from Honda. The one on my Ody works great anytime of the day.

[nealM]

So the consensus is it should work at night as well?

This is the first car I've driven with a backup camera and the screen is pitch black at night time.

I'll have to get the dealer to check it out.

[ThemisN]

A little off topic, but I just noticed the x3's have an oem rear view camera kit for x3's with nav...anyone with an x5 know how long that install might have been? I am figuring it cant be too different.

THanks!

[Denalio]

Originally Posted by ~KaiFy GaiwanY~

there is a brightness adjustment but it still doesnt make a difference at night ..

nikman - can u post some pics of the backup screen at night ? do u know with what ur dealer replaced the camera with ? brand ? type ?

thanks

I am interested as well. pics please.

[bell407]

This is the picture quality of my MY08 by night, rear lights and brakes on

The taken picture is better than reality, the backup camera picture is fuzzy as hell...

I turned of the obstacle markings, that improved quality a little.

No comments by BMW so far... so could you please give us the information about the exchanged cameras (type, P/N etc.)

So long

Christian

[irishE70x5]

Here is a tought (maybe some else has tried it!)
Is the Camera infra red sensitive?

You could check this out by pressing a TV remote control and see it flashing in the in car screen if it is IR sensitive.

If it is IR sensitive a small LED IR lamp could be wired in under the rear bumper to come on at night time,

[marcx5]

what do the green lines mean vs. the red ones? i know the green ones are probably the safer location and red is 'on the edge'.... but i'm wondering how people really 'use' them.

[alexmish]

Just for the comparison, I am going to post some pics tonight to show how the backup camera's image looks like on a Honda.

[X5 Meister]

According to BMW's ETK there is a newer backup camera as of 3/2007. SI believe the E70's started being built 2.2006 so I suppose if you have one older than DOP 3/2007 you might want to have it changed.

[Michael Luna]

I just picked up my 2008 X5 last night. It finished production last week. I camera quality is exactly as bad as his photos... nothings been changed on the assembly line as of Nov 2008.

The camera is pretty much trash...

Mike