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Old 09-29-2008, 04:00 PM
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Question X5 rear camera very distorned and unclear, is this normal?

long story short, my 2007 X5 rear camera looks terrible at night, the image is very pixilated and noisy(interms of rough image), here is what it looks like at nigth time:

(that's my Mini S on the left)


night or dim lighting is horrile on this camera, and motion is not as smooth. In daytime it's much better, but the freame rate is a bit on the flow frame rate side. My question is, is this normal on the new X5? or do i have a faulty camera?

i used to own the Audi Q7 before getting the X5, while the Q7 was a dull ride, the rear camera image in day or night was crystal clear with silk smooth motion. Tht's why i was wondering how come BMW rear came is so bad!

check the image i posted above see how bad it is when im backing out of my garage.

i'd appreciate it if someone could shed some light on this topic that's been bothering me quiet a bit!

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EDIT: here is another picture with a little street light lighting up the area, again it's night time, but du to more lights, there is less noise and distortion...


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Normal I'm afraid. BMW should be ashamed of themselves for shipping this to customers. Come on BMW, either refund the sum paid by customers or recall the vehicles and fit a better quality camera!!!
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shame on them! ....this needs a fix urgently! this is not what have come to expect from a BMW. Is there an option of going aftermarket to install a better quality camera?
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Normal I'm afraid. BMW should be ashamed of themselves for shipping this to customers. Come on BMW, either refund the sum paid by customers or recall the vehicles and fit a better quality camera!!!
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Unfortunately, that's the normal rear camera quality
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You'll get used to it though..
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It's a shame that it is normal. I used it for less than a day then turned it off. It was nearly useless and looked horrible. If anyone has used the Infiniti Around View Monitor you will realize how horrible this system is!
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My wife's 2007 Acura MDX has a way better camera...
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We should all start individual threads on this.. here and everywhere else... maybe BMW will finally do something about this. What a crying shame.
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my 1.3MP camera phone looks like that...and so does the X5.
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