you cant see anything w/ the backup camera at night....any fixes?

[tonysx5]

during the day...its ok....at night you cant see anything and bmw service says it works perfectly fine?? Has anyone been able to fix the problem

[Barcius]

You have probably seen a lot of posts about this. The BMW camera sucks at night...actually it is useless. No fixes yet from BMW.

[rh71]

Is there a solution by adding more lighting yourself? Perhaps changing the backup bulbs it uses for lighting or something to that effect?

[LeMansX5]

If some after market manufacturer can come with a better camera, that maybe the solution till BMW resolves it.

[ozx5]

HID Xenon lighting - a few more seconds to warm and brighten up - a few less seconds of struggling to get the perfect picture in the back at night

[ozx5]

try youtubing a link for people that have done the reverse mod, as much it can be a good thing, with a fair bit of reflection given BMWs already not so best camera, it may NOT be worth it after all.

[lynstermkiii]

I don't think its the lighting. Even in board day light, the images are blury. In my R500 & MDX, the images are clear even in complete darkness. MDX had the best picture quality.

[tim-atl]

with all the complaints about the backup camera, it will be interesting to see if it's changed at all in 2k9.

Tim

[autoque]

Get rid of the original camera and add this to it. It's got a Carl Zeiss lens!

[rh71]

^ heh i have the webcam pro 9000 with that lens... it cost $90 and is crystal clear even at 800x600. I'd pay up to twice for a better quality picture on the X.. oh wait... I think we all did pay much more than that already...