My wife's parents just bought a Prius and it has that reverse backup cam in it. My Pioneer AVH-6800DVD supports this (as does my 7" VGA LCD) and I think it's a shame that they have this feature and I don't I'm looking for a discreet and good quality camera to install. My original thought was if someone made some sort of license plate frame camera (and I found one on ebay), that would be pretty discreet.

What are ya'll recommendations?

 

Make sure whatever camera you get is CCD. I personally have the Visiontech (Boyo) VTL120, its a license plate frame with the CCD camera running across the top edge which also swivels up and down. Im very happy with it.

 

How Much Did You Pay For It ?

 

120 on ebay

 

can you send me the link ? pm me it. thanks

 

I bought a ccd night vision (infared) camera off ebay and cut a hole in my bumper . Im very happy with it

 

thats hot, did you hook it up to your navi ?

 

^^ Yes its hooked up through the tvandnav2go module to my stock navi.
It automatically goes on when I put in reverse. Vision at night is actually pretty decent! Helps out a ton since I cant see anything through the limo tint at night

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/REAR-VIEW-CCD-COLOR-CAMERA-LICENSE-PLATE-FRAME-VTL120_W0QQitemZ140130238746QQihZ004QQcategoryZ14932QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Deft, does your camera pick up the rear bumper for backing and parking?

 

Looks like the same camera I was about to pick up and you mounted it at the same location as well. Did you install the camera yourself? If so was there anything back there making it overly difficult to install?

If its not to much trouble you think you could take a picture of the backup camera on during the day and night? I am extremely interested in adding a backup cam to my carpc but it's tough getting examples of the quality of the camera. Thanks in advance.

 

I bought and installed the Kenwood CCD-100 on my dad's TL. I really like it.

 

MoHawk - how hard was the install?

 

It took me 1 full day to install Dom's TVandNav2Go unit, the Kenwood camera, the USASpec iPod interface, and a PS2 in the glove box. I did it all with my own 2 hands and no other help, which is why it probably took so long.

Fortunately, the TL's navigation unit is located in the trunk so it was really easy to gain access to. I know that the stock navigation unit for G35's is above the glove box, so that may take a longer time disassembling the whole dash.

 

Minezez.... AVElectronics CCD License Plate.