Reversing camera

A marriage saver.
Mine is connected to the GPG so as soon as you put the car in reverse, the camera over rides the GPS. Great in car parks and for hitching up. I also have a rear view camera on the van so that I can see what is behind me on the open road when travelling.
Can be a bit fiddly to install, but not that hard.

We have two, one on the car for reversing and hitching up, one on the van which acts as our rear vision mirror when travelling. Having fitted them, I would now not be without them; they are just fantastic. As for fitting them, it depends on what vehicle you have, and how easy it is to get to the positive lead for the reversing light to power the vehicle camera. For the van, I have the camera wired to the van's lights so I can control the camera on/off from the car. It took me quite a while to fit the camera to our Pajero, and I wouldn't recommend you do it yourself if you are not very handy. The van was relatively easy to do.
Now the hairy chestnut, which will probably elicit lots of comments from the forum. I have wireless cameras and they work really well, but lots of people don''t like them, and use wired cameras instead. Wired cameras require an extra coupling between the van and the car, as well as additional wiring within the car. For wireless cameras, you need to ensure that the van camera (especially) has line of sight to the monitor in the car or it won't work properly. If you mount the wireless camera on the back surface of the van it won't work properly, so mine is mounted high on the van roof rack.

In my opinion:
A reversing camera on the vehicle is indispensable.
A reversing camera on the back of the caravan, camper trailer, or whatever you are towing is handy.
I have a reversing camera as part of my vehicles original build. It is a real safety feature in my opinion. I have young grand kids and am always checking the camera to ensure they aren't anywhere near the vehicle when I reverse. I also look in my mirror too as well as doing a head count to make sure. Can't be too careful.

I don't really use the camera on the back of my caravan for reversing, more as an additional method of seeing whats behind me. That camera operates on a separate monitor mounted on my rear view mirror when towing. It can assist with parking the van but it a wide angle lense and so distorts distance too much to be reliable as a reversing camera. It does not depend on me being in reverse to activate.

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A rear view camera for seeing traffic approaching behind you is invaluable. It is also some help when backing even though pointed 'along the road' rather than down at the ground right behind the van. A rear view camera is next to useless for rear view even when pointed down the road because the focus is such that you don't really see the car behind until he is about to pass you.

The are easy to install DIY.

A second one as rear view for the car can be helpful when backing up to the caravan or when just parking the car. You can have the monitor switching between the two as needed.

Dont forget they are a supplement to your towing mirrors which are a requirement The camera is recognised as an "Aid"..

If you are "Not so Handy " i would suggest you get someone to do it who knows what they are doing

A good seller of the gear is Safety Dave. Google it

I have three.
One on the roof rack for reversing
One under the tailgate pointing at the tow hitch
One wireless on the rear of the camper. Handy to know whats going on out there when driving.

Depends on your desired setup. If you only need a camera for reversing we only recommend to use 1 but if you need a 2nd camera to monitor an area and want it ON all the time, then we suggest to get a CCD camera as a 2nd camera. Our Caravan Set up is best suited for this. They are not difficult to install, you just need to supply 12/24v power for the screen and position them as desired.