Backup camera frame rate?

[640k]

for those that have choppy backup cameras - do you also have a USB storage device installed to record video? have you tested it with and without the device? sorry if it was already mentioned.

 

[WilliamG]

for those that have choppy backup cameras - do you also have a USB storage device installed to record video? have you tested it with and without the device? sorry if it was already mentioned.

Yep tested with and without. Heck, I noticed it reversing out of the showroom parking lot when I picked up my car May 2. Was very close to going back in and asking them what the heck is wrong with the camera!

 

[640k]

Yep tested with and without. Heck, I noticed it reversing out of the showroom parking lot when I picked up my car May 2. Was very close to going back in and asking them what the heck is wrong with the camera!

i get the choppiness too and had been meaning to try both thinking my aging USB stick was the issue. recently upgraded to a speedier stick and recently received the v28 update and it's still choppy.

to me it feels like a process prioritization issue. we don't know enough about how the camera feeds to the computer to determine if it's bandwidth, mode of communication or simply RAM/CPU power. at firsts glance it does feel like maybe the encoding/CPU/GPU is getting overworked in parts. maybe if the image was compressed or slightly smaller, it would combat these issues.

 

[WilliamG]

i get the choppiness too and had been meaning to try both thinking my aging USB stick was the issue. recently upgraded to a speedier stick and recently received the v28 update and it's still choppy.

to me it feels like a process prioritization issue. we don't know enough about how the camera feeds to the computer to determine if it's bandwidth, mode of communication or simply RAM/CPU power. at firsts glance it does feel like maybe the encoding/CPU/GPU is getting overworked in parts. maybe if the image was compressed or slightly smaller, it would combat these issues.

My suspicion is that it affects all HW3. Probably still waiting for some optimization updates here.

You’re HW3 I presume?

 

[640k]

My suspicion is that it affects all HW3. Probably still waiting for some optimization updates here.

You’re HW3 I presume?

am. confirmed with chat a few days ago. i'm still confused what the fuss over HW and the differences between 2.5 and 3 are?? i know they have something to do with FSD capabilities but i'm not clear on what exactly "IT" is.

 

[WilliamG]

am. confirmed with chat a few days ago. i'm still confused what the fuss over HW and the differences between 2.5 and 3 are?? i know they have something to do with FSD capabilities but i'm not clear on what exactly "IT" is.

Right now not much. All I know is that only HW3 owners are experiencing this backup camera frame rate issue, and at this stage I’m going to bet it affects 100% of them.

(You need HW3 for upcoming FSD on city streets, and stop light/sign recognition. HW3 encodes its videos in H265/HEVC, whereas 2.5 is H264.)

 

[Bill Foster]

My suspicion is that it affects all HW3. Probably still waiting for some optimization updates here.

You’re HW3 I presume?

Just confirmed I have HW3.........

Looking more and more like a HW3 issue

 

[Bill Foster]

to me it feels like a process prioritization issue. we don't know enough about how the camera feeds to the computer to determine if it's bandwidth, mode of communication or simply RAM/CPU power. at firsts glance it does feel like maybe the encoding/CPU/GPU is getting overworked in parts. maybe if the image was compressed or slightly smaller, it would combat these issues.

I'd agree, some sort of priority issue.

 

[BZM3]

Joining the thread here... I took delivery and have this issue. Very choppy, almost backed into a wall! Hope they find a fix soon.

 

[WilliamG]

Joining the thread here... I took delivery and have this issue. Very choppy, almost backed into a wall! Hope they find a fix soon.

Yeah. It’s a real downer and perplexing that nearly 4 months on since HW3 release this isn’t fixed.

 

[Bill Foster]

Yeah. It’s a real downer and perplexing that nearly 4 months on since HW3 release this isn’t fixed.

It’s interesting because the mobile tech I showed this to hadn’t seen it before

 

[WilliamG]

It’s interesting because the mobile tech I showed this to hadn’t seen it before

Nope. Very few people seem to care, for reasons unknown to me. I’ve had near fender benders when reversing due to the camera-lagging frame rate.

 

[Bill Foster]

To update, Mobile ranger came out today to replace some broken clips on the trunk after replacing that camera. He was told its a software issue and will be corrected in future updates.

 

[WilliamG]

To update, Mobile ranger came out today to replace some broken clips on the trunk after replacing that camera. He was told its a software issue and will be corrected in future updates.

Thanks for the update. We'll see how long it takes for this to get fixed. About 4 months now and counting...

 

[Biludicrious]

Picked Up my Tesla yesterday same stuff. Neighbor 2015 S HW1 backup camera is at least 60 fps mine look's like something is bottleneckin and time to time can skip frame's if camera is on at 60 mph or above

 

[Bill Foster]

Picked Up my Tesla yesterday same stuff. Neighbor 2015 S HW1 backup camera is at least 60 fps mine look's like something is bottleneckin and time to time can skip frame's if camera is on at 60 mph or above

Yep

 

[beachmiles]

On my 2019 M3 LR with HW3 I am seeing the choppy back up video. I showed a mobile tech a and month ago and he said that's known issue and there will be a software update fix.
May try bringing it into a SC, because I agree that it can be dangerous when backing up and seeing frames from a second ago in what should be real-time. It's pretty bad. I'm guessing they will need to downres the video or compress it more because I thought I heard the backup camera is wireless so I'm guessing the link speed is not high enough.

 

[WilliamG]

On my 2019 M3 LR with HW3 I am seeing the choppy back up video. I showed a mobile tech a and month ago and he said that's known issue and there will be a software update fix.
May try bringing it into a SC, because I agree that it can be dangerous when backing up and seeing frames from a second ago in what should be real-time. It's pretty bad. I'm guessing they will need to downres the video or compress it more because I thought I heard the backup camera is wireless so I'm guessing the link speed is not high enough.

Where did you hear the backup camera is wireless?

Anyway, I’ve been hearing it will get fixed for 4.5 months now. Not holding out hope.

 

[mcap81]

it seems much better with v10

 

[turnem]

it seems much better with v10

Agree. I've noticed significant improvement.