Backup camera quality?

[Ruffles]

Does your backup camera have noticeably worse quality than the side cameras? I don't recall ever noticing a big difference between them but maybe mine is degrading... and yes I've made sure it is clean. Thoughts?

 

[sleepydoc]

I'll try to take a picture next time I'm in mine but I've usually noticed how good the quality is. It's possible that there's some moisture inside the lens causing fogging. can you see any?

 

[Ruffles]

Thanks for the reply. I don't see any moisture. I'll swing by the service center and compare with another Y.

 

[Mike_TV]

Backup camera is almost always dirty nearly immediately after you clean it. Even after carefully wiping it off with a microfiber cloth after a car wash it quickly get dirty again after driving a bit.

 

[sleepydoc]

Here’s a shot of my backup camera. When I looked closely it did appear slightly blurry compared to the side repeater cameras. I guess I’d never noticed - it’s still better than the cameras in our other cars and plenty good enough for its purpose.

 

[rjpjnk]

The resolution seems good on my backup camera when it's clean (2022 MY), but the video seems to stutter - as in the frame rate is inconsistent. Anyone else experiencing this?

 

[rjpjnk]

Does your backup camera have noticeably worse quality than the side cameras? I don't recall ever noticing a big difference between them but maybe mine is degrading... and yes I've made sure it is clean. Thoughts?

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One thing I noticed is in this picture there is a haze in general. Look at the front wheel on the red car for example. I see the same artifact in the backup camera left and right. Do you have some sort of anti reflective screen covering causing this? If so, I wonder if this is part of the problem. Come to think of it, even the text looks fuzzy. In general, my screen looks much clearer for some reason.

 

[sleepydoc]

The resolution seems good on my backup camera when it's clean (2022 MY), but the video seems to stutter - as in the frame rate is inconsistent. Anyone else experiencing this?

That started after one of the more recent updates for me.

 

[rjpjnk]

Me too. Seems like the processor is introducing hiccups due to loading.

 

[Ruffles]

I have a matte screen protector so I understand it's impact. Mostly I'm comparing to the repeater cameras. It looks this way right after cleaning it. Overall, there is a haziness similar to sleepydoc's pic.