Rear back up camera quality. Is it bad or do I have a dud?

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11-18-2016, 11:08 AM

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I was wondering if my cam at night was bad because of poor lighting or the camera itself. I want to know what if it would be better with led reverse lights

Planning on trying this myself. Just trying to really justify the $100/pr cost of the of the Diode Dynamics XP80 bulbs.

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11-18-2016, 11:09 AM

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I'd say my 2015 is on par with the wife's CX-5 which is good. At night neither one work well and I prefer to just ignore the camera and back up the old fashioned way by using my mirrors and turning my head around.

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11-18-2016, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by barchief

The rear camera on my 2015 Platinum is awesome compared to some of the rental cars that I have gotten in the past year (Hyuandai, Chevy, Kia), and better than my wife's Mazda CX-5, ESPECIALLY at night... my truck picture remains pretty crisp in the dark, whereas the other vehicles were super grainy

Interesting, I feel like mine is pretty on par with my wife's 16' CX-5 night or day. I'll have to look closer next time.

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11-18-2016, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by LMychajluk

Planning on trying this myself. Just trying to really justify the $100/pr cost of the of the Diode Dynamics XP80 bulbs.

I'd very interested in the results ... was sort of toying with the idea myself.

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11-18-2016, 11:21 AM

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Compared to my 2011 F150, my 2016 camera quality is terrible.

You'd think 5 years later we'd have amazing HD cameras, unfortunately Ford seemed to take the route that 5 years later they found cheaper cameras......not better cameras........

Same! My 2013 in-rear view mirror was HD quality. The 2016 is so hazy I thought the plastic cover was fogged, but it wasn't.

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11-18-2016, 11:25 AM

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The picture on my '16 is great during the day.
At night, however, it's almost worthless.

Mine works great at night. I didn't expect it to.

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11-18-2016, 11:36 AM

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Mine works great at night. I didn't expect it to.

Maybe the LED backup lights on my Lariat are the difference?
Backup up my driveway at night, all I see is a red glare from my taillights and vague outlines of objects. When i'm CLOSE to them, it's much better.

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11-18-2016, 11:41 AM

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If all you see is red, check your reverse lights. Mine seem to light up pretty good.

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11-18-2016, 12:27 PM

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Same complaints here, my 2013 had a much clearer picture in the rear view mirror than the crappy resolution on my 2016.
Wonder if guys with the big nav screens have a better picture? Thinking poor resolution might be low quality screen on the 3" screen in the radio compared to an actual reverse screen like in my 2013.