360 degree birds eye view camera

Glas Robin

Glas Robin

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So, having self-fitted a reverse-triggered rear view camera to an android head unit as well as permanent rear-view mirror camera, I’m itching for the next upgrade.

I’m a fan of cheap Chinese tech, and having read the other threads on here about 360 degree birds eye systems costing more than £1000 fitted, I’ve been looking at current eBay kits.

Anyone have any experience of whether these types are reasonable for the price?



For 80 quid, surely its worth a try? That’s barely a good bottle of wine, or a tank of diesel...
 
Glas Robin said:
For 80 quid, surely its worth a try? That’s barely a good bottle of wine, or a tank of diesel...
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I can't see someone hoping £80 will buy the same as £1000+ buying a bottle of wine costing that much :unsure:

But then I guess you could still afford it, (y)I have the nearly £2000 package and cant afford £10 bottles of wine now :D2
 
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I’m not expecting it to perform like a £2000 system... the cameras will be lower res, the recording is only 720p and there’s no separate DVR, or GPS location for example.

But I would be interested it it provides an acceptable quality/functionality for what it purports to do at around 1/20th the cost of the high end systems...Then I can afford the nice wine!

The cheaper rear view camera systems I installed are better quality than the dealer-installed Waeco system that came with the van. Time will tell if they also last as long.
 
Which cheap reversing system did you install please?

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The hardware isn't expensive but how much extra does it cost to get the instructions translated into English? :)
 
EastAngler said:
Which cheap reversing system did you install please?
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Head unit was this one:

I could have used a cheap monitor for a few quid, but wanted all the functionality of a good head unit. Having tried a lower spec one previously, this one is brilliant. Great size, clear screen, and powerful enough processor/RAM to deliver fast smooth multitasking performance.

I fitted a cheap £5 reversing camera to the video in and reverse trigger wire, so it takes over the head unit screen when I put the van in reverse gear.

Rear view mirror kit with front/rear dashcam was this one:

The only other thing was a an extension cable for a few quid to fit the camera as it wasn’t supplied with a long enough cable.

Simple job to fit cameras to rear, and route cables through plastic panels on back of van, underneath the van and then through a bulkhead entry point and then behind/under the steering wheel into the radio bay.

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Glas Robin said:
Except that doesn’t seem to stitch the four camera images into the birds eye view.
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Sixth eBay picture, bottom right screen arrangement close enough? Or can you piggy back camera feeds?
 

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