Reversing camera via Android tablet

[John Russell]

I am going to fit a pair of reversing cameras, and wonder whether anyone has used an Android device as a monitor.

My Android tablet, attached to the dash, has a great screen - big and bright - and is used for gps navigation, so a couple of reversing cameras would be fine. It's technically possible - a hardware converter turns the analogue camera signal to digital then feed to the tablet and display with an Android video app. It's a tablet, not an Android Auto device so won't handle analogue signals directly.

Slightly clunky but would have the benefit of not cluttering up the dash with screens. Any drawbacks? Switching between apps?

I don't think I'd want to have the reversing camera(s) on full-time so switching to them when I need them seems fine.

 

[LittleGreyCat]

I am going to fit a pair of reversing cameras, and wonder whether anyone has used an Android device as a monitor.

My Android tablet, attached to the dash, has a great screen - big and bright - and is used for gps navigation, so a couple of reversing cameras would be fine. It's technically possible - a hardware converter turns the analogue camera signal to digital then feed to the tablet and display with an Android video app. It's a tablet, not an Android Auto device so won't handle analogue signals directly.

Slightly clunky but would have the benefit of not cluttering up the dash with screens. Any drawbacks? Switching between apps?

I don't think I'd want to have the reversing camera(s) on full-time so switching to them when I need them seems fine.

Not an answer to your question, but how do you attach your tablet to the dash?
I'm looking to use a tablet for GPS navigation, but mounting it is an issue.
The Ducato base vehicle has a clamp built into the centre of the dash but this is not in the driver's line of sight so doesn't work well enough.

 

[John Russell]

I used a Brodit clip to attach to the dash, and a Brodit tablet holder with tilt-swivel.

Pricy but it works. The tablet is around the level of the dash, and just off to the right of the steering wheel.

The clip was a bit tight, but can be softened with heat.

 

[jumar]

The reversing camera on our hymer mounts where the rear view mirror would de fixed on the base vehicle...not cluttering up the dash area.

 

[John Russell]

I put the camera monitor on the left corner of the dash - LHD btw.

Easy to see but slightly distracting, nowhere is completely ideal.