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Front View Camera

Discussion in 'Audio & Video' started by H0LLYW00D, Feb 16, 2011.

  1. Feb 16, 2011 at 1:07 PM
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    H0LLYW00D

    H0LLYW00D [OP] Well-Known Member

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    I want to mount a camera on the top of an ARB bumper and display the image on my Pioneer AVIC-Z100BT. I was looking at the Pioneer camera but have been told the image is always reversed. So i have been looking into Boyo cameras. I have been looking at these models:
    VTB301
    VTB201
    VTB500

    Is one of these camera gonna work for my purpose or is there another camera model that would work?

    I want the camera to be looking forward and down so that I can see over a hill when offorading and help when parking in tight spaces.
     
  2. Feb 16, 2011 at 4:35 PM
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    JDattilio

    JDattilio Well-Known Member

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    a lot of the boyo cameras come with a little switch that allows you to use it for a front or back camera, or mirrored or non mirrored image. All three of those can do both so you should be ok, I've done a few front cameras in the past but all were flushed mounted units. I installed a vt201 not to long ago it was a fairly good unit, only thing I really did not like about it was it did not give a very big range of motion for the tilt, but I was also mounting it on top of sprinter truck so.....
     
  3. Feb 22, 2011 at 6:17 AM
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    ShaneHD

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    Really now? A front view camera?
     
  4. Feb 25, 2011 at 6:15 AM
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    nermalgod

    nermalgod Well-Known Member

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    Not going to brag.
    Subbing

    I want one too. My Boyo and Kenwood HU allowed me to choose mirrored or not for the rear camera. I want to do a camera for the front too and install a selector switch. Figure once I have a switch in the system, I could install a bunch of cameras, selecting the view I wanted. The hood stands too tall for me to see what's happening near the front edge of my truck.

    Although some days, I wish I could have camera's on all sides of my truck recording the idiot drivers. It would be nice to have video in court when one side-swipes me.
     
  5. Feb 25, 2011 at 6:24 AM
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    paintdiddy

    paintdiddy Machine gun shits

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    I have a camera in my backseat,I can watch me drive while watching me drive:D
     
  6. Feb 25, 2011 at 6:28 AM
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    Dark Knight

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    PM Fire931, he has a front camera.
     

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