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Backup cam seems blurry at night

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Paul6506, Sep 3, 2017.

  1. Sep 3, 2017 at 4:47 PM
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    Paul6506

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    Does anyone else think the backup cam looks blurry / grainy at night? I tried messing with the settings but it still seem out of focus as if it's wet. (It's not). My wife even remarked on it and said her 2015 GTI's cam is clear at night.
     
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    Like, so many.
    Mine is too. I assumed it was the low light.
     
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    Tacoma camera is garbage compared to others
     
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    It's fixed focus, meaning it's set from the factory. When they are slightly out of focus it's the night vision that's always effected first. Mine seems perfect (No help I know), but you may simply be SOL until you get it replaced. But as others have said, clean it first. If you are very very lucky, you might be able to pull it apart and refocus it. Out of interest, have you changed your reversing lights to something other than stock? It'll depend heavily on the light from the reversing lights, if they are a different from stock that *might* effect it as well.
     
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    Yes , I noticed the same thing. Very grainy and lack of detail
     
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    Like, so many.
    It was the same on my 2016 and now my 2017.
     
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    Mine was 2017
     
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    Color cameras will look terrible in lower light. Would look better if it was a black and white camera in low light.
     
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    Mine looks much more grainy since i went with led reverse lights. Think them being much brighter throws it off. Unless yours is really blurry life mine got twice on real hot days like this20170720_170030.jpg
     
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    I often get a condensation later on the camera at night/in the early morning. Sometimes it is soo slight you would swear it had to be a focus issue.
     
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    It's been cleaned more than once....trust me.
     
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    It's been cleaned multiple times....All lights are stock factory stuff. Truck has 4K miles.
     
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    No drinking after happy hour . This should help.
     
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    I find with mine that it has a lot to do with the available light. In pitch black with just the factory backup bulbs it's pretty blurry. I mounted a pair of Baja Designs S2 Pros under my bumper and use those as auxiliary backup lights (separately switched). With the S2 Pros on, the camera gets much clearer/sharper.
     
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    In the day its great, but at night I notice this same thing. Although I wear glasses and haven't had a check up in over 2 years. So everything is always a little blurry to me.
     
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    There has to be a way to swap out the damn camera for one from a Lexus or something
     

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