Backup camera image quality
Melting Slicks
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From: Brookfield IL
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I'm wondering whether something may be wrong with my backup camera, because the image quality is so poor. It really hit me yesterday when I was riding in a rental Camaro, and noticed that the image quality from the backup camera was so much higher resolution than the one in my Stingray. That just don't seem right. So now I'm wondering whether they just put a low-res camera in the Stingray, or whether my camera may be a lemon. 
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From: Cocoa Florida
I just picked up my 2016 Corvette Coupe. I noticed from the get-go that the camera was crap. The other night I had to go to a urgent care center and backing up in the parking lot was almost useless with the backup camera. I would gladly pay for a better camera or a resolution. It is so crappy. Hard to believe they would do something like this. Take a great car and knock it down a peg or two just because of the camera. Having rear vision is very important to me as I am backing up. How can we notify Chevy or an after market manufacturer that we won't accept this crap in an otherwise fantastic car.
Drifting
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From: Bellevue WA
Backup image is fine for me for what it was inteded to do. It's as good as the other vehicles that I own that have rear backup cameras. My '16 has the largest backup screen of any of the other vehicles also.
I guess I didn't have an expectation of it needing to be better. However, the front cameras -- man I love that feature. Just love that feature. They are not 4K cameras either, but the LMK what I need to know to park as close to something without ever worrying that I am going to bump it.
I guess I didn't have an expectation of it needing to be better. However, the front cameras -- man I love that feature. Just love that feature. They are not 4K cameras either, but the LMK what I need to know to park as close to something without ever worrying that I am going to bump it.
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From: Manheim Pennsylvania
The more different car manufacturer's products I get to drive with the backup camera, the more displeased I am with the Corvette's camera. Honda has the best for the money, I really like the camera on function tied to the turn signals; Tesla, "wow" compares to my flat screen TV (the large multifunction screen is super great, all of the car functions are controlled via touch screen).
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From: Northeast MA & Mad Beach FL
PDR update for C7 backup camera
I can't find the thread on this Forum I saw a while back.
But with Google looking for "PDR update for C7 backup camera" another Corvette Forum has some info on this.
It Improves the Clarity from what I've read
But with Google looking for "PDR update for C7 backup camera" another Corvette Forum has some info on this.
It Improves the Clarity from what I've read
If you are not happy, go to a dealer 
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they should've covered it better, if it's raining and night time, it's all but useless. A distance sensor in conjunction with would've been better.
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It's MANDATORY due to NHTSA at that point, like seat belts.
https://www.federalregister.gov/arti...ear-visibility
Compliance Date: Compliance is required, in accordance with the phase-in schedule, beginning on May 1, 2016. Full compliance is required on May 1, 2018.
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From: Chirper Island
It seems about the same quality as my daughter's boyfriend's Escape. It does the job.
The only issue I have is seeing the screen with the top down in full sun. The same issue on both my '05 and '14 nav screen. It would have been nice to have a setting to turn it brighter like the sound option when the top is down.
The only issue I have is seeing the screen with the top down in full sun. The same issue on both my '05 and '14 nav screen. It would have been nice to have a setting to turn it brighter like the sound option when the top is down.
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