Happy with your front & backup camera?
10-06-2018, 12:00 PM
#42
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It's OK for me. As long as I can see and object or barrier in regard to the 30 inch hash lines is all I want out of it.
10-06-2018, 05:57 PM
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Being in the video business, I've understood for a long time that people are very accepting of very low quality video. I'm not. Today really cheap video cameras have very good picture quality. GM must have searched high and low to find cameras that are as shitty as what they put in the C7 front and rear. I would replace them in a heart beat if it were easy to do. And I think they are very important, especially the rear camera.
10-06-2018, 06:06 PM
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It's not a Nikon or a Canon and it won't win any photography contests, but so what? Use them judiciously and you won't run into anything. I find them quite adequate for the job they are assigned to do.
Yeah, me, too!
But it's better than nothing!
Yeah, me, too!
But it's better than nothing!
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10-07-2018, 12:03 AM
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10-07-2018, 12:46 AM
#46
Le Mans Master
Coming from a '13 GS convertible, I'm thrilled to have these cameras. To me, lo-res is better than 'no-res'
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10-07-2018, 08:29 AM
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The picture quality is not very clear, its the same front and back which tells me its the quality of the camera. My Accord backup camera has a much better picture and my BMW is leaps and bounds better. Cheap camera's,a focus adjustment? Anyone replace theirs with good cameras?
10-07-2018, 10:11 AM
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Being in the video business, I've understood for a long time that people are very accepting of very low quality video. I'm not. Today really cheap video cameras have very good picture quality. GM must have searched high and low to find cameras that are as shitty as what they put in the C7 front and rear. I would replace them in a heart beat if it were easy to do. And I think they are very important, especially the rear camera.
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10-08-2018, 07:03 AM
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So ,I have several GM vehicles and have had lots of them over the years, I never thought much about the cameras quality, Until I recently had a base model dodge charger as a rental car for a week or so in Alabama and the rear camera and display was spectacular, not only that but it rained in the afternoon a coulee of days and the camera was still clear, Nothing like the one in Silverado that always gets water on lenses and is un useable in rain or snow .
You never realize how bad a product is until you see how great a different product is.
You never realize how bad a product is until you see how great a different product is.
10-08-2018, 07:28 AM
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St. Jude Donor '15-'16
Is it the same camera for PDR? Seems the PDR image is much sharper than the back-up / front parking images. Took me a minute to figure out what I was seeing in my garage on that front camera.
10-14-2018, 07:23 AM
#52
Heel & Toe
I wish there was a "hard" button on the dash vs the button on the radio. If the radio is off there's too many steps to activate the front cameras.
10-15-2018, 01:23 AM
#55
Melting Slicks
I lean towards being a picture quality snob when it comes to home theater and such, so I get the question, but it's honestly not something I've ever been upset over as far as the Vette cameras go. Like a few other said, they are clear enough to easily view obstructions, so they serve the purpose.
The cameras serve their purpose well in my opinion. Only look at it for a minute, two max.
10-15-2018, 09:54 AM
#56
Racer
Ive seen better camera's on a Kia. Just sayin.
10-15-2018, 04:52 PM
#57
Le Mans Master
This is one of the things that perpetuates the Corvette's "old fart" image. GM thinks we are all half blind, and still carry around flip phones.
10-15-2018, 06:23 PM
#58
Back in 13-14 when the C7 was new the camera & screen quality was not bad and inline with other current cars at that time. It doesn't take long for stuff like this to become dated. YOU GUYS KNOW THIS...why are some complaining? These car's are known for being a "performance bargain" not tech bargain. ( its a chevy ).
Regardless of all the C8 configuration & design debate... Ill go out on a limb here and say the interior will be a considerable upgrade to the C7 and probably be the least of its potential reasons for people NOT to buy a C8. ( the backup cam should be improved
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Regardless of all the C8 configuration & design debate... Ill go out on a limb here and say the interior will be a considerable upgrade to the C7 and probably be the least of its potential reasons for people NOT to buy a C8. ( the backup cam should be improved
)
10-15-2018, 08:56 PM
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I'd say it was short sighted on GM's part to use such an inferior camera system. If that was all that was available they should have designed the system to easily be upgradeable. It's an especially important system (think backing over a child) and one that we look at a lot and depend on. And cars that cost half, blow it away. I think you have to drive a car with a good system to appreciate how inferior our system is.
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