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Sounds like you're having buyers remorse if this camera thing has you so worked up. Yes, your camera on your 14 may have been better or your camera on the Z is crap, but how often do you drive backwards using the camera. Go forward and enjoy the limits of the new car. When you put the pedal down, you will have a smile on your face and will forget the relatively unimportant camera.
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The guy at the dealership understood the the image was poor.
He suggests calling GM to talk to them.
The difference between '14 and '16 cameras is dramatic.
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what is the build date on your car? pretty new like the ones at the store still? I think mine is 11/2015.
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it looks like yours is pointed down. I can just barely see my license plate in mine where in yours you can see the whole thing. if it's pointed down I could also see it not letting in quite as much light and it is trying to overcompensate with more voltage to the sensor (ISO) and making the image look noisy especially against that pebble driveway.
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Sounds like you just answered your own question. Maybe the 2016 is wide-angled/fisheye and thus those black corners are actually the car itself? Test it by having someone put their finger or something in that area and seeing if it registers or just remains black.
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The top would be blocked out all across.
Back to my original question...
Is this what everyone's backup cameras look like?
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In the absence of anyone else posting a pic of their backup camera image, just try what I stated above. Or tape a piece of white paper next to the camera. You'll probably like what you see.
As to why they changed to a fisheye? If you're parked in between two large vehicles and can't see cross traffic until half your car is backed out, a fisheye is much more helpful to see cross traffic.
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Mine looks just like yours except body color on top corners is different, since my car is white. I have had 15 Z51 and 15 Z06 and both looked great compared to the 16 Z06. I understand your frustration. I think it must have been a change during the model year run.
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My next question is this...
Does anyone know if a 2014 C7 camera will fit?
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Here is the 2016 Corvette Z06 backup camera
What a difference.
$20K v $100K vehicle.
The $20K vehicle wins hands down.
This is my complaint.
My 2014 Stingray camera was much like the Ford Focus camera.
Why would the quality folks at GM allow such a change?
What a difference.
$20K v $100K vehicle.
The $20K vehicle wins hands down.
This is my complaint.
My 2014 Stingray camera was much like the Ford Focus camera.
Why would the quality folks at GM allow such a change?
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Are you going to sell or trade in your Corvette because of the backup camera?
Do you drive down the road in reverse or just for a matter of seconds when leaving a parking spot?
Do you derive less Corvette oriented enjoyment when driving forward because of the memory of being in reverse?
Are you going to crash into anything in reverse because of the wide angle/lower resolution camera that you would have otherwise avoided in your Focus?
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Do you think the backup camera is the driving factor in the price of a Focus and a Corvette?
Are you going to sell or trade in your Corvette because of the backup camera?
Do you drive down the road in reverse or just for a matter of seconds when leaving a parking spot?
Do you derive less Corvette oriented enjoyment when driving forward because of the memory of being in reverse?
Are you going to crash into anything in reverse because of the wide angle/lower resolution camera that you would have otherwise avoided in your Focus?
Are you going to sell or trade in your Corvette because of the backup camera?
Do you drive down the road in reverse or just for a matter of seconds when leaving a parking spot?
Do you derive less Corvette oriented enjoyment when driving forward because of the memory of being in reverse?
Are you going to crash into anything in reverse because of the wide angle/lower resolution camera that you would have otherwise avoided in your Focus?
No, I will not drive down the road backwards.
Yes, this stupid image irritates me every time I put the vehicle in reverse.
Why does it irritate me? Because it's not necessary to make things worse!
Are your questions even relevant or necessary? No.
This is a quality / customer satisfaction issue.
I have a supplier background. This stupid camera NEVER should have made it to production!
It produces a worse image than the previous model.
That should not happen.
The quality of vehicles should improve over time, not decline.
Look at the image my Ford Focus produces, then look at the image the Z06 produces... I rest my case.
