Question about rear view mirror camera
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Burning Brakes
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From: California
Question about rear view mirror camera
I use the rear view mirror camera exclusively. There are 3 adjustments for the picture one of them for the magnification.
I have tried and tried but can not figure out which one gives the same distance as the regular mirror. I use the camera to give me an accurate picture of how close the vehicle behind me is when I need to move over.
How many bars do you think are needed to accomplish this?
Not how many bars do you use -but how many bars to get the most accurate distance of the car behind you.
I have the Sandyeggo Design mirrors on each side so I can't use them due to their perspective.
I have tried and tried but can not figure out which one gives the same distance as the regular mirror. I use the camera to give me an accurate picture of how close the vehicle behind me is when I need to move over.
How many bars do you think are needed to accomplish this?
Not how many bars do you use -but how many bars to get the most accurate distance of the car behind you.
I have the Sandyeggo Design mirrors on each side so I can't use them due to their perspective.
Melting Slicks
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From: Kelso, Wa
I run it at the highest magnification. (That statement is unclear, but I don't know how to fix it. I want the view to be NOT looking way back so the cars are the biggest in the view as I can get) This is closest to what the mirror shows, but still no quite there. .. If you start pushing the buttons I think its the one on the left side and you will see the view getting closer and closer. The cars are still a bit further in the camera than if you looked at the "mirror" but it's the best that can be done.
Race Director
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None of them give the same view as the regular mirror. Even the highest magnification is a wider angle of view. And the wide angle view distorts distances: cars close to you appear closer than they really are, cars farther back look farther away than they really are. That's why sometimes I switch to the regular mirror, so I can judge distance better.
