Height of wireless cameras advantages/disadvantages

I am going to assume that you are going to mount a camera on the camper. I guess the thought would be, what do you want to see with it. If for just a rear view, for backing into sites, seeing traffic behind you, then try different spots temporarily to find what suits you best.

If for hooking up a trailer with the camper on, I would suggest a lower spot, about 3 or 4 ft from ground to give you a view with some depth perception. A license plate style mount might work ok.

My experience with a camera on our Excursion was that the truck license area was way too low to give me a good idea of the hitch ball being under the coupler properly. I was basically looking at the ball directly toward the rear, and couldn't see how far under the coupler it was. I moved it just under the rear gate handle, and with it looking down, but not too high, I could see the ball and the coupler very well and easily could tell I was pretty much where I wanted to be under the coupler.

Realize this is a large SUV, not a P/UP with or without a truck camper, but just thought you'd like it from a different perspective.

My truck OEM tail gate camera is very sensitive to any lights it picks up at night... Sometimes flares out the whole screen.

If being mounted on the back of the RV TRAILER I would mount as high as possible and point down.

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This will stop most of the flare ups from approaching vehicles from behind you. As said above also makes for good view when backing into a tight parking spot...

A CAUTION NOTE from experience. Practice backing in using a rear camera before actually doing it. You may have to relearn all over again on which way to turn the steering wheel viewing things from the video screen hehe...

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I use mine to keep track of traffic behind me so mine is mounted up fairly high. I think mounting it low would be almost useless. JMHO

I have a dual camera setup mounted high on the back of the coach. One camera is aimed almost straight back for the best traffic view, and the other is aimed down to show the view from the rear bumper back about 20 feet. The low view camera is very handy for checking on the toad while under way, and also for backing into tight camp sites. I have the monitor set for a "mirror view", and using it for backing is no different than backing with a rear view mirror. No learning curve needed...

tenbear wrote:
I use mine to keep track of traffic behind me so mine is mounted up fairly high. I think mounting it low would be almost useless. JMHO

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I have a camera mounted on my trailer with the license plate bolts and have no problem seeing what's behind me while going down the road. At a stop light I might only see the tires and grill of the first car behind me but when traveling I can see enough. Having the camera up high would be better to see around a close vehicle and maybe be better to see into the passenger compartment so you could tell if the other driver is giving you the bird. I planned on rewiring my camera and mounting it higher but after using it while mounted on the bumper I see no need.

My truck camera is also on the license plate which works great for getting under the hitch and that is all its used for as I find mirrors work just fine for backing my truck up.

I mounted our camera right above the spare tire on the back which puts it about center on the rear of the coach. This lets me see the toad and the traffic behind. A second thing i like about my camera where its mounted it allows me to see the boat when backing it down to the water when we go to the lake.

Been thinking about installing sensors on both sides to alert me to someone in the blind spots.

I mount these camera system often in my work. I always go for the highest point with broadest view possible. Usually the rear face of whatever the vehicle is, just bellow the roof line to avoid tree branches swiping it off.
Most of these cameras have a wide angle lens, So I aim the camera down enough (usually a 45 degree angle) so the bottom edge of the viewing screen shows the bumper and the overall area on the screen covers nearly all of what you can't see in side view mirrors.

I don't think there is a bad side to this mounting point since, like I said, it gives you nearly full viewing coverage of what you can't see in side mirrors. The distance straight behind may not be as much as one mounted lower and pointing out horizontally, but that mounting doesn't give as good of view up close against the back of the vehicle - it still leaves blind spots at each rear corner of the vehicle.

Have mine high up inside the rear window, aimed so the spare tire mounted above the number is just visible. I can back up to an inch from a light pole. Have to remember to get out and look high for tree branches before backing up, though.

I have2in oneida my units, theorist one shoots straight back, the other one down from the top, showing the bumper and feet out. I much rather have the high one