Height of wireless cameras advantages/disadvantages
I couldn't find this topic, but in any case, what is the advantage of disadvantages of placing the camera high vs low?
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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.
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.
