Back-up cams

pjay9 wrote:



So two ways to look at it: (I bet there will be more posting about that) 1. Find a wired system and install it, don't really fancy all the wire work in the truck to do this, but it can be done. I assume the viewer head would control the cam on-off function. 2. Use the wire harness to supply power to the cam, but then how do I turn it on and off from the cab?

Your questions are why some on here have opted to go with a wireless system. Mine works fine for what I need and how I tend to use it. I run with my lights on even during the day when I have the TC just for safety so my camera is always on. I control whether I want to see anything or not by switching the monitor on and off. Simple and easy.

If your pre wired then by all means use it! It'll be a more stable signal. Use an ignition feed for power so the cam comes on with the key.

The simplest thing to do would be a "wireless" system. The transmitter could be mounted somewhere inside the Lance. From the transmitter, there are two leads, one to the camera & one to a power source. Your power source could be your headlights hot wire behind one of the tail light assemblies, if you don't mind your lights being on in the day time running down the highway. The monitor is connected to a 12 volt receptacle inside the truck & receives the feed from the transmitter / camera when the lights are on only.

I'm gonna install a hard wired camera. I've seen and chatted with a few wireless cam folks who really wish there was no interference etc. I think the big issue is where do you route the wires and do you drill another hole in the front of the cab for a quick disconnect? If you don't, the wiring will have to run outside and then you have to remember to connect and disconnect it for loading/unloading. Seems to me the cleanest install has a guy putting in another quick disconnect receptacle next to the one up front.

I have been using a Rear View Safety wireless setup. I have not experienced any interference on my 31' motorhome.

I wired the camera into the clearance light wiring and the video monitor into an ignition hot wire.

I used the same setup on my my TC for one trip and no interference there either.

The monitor can handle up to 4 cameras.

I have a wired camera. One wire (cable) from the camera, down the ladder, under side of the TC overhang op to the front of the TC/bed of truck. A second wire from there to the truck sliding window, under the back and front seats up to the monitor. The monitor has one wire which plugs into the cigarette lighter. On the sliding window, I put a strip of foam insulation to close the gap. When I unload the TC, I unplug the single wire at the front of the TC/bed of truck. I really do not see how it could get easier than that.

On my wife's Toyota, I had to disassemble the taillight, and run wires to the camera. Sounds simple, but it is easier to say than do. The monitor install is very similar to the truck. The reception has so much interference, inconstant picture, that she simply unplugged it from the lighter after less than a month. It would arbitrarily come on while we were driving down the road, no picture, just snow.

The only way I would buy another wireless camera is if I had no other choice. It took me about 2 hours to install the wireless in the Toyota, and less than an hour in the TC with the wired camera.

I use my camera all of the time. It works far better than my extended mirrors.

A basic rule of thumb for a "wireless" system is the closer the transmitter is to the monitor, the less chance for any interference. My Yada operates on 2.4GHz frequency. About the only time you will experience interference / picture quality is when you're in proximity of other devices operating on a same frequency. I eliminated interference completely by locating my transmitter closer to the monitor, even when I'm in my driveway at home.

PS: My Yada also has night vision, It's clear as day, even at night.

Dakota98 wrote:
A basic rule of thumb for a "wireless" system is the closer the transmitter is to the monitor, the less chance for any interference. My Yada operates on 2.4GHz frequency. About the only time you will experience interference / picture quality is when you're in proximity of other devices operating on a same frequency. I eliminated interference completely by locating my transmitter closer to the monitor, even when I'm in my driveway at home.

PS: My Yada also has night vision, It's clear as day, even at night.

I looked this up but it says the camera mounts above the license plate. Mine is on the left of the bumper. How did you mount yours, and where? I thought the best place would be above the camper door directed down?..

Dak

This is a few years old, and to some degree, I'm sure the technology has been improved on. I received this when searching for a camera.

Wired vs. Wireless
While the picture produced by a high quality wireless system may be okay when the vehicle is stationary, every wireless device (every one!) is susceptible to interference, and that interference will be worse when the vehicle is in motion. Because a wireless system transmits a video image through the air, instead of via a cable, there can be some interference from a variety of sources, including electrical interference, high power radio and television transmitters, and many other sources encountered as the vehicle moves.
Think of the difference in quality between the images produced by an old television antenna on the roof, versus a modern cable television signal. The mere fact that the video image must be converted to a radio signal, transmitted through the air, and converted from a radio signal back to a video image at the receiver and monitor, means that the possibility for signal degradation is a serious consideration.
One serious consideration should be that most of the wireless systems sold (on eBay and elsewhere) are total and complete garbage. Most don't provide the 'mirror' image (see "Mirror Image Capability" above). Most are not weatherproof. Most have directional antennas on the camera and receiver that must be aimed directly at each other. Most have antennas that are easily broken during normal use.

On wireless systems......you get what you pay for. Some will just never learn that.