when hooking this camara up to a d3 and also hooking up the backup light wire from the back of the d3 to the backup lights, is it true the only time i can view the camara is when the vehicle is in reverse? or can i go to the d3 optioins and activate the camara through the HD, or will it do both, sorry for all the question but as you can see i am new to this forum, thanks for any help

p.s. is there anyway to bypass the dvd lockout while driving??? just joking, i see that is a touchy topic around here.......

Yes, hit MAP and then MAP again, select the last option.

so to make sure i understand, when car is put into reverse the D3 will automatical turn the b-u camara on show the image on the screen, but as you are traveling down the road you can also hit map and map again and pick b-u camara and also see what is behind you while driving, is this correct

that is correct

thanks

...assuming the camera is powered all the time and not powered from the backup light wire.

Well if its wired right it will work in both cases.

Wonder what the life of these cameras is when they on any time the car is on. I have no idea. Maybe it's years. I know some of the original backup cams were not designed for that kind of duty cycle and recommended they be powered only when the vehicle was backing up. I'd run it through a switch so I could turn it off.

2 years and 54000 miles now, and my backup camera still works.

Well if its wired right it will work in both cases.

so if i just wire to backup llghts it wont work in both cases

bump, any help

Correct. If the camera is powered by the same line that runs the backup lights, it will not be powered unless you are backing up.