f90bt

When I had my F90 it took between 8-10 seconds for the cam to come on. Way too long. Sometimes it would not even come on at all. Many other members on here had the same problem. Just one of the many inconsistent OS issues with those units. You may have better results but don't expect to.

I just installed an ND-BC2 and it displays pretty consistently prior to the radio completely booting up. I read one member stating that his worked great at first but then started to not show after a while until the radio was completely booted. I'll post up as time goes on but I'm pretty okay with the camera/radio combo right now. Only okay because I expected the night vision to be a little better but It's a ton better than the cmos cameras that I've seen on my co-workers vehicles. The ND-BC2 was an EBAY score or I would have gone with a cheaper ccd chinese knockoff. I got the camera and a AVD-W6210 monitor for 210$. This monitor has a breakout box with multiple inputs and outputs.

just got mine installed

do you guys get any glare when the sun is hitting it directly?

how is it at night? i barely tried mine for a bit but i see a lot of white/cloudy-ness

so how do i wire everything so that the camera is visible even when not in reverse, or is that even posible i have an f90bt and bought a camera off ebay for 22 bucks

so how do i wire everything so that the camera is visible even when not in reverse, or is that even posible i have an f90bt and bought a camera off ebay for 22 bucks

Follow the installation instructions. And yes, it is possible.

so how do i wire everything so that the camera is visible even when not in reverse, or is that even posible i have an f90bt and bought a camera off ebay for 22 bucks

When at the screen to select FM/AM/IPOD... select the camera at the top.

alrighty then, got the camera working, its a great addition to the unit, i like it much better now

how does it look at night?

oh it works BUT.....in my case, the license plate lights blind it, making it overexpose and i get a bright screen...but if i turn all the lights off its good visibility with the infrared lights...for 20 bucks its good

^same thing was happening with mine too. I would get a glare and a white screen, but I could still see, just not as good as I wanted

there is a video wire which you need to run al the way to the head unit, typically behind back seat, under carpet, through console...

 

then there are the power wires. If your backup lights are on the trunk like the license plate, tap power from them, so when it reverse the camera is powered. otherwise you will neet to run them from trunk lid to main body. That is where I am stuck. I want to power the camera whenever the car is on, so I cu enable it even when driving or parked.

What would be the use for enabling the camera while driving?

I'm looking around for cameras for my X5 and came across this little guy

All BOYO's are CCD except the ones with a C at the end of the model number. Examples are VTL-300, VTL-320, VTL-400, and VTL-420. I use the 420. The VTL-300C is CMOS. And they only run about 100 bucks.

oh it works BUT.....in my case, the license plate lights blind it, making it overexpose and i get a bright screen...but if i turn all the lights off its good visibility with the infrared lights...for 20 bucks its good

Can you link the camera you bought?

What would be the use for enabling the camera while driving?

Fun, see what the heck that car is 10" off your bumper at a traffic light...