XO Vision HTC35 high definition Universal Weatherproof Rear View Backup Camera with Night Vision, 170 Degree Viewing Angle

THE GOOD:* Good resolution, enough for a backup cam, and in color (except at night)* Provides an on screen overlay showing general "distance" bars, also great for lining your approach up for a parkingspot* Sturdy, weatherproof, lengthy cable* Very easy to install, basic instructions included (no need for deep instructions). Basically mount it, run the power wire, run the video wire, do a quick alignment check and you're done.* Inexpensive, but the tradeoffs are belowTHE BAD:* It's sizable due to the LED's, larger than a quarter, and the way it's designed they expect you to mount it as such through a part of your vehicle or using a mount. Either way, unless it goes into a "black" part of the car or you have a black vehicle, it will be very visible from a distance* The image on mine was 'reversed' or 'mirrored' meaning that something on the driver side of the vehicle is actually showing up as being on the passenger side. This is easily solved through some headunits and computer units, but for many folks it's not adjustable otherwiseOTHER NOTES:* It appears the camera lacks a partial infra-red filter, in order to maximuize night-time ability of the LED's. As such, during really bright days the image may appear "greyscale" or objects will appear to be glowing. In shaded areas or overcast days everything looks crisp and in full color.* The infra-red LEDs are actually "near" infra-red, so you will see a faint red glow from them* The "distance" bars are NOT to scale unless you get the perfect mounting angle and height. See below in comments for more.* The camera is low-power, drawing only 150mA @ 12VDC and should be tapped into the backup light power source. Should not be hard-wired such as to be always on, this will cause the unit to overheat, especially on a hot day. This is common sense stuff folks. There is no need for a fuse either, the wire is thin enough to be its own fuse.* The camera appears to have a light sensor to detect the amount of daylight and turn on/adjust the LED's as necessary but I was unable to detect a difference as the LED's appeared to always be onCOMMENTS:I would've given this a 4 star but I knocked it to 3 star due to the image being reversed, and that most people cannot fix this.I've seen this unit being sold for much more, 2-3x as much, so I'm not sure if this $25 model is the same but with the flaws mentioned above, or if the more expensive unit also has the flaws. I would hope not.In the end the downsides don't kill it for me because this is being piped into an onboard computer which I can then adjust the color/brightness and reverse the image so it looks proper as it should.Regarding the distance bars, it's better to mount the camera in a way which best suits your needs. For some this means seeing a more horizontal image, and for others it may mean seeing a more vertical image. Once you've mounted it to your tastes, park the car with the image showing and take note of the ACTUAL distance respective to the bars on screen. This way you will know how to use them.Some folks in other reviews mentioned their camera didn't come with "mounting rings" or a mounting kit, or they weren't sure why the camera came with "loose rings" or why it came with a threaded end.When you get the camera there is a threaded ring at the "back". If you unscrew this, the "rings" will come loose. These rings are used for mounting purposes, some are angled. This way you can achieve proper mounting angle. For many folks, making your own mount may be best, but if you're going to simply drill a hole through a portion of your car, the included rings will help you.Essentially you put one ring on one side of the hole you drilled, one on the other, then you slide the camera into the rings and tighten down the locking ring. You can set the angle as needed from there. They may not give you enough adjustability, so be creative and make your own mount or have someone do it for you.Regarding "which way is up", my camera came with the quality assurance/passed-test sticker on the back of it in the exact "up" spot. Just plug it into a video display and see which way is up, that's the easiest anyhow. You have to do that as part of the install anyhow, so I'm not sure why some folks gave bad reviews simply because it wasn't marked "this side up".Regarding the power wires I'm not sure why so many folks were confused. It comes with a barrel connector which has two pre-stripped wires, one of them a red wire, the other a black wire. The black is ground, the red is your positive (hot). Most folks should tap these into your backup-lights as long as the backup lights are 12volt.If they aren't 12volt you might want to get someone who knows how to install a reverse switch, or to tap off of both lights in order to power the camera only when needed. Don't hard wire it to always be on, that will shorten the life of any camera, especially due to excessive heat.

We are very happy with this product (except the complete fail of having real instructions ) but reviews by others cleared up the questions. We hooked this camera up to the 2.4g wireless send/receive units and the 7" TFT double video monitor all mounted to the back of a 34' living quarter horse trailer - we also pull a boat behind the trailer when going to the lake. Backing can be a PITA so having crisp, clear video in nice bright color and in the dark to see what's going on with what we are pulling. We have the second set up inside the trailer to check in on the horses as needed on long trips. Really nice to use with the double video monitor with switching on the monitor or the nice little remote control. We mounted ours to the top of the frame on the back of the trailer just above the double doors to the trailer by drilling 2 holes for the camera/send unit wires - one to go into the trailer from the camera mounted outside on a bracket and one to go into the light bar housing at the top (or your reverse lights if thats how you want it activated/powered) We waited to completely secure everything until we powered up to see the view the camera gave us (we were sideways so had to turn it - nothing to say which way is up view on the camera) Swivel and slant to your best view, secure and silicone caulk around wiring openings to prevent moisture issues.Hook the camera yellow (video signal) goes to 2.4g SEND unit yellow - power (black) wire harness, then tie the camera and send unit reds together, crimp and hook to HOT (12v) that will be either on when you need to see something (for us it was the lights at the top of the trailer since we needed it on whenever the pickup was running/driving/pulling something) or the back up light so it only goes on when that light is activated, then tie your black wires together, crimp and to your ground. Done and done. Nice little camea system. No distortion or other issues with jumpiness, when motor running or pulling. Secured so it doesn't shake. Crisp clear pictures with nice color and sharpness. The good monitor helps with adjustments there, including reversing the picture so it looks like what you see when you turn your head to back up or look behind. Works very well so far. 4 stars due to failure of REAL instructions - geez, how hard is it to have at least one of your flunkies at the manufacturer write a paragraph blurb about "this wire to that wire" Duh.

for the price of this product what can you expect? First... directions. The directions and the XO website are awful. The directions tell you to just install the camera... A few things I had questions about....1) the camera has a video our cable and then a cable with 2 wires that are stripped. The video (yellow) cable connects to the extension cable all the way up to your head unit. the other wire is a 12v wire and your ideal scenario is that you would connect that to the backup lights... the white lights that ONLY come on when you put the care in reverse. It is this wire that provides the power.2) as someone else pointed out there is an up and a down to the camera which is unmarked. What I did was I hooked this up to my TV (using a power supply i had laying around that provided 12v) I then marked the "up" on the camera.3) Install.. What in the world are you supposed to do with the install? It mentions a bracket. I didn't get one in my package... so I suppose you are supposed to make one. How high do you install, how do you seal it etc... Well you will have to wing it. On my car, it went into the bumper, drilled using a VERY careful method. This is very custom up to you. You may want it installed inside or outside you car. I did not see a helpful site to help with this step.4) the brackets and rings. I didn't get this at first. The camera has a series of rings on it. I didn't know why. These helped with the flush install where the camera is pointed at a given angle. i suspect that you can use one to may of these to get your particular angle needed.Quality of the camera was good, especially for $25. The install I think is the same for this camera as any other except that it would have been nice to have a better bracket.

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El producto llego muy rápido y en muy buenas condiciones de empacado.muy altamente recomendado para futuras compras,saludos cordiales.

Excelente producto de facil instalacion y miy ue a vision nocturna estoy realmente satisfecho con la compra, se ve de buena calidad y durabilidad