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Old 01-13-2023, 03:53 AM   #1
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I installed a Sony AX7000 to get Android Auto and better sound, but the backup camera on the license plate frame is a very strange viewing angle being so low. Still good to have, but I hadn't given the angle any thought until the first time I used it.
I installed backup cameras in all the cars my family owns. My daughter told me that a child ran behind her car and she avoided hitting him because she saw him in the camera. A child in my area was seriously injured when one of her parents accidentally backed over her in a minivan. The blind spot at low levels behind minivans and SUV's is huge. The blind spot in the Boxster is not as large, but I do find the camera handy for parking. Hasdrubal is correct about the viewing angle. I was able to adjust mine slightly, but it is not ideal.

I put a Sony AX7000 in my wife's Highlander. It is a nice unit. The only thing I would improve it is that I have been unable to customize the flash screen that displays briefly when the unit powers on. The unit in my Boxster shows the Porsche crest when I turn it on. The Kenwood DMX 907S in my daily driver has a flash screen that you can customize.
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Old 01-14-2023, 04:22 AM   #2
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I installed backup cameras in all the cars my family owns. My daughter told me that a child ran behind her car and she avoided hitting him because she saw him in the camera. A child in my area was seriously injured when one of her parents accidentally backed over her in a minivan. The blind spot at low levels behind minivans and SUV's is huge. The blind spot in the Boxster is not as large, but I do find the camera handy for parking. Hasdrubal is correct about the viewing angle. I was able to adjust mine slightly, but it is not ideal.

I put a Sony AX7000 in my wife's Highlander. It is a nice unit. The only thing I would improve it is that I have been unable to customize the flash screen that displays briefly when the unit powers on. The unit in my Boxster shows the Porsche crest when I turn it on. The Kenwood DMX 907S in my daily driver has a flash screen that you can customize.
Just saying there are no blind spots of you move your neck around.
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Old 01-14-2023, 05:28 PM   #3
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I run Android Auto and wife runs Carplay. Still happy with this setup. Did not install a backup camera, maybe down the road.
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