back up camera

[47sawdust]

I have a 2003 Tundra that I want to add a b/u camera to.

What have you used?

Thanks, Mick

[beenthere]

Just bought this EWAY WiFi off Amazon. Works off the iPhone. 

EWAY WiFi Magnetic Hitch Wireless Backup Rear/Front View Camera Rechargeable Battery for Easy Hitching of Gooseneck Horse Boat Travel Trailer/Fifth Wheels/RV/Camper Reverse for iPhone iPad Android

Easy to use, but for the purpose I wanted it for (to spot the forks when moving into a pallet) it isn't going to work well. Still to try it on backing up to my trailer to hitch up. 

[btulloh]

The Autovox TW1 works pretty well for me if you're looking for wireless and battery operated. I use it for the pallet forks and it's very helpful. If you want a camera for standard backup use it would work well too, but for that use it could be a better choice to use a wired camera and have installed. All depends on what you're trying to do and how much you want spend. There are way too many choices and price points.  

Here's my thread from last summer.  https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=116453.0

I started it as a fork cam topic and it thread wandered around a bit (imagine that!) into general use, fifth wheel hitch up, food, etc.

[beenthere]

btulloh
Are you able to view the camera pic on your smart phone? Or does it need a monitor specific to that camera?

I like your view of the forks that you get going into the pallet. I was not getting that quality of image. I tried in an open shed and there was not enough light. Maybe need to add a light source.

Your pic posted here (thanks in advance).

[btulloh]

BT, it uses a dedicated monitor, which by the way will support two cameras. I opted for a dedicated display instead of using my phone. 

It's not perfect in all light situations. Sharp contrast shadows  can be a problem. Low light in a building can also be iffy - just depends on the amount of available light. But it's much better than being without it it.  Getting the forks in a pallet on the ground can be done by feel, but picking up the top six pallets off a stack of fifteen is real tricky without the camera. Or the top lumber pack off a stack of three. There's so much range of motion in loader forks that it's really problematic on my tractor - it seems like no matter what, you can't get a good view of the forks.  Being in a cab limits my ability to lean out or whatever to get a clear view. 

An interesting side note - the range that the signal covers is pretty amazing. I was 300 yards away from the forks across the field the other day and the picture was perfect.  I'm thinking about getting another set and putting the camera on my driveway entrance. 

There's so many choices and prices for these backup cams it's hard to know how something will perform before you buy it.  Higher price usually gets better performance in varying light, but you can't even really count on that.  Ideally something that provides a way to tweak camera settings would be the way to go, but I haven't really seen any that do that.