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Rear Camera - Only active while backing up?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by sailatinu, Oct 20, 2005.

  1. sailatinu

    sailatinu New Member

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    So, with the '06 coming with a Rear camera basically everywhere.
    Anyone familiar with the ability to have it operational while driving?
    The ability for installation of additional cameras for frontal, or otherwise (IR/etc) and the ability to access it via the Interface as well, respectively with little or no effort?
     
    #1 sailatinu, Oct 20, 2005
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    The camera control module is probably enabled by the back-up signal, so it would be a very simple mod to splice a switch and a diode into this line so that you could manually switch on the camera (the diode is to prevent the reverse lights from turning on when you use the switch)..
     
    #2 c4, Oct 20, 2005
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    You mean, be able to look back (from a street-level angle) while you're driving down the interstate.

    Hmmmm....

    It'd go well with the James Bond oil slick option... :)
     
    #3 bookrats, Oct 21, 2005
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    I love how people ask specific detail questions about a car that nobody owns and dealers don't have yet.
     
    #4 DanMan32, Oct 26, 2005
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    Hey, I'm being optimistic and trying to really voice questions which I have (And others may equally have) for when the situation indeed does arise.

    That and I was not sure if they had this in other markets (and what other people have done to hack them in those markets)
     
    #5 sailatinu, Oct 26, 2005
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