DashCamUser123
Active Member
I have the rear cam placed on the rear windshield of a compact sedan. Something like a Honda Civic size. To my dismay, I found that the 140* FOV does not cover the whole windshield width.
I never tested the coverage before until recently. When I stand near the side of rear windshield whereit meets the pillars of the car, the rear cam can't see me. Two obvious reasons. 140* FOV and the rear cam is almost flush on the rear windshield. I would need a 170* FOV cam to come close to recording anything near the sides of the windshield where the car pillar is located.
Unfortunately, not many Viofo rear cams have a 170* FOV. The A229 has a 160* FOV only but is wider than 140* FOV. What I was thinking is to move the rear cam back a bit from the windshield, so the FOV will appear to be wider. It may not work as intended with a 140* FOV but a 160* will work better for this fix. Place a piece of plastic with depth to it on the rear windshield. Then stick the A129 Duo rear cam and windshield holder to the piece of protruding plastic.
This sets the rear cam back from the rear windshield giving me a wider FOV of the windsheild area. This way if someone were to stand near the side of the windshield where the car pillar is, it will be recorded. What is everyones opinion about this work-around? And what other rear cams have 170* or greater FOV (any 180* FOV rear cams out there, I know it gets distorted into a fish-eye scenario)?
I never tested the coverage before until recently. When I stand near the side of rear windshield whereit meets the pillars of the car, the rear cam can't see me. Two obvious reasons. 140* FOV and the rear cam is almost flush on the rear windshield. I would need a 170* FOV cam to come close to recording anything near the sides of the windshield where the car pillar is located.
Unfortunately, not many Viofo rear cams have a 170* FOV. The A229 has a 160* FOV only but is wider than 140* FOV. What I was thinking is to move the rear cam back a bit from the windshield, so the FOV will appear to be wider. It may not work as intended with a 140* FOV but a 160* will work better for this fix. Place a piece of plastic with depth to it on the rear windshield. Then stick the A129 Duo rear cam and windshield holder to the piece of protruding plastic.
This sets the rear cam back from the rear windshield giving me a wider FOV of the windsheild area. This way if someone were to stand near the side of the windshield where the car pillar is, it will be recorded. What is everyones opinion about this work-around? And what other rear cams have 170* or greater FOV (any 180* FOV rear cams out there, I know it gets distorted into a fish-eye scenario)?