Dashmellow
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There's a few possible approaches, dealing with multiple functions and not having them interfere with digital video signals is a challenge, as is the number of wires needed and the method to transmit without loss over distance, much easier in an analogue SD video environment than it is when dealing with full HD let alone all the other functions
This is a very interesting discussion. It is apparent that the solution to these issues is digital. If you stop to think about it, dash cam technology is essentially digital but is still weighed down by some obsolete analogue hardware. So, if you have a remote lens module, you need to still to be "dealing with multiple functions and not having them interfere with digital video signals", and you need a way to transmit signals without loss. As a guy who has been involved with traditional CCTV technology and who has watched the rapid evolution from analogue to digital, it is clear that the same thing needs to happen with dash cams. Remote dash cam lens modules will need to become miniature IP cameras via Ethernet connections. This will solve many, if not most of the interference and all the transmission length problems inherent with analogue "wires". It will also provide all kinds of new capabilities as well. Ultimately, a stand alone dash cam will need to become a true DVR, just like a full scale DVR with remote IP cameras connected digitally via ethernet. That's how this needs to be done in my opinion. The technology basically already exists but it hasn't yet been deployed in this miniaturized way.