MrDoug1
New Member
Hey guys, long time lurker, first time poster.
I have been at this for years yet am amazed that where tech is today, I can't seem to find a solution for what I am looking for on the market.
We have all kinds of super 4k front dash cams, but no solution for that resolution for a rear camera that outputs in HDMI
Application: Isuzu Vehicross that has horrible rear visibility, I use the camera feed full time as my rear view mirror
Need: High Definition Waterproof Rear View Camera that sends live video in HD (1280x720+, ideally full 1080p) resolution out via HDMI
I have been at this project off and on for years and the best solution I have come up with, it mounting an action camera on the rear of my vehicle, taking that live output out via a micro HDMI cable, and hooking it up to a standalone HDMI monitor. Now that the car audio world has finally caught up with the tech, and are having high resolution HD screens (albeit only in 1280x720) I am wanting to ditch the standalone HDMI monitor, as well as the bulky ugly GoPro, and go with a sleek, small camera.
Here is the deck I will be purchasing: https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/NEX/DMH-WT7600NEX
It accepts HDMI inputs, and will display without parking lines, whatever HDMI video feed I input.
Kenwood makes a $199 (super expensive) unit that is exactly what I need, however it is only compatible with their head units, and I do not want a kenwood head unit: https://www.kenwood.com/usa/car/dashboard_camera/cmos-740hd/
It outputs to HD-TVI, and the only thing I could think of is to buy a TVI-HDMI converter:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/B01LZ0GXBC
But I am not even sure that will work not to mention lag and connectors, etc.
Can somebody point me in the right direction? The action camera I bought was like $40 on Amazon and the picture quality was outstanding, and I don't need to record or do ANY of the other features. Surely somebody must make a camera that fits my needs, right? RIGHT?!?!?!?
Thanks for all your help guys. May cross-post to hopefully get some solutions...
- Doug in Dallas
I have been at this for years yet am amazed that where tech is today, I can't seem to find a solution for what I am looking for on the market.
We have all kinds of super 4k front dash cams, but no solution for that resolution for a rear camera that outputs in HDMI
Application: Isuzu Vehicross that has horrible rear visibility, I use the camera feed full time as my rear view mirror
Need: High Definition Waterproof Rear View Camera that sends live video in HD (1280x720+, ideally full 1080p) resolution out via HDMI
I have been at this project off and on for years and the best solution I have come up with, it mounting an action camera on the rear of my vehicle, taking that live output out via a micro HDMI cable, and hooking it up to a standalone HDMI monitor. Now that the car audio world has finally caught up with the tech, and are having high resolution HD screens (albeit only in 1280x720) I am wanting to ditch the standalone HDMI monitor, as well as the bulky ugly GoPro, and go with a sleek, small camera.
Here is the deck I will be purchasing: https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/NEX/DMH-WT7600NEX
It accepts HDMI inputs, and will display without parking lines, whatever HDMI video feed I input.
Kenwood makes a $199 (super expensive) unit that is exactly what I need, however it is only compatible with their head units, and I do not want a kenwood head unit: https://www.kenwood.com/usa/car/dashboard_camera/cmos-740hd/
It outputs to HD-TVI, and the only thing I could think of is to buy a TVI-HDMI converter:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/B01LZ0GXBC
But I am not even sure that will work not to mention lag and connectors, etc.
Can somebody point me in the right direction? The action camera I bought was like $40 on Amazon and the picture quality was outstanding, and I don't need to record or do ANY of the other features. Surely somebody must make a camera that fits my needs, right? RIGHT?!?!?!?
Thanks for all your help guys. May cross-post to hopefully get some solutions...
- Doug in Dallas