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- #399 in Vehicle Backup Cameras
When paired with a compatible GPS navigator, this wireless backup camera1 helps you easily spot vehicles, pedestrians, and other obstructions when your vehicle is moving in reverse. If desired, wire to constant power and toggle between the navigation display and backup display modes. The camera’s wireless transmitter will send video to your display’s receiver mounted as far as 45 feet away2
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on November 13, 2024
I bought a few other "kits" that had the B/U camera and screen, none of them seemed to last, we've had our Garmin GPS for almost 10 yrs and it has worked perfectly. Bought this as an upgrade for our car GPS,relatively easy to install and has been working for 6 months without any issues
Evy
Reviewed in Germany on April 19, 2024
Lieferzeit zu Lang
Edwin
Reviewed in Mexico on November 17, 2021
Lo. Compre para usarlo como cámara frontal y tiene efecto espejo, cosa que o funde mucho a la percepción, la resolución es horrible, no se aprecia casi nada, todo muy borroso, y por el precio la verdad esperaba algo más premium. Hay mejores cámaras a 1/4 del precio que pague.
Geoffrey Atkins
Reviewed in Australia on June 9, 2020
Garmin BC 30 Wireless Backup Camera was easy to install and works very well, I would recommend it highly
Bill Redlands
Reviewed in Australia on August 25, 2018
Easy to install. Mine was mounted slightly off centre on number plate screw. However, it has extensive adjustments for lines indicating where vehicle is reversing to, so I could get it to look just right. Would recommend. Of course, screen is only as big as your GPS, so if you want a huge picture, buy a more expensive setup.
bluepete
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2016
"Duh?" I said after re-reading the instructions [before this point - I was cursing Garmin up and down, but I took it all back ;o)].So, if you don't see "Backup Camera" as one of your choices under Settings, chances are you didn't read the instructions like me. You'll find a brand new 12v lighter USB cable in your BC30 box. Well, you HAVE to use that 12v USB adapter because there is a RECEIVER (black box) built into the wire (inline) that receives the signal from the camera. Silly me, I thought it was built into the GPS (DriveSmart 50). Once I did that, Voila!2012 Volvo S60 tips (RELAY required, but don't fret. It's pretty easy)Since no one else posted any tips for this vehicle, guess what, you'll need to install a relay if you want to connect it to your reverse light because there isn't enough power. Here's what you do:1. Go to an auto store like Advanced Auto Parts.2. Shopping list: 1 - Relay (I used a 40 amp relay for lights), 1/4" electrical connectors to the relay, 1 - Fuse Adapter (it plugs into the fuse box with a wire sticking out so you can get 12 volts), Extra wire, 30 amp fuse that will fit into the Fuse Adapter3. Look at your owner's manual (page 326 for the 2012 S60) for the Trunk fuse box layout (it's on the drivers side in the trunk)4. The relay is pretty self-explanatory on how you hook it up or there is a pretty good video on YouTube video where someone else had to install a relay for a BC30 install.5. I used the reverse light as the relay "Switch" so the camera would turn on when shifted in reverse.Other than those specific tips, follow the Garmin installation instructions posted on YouTube. It works pretty well once everything is hooked up.This saved me $30k from having to buy my wife a new car with a backup camera and nav.
Butch M.
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2016
Excellent, excellent, excellent product! I have a first-gen Honda Ridgeline. My truck doesn't have a built-in backup camera. Rear visibility has always been a challenge. After my wife backed it into another car, I decided it was time to do something about this problem. So I purchased both a Garmin GPS--that includes as a featured option the ability to display backup camera images from the Garmin BC30 Wireless Backup Camera; and I purchased this BC 30 Wireless Backup Camera Kit as well.The way this backup camera kit works is that you need to hook up the camera's power leads to the wiring for your vehicle's backup lights. So when you put your vehicle into Reverse, the backup lights turn on, and power is applied to the camera. The camera powers up right away, and it wirelessly transmits what it is seeing to the GPS receiver. The GPS receiver automatically switches to displaying the image from the camera and once you put the vehicle back into Drive, it switches back to what it was displaying before.In this kit, there is a replacement power cord for the GPS receiver. The replacement power cord picks up the backup camera's signal and relays it to the GPS. The power cord has a little, in-line rectangular box that receives the camera's wireless signal and relays it to the GPS receiver. I'm looking at the vendor's picture and it is the set of wires on the left side of the image, where the top cord does a u-turn to the right. Anyway, I plugged in the replacement power cord to my GPS receiver, turned on the truck, put it into reverse and the camera's image showed up on the GPS right away. Absolutely no fuss. I didn't have to do any synchronization between the camera and the GPS. It was too easy.Here's a quick install tip for the camera's power leads: Since I already have a round, seven pin trailer wiring hitch, I elected to temporarily pull the backup power from there, at least until the weather warms back up in the Spring. So I bought a seven pin to flat five pin adapter here on Amazon (Search for: "Optronics A57WH 5 Flat - 7 Round 16" Cable Adaptor and Plug" ). NOTE: The seven pin connector comes in two varieties--round pin or flat tab. So go check your connector before you order this item. Mine has flat tab connectors.On Amazon, I also purchased a flat five pin wire harness. (Search for: "Wesbar 707255 Double Ended Wire Harness Extension 5-Way, 2-Feet"). I cut off the end that doesn't fit into the Optronics connector. This connector has FIVE pins--NOT the traditional FOUR pin connector that is used with U-Haul trailers. The fifth pin (the blue wire) contains the power lead for the backup power.On Amazon, I also ran across some translucent shrink wrap tubing that also contains a ring of solder inside of each piece of shrink wrap (Search for: "Ginsco 65pcs 4 Sizes Solder Seal Heat Shrink Wire Connector Kit Waterproof Connector Set with Case (25Red 25Blue 10White 5Yellow"). So I purchased that too.Once I received it all, I slid the shrink wrap tubing over power leads from the camera kit. Then I connected the ends of the power leads from the camera kit to the backup power (positive/blue) and ground (negative/white) leads on the flat five pin connector. Then I slid the shrink wrap right over the connection, with the ring of solder centered over the exposed wire. Then I used a regular hair dryer and just as advertised, the shrink wrap and the solder worked. Wow! That's a time-saver. Now that's the kind of cheating I like! I didn't even need to go and dig out my heat gun. The hair dryer was good enough. I plugged my newly built harness into the Optronics connector. Then plugged that into the trailer hitch seven pin connector. After all the testing was complete, I tucked and zip-tied all the excess wiring up where it can't be seen. Now that it's all finished, the backup camera works like a top.Hopefully, there will be no more dented cars.
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