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To preface my question, I refer you first to this post regarding the Cadillac ELR's reverse camera:

 

http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/cadillac-elr-forum/477761-79k-elr-reverse-camera-vs-50k.html

 

The ELR has two problems with its reverse camera. (1) The image at night is blurry and dark; (2) When the vehicle is put into reverse, the camera screen does not automatically adjust to full brightness when the displays have been dimmed for nighttime.

 

Does the Fusion Energi have any reverse camera image problems like this at night? Can anyone post a picture showing how the camera image looks at night or in a dark garage?

 

Thank you!

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I can't help you out with the requested pictures but I can tell you that the reverse camera in this car preforms really well in this car, compared to my 2012 Kia Sorento and 2006 Mercedes CLS that I had before it.

Also that post that you linked to you can't view the pictures without registering so it would be helpful if you just re-uploaded them here.

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that post that you linked to you can't view the pictures without registering so it would be helpful if you just re-uploaded them here.

 

I tried to link directly to the images in this response, but had the same problem. So mods feel free to just delete this response post if you want.

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Are you able to upload the pics to DropBox or PhotoBucket or directly to this Forum so that we can see the comparison?

 

The Ford back up camera seems to work quite well. We've had times backing up in the country where the only light is from our lights and the camera works pretty well. The time we find it can be hard to see is when the sun is at a low angle were the car has dimmed the dash displays because of a lack of light but then the sun angle can make the camera almost impossible to see anything in.

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Here are the photos. But I couldn't figure out how to sort them in the correct order when inserting as attachments. D'oh!

 

Photo #1: ELR camera at night

 

Photo #2: ELR camera in dark garage with dimming all the way down

 

Photo #3: ELR camera in dark garage with dimming all the way up

 

Photo #4: Rav4 EV camera at night

 

Photo #5: Rav4 EV camera in dark garage

 

The original post was:

 

Here's a comparison of my ELR's reverse camera at night (first image) to my Toyota Rav4 EV's reverse camera (second image) under the exact same conditions, just different sides of the garage:

 

PHOTO 1

PHOTO 4

 

For comparison, here's the Rav4 EV's camera this morning, then the ELR's camera with the Instrument Panel Illumination Control Thumbwheel all the way down, and then the ELR's camera with the illumination thumbwheel all the way up. As you can see, if the ELR would just default to full illumination (ignoring the thumbwheel setting), it rivals the Rav4 EV's camera for this comparison.

 

PHOTO 5

PHOTO 2

PHOTO 3

 

That's one of the biggest problems with this camera system in both the Volt and ELR: the screen doesn't adjust the brightness and contrast independently of the illumination thumbwheel and day/night mode like many other cars up and down the price range do.

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Here's a comparison of the reverse camera on my 2014 ELR (a $76k car) to my 2015 Ford Fusion Energi Titanium (a $37k car) under the exact same conditions:

2014 Cadillac ELR:

 

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2015 Ford Fusion Energi Titanium:

 

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You were all 100% correct about the quality of the Fusion's reverse camera! Thank you, everyone, for the guidance.

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I know I'm a little late to this discussion, but I wanted to add something. I'm fairly certain that the Energy uses an infrared sensor on the camera. When I'm backing up in a dark location, the screen has the telltale greenish image that is much brighter than you'd expect. Since the back up lights are not green and the image is so bright, I'm thinking that is the case.

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reverse camera can vary depending on several factors, including the camera's quality, resolution, low-light sensitivity, and the overall design and implementation by the manufacturer

On 5/24/2015 at 7:50 AM, Blastphemy said:

To preface my question, I refer you first to this post regarding the Cadillac ELR's reverse camera:

 

http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/cadillac-elr-forum/477761-79k-elr-reverse-camera-vs-50k.html

 

The ELR has two problems with its reverse camera. (1) The image at night is blurry and dark; (2) When the vehicle is put into reverse, the camera screen does not automatically adjust to full brightness when the displays have been dimmed for nighttime.

 

Does the Fusion Energi have any reverse camera image problems like this at night? Can anyone post a picture showing how the camera image looks at night or in a dark garage?

 

Thank you!

 

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