Gil-Lynn
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Hi, I am trying to identify and understand my camera.
I have a 2009 Holiday Rambler Atlantis Class C motorhome.
It came equipped with a rear vu camera (but no documentation).
The monitor is like a standard rear vu mirror, with the camera image displaying in B/W on half the mirror.
The camera is a small white round camera mounted on a bracket that can swivel up/down, placed between the top clearance lights. There is a tag on the camera that reads IR-VDF3103.
The camera has the center eye and a circular pattern of tiny lights (or I think they are lights.
This unit is always on, at night when I put the vehicle in reverse with the lights on those tiny lights or whatever they are, don't lite up.
when a camera has that design, is it supposed to be night vision also, does anyone else have a camera like this one (IR-VDF3103).
I appreciate the help.
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Doug and Cassi Glass
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GOOGLE the camera manufacturer. Their website most likely has manuals listed.
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Chris Bryant
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A lot of times those will be infrared leds, and you won't be able to see them, but the camera will.
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Gil-Lynn
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Doug and Cassi Glass wrote:GOOGLE the camera manufacturer. Their website most likely has manuals listed.
I googled the number I found on the camera (IR-VDF3103) and came up with nothing.
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pappaone
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Gil-Lynn wrote:Doug and Cassi Glass wrote:GOOGLE the camera manufacturer. Their website most likely has manuals listed.
I googled the number I found on the camera (IR-VDF3103) and came up with nothing.
google this...back up camera IR-VDF3103 and you will find 2 replys to the camera, here is one of them...
Car rear view camera with night vision.
This is a high resolution weatherproof wired CCD camera with built-in IR LEDs. ... Can operate under total darkness for distance up to 30 feet (10 meters). ... Camera functions: Automatic exposure control, automatic back light control, ...
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pappaone
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Gil-Lynn wrote:Doug and Cassi Glass wrote:GOOGLE the camera manufacturer. Their website most likely has manuals listed.
I googled the number I found on the camera (IR-VDF3103) and came up with nothing.
here is the web site for the manufacture, hope this help you. sounds like a nice camera. http://www.vfmstore.com/ir204wd.htm
rich
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Gil-Lynn
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pappaone wrote:Gil-Lynn wrote:Doug and Cassi Glass wrote:GOOGLE the camera manufacturer. Their website most likely has manuals listed.
I googled the number I found on the camera (IR-VDF3103) and came up with nothing.
google this...back up camera IR-VDF3103 and you will find 2 replys to the camera, here is one of them...
Car rear view camera with night vision.
This is a high resolution weatherproof wired CCD camera with built-in IR LEDs. ... Can operate under total darkness for distance up to 30 feet (10 meters). ... Camera functions: Automatic exposure control, automatic back light control, ...
Thank You very much, though mine shows up B/W on the screen the camera shown is almost identical,
Thanks for your help
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robatthelake
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The Camera is color. However If the Monitor is B&W that's what You will get!
Even a Color Camera/Monitor Combination may only show a B&W Picture at night.
We have found that They don't work very well as a rear view Mirror at Night, however do work when backing into a Dark campsite. You still need to get out and scope the situation before just backing up, having a Helper to guide You is also very Important.
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Chris Bryant
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And from that website:
Quote:The built-in infrared LEDs turn on automatically when the light condition turns weak (when illumination is under 10 LUX).
As I suggested. You cannot see infrared leds.
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Gil-Lynn
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robatthelake wrote:The Camera is color. However If the Monitor is B&W that's what You will get!
Even a Color Camera/Monitor Combination may only show a B&W Picture at night.
We have found that They don't work very well as a rear view Mirror at Night, however do work when backing into a Dark campsite. You still need to get out and scope the situation before just backing up, having a Helper to guide You is also very Important.
My Thanks to You, Rob
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