Backup Camera retrofit possible for better resolution?

**agent47** · 02-10-2019 07:42 AM

Has anybody tried or accomplished it? The B9 and C8 cameras have much much better resolution and they are very functional in the night also. The C7/C7.5 just looks shitty and is almost useless in the night if there are no street lights.

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**gta7** · 02-10-2019 02:30 PM

I agree 100%. I was shocked how crappy the cameras are.

**ichi d** · 02-10-2019 03:07 PM

agreed as well my c6.5 camera was light years better too.

**navicaph** · 02-10-2019 04:01 PM

Subscribing to this.

I wonder if it’s the camera or display being shitty. Or both I guess.

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**QuattroNewb** · 02-10-2019 07:19 PM

Wow, someone is reading my mind! Agree 100%. I was driving a rented a KIA Optima last week, and compared to my C7.5, the backup camera blew me away.

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**PaulRS7** · 02-10-2019 10:09 PM

I was told it is the display that was causing the crappy camera resolution. Otherwise I was going to get a camera from another model.

**allenzhang215** · 02-10-2019 10:48 PM

I've been looking for the solution for a while, no luck. If anyone find one, I will be very interested

**a4android** · 02-10-2019 11:08 PM

In my theory, you can get aftermarket video cam connected to the OEM rear camera control module.
Maybe I will try to replace it tomorrow, if and only if it's not too cold to do that.

**xanmato** · 02-10-2019 11:51 PM

I think there may be some issues depending on your configuration? I believe cars with rear cam only are analog, and ones with side/front cameras have digital rear cameras.

**a4android** · 02-11-2019 12:18 AM

Originally Posted by xanmato

I think there may be some issues depending on your configuration? I believe cars with rear cam only are analog, and ones with side/front cameras have digital rear cameras.

That's correct. 360 degree oem system is digital. Mine is analog though.

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**agent47** · 02-11-2019 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by xanmato

I think there may be some issues depending on your configuration? I believe cars with rear cam only are analog, and ones with side/front cameras have digital rear cameras.

Mine has the 360° and bird's eye.

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**Alister** · 02-11-2019 03:08 PM

I’ve had both systems in the C7/C7.5, and IMO the picture quality in the 360 degree camera setup is inferior (significantly).

**a4android** · 02-12-2019 02:21 PM

So, I've changed my 2012 C7's OEM camera to cheap aftermarket one I am selling somewhere for few dollars. Everything remained OEM but the camera module itself.

The outcome is mixed.
The image quality is indeed better, but it's not HD class that the camera is made to. The Audi factory backs up cam controller water downs near HD imagery to 1990's S-video. Still better than 1980's image quality of the OEM camera.

So it's not something you pay someone $$$ to do this, but a fun(?) weekend DIY everything cost under 40$.

If you have knowledge of hooking up video wires and do not forget to keep aftermarket in-line 12v voltage regulator before splice wires, it's a 3-hour job.

Probably, I will remove the factory OEM back up the controller and revive HD quality imagery when my own 9" folding screen c7 android system completes.

And a piece of bad news for the 360 surround camera system - those cameras are LVDS and no, those are NOT replaceable.

Maybe I would make an aftermarket kit replacing cameras and the controller but using OEM wires because the most challenging thing to install an aftermarket birdview kit is wiring.

In OEM camera(left), there are Moiré pattern(in dark circle) appears due to poor optical quality of imaging sensor - you see green blurred stuffs along dark edges, and there is also a lot of pixelation due to up-scaling 320x240 camera. In retrofit camera, there is no more Moiré pattern and dynamic range of objects are better due to better aperture value lens and imaging sensor, but you can see still moderate pixelation and interlaces as the OEM controller is down scaling image. Also, I see the changes in horizontal plain due to different optics.

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