rear view camera

[pugtug613]

Can I use the screen on the 5212 Garmin with a back up camera? Garmin has a camera, a GC 10, but it is very pricey. A standard back up camera is approx. $140. The GC 10 is $350. On the R27 the head is right in your line of sight backing into a slip. I have a mirror and I hang my head out of the window. But, I still bump the pole once in a while. A camera would be a nice addition. I guess I could add another screen, but it would be nice to just use the screen on the existing 5212.
Thanx,
Chester

 

[Just Dreamin']

Yes, I installed one on our R25 classic several years ago and love it. Mounted the camera (Amazon purchase) next to flag holder and ran my video cable forward to helm station along starboard side of hull. The 5212 has a capability to accept standard video feed once the Garmin adapter cable is installed (one came with my system). I hard wired camera into the 12 volt power for macerator pump since it is never used, this allows me to control camera power through DC breaker panel without needing to add an additional switch.

 

[dan1000]

I have run video to a 5212. There is only one issue with it. The video only occupies about 1/4 of the screen (although it is centered on the screen). When I asked Garmin about it, they said it was something to do with the power (or lack thereof) of the video chip in the 5212.

This limitation has been removed in the 7212, on which video runs full screen. My 5212's were stolen from my boat, and I forked out for 7212's when I replaced them (ouch). The two main differences I noticed were: 1) video was now full screen rather than 1/4 screen, and 2) the overall user interface felt a LOT faster on the 7212 than the 5212.

Dan

 

[pugtug613]

Thanks for all the responses. I am going to try out a back up camera this weekend, I will post my results. I did locate the owners manual and it says I can hook up as many as 2 cameras. I guess I can put one in the engine room? I think I only need 1 camera. The book did say that it may not be full screen. Now all I have to do is find the cable. Where did I put that thing?

 

[Captain Steve]

I bought a back up camera for towing.... it mounts on the license plate frame and is wireless to a 3 inch color screen. Mounted it a 3" PVC pipe and cap stuffed into the cup holder on the transom. I originally thought about mounting it above the door, but then realized with the canvas up it blocked a lot of the viewing area. Ran the power wires down to the wash down pump. The screen fit perfectly on the helm just above the SmartCraft screen, power right behind it in the helm backside. Its portable and I remove it when away from the boat. Cost me 32 dollars on the net and at that price it is expendable. It has decent low light capabilities and an angle of view at 130 degrees.

Originally read about it here on a post.

 

[Kaisardog]

we found the ' Peak wireless backup camera ' for about $50 on the internet/Ebay. it is a 3 part unit with an exterior camera 'eye' viewing the field aft, connected to a small interior mounted antenna unit which sends a wireless signal to a screen . the 12v to supply the eye/antenna comes from a 12v hot wire ; on the van it was the 12v for the lights. a 5 inch little TV- like screen is mounted near the helm and needs a 12v supply. . we got our original Peak as the backup camera on an 05 RV and liked them so much we bought 1 for the boat helm and 1 for another vehicle. NB; for the boat you can wire the camera to be on when ever you want-- like in a crowded fairway, or when you are approaching a slip. our boat Peak eye is on the rear transom with its antenna in the protected cockpit. the title tv screen can move from outside cockpit helm to inside pilothouse. the install directions for a vehicle show the camera wired to only display a picture on the screen when the vehicle is running and in reverse . so the vehicle wiring manual shows the camera eye 'hot 12v' tapped off the rear reverse light hot wire. we modified the 12v to the camera eye to be supplied from a switchable hot, normally 'off' . when we want to see stuff behind us we turn on the camera/antenna 's 12v hot switch, and the 12v on switch on the little tv display at the helm.

 

[captstu]

Our new (to us) R25 came fitted with a neat backup camera and stand alone monitor. Unfortunately, it is where the flag holder was located and is completely blocked by our new (to us) Walker Bay 8.

Where did you locate your backup camera on your R25?

I'd like to see who is following me before I cut into a wake to minimize the rocking - and get impaled by the boat following the original "waker"

Also, if you added rear view mirrors, I presume they are on the rails forward of the helm??? What kind did you add?

Thanks /Stu

 

[Boatagain]

I have a Garmin Virb which can send its signal via WiFi to a phone or tablet. The camera is an elegant piece of engineering that is surprisingly small, waterproof and provides a gorgeous picture. Of course, it can record also and has lots of other very cool functions. It can easily be mounted in a cup holder, on a stern rail or the Bimini frame or just about anywhere you'd like. I have both an iPhone and iPad mounted on the helm shelf which have several apps loaded like iNavX, MarineTraffic, SmartBouys etc. Either the phone or the tablet can be used as a local WiFi hotspot for the camera. The camera, iPhone and iPad are all hard wired into the boat's 12v system. The two Apple devices serve as multifunctional displays which, along with the chartplotter, provide more than enough (too much?) navigational data, including the rear view that is the subject of this thread. I'm hoping to add AIS in the not too distant future and several units now on the market will display on the iPad as well. Ultimately, our chartplotters will go the way of Loran and everything we'll need will be displayed on these devices.