Miniatur Rückfahrkamera mit hohe Bildqualität

[gommer]

Hello all,

I appologise for posting in English, but please feel free to answer 'auf Deutsch'.

As a follow-up to a thread about 'Rûckfahrkameras' in the Marco Polo subforum I will give some details about a quality reversing camera of which I have 4 pieces available.
I was planning on installing a rearview camera under the chromed strip above the licence plate. I wanted the cam to be unnoticeable, therefor it needed to be as small as possible and at the same time have good night vision and good image quality.

I found such a camera, but it could only be ordered straight from the manufacturer in Taiwan. I needed 4 pieces for myself (1 rearview, 1 forward view and 2 sideviews), I have ordered a total of 20 pieces, also for people on a carputer forum. I have 4 camera's left of this batch. I would like to see if anyone is interested, before i throw them on ebay. I will part from these high quality cams at costprice, which unfortunately is not cheap at 97,- EUR

These were sourced directly at Misumi, Taiwan.

Specifications:
This list is a result of merging contradicting data from Misumi website, email responses and common sense with some technical knowledge, i'm fairly confident it's accurate.

• Model MS-DC54R-P
• Water Proof (IP67)
• Wide Angle Image
• Switcheable Mirrored image (switcheable with a signal wire)
• Signal System: PAL
• Pixels: 512(H)X582(V)
• Image Sensor: 1/4" COLOR CCD
• Lens: 1.9mm/F2.4
• Lux Rating: 0.5 Lux
• Viewing Angle: 150 Degrees (might be 130°)
• Dimensions:19(Diameter) x 18(L)mm
• Camera to main board box cable length: 22cm
• Power: 12V DC, 40mA
• Included cable with mating connector: 8m video / 4m power

Here are some pictures:



Details of the cam, isn't it lovely




Put into perspective, a 9V brick battery for reference. The blue box is just as tiny as the cam itself. It's easily hidden behind the rear door grip.



And the accessoires: long cable, nuts and bolts, screws, double sided adhesive tape...



Oh, in case you wonder why there's 3 wires: the green one switches normal/mirrored view.

[gommer]

And here are some camera image pictures.

First some high contrast: my desktop with a high brightness TFT display:



Even higher contrast: the same desktop with a 20W halogen bulb lighted:



Next image shows a bright window with curtain. The curtain diffuses the light, even then the cam shows a good image of what's outside:



And the last image: simulated darkness with reversing lights.
I completely darkened the living room and lit a single 20W bulb behind the cam. The baby tricycle is at about 1,5m and the bookshelve behind it is at about 3m.
Noise increases but everything is very visible in low light conditions. The real image was even better than this picture. It's hard to capture this and do justice to what I see in real life. Also, the moiré effect is not there in reality, it's a result of taking a picture of the screen.



As said above, the camera costs 97,- EUR, that is whithout any profit. I have 4 cam's left and shipping anywhere in Europe costs 10,- EUR.

Please let me know when you are interested, here or through a private message.

Mfg, Marc