Rear cam field of view

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Charon
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Rear cam field of view

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The other day I put the car into reverse and the rear cam came on, but seamed to flick off then on again. I then noticed I could see the number plate across the bottom of the image. I have had the car for 8 months and was sure I had never seen this before. My first thought was oh my god someone has hit my car, I had to pull over and check, but there is no damage. Am I going mad, was the number plate always in view or has there been a software issue causing the field of view to change? Can anyone else see their number plate in the reversing cam? Please advise am I going mad?
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Crispy Duck
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Re: Rear cam field of view

Post by Crispy Duck »

Yes, I can see the very edge of the number plate and the bumper.

I had one on my Golf that popped out of the VW logo/boot handle. That one had a higher view and didn't show the number plate and just the thinnest strip of bumper.

I was surprised when I got the Scirocco that the view was so different, but being able to properly see the bumper is probably more useful. Having a short drive, I can get right up to about 3 inches from the garage door.

One thing that was better on the Golf was it never had raindrops on it!
Charon
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Re: Rear cam field of view

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See attached image. It shows the green box representing about half a car parking space. I thought it was supposed to represent a full space? See how much of the number plate is visible. Can anyone see this much of their number plate?
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