12-13-2014, 08:06 PM | #1 |
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I have yet to use this feature. Does anyone have a valid, utilitarian use for this feature or is it merely a gimmick?
Paired with the on board 20GB memory it could have been an optional dash-cam ($300 seems fair) or security camera. If you have a regular use for it please share. |
12-13-2014, 08:15 PM | #2 | |
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I never tested it, but you can use it to stick your front end out of a narrow driveway with both sides obstructed and see if anyone is coming? I think that might be one thing, when I drive out of my driveway there are cars parked on both sides as well as across, so my turn is very narrow and I have to check if there is a vehicle is coming and I always use the reflection on the cars parked far up the street. I'll see if front camera will give me a better visibility and report back. Maybe we'll be able to convince you with a satisfactory use for the front camera.
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12-14-2014, 12:08 AM | #3 |
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I use it frequently when pulling out of the garage at my office building. Helps to see if there are any pedestrians walking and the alert that flashes is also helpful.
Outside of that, it's very narrow. The previous version I had on my F10's put two cameras on the sides and provided a much better view. It also had on-screen markings to help protect the front end.
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12-14-2014, 02:50 AM | #4 |
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It's useful to complete the 360° view - otherwise, it'll be like the 270° view found in older models like my 2012 F13. On its own, the front camera's pretty much good only for sneaking a peek at sexy babes as they cross the street at the traffic lights and that's about it
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Anytime I show people the surround view, I tell them a little periscope rises up from the roof. You would be surprised at how many people believe me.
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12-14-2014, 11:36 AM | #8 |
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I have a hunch there is a code that can make the front camera (not when it is interpolating for surround view, but when it is used on a standalone) more functional, just like the rear camera can be coded when a tow hitch is attached.
It is obviously able to see straight down when it is doing surround view duty. Perhaps what we see now by pressing the button is not the full wide angle it is able to capture. It could be cropped. Likely? |
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12-15-2014, 12:27 AM | #10 |
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I tell you, the first car manufacturer that fits an extra power-source, does some minor programming in the head-unit and uses all on-board car cameras as a 360 security-recording thing will hit jack-pot.
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12-15-2014, 09:34 AM | #11 |
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Can't hear audio at work.. but this video looks interesting.
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Thought it was useful while test driving but didn't have a need for it in real life. And I get dizzy when I look into these fish eye videos.
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So, MattBianco , there you go, I am one person who makes use of this every single day driving out of my super narrow driveway with vehicles parked on both side with a very narrow turn angle.
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01-22-2015, 02:14 PM | #14 |
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I use the front camera every day, primarily for parking or trying to get more info on my situation.
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01-22-2015, 05:33 PM | #16 |
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The video looks good and explains well what it can do for me. My colleague does use it often, too. I guess this feature is helpful in the city.
However, if someone can convert it to dash security cam, it will be even better. I don't have to find the way to mount it anymore. |
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01-24-2015, 04:03 PM | #18 |
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The concept of surround view sounds great on paper, but I found the side view cameras mounted just forward of the front wheels on my F10s to be much more useful.
My garage is on an alley. I back in, so I used them every time I'd creep out of the garage, and it came in very handy. With the front camera on the F15, I don't get the true side view like I had with the F10s. |
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01-24-2015, 04:36 PM | #19 |
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Using the surround function all the time when parking in our tiny garage space.
First, the front sensors (+ partly "on the feeling") for entering our parking lot, then the surround view to align the car to the white lines. For the front camera - I use it when I will exit from our narrow garage door or similar. Typically about 70% of the times i exit our garage. (It got a pedestrian walkway right outside...) Bent |
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Camera or not, I hate leaving my vehicles with valet or any parking that's not a self park (except in Vegas, I rent there anyway).
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