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  1. tom_e_rock

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    #1 tom_e_rock, Jul 24, 2012
    I bought a car with a rear view camera installed in it. I'm so OCD about parking the car as to not get any scratch on it, does any one have any tips on how to use the camera so I don't hit the wall?
     
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    #2 ZINGARA 250GTL, Jul 29, 2012
    Depends on which wall you mean. Your garage? Any parking place where there is a wall?
     
  3. extreme_racer83

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    #3 extreme_racer83, Aug 12, 2012
    Does your camera screen shows any helping graphs?
     
  4. up4speed

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    #4 up4speed, Aug 12, 2012
    For starters, don't completely rely on the camera. That should be used to double check what you should already know.
    Second, since it is new to you, have a friend stand in back and guide you closer and closer to an object or wall, showing you how close you are. Look at the monitor to see what it looks like at the distances that he/she is showing you. After a little practice, you will be able to know what it looks like when you get close. I know it seems a little difficult at first because the image is distorted from the wide angle lens, but eventually you get used to it.
    Remember: NOTHING can replace actually looking with your own eyes, or having a spotter guide you. The camera is a tool to assist you, it will never replace good judgement.
     
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    #5 The Red Baron, Aug 12, 2012
    I do not have a car with a camera in it. However have driven some with a camera and totally disregard the camera. It is not difficult to park a car without a camera. Maybe it is the in thing, the younger generation can not be without, like an ipod.
     
  6. agup48

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    #6 agup48, Aug 12, 2012
    This, 100%.

    I recently drove a SUV with a camera in it. The camera helped A LOT! My car doesn't have a car and its a sedan, thus I can maneuver it easily. The SUV is a bit tricky as its large and I don't drive an SUV on a daily basis.
     
  7. venusone

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    #7 venusone, Aug 13, 2012
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    BMW I guess has the right idea. From Olympics:
     
  8. jeffb99tx

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    #8 jeffb99tx, Aug 14, 2012
    You could always put some type of mark on the wall like duct tape or something like that. Maybe position it so that when it goes out of the camera frame, you know when to stop. Or how about set it up so that when a vertical line reaches the top of the camera frame, it is time to stop.

    I prefer the old fashion method of a tennis ball on a string that hits my windshield and tells me when to stop. When that came down, I replaced it with my son's Spider Man action figure tied to a string.

    Best of luck,

    Jeff
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