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Old 01-13-2011, 03:39 PM   #344 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
So, the bottom line is, I still use a small optical mirror on the driver's side, for when the car isn't running (like when I have parked in a parallel space, and need to see traffic to open the door), or when the screen is hard to see because it is in direct sunshine and/or the camera is washing out the image.

I've been running these video mirrors for over 2 years now, and they work, but I certainly see the need for various improvements. Another one that I have not mentioned in this post is the need to optically correct for the barrel distortion that these very wide angle cameras have.
...so as a conclusion one could even question the benefits vs the disadvantages?

Has anyone ever done any experimenting with prisms?
Prism (optics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Somehow my head wants to think there should be some such solution that should work fairly well, one could even get a fairly large reflection area with minimal external area (outside the car), no? anyone?
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