View Single Post
Old 01-31-2014, 01:00 AM   #22 (permalink)
niky
Master EcoModder
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Philippines
Posts: 2,173
Thanks: 1,739
Thanked 589 Times in 401 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by basjoos View Post
In addition to simplicity, mirrors have another advantage over video cameras. With video, the view you get with the camera is all you get. With a mirror you can move your head forward or back and side to side to shift your angle of view relative to the mirror to see objects that just out of view from your usual head position.
That's all on the camera. Note: rear view mirrors (emphasis on plural) versus rear view camera (emphasis on singular).

Newer rear view cameras are wide angle, and have more coverage than any mirror can. A three camera array will give you a better rear view than a three mirror array.
  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to niky For This Useful Post:
aerohead (02-01-2014)