Customer Reviews

Pioneer Nd-Bc2 Universal Rear View Camera

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Quality is pretty good, however the image is zoomed out a lot. A car behind me may be only a few inches away, but on the screen, it looks like it's a couple feet away.

Looks great at night

Once I installed the PIONEER AVGVDP1 Vehicle Dynamics Processor, I had a video screen. That's all that's necessary to use this unit, and provisions are there to plug it into it's own box and from there to the video screen box. So when I installed the VDP-1 I left room on the component mounting board to install the control box for this device. As it turned out the control box is the size of a box of Tic-Tacs, so the space I left was very generous..

Every time I went to that big world-dominating discount store, I looked at the cheap rear-view camera and every time I would leave it on the shelf, waiting for it to come down from $100 to the $20 it's probably worth.

But it is one of the items that has never in my experience been "Rolled Back". So eventually I stopped watching it but never stopped thinking about how nice it would be to have one. Our Jeep Commander Overland has one that came from the factory and it's very useful for spotting the curb before the rear juts past, for lining up when parking, and so on.

I drive a Chrysler Crossfire. I love the car and on the road, the rear view (with properly angled mirrors) is just fine. But backing up is another thing altogether. Side rear view is very limited and large things can be directly behind and invisible through the rear window.

There have actually been times I've gotten out and checked before daring to back up. And I have had quite a few close calls with other drivers going way too fast in parking lots and sneaking up on me after I had tried to check. I consider myself a good driver so this is frustrating.

Some reviewers claim the night vision is not very good. But video screens have adjustments for this on the better monitors. I took a minute to adjust my Pioneer AVD-W6210 touch-screen in the night-mode and the view is like daylight, both in terms of sharpness and color quality.

So in my experience, the night view is a function of the screen and settings. And remember that if your back-up lights aren't very bright, there isn't anything short of night vision that's going to help...

What impressed me most about this unit was the incredibly small size. The control box is the size of a pack of Tic-Tacs. The camera is the size of a single bullion cube. The product picture on this site is actually larger than life size!

Since I already had a compatible Pioneer video screen installed, the addition of this unit was mindlessly easy. I literally plugged in the 12-volt, ground and video cables, stuck the camera to the back of my car, routed the wires, and it was over. The camera worked great first try.

My screen gives the option of "mirror" or "normal" views so I have the choice of how I want to see the view. The camera comes on automatically when I put the car in reverse. Pretty darned easy!

It cost me very little more than the Wal*Mart unit and far exceeds it's capabilities and quality. The added bonus is that the camera is wired in rather than wireless and battery-powered.

This is worth every penny!

I installed this camera as a back-up camera on my '05 Ford F350 to replace an earlier Pioneer camera that went bad. So far, it has been a great replacment, and installed easily with the Pioneer Avic-D1 head unit I have in my truck. The picture quality is good, and the field of view is nice and wide. It is also simple to install. My only criticism is that the unit is taller than the old version I had, and is a little harder to fit in the small space I have under by rear bumper.

When we purchased this camera I was a little skeptical how it would show up and the clarity of the picture. As soon as we installed it and used it to hook up our boat I was more than happy. The wide angle view and the clarity of the picture is better than I had hoped. Makes backing up to my boat so much easier. Glad I purchased.

During day light the picture quality is excellent. During the night is when the trouble comes. Way too dark for catching anything that's near the rear end of my truck unless highly illuminated by street lights or something else.

I have a Box Truck for work and I have it mounted on the top of the rear and It is just like have a rearview Mirror. Watching out for kids behind my truck and Parking in small spot are made easy.

I had my choice of the audiovox, eclipse and Pioneer. A friend of mine has this camera on his F-350 and recommended it to me. the picture quality is phenominal in the day and even better at night. You will have some blurry spots in the rain( but what camera would not)I would definately recommend this camera to a friend....

A bit disapointed. The wide angle of the lense if good to help you see someone crossing behind your car but is too wide to help you park your car. Too expensive for what it is.

I bought the ND-BC2 along with the Pioneer AVH-P4100DVD 7-Inch In-Dash Touchscreen Double-Din DVD Multimedia A/V Receiver about a year ago and installed it in my 300C. The camera was easy to install, plug it in to the receiver feed it back to the rear of the car and use the adhesive tape to mount. I like the wide-angle lens, it covers more ground than the last one I had. The picture is decent, it's not HD or anything by why would I need to see behind me in Hi-Res? I use the camera to make sure I don't hit something backing up and nothing more, the picture quality is perfectly fine for this. I live in Michigan so the winters are rough, the camera has held up very well despite this. The adhesive tape is still holding strong and I really have no complaints with this product.

By the way I would really recommend getting a receiver that switches to the rear view when putting the vehicle in reverse. Without this feature, I don't think I would use this camera anywhere near as much.

I purchased this product and mounted in a 2006 Audi A4 in conjunction with AVIC z1 head unit. I have nothing overly positive to say about the product. It's not a bad product, and I didn't have any problems with it. But why is it $200? In retrospect I think your money would be better spent on the $25 cameras, as the ND-Bc2's image was only a $25 image. There was nothing special about the image or product that merits a $200 pricetag.

Initially, I didn't like the wideangle view that is used in these cameras, but got used to it and understand why it is used. I also used this in conjunction w/ the A4's stock reverse sensors (sonar). The two together were the best combination. It actually makes you complacent after awhile, and I wouldn't even look while backing-up.

In summary, not a bad product, but the $200 pricetag is simply out of line.