Coding to capture the Front/Rear/Sideview cameras?

emfo · 02-22-2015, 08:33 PM

There are cameras all over this car, including rearview, sideview mirror cameras, and I believe a camera on the front to direct the LED package.

Is there any way to tap into this feed and record it? Maybe something for the vendors to figure out. Why put an ugly dashcam up when there's already a camera there?

Techies, help me out!

JDS · 02-22-2015, 08:56 PM

Good question - and one I haven't seen asked as yet...

F80AYM3 · 02-22-2015, 09:08 PM

I was checking the Blackvue camera a minute ago. It will be cool if this is possible.

BeamerandBimmer · 03-02-2015, 08:55 AM

I asked this question about three years ago on several other forums. My X5 has all the cameras and a hard drive for music that never gets used. It would be nice if we could just record from the OE cameras to the HD.

Andrew115 · 03-02-2015, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by AY Austin Yellow

I was checking the Blackvue camera a minute ago. It will be cool if this is possible.

Let me know if you get the blackview. I was looking at them also but the way they wire in and monitor the battery for draws then cut the camera power when left parked makes me a bit nervous. In my experience this car is very sensitive to battery draws.

Were you planning on only using it when driving or also in the parking modes?

ChrisMT79 · 03-06-2015, 10:43 AM

Well with our vehicle (perhaps not the X5 etc) the camera angles are not in terrific positions. And depending on how low you are, I can can hardly see over the bumper of many vehicles with the rearview camera. Not certain about the front.

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emfo 62 Rep 474 Posts Drives: TT Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: LA iTrader: (20)	Coding to capture the Front/Rear/Sideview cameras? There are cameras all over this car, including rearview, sideview mirror cameras, and I believe a camera on the front to direct the LED package. Is there any way to tap into this feed and record it? Maybe something for the vendors to figure out. Why put an ugly dashcam up when there's already a camera there? Techies, help me out!
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JDS Lieutenant 192 Rep 495 Posts Drives: 2021 MBB F97 X3MC Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: East Midlands iTrader: (1)	Good question - and one I haven't seen asked as yet... __________________ Drives: 2021 F97 X3MC LCI - Marina Bay Blue Metallic Gone: 2019 G16 840i GC - Frozen Bluestone Metallic Gone: 2018 F80 M3C - Sakhir II Orange Metallic Gone: 2015 F80 M3 - Mineral Grey Metallic
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BeamerandBimmer Lieutenant 118 Rep 449 Posts Drives: S63tu Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: So.Maryland iTrader: (6)	I asked this question about three years ago on several other forums. My X5 has all the cameras and a hard drive for music that never gets used. It would be nice if we could just record from the OE cameras to the HD. __________________ Current BMWs;'18 M2, '20 R1250GS Adventure Past BMWs;'22M850 Conv, '19 SG M5(ED 5/19),14 Ionic Silver i3, '16 S1000XR, '16 Azurite Black M5, '07 G650X-Challenge, '10 R1200GSA, '15 Mineral Gray M4, '14 S1000R,'10 Alpine White 135ia M-Sport, '13 Carbon Black X5 50i, '10 Carbon Black M5, '07 Graphite K1200GT, '08 335ia, '05 545i, '04 R1150R, '03.5 M3 Cabrio, '00 540ia, '97 M3 sedan, '97 540ia
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ChrisMT79 Lieutenant Colonel 364 Rep 1,517 Posts Drives: 2015 F80 M3- Alpine White Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Everywhere iTrader: (6)	Well with our vehicle (perhaps not the X5 etc) the camera angles are not in terrific positions. And depending on how low you are, I can can hardly see over the bumper of many vehicles with the rearview camera. Not certain about the front.
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