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Cameras

As a general rule, rear view cameras for caravans should always be 92° as this gives the driver a natural view. The bullet, truck, side view and caravan cameras are all 92°. This also gives a good field of depth.

For reversing the angle should be wider and so the butterfly, mini bullet, number plate and super miniature camera can be used. Of course the wider the angle the shorter the depth but this is not an issue if the camera is being used whilst reversing.

For rear view as the camera is on whilst driving a good quality CCD camera should be used. The CCD camera is sharper and quicker to refresh. Colloquially it is like comparing a camcorder image to a mobile phone image. Both of course are usable for both rear view and reversing but the CCD being sharper is easier to view and is strongly recommended for rear view.

CCD – Charge Coupled Device: one of the two main types of image sensors used in digital cameras. When a picture is taken, the CCD is struck by light coming through the camera's lens. Each of the thousands or millions of tiny pixels that make up the CCD convert this light into electrons. The number of electrons, usually described as the pixel's accumulated charge, is measured, then converted to a digital value. This last step occurs outside the CCD, in a camera component called an analog-to-digital converter.

CMOS – Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor: one of the two main types of image sensors used in digital cameras. Its basic function is the same as that of a CCD. CMOS sensors are currently found in only a handful of digital cameras.

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