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Speaker 1: Today we're going to take a look at the Rear View Safety Wireless WiFi Hitch Backup Camera System. Now this small magnetic hitch camera will connect via wifi to your mobile device allowing you to see the camera view on your mobile device's screen. The system works with both Android and Apple devices with a free app called iRear Cam. Basically you can scan the QR code for your device. It's included on the box that this comes in and even in the instructions. You can install that iRear Cam app.
Now actually on mine.I'm going to demonstrate it on my iPhone. I actually just went to the App Store and type then iRear Cam and was able to do it that way also. So with this color camera system, not only will you be able to view the camera on your mobile device, but you'll be able record still images straight to your device as well, and multiple users can view the camera on the iRear Cam app at the same time. This as a nice strong WiFi signal. Provides an uninterrupted connection for distances up to 50 ft and another thing you need to remember is you don't need a pre-existing wifi or internet connection for this to work.The transmitter creates for WiFi network that will work anywhere.
This camera is powered by a rechargeable battery. They do include the USB cable to recharge it. The camera has 120 degrees wide viewing angle. If you look around the camera lens it has six infrared lights that will give you 30 feet of night vision. The camera is completely waterproof, has an IP68 rating.
Now the rechargeable battery itself will last about five hours on a full charge and it can be used while charging. The recharge time when you plug this in from dead, all the way to a full charge is about four and a half hours.The base right here is a powerful magnetic base, which been attach to the back of your vehicle for each hitching. It also includes a velcro pad if you'd like to use that. What I'm going to demonstrate is we're going to loosen the knobs up here, rotate it this way like if we're going to put it on the vehicle, and I have a piece of metal here. You can see it will attached real strong to there, and you can pull it right off, and again you can put it whatever angle you want just by moving these knobs.
I do want to give you a few dimensions on the camera just to give you an idea the size of it, the width on it. I'm going to measure including the knobs.Let's turn it over to the back. Total overall width is right about three and a half inches. Overall height, bottom to the very top is right about four inches, and the total depth on it is right about two inches deep. Now, what I am going to do here is we're going to . I already have it set up, going to show you on my phone here. You downloaded it. There's the iRear Cam app right there.So what I'm going to do is we're going to turn this. Let's go ahead and put the app up. We're going to go ahead and turn this on, just push that button, and once we turn it on, the blue button you showing. So it's showing its making its connection, and usually in a second here it'll hook up and we'll get our connection. There we go. Now you can see it's picked up the picture.So what I'm going to do is I'm going to have a coworker here take this camera and walk out towards out the back door, and again the range about 50 feet. So we'll just get an idea. I'm going to zoom in here a little bit. Okay now he's going to go ahead and walk out and you'll just see how it gives a very good picture, and you could even turn it this way. Now he's going out the back door, and you noticed the lines in there that give you a good idea of how close when you're hitching up, and then there he's outside, and again he's probably right at 50 feet or a little bit more actually. But he'll come back in the door.You can see it gives you a very nice, clear picture and at anytime right here there's a camera button. If you push that you can see that it already took a picture. Hit okay and then you go to your photos, and it'll show you the picture you took. So you could take still images at any time. So what I'm going to do is leave this here. Now what I'm going to do is go ahead and turn off the lights. And you can see now with the lights off, it gives you still.Here's where I am, and using the infrared it gives you very nice picture even in the dark. I'll go ahead and turn on the overhead lights, and then we'll do is just go ahead and push the button and that'll turn the camera off. We're going to go ahead and zoom out. But that should do it for the review on the Rear View Safety Wireless WiFi Hitch Backup Camera System.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (38 Customer Reviews)
Easy set-up. Remember to turn on your "location", it won't work without it. My only complaint is that the software does not allow "pinch zoom" on the cell phone. I'm using it for my Gooseneck, so it would be nice to get a better/closer picture of the ball and hitch as they come together.
Excellent product. OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE!! They responded to all my emails regarding shipping and tracking properly I highly recommend purchasing and doing business with the trailer!
Works great if I put it on my trailer hitch in front of the ball I can see when I am in the right spot under the tongue of the trailer. I have a 28 ft inclosed car trailer if I put the camera on back of the trailer to see how far to back up before I hit something the camera is too far away and don’t work and that is about 45 feet away. Magnet is strong but I would not chance leaving it there driving down the road . Have only used it about 6 times in the past year works great for hooking up to trailer by your self
Received this for a Birthday gift. Being January, and the camper is in storage, I can only give it a try here in the house. It seems to work just fine. Looking forward to trying it come May. Will try and update my review then.
Robert D - 01/13/2021I haul my travel trailer with a super hitch extension and my RZR in the bed of my truck with the tailgate open, so the OEM tailgate camera points at the ground. I use this camera to connect the trailer. It works as described, is easy to connect and use and has a good picture. It eliminates the classic spousal interaction when connecting a trailer in a campground. I am very pleased with it.
Armas - 08/22/2019The little hitch cam appears to work just fine right out of the box. I fired it up here in my office and was getting nice looking pics. And, my office is a fairly dimly lit room. So outdoors where I expect to normally use the camera, I'd expect a very nice picture. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy8 for the WiFi connection, and that works well. More to you when I get around to using the new device in coupling up my trailer.
The rear camera is great, I wanted something that worked with my phone only! The picture is clear and can be saved to pictures. I would recommend this to a friend!
This camera works okay when there is pretty much line of sight to it for the signal to make it to your phone and or tablet. When on the tailgate of the truck, it’s okay, but on the back of our twenty-four foot travel trailer behind the truck it’s useless! The major reason for purchasing this was to use it as a backup camera on the trailer. We’ve tried it in several locations high and low, side to side without luck in getting a useable image. Battery life seems decent. For now it just sits on a shelf in the closet not being used....
I really love the camera. I put it on my fifth wheel, turn my phone on and back into the pin perfect I have also put it on the bumper and can see everything around me when iam backing up, it comes in real handy.I've told a lot of friends about it.I know one person that bought one
Easy to use and works
I charged the battery, downloaded the app and used the camera to back to trailer. Good clear image to make job easier. Magnetic base is strong enough for bumper or tailgate.
great camera. i buy junk cars and use it to line up my trailer with the car's i am picking up and to line up the trailer hitch when hooking up the trailer. biggest drawback is remembering to put the camera away after you use it. don't want to leave it on the tailgate when driving down the road. not sure how long the battery lasts as i haven't ran it down yet. just charge it from time to time. would be nice to have a battery level indicator on it
The contrast was mediocre and it actually hung twice where there was no WiFi signal broadcast for my phone and it wouldn't even turn off by the button. I had to wait for more than 4 hours (at least the battery could go the distance) for it to power down. Then I had to recharge some and it worked fine. But on the same trip, just when I needed it most it did it again. eTrailer readily sent me a new one and paid for this one to go home. Haven't taken the new one on a trip yet but it seems fine for now. You can't beat the functionality/mobility aspect though. I even mounted this on the campsite power plug stand so that I could see when the trailer tires were even with it.
Reviewing RVS-83112 WiFi camera The first camera had problems with the battery, with one phone call this was taken care of & was replaced . When second camera arrived it worked as advertised ,maybe better, I have a very clear view with camera over 100 ft. away. This is a great tool for 4 door trucks hitching onto goose neck trailers, saves time & scratches. IT WORKS
Pros - Makes hooking up much easier when working alone preventing fights with the wife. Picture quality in daylight is great. Haven't used in the dark to I can't speak to that. Cons - The app needed to view on phone seems to drain the battery so I installed on an old phone that is only used with the camera. You also cannot store the camera and the phone together because the magnet kills the battery. Only other issue is with the camera on my tailgate sometimes the ball is in shade and the tongue is in the bright sun. Makes it difficult to see the ball but that is also a product of me using an older phone with a small screen. Overall - I'm happy and would go the same route again if needed.
Backup camera works great, very helpful when hooking up my trailers clear view of hitch. Also very good when backing your camper in at your camping spot. would highly recommend this product to anyone that pulls a trailer or camper. Magnetic base is very strong.
Easy to setup, easy to use. I like using my android phone as the screen, one less thing to drag around. Also multiple people can use the camera by adding the same app. Picture is clear. Range is about 50 feet +. Also great to use when loading a wide vehicle on a car trailer, just stick the camera at the end of the trailer and keep your phone with you in the vehicle. Obviously, perfect for what it was initially intended for, backing up to a trailer without having to get out multiple times, or having someone try to line you up.... never seems to work.
The product works great, right out of the box, love it, purchase it for the 5th wheel, it shows the disc for lining up with pin box. glad I got it,thanks etrailer for free shipping and fast deliver. great company.
Camera received on time. I purchased this camera so I could see my 5 th wheel hitch when hooking up to my trailer. I tested it out and works great.
Great product. Image is clear, range is over 50 feet and the magnet mount works for what I need it for. I don’t think it’s meant to be mounted permanently but I mount it and remove it just for backing up to my trailer.
Camera works great, WIFI reaches a long way. After a few months, the camera stopped charging. Charging cord had gotten pinched, called RVS wanting to buy a new cord. RVS sent a new cord FREE of charge and it arrived within 7 days. Camera also has good picture when using at dusk and dark.
Download the free app, turn on the camera, and connect to the camera’s wifi from your phones wifi list. That easy. Picture quality is good. I used it the day I received it to hook up to a car trailer. So easy now. Wish I had a built in backup camera in my ole Dodge, but this is just as nice.
Both products shipped faster than anything Ive ordered from any vendor in the past . Both seem excellent quality. Camera used inside of bed to alighn Anderson hitch to the ball.
Works great for my gooseneck trailer hookup save time getting in and out of truck to check ball distance
Great concept and price. I appreciate the fact I can use my smart phone to have as a screen versus the need to buy a separate display. I have used it on several occasions and do find initiating the connection and application difficult. It takes several attempts to get "connected" and at times it just disconnects. Work in progress I suppose.
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