Garmin BC 30 Wireless Backup Camera - 2024 report by Whydis

Garmin BC 30 Wireless Backup Camera

Product Packaging:Standard Packaging When paired with a compatible GPS navigator, this wireless backup camera1 helps you easily spot vehicles, pedestrians, and other obstructions when your vehicle is moving in reverse. If desired, wire to constant ...

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Install

(19 reviews)
Works

(13 reviews)
Describe

(5 reviews)
Installation

(24 reviews)
Product

(36 reviews)
Price

(12 reviews)
Advertise

(9 reviews)
Gps

(17 reviews)
Picture

(39 reviews)
Garmin

(19 reviews)
Camera

(78 reviews)
Spot

(9 reviews)
Star

(3 reviews)

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Reviews around install (5.00 of 5)

  • Install was very easy and used the power from the reverse light.
  • Install is pretty easy but no matter what you do the picture quality sucks
  • The boundary lines are adjustable and the install is easy
  • Very easy install, I just connected it to my reverse lights and hid the wire in the bumper.
  • Install was relatively easy, just be ready to drill into your car if you want it to look good
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Reviews around works (5.00 of 5)

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Reviews around describe (5.00 of 5)

  • It certainly made parking my 33ft class C RV much easier than just listening to my family for directions

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Reviews around installation (4.76 of 5)

  • installation was super easy, but I can’t see anything clearly in the camera
  • Installation was easy and the nav unit pick it up immediately with no fussing around
  • Just purchased a 2015 Dodge Caravan, Installation was very easy with the Garmin BC 30 wireless camera, to include routing all cables.
  • Installation is easy but the 30 minutes it takes to put it on was a waste of time and $170.00.
  • Installation was pretty easy and straight forward in my wife's Honda Element.
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Reviews around product (4.66 of 5)

  • Worst camera ever worst product ever lasted 32 days
  • This is not a good product if you want it to work in a covered area.
  • Excellent product that we paired with the Garmin DriveSmart
  • But, once you get used to the picture, it is a great product
  • This seems like a great product and a useful addition for any vehicle owner who 1) already has a Garmin GPS device and 2) would like to add the convenience of a back-up camera
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Reviews around price (4.49 of 5)

  • Why is the video quality so poor given the quality camera components available and the price of this camera?
  • If your a "life is too short to waste time on this stuff" kinda of person, then I highly recommend you get the BC 30.BTW: i don't work for Garmin, I paid full price, and I wasted a bunch of money junk wireless backup cameras.
  • If I only wanted a B/U camera, I could have purchased a third-party camera at a better price.
  • With a second monitor you can be wireless and or wired with multiple video inputs and a usable image for one quarter the price.
  • Accomplishes the goal at a reasonable price along with the Garmin GPS receiver.
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Reviews around advertise (4.37 of 5)

  • I then did my permanent installation including drilling the vehicle only to find out while driving that the system did not work as advertised
  • Not as easy to install as advertised and then not as clear as advertised
  • Worked pretty much as advertised unless the engine was running, at which point it might work once, briefly before connection was lost and not again until after engine was shut down and whole thing restarted
  • Installation was a small challenge, but once installed it works as advertised.
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Reviews around gps (3.98 of 5)

  • This causes the GPS to be unusable.
  • Plus it has options to adjust the view when paired up with compatible garmin gps
  • Be patient, it's worth it if you have a compatible garmin gps.
  • Wait until you can afford a car with the real thing built in.7-5-2014 Update, GPS (2557 LMT) is now flickering in and out of a BLACK SCREEN, with a message saying "Camera 1 default, it then flickers back to the navigation screen, very distracting, Very disappointing, I've been a garmin customer for at least 17 years
  • works great to add backup camera if you already have compatible garmin GPS
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Reviews around picture (3.97 of 5)

  • In our driveway, the picture on the Nuvi 2598 seemed clear, with good color resolution.
  • then I thought a few adjustment and it was working great gives a wide view and good clear picture
  • The picture is better than I expected, with good detail.
  • Perfect picture and grid adjustment was very easy to do.
  • with the transmitter installed under the rear bumper, the picture on my NuviCam was very good.
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Reviews around garmin (3.83 of 5)

  • My Garmin Drive 50LMT worked perfectly fine with the GPS supplied power cord/traffic receiver.
  • Plus it has options to adjust the view when paired up with compatible garmin gps
  • works great to add backup camera if you already have compatible garmin GPS
  • Be patient, it's worth it if you have a compatible garmin gps.
  • I said after re-reading the instructions [before this point - I was cursing Garmin up and down, but I took it all back ;o)].So, if you don't see "Backup Camera" as one of your choices under Settings, chances are you didn't read the instructions like me.
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Reviews around camera (3.36 of 5)

  • My issue with this Garmin is not the Backup Camera, but the traffic compatibility.
  • Unfortunately, it's the only camera available fir a Garmin GPS.
  • The camera is clearer and works better at night than the backup camera that I replaced
  • but it's not the same as a modern standard-equipment backup camera.
  • The camera is clearer and works better at night than the backup camera that I replaced
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Reviews around spot (2.33 of 5)

  • I did make it so I can turn it on with a switch, so it can act as a blind spot camera, but my rear views (with some small blind spot mirrors) is good enough
  • In my case, my truck has rather small windows as well as a few blind spots, s the extra view helps quite a bit
  • It has huge blind spots because the glass back window in the convertible top is small.
  • It is no substitute for top-O-line factory BU camera, but pretty good add on alternative
  • In my case, my truck has rather small windows as well as a few blind spots, s the extra view helps quite a bit
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Reviews around star (1.95 of 5)

  • (Lost a star on the review due to this.)I'll update my review when I get back from the trip.
  • I'm only knocking off a star because the image quality isn't quite as good as most factory-installed systems I've seen
  • Easy t o connect, image clear enough for its purpose.

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More about Garmin BC 30 Wireless Backup Camera

  • Product Packaging:Standard Packaging When paired with a compatible GPS navigator, this wireless backup camera1 helps you easily spot vehicles, pedestrians, and other obstructions when your vehicle is moving in reverse
  • If desired, wire to constant power and toggle between the navigation display and backup display modes
  • The camera’s wireless transmitter will send video to your display’s receiver mounted as far as 45 feet away2