Backup camera quality sux on 2023 XLT. Not related to recall

[doug maverick]

I find the quality of the backup camera really poor picture quality. I have an after market Carpod Pro and it's picture is very sharp and in focus. The Maverick lacks the details, and it really falls off in the dark.

Here are two photos that might show the difference. Top photo from my other truck with after market car pod. Bottom photo from Maverick.

I suppose this is the result a low resolution camera. Has anyone figured out how to upgrade? Or is it a waste of time due to the low resolution Maverick screen?

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[zorki1c]

The screen on my 24 Lariat is fine. How much resolution does one need for backing up?

 

[OleFordGuy]

My Guess is it’s more screen/componet quality than camera

 

[Johnkn]

FWIW, The quality and resolution on my '26 XLT/LUX is the best of any of my vehicles (and better than my '22 and '23 Maverick's)


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[HeyBales]

I recall someone did the parts lookup compared to Lariat with bigger/better screen.
Camera the same.
It's the screen.
And the laggy nature potential is probably because of slow cheap chipset doing the downscale conversion from better camera to lower resolution screen.

 

[AVC]

Would also be curious if anyone has discovered a camera with an identical field of view and aspect (required for the guidelines to be accurate) but better dynamic range. Not sure anything higher res will work, as the Sync 2.5 head units in the XL/XLT 2002~2024 are apprently right at the edge of computational capability handling the camera signal as it is.

 

[doug maverick]

The screen on my 24 Lariat is fine. How much resolution does one need for backing up?

I do night time deliveries, and have to back up out of driveways a lot. At night , the quality is so poor the I can hardly tell what’s on the screen.

 

[OleFordGuy]

I recall someone did the parts lookup compared to Lariat with bigger/better screen.
Camera the same.
It's the screen.
And the laggy nature potential is probably because of slow cheap chipset doing the downscale conversion from better camera to lower resolution screen.

I would be inclined to agree. I don't have any issue with the quality of the screen or the backup camera display on my lariat. Seems there were discussions long ago about the differences in the hardware behind the dash that probably plays a part also who knows...
If I was a betting man, I'd put my money on it being a hardware/screen issue not the camera.

 

[KrS]

I'll tell ya one thing. Don't back up fast towards anything solid, cause you'll hit it before you get close to it on the camera, it's that delayed.

 

[d7602002]

I can honestly say that out of all the cars that I have owned and driven the Maverick has the best backup camera out of all of them. Now granted, that is a true statement although I'm leaving out the part that tells you that it's the only car I've ever owned and driven that has a backup camera. But technically, it's the best.

 

[CD_SM]

The screen on my 24 Lariat is fine. How much resolution does one need for backing up?

I've rented a good number of cars over the years, and while my Mav's camera is not the best I've seen, it is far from the worst and is fine for what it does. When I need high res I'll reach for my Nikon (and a roll of film ...)

 

[El Kabong]

Still better than the aftermarket setup I had in my Grand Caravan which used the OEM camera on a screen that was higher resolution then the original.

 

[Automan21]

I only use the camera for close parking or fitting into a garage space and not hit the back bumper. Was always a mirrors guy.

 

[Mudduck]

I do night time deliveries, and have to back up out of driveways a lot. At night , the quality is so poor the I can hardly tell what’s on the screen.

Maybe install the DD reverse pod light? More light would probably help you get a better picture at night.

 

[tiktokbrainrot]

I recall someone did the parts lookup compared to Lariat with bigger/better screen.
Camera the same.
It's the screen.
And the laggy nature potential is probably because of slow cheap chipset doing the downscale conversion from better camera to lower resolution screen.

One cannot understate just how awful the OG XL/XLT radio was. Even compared to the same year Lariat they looked awful. Compared to the 25/26 they look like caveman creations.

Also is the 25/26 camera really the same as the 22/24 camera? That's crazy if true that they would waste so much money on that camera just to compress it to oblivion.

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