Metra Electronics will introduce at the SEMA Show next month a 360-degree automotive replacement mirror that simultaneous records the inside and outside of the vehicle. You also get touchscreen finger-tip control of the image.
Drivers may add a rear camera to the system with a 130-degree diagonal field of view.
Users can pan left or right on the touchscreen for a wider field of view and get a split or quad-screen view as shown below.
The iBeam mirror model TE-360M45 also provides interior audio recording and snapshot capability, especially helpful for ride share or commercial drivers.
It records in 1080p video and has a built-in 4.5-inch monitor with touch control and 480×845 resolution.
A dashcam version of the system will also be announced. Called the TE-360M45, it has the same features as the mirror except it includes a 4-inch touch screen with 480×800 resolution. It also works with the same 130-degree rear camera.
Both systems can record an incident while the vehicle is parked through a built-in G sensor. The device begins to record if there is a shock to the vehicle even when it is turned off.
Video footage is stored on a microSD card that can support up to 32GB.
TE-360M45 Product Specifications
- 360-degree front camera view: 1440×1440/H360 @ 24fps (includes driver’s view of the front of the vehicle and interior of vehicle)
- Users can touch the video screen to pan from one side to the other to see a wider field of view from the front camera
- Rear camera view: 1280×720 @ 15fps
- Rear camera field of view: diagonal 130 degrees, horizontal 90 degrees (+ or – 5 degrees), vertical 52 degrees
- Interior audio recording
- LCD 4.5″ touchscreen built into replacement rearview mirror
- Maximum 32GB microSD card (class U1 or U3) (sold separately)
- Resolution: 480×845
- 1080p
- Luminance: 400 nits
- Parking mode and monitor
- Collision lock support
- Universal mount, if vehicle does not have a universal footprint for mirror windshield mount than it requires a TE-M06 mount (sold separately)
- 3 year warranty
TE-DVR360 Product Specifications
- 360-degree front camera view (includes driver’s view and interior of vehicle)
- 130-degree rear camera included for rear of vehicle recording
- Rear camera field of view: diagonal 130 degrees, horizontal 90 degrees (+ or – 5 degrees), vertical 52 degrees
- Interior audio recording
- 480×800 resolution on LCD 4″ touchscreen monitor for viewing
- 1080P
- Luminance: 400 nits
- Loop recording in minute segments
- Built-in DVR with collision lock support
- Maximum 32GB microSD card (class U1 or U3) (sold separately)
- Parking mode feature to record while the vehicle is off
- Voltage protection
- Mounts to the windshield using double-sided tape (included in the kit)
- 3 year warranty
iBeam will also introduce at the SEMA Show a new solution to replace the factory third brake light with a rear-facing camera designed for the 2015-2019 Ford F-150, the 2019 Ranger and the 2017-2019 F-Series Super Duty models.
Metra will display at booth 11639 in the North Hall at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas from November 5 to 8.