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Originally Posted by Tex2SS
I think I need to go into an empty parking lot and do some backing into spots to try to get used to the rear-view camera and to trust that it is not going to let me smash into other vehicles when doing so.
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Wide-angle lenses do tend to bring on some "fish-eye" distortion, so it may take some time to get fully accustomed to using the camera. I'm still struggling with this after nearly a month in a different car (and rarely driving anything else).
Let me suggest learning how to do most of your backing up using the side mirrors (tilted down as necessary), which should be enough to get you located in a side to side sense for most parking situations. Use the camera for the last couple feet or so to judge rear bumper closeness to objects or the end of the parking spot.
Camera usefulness can get compromised by sunlight in a few directions and by wearing polarized sunglasses. My guess is that all camera systems suffer from those at least to some extent.
Norm