Rear View Monitor System Camera; Smear Effect - Lexus 2011 RX350 Owner's Manual

Rear view monitor system camera

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Smear effect

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2-4. Using other driving systems
In the following cases, it may become diffi-
cult to see the images on the screen, even
when the system is functioning correctly:
The vehicle is in a dark area, such as at
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night.
The temperature near the lens is
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extremely high or low.
Water droplets are on the camera lens
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or humidity is high, such as when it
rains.
Foreign matter, such as snow or mud,
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adheres to the camera lens.
The sun or headlights are shining
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directly into the camera lens.
If a bright light, such as sunlight reflected
off the vehicle body, is picked up by the
camera, a smear effect* characteristic to
the camera may occur.
*: Smear effect
occurs when a bright light is picked up by
the camera; when transmitted by the
camera, the light source appears to have
a vertical streak above and below it.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
A phenomenon that
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