Kenwood CMOS-230 Backup Camera

With my Kenwood radio.

Installation instructions are lacking complete wiring directions.

I went thru three metra ibeam cameras that kept breaking. This one was easy to install and has worked perfectly for months now. No backup lines or grid, but it’s good quality. The packaging and manual was in Japanese.

Thought this would be slightly better than expected.. especially since I'm wired to a Kenwood system..but it will work for know

I have a Kenwood 10.1 floating screen head unit, it is HD compatible and I have a 740HD on the back of my truck, it is an amazing image. I have a cheap $19 Raayoo camera on the front and I decided to put a CMOS-230 on my slide in camper to replace the horrible wireless setup it came with. I just switch RCA connections behind my dash when the camper is on vs. off.For $100, this is about the same image quality as the Raayoo L0023 HD. I'm a little dissapointed with Kenwood on this, or impressed with Raayoo, depending on how you look at it. I would return the Kenwood, however I had to cut up the wiring harness to fish it through the camper to install.I also had a Yuguang backup camera which was useless. Not all cheap amazon cameras are the same.For the money, I would 100% go with the Raayoo again, in fact, I would have bought three, one for each side view mirror too.

Easy to install. Rear Bumper on a 2014 Jeep JKU. Instructions were simple. I didn’t realize at the time, though small, it isn’t very stealthy. It’s noticeable. Though I’m not expecting 4K UHD video, the Image quality was more than I expected from Kenwood. I have it hooked up to a Kenwood DMX-706s. Originally I rated this with a 4 star, but have since had time to study it. It’s an awesome little camera. The clarity at night is awesome! While reversing at night it’s super clear and lit up. My only slight concern is the bracket is a little flimsy for off road. But it’s a simple design that if you’re a little crafty you could easily beef it up or fabricate a stronger one.

I wanted to see if this camera lived up to the good reviews. I already had a backup cam installed, but it stopped functioning, so I figured this would be a perfect replacement. I was wrong. The camera itself doesn't use a typical RCA plug, which would have made the swap easy. It uses an RCA plug...about 3' from the head unit, which connects to a proprietary square 5 pin male connection, which runs for 20' back to the camera, which sports the female end of said connector. So in order to install the camera, I would have to open my dash, extract my head unit, and run the Kenwood cable, instead of just doing a quick camera swap.Returned the camera.

Appears to be a good camera. I went toLocal shop and they were going to charge me $90.00 more just for the same camera. I bought camera on Amazon and the local shop installed for me.