If you’re in the market for a GPS and want a backup camera too, you can buy a product that combines both of these technologies without cluttering up your dashboard console. So the same GPS screen on one of these double-duty GPS units displays your maps and traditional navigational screens when you’re using it to find your way and then when you need to back up, you simply switch functions to see the present view behind your vehicle. Most models click onto the camera view whenever you put your vehicle in reverse.
With this all inclusive navigational gadget you can see where you’re going even when you’re driving backwards because really, what’s the use of having a navigational GPS if it can’t be of some assistance in preventing you from crashing into unseen objects to the rear of your vehicle? The latest models even come with a wireless camera so you don’t have to mess around with running wires from your rear bumper clear on up to the unit’s screen affixed somewhere to your dashboard. This concept is really a good idea so here I’ll highlight some excellent choices available from two different companies.
Many of the newer GPS models have wireless input portals on the GPS unit so you can hook up a camera that you buy separately (the Garmin StreetPilot 7200 and the Garmin nuvi 5000 for instance). So, if you already have a GPS device in your car, you may also have the option (depending upon what make and model you have) of buying an add-on, converter-like device that gives your GPS unit a back up camera function. Here’s one that I found on Amazon.com. But as for the camera/GPS combo, the following two makes and models are your choices.
