Backup camera

Backup camera view on the navigation screen of a Lexus IS 250
Backup camera on a Volkswagen Golf Mk7 hidden inside the logo

A backup camera (also called a reversing camera or rear-view camera) is a video camera attached to the rear of a vehicle to aid in reversing, by reducing the rear blind spot and preventing crashes with pedestrians, vehicles and other objects. Backup cameras are usually connected to the vehicle's head unit display. A common variant is a surround-view system, which assembles a synthetic but positionally accurate top-down view of the vehicle and its surroundings.

Backup cameras have been regulated by law in Canada and the United States since 2018. Since May of that year, backup cameras have been required on all new vehicles sold in the United States.

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