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Front Camera Activation

I have fitted a front camera to the avin rca cable, activated it via the settings menu.
But it does not switch to the front camera after reverse?
I simply get a yellow diamond with an exclamation mark?
The camera works as when I select the avin app it shows a picture fine. Any ideas what the problem is?

F-Cam app parking integration

Hi all
Bought an RCA front camera as I was hoping I could use the f-cam app to get front and rear camera views and to get the front camera on for 10 seconds after reverse as per the option for the front camera in the factory settings.
So had a pig of an afternoon running the cables and what not but the only way I get the front cam view on display is by the AVIn app which isn’t ideal as it kills the radio and also seems to stall and affect the head unit.
Selecting front in the fcam app shows a warning of missing input and if you set it to activate after reverse the same occurs.
It’s strange for the unit that have the option of this function without actually doing it via the video in feed, Do I need another harness for this specifically for cam input??.
Here is the back of my unit. Can’t do the soldering to the board mod, but hoping there’s an easier way considering it’s part of the operating system.

Danno1975 said:
Hi all
Bought an RCA front camera as I was hoping I could use the f-cam app to get front and rear camera views and to get the front camera on for 10 seconds after reverse as per the option for the front camera in the factory settings.
So had a pig of an afternoon running the cables and what not but the only way I get the front cam view on display is by the AVIn app which isn’t ideal as it kills the radio and also seems to stall and affect the head unit.
Selecting front in the fcam app shows a warning [emoji615]️ of missing input and if you set it to activate after reverse the same occurs.
It’s strange for the unit that have the option of this function without actually doing it via the video in feed, Do I need another harness for this specifically for cam input??.
Here is the back of my unit. Can’t do the soldering to the board mod, but hoping there’s an easier way considering it’s part of the operating system.
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Isn't the front camera meant to be on usb?

hans.vinkers said:
Isn't the front camera meant to be on usb?
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Hi, only for dvr, I have that and it’s working well. But it doesn’t work with F-cam

Also noticed today that the rear f cam app is reversed ie left is right, but when reversing the view is correct. Can’t find any settings for the f-cam app.

Danno1975 said:
Hi all
Bought an RCA front camera as I was hoping I could use the f-cam app to get front and rear camera views and to get the front camera on for 10 seconds after reverse as per the option for the front camera in the factory settings.
So had a pig of an afternoon running the cables and what not but the only way I get the front cam view on display is by the AVIn app which isn’t ideal as it kills the radio and also seems to stall and affect the head unit.
Selecting front in the fcam app shows a warning of missing input and if you set it to activate after reverse the same occurs.
It’s strange for the unit that have the option of this function without actually doing it via the video in feed, Do I need another harness for this specifically for cam input??.
Here is the back of my unit. Can’t do the soldering to the board mod, but hoping there’s an easier way considering it’s part of the operating system.
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Did you connected power to the RCA front camera? I do have a switch on my car to give/cut power to front camera itself.
If I don't power it up I get warning sign as well.

Hello! did you solve this problem? Im having the same issue

I have been spending the last week or two reading nearly everything in these android head unit forums. I have but one suggestion I cannot seem to find anyone who has tried it. I will be testing this method out shortly my self. But have you considered a 4 way video splitter. I have no experience with fcam app btw. Also I would mention that I have spent most of my time trying to find threads or posts of people who have used factory front/rear , 360 cameras for parking assistance. So far most seem to only use back up cameras or front camera for DVR(dashcam). American market brands of these types of splitters are 100-300$ usd aliexpress chinacom versions are 20-50$ I will be buying a china version when I get ready to order parts.

Was a solution ever found to this problem?
I am in same situation.
I have "fcam" app but it only shows reverse picture, can't workout which pins are for front camera so running front camera through AVin ....like above this is not ideal

Did you ever figure this out? Currently dealing with the same scenario.

I sorted it by buying a different head unit.. I now have a brosmartek 8227L and front camera works as it has its own input connection. It holds front camera image for 3, 5 or 8 seconds after forward gear is engaged after reverse

Hi to all,
I have the same problem and I found the solution..
So I found this diagram into the forum (https://forum.xda-developers.com/android-auto/android-head-units/vw-head-unit-android-10-t4132083)
As you can see there is an input for f-cam (No9) but if you see the plug (radio cable) the specific pin have no cable.
You must connect a cable for video with a new cable connected to pin No9 and you must also take the cround from another connection (I took it from No40) and with this two new cables you can creat a new female RCA for the F-Cam..
I hope my solution to help you...

simosk78 said:
Hi to all,
I have the same problem and I found the solution..
So I found this diagram into the forum (https://forum.xda-developers.com/android-auto/android-head-units/vw-head-unit-android-10-t4132083)
As you can see there is an input for f-cam (No9) but if you see the plug (radio cable) the specific pin have no cable.
You must connect a cable for video with a new cable connected to pin No9 and you must also take the cround from another connection (I took it from No40) and with this two new cables you can creat a new female RCA for the F-Cam..
I hope my solution to help you...
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hello, i am now attempting to do the same , what plug did you use on 9 ? and the one for 40 ground you just took it from slot 40 but where does it go on 9?

Reversing camera - black screen after update

I've got a weird problem after updating android on my 825x_pro unit (Junsun v1 pro I think).
So if I put my car in reverse before android loads then everything is working fine, sceen switches to reverse view and I get the picture from camera but if I put in in reverse after android has already loaded than all I get is black picture.
Any idea guys?

May be a problem with MainUI.apk and you could try to take it from previous firmware

use f-cam camera view in other apps

On my XP5, Android 10 can system I have installed a front and rear view camera. Both camera's show up in f-cam and work fine. Now I want to use the front camera in a dash cam app.
I can not find the front camera in all the dash cam apps's tested.
Any suggestions how to solve this?

RobiD said:
On my XP5, Android 10 can system I have installed a front and rear view camera. Both camera's show up in f-cam and work fine. Now I want to use the front camera in a dash cam app.
I can not find the front camera in all the dash cam apps's tested.
Any suggestions how to solve this?
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Afaik all dashcam front cameras are working on USB and store their data on their internal SD card. I don´t know any app which would be available for FBAS video in.
If you want to have a dashcam, you need to use a specialized one with internal SD, connected via USB. Attention: You need to use the app which is delivered with the USB cam. Nothing else is usable.... at least for most of theses cams.

Thank you for your reply. I also run across a thread which mentioned that the front camera is only powered up, when f-cam uses the camera.
Probably need to change camera.

RobiD said:
Thank you for your reply. I also run across a thread which mentioned that the front camera is only powered up, when f-cam uses the camera.
Probably need to change camera.
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Yes, I think it would be more comfortable to use a real dash cam. Even because you would not be able to store videos from your front camera. Just don´t go with the cheapest ones. And take care that the angle of this camera is 170°. The cheap ones show just 120-150°. Not that good...

Faulty andriod camera honda civic 2007

Hi please, I need help to fix my andriod HU camera. I followed seller guidance to install and wire the device but it does not automatically switch on when I shift to reverse gear. And I had to install an andriod camera from playstore as I could not find any installed camera. When I manually open the camera in reverse, it work but the image starts from my left side instead of the center. The trajectory line appear from left to right. Can someone help? See pictures.

Fazziee said:
but it does not automatically switch on when I shift to reverse gear
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You need to connect pin G5 on the head units power connector to your reverse light power supply. This triggers the reverse camera to automatically display.
You should uninstall the Android camera app you have downloaded as it isn't needed.
These head units are vertical/portrait by default but have been modified to rotate everything by 90° to operate in horizontal/landscape mode. That's probably why your 3rd party camera app is sideways.
You should be able to view the reverse camera in 1 of the preinstalled apps. Try the app called "AV" or something similar.

Thank you for your response. I apprciate this. But I think I have connected the wires already as you advised. I had one PINK wire labelled BACK and one BROWN wire extending from the power. I connected these two wires to a RED wire extending from the Camera input. So, when I put gear on Reverse and manually open camera, it works but the image is inverted. I have uninstalled the playstore camera but the reverse gear does not trigger the (invisible) in-built camera.

The only pre-installed APP I have that could use a camera is TV. Also I do not have a canbus hency why I joined all wires together. I have also tried using just one wire, the same result. Is there a way I can rotate the camera orientation? I have been frustrated with setting this up. I have tried updating the MCU but no luck with the camera.

Fazziee said:
Hi please, I need help to fix my andriod HU camera. I followed seller guidance to install and wire the device but it does not automatically switch on when I shift to reverse gear. And I had to install an andriod camera from playstore as I could not find any installed camera. When I manually open the camera in reverse, it work but the image starts from my left side instead of the center. The trajectory line appear from left to right. Can someone help? See pictures.
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Is unit an FYT type? Post Android system information including MCU version

If you have a multimeter check that the wire you connected to pin 5 has 12v when you engage reverse. If it doesn't then it is wired incorrectly.

Yes it does have 12V. I'm thinking it has something to do with the software. Maybe there is no preinstalled camera that is programmed to appear when in reverse and also to remain vertically orientated. I think youbare right that these HUs are setup to open every single apps in horizontal mode and that includes third party camera. Question: Do headunits come with their own camera app? Mine did not come with a default camera software.

marchnz said:
Is unit an FYT type? Post Android system information including MCU version
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Device name: ums512_1h10_Natv
Andriod version: 12
MCU version: TS10.2.2_20230210.093416

Fazziee said:
Device name: ums512_1h10_Natv
Andriod version: 12
MCU version: TS10.2.2_20230210.093416
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Not an FYT unit, requested moderator moves to Android Head-Units forum.